People with 17yo daughters- an expensive bag

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My mum wants to buy DD a bag for Christmas and has suggested this one https://www.johnlewis.com/coach-bandit-leather-cross-body-bag/black/p110804303

I think it looks lovely but I'm in my 40s 😂 Would love some views as it's obviously a very expensive gift and more than I would spend on a bag for myself- mum always includes receipts so not a disaster if it's not right but it would be good if she at least had a chance of getting it right. Thank you!

I wouldn't risk any of the choices on here your own included. At that price point I would ask what she would like.
Coach to me is either older style or counterfeit
Michael kors I wouldn't ever.
Ask her

Valentino? Some great offers on wardow or Michael kors would be a safe bet

The only branded bag my DD 17 has is the Le Pliage to carry her laptop in for college

She's getting another one in a different colour this Christmas

I'm not sure she'd wear any of the bags mentioned above whilst still at school

Someone did post a gorgeous Coach bag the other week on MN though that I think my DD would actually love

It was a shiny chestnut brown Coach Tabby

Then didn't someone link to a wowcher "Dupe" of it 🤢 @KittenPause

Would she actually like a bag at all? My DD18 never carries a bag.

I’m 26. The bag is lovely and coach has had a comeback and trendy rn.

An alternative popular bag is the Marc Jacobs snapshot bag or tote. See by Chloe also do cute bags in that range.

I love coach. But I'm not so sure a 17 year old would like that bag. For the price she needs to love it. I'd definitely ask her for some ideas of purses she likes. My teen rolls her eyes at coach, yet I have seen my boots walk out on her feet.

Steve Madden bags are really popular with her age group.

Though I think it all depends on your DD’s taste.

Ask her what type of style she likes and ask for
some inspo pictures from her. No point spending a lot of money on something she won’t like.

You really need to find out what bag she wants and likes

There's no point spending money for the sake of it

My DD creates a PowerPoint or now just a list of things she'd like for Christmas

This makes it easy for us

And means she gets something she wants

DS never knows what he wants and it's really difficult

I think this is such an interesting thread with completely contradictory comments. My DD would be happy with a Coach bag or a Marc Jacob's but sees MK or DKNY as seriously chavvy.

Songmont?

I definitely think you need to talk to your daughter. I have two older teen daughters and they would not like the same bag.

My 20 year old dd is v fashion aware and she was lusting after a Coach bag earlier this year, which I was surprised about as I too have always seen it as a middle aged mum brand (disclaimer: I have one myself, I’m not sneering). I would say though that the one in the link is a bit too mature-looking, I would try to find one with a wider, more utilitarian looking strap as that is a trend (apparently).

I think Coach is a great choice. The important question is what style and size of bag does your daughter favour (ie will she use a cross body, or would a shoulder bag be better?).

I definitely think a bag is a very personal choice. I think tell her Gran wants to buy her a bag up to £x and ask her to choose. I think she will get twice the pleasure out of it - imagine having the money at that age to pick what you want!

This in itself would have put my DDs off having a particular bag!
OP, let your DM buy whatever bag she wants, include the receipt and your DD can return it if she doesn’t like it.

It’s le shopper by Longchamp around here too, mostly used as a college bag.
It needs an insert though!

Ganni may be worth a look, Marc Jacobs snapshot, River island always have fab bags but much more budget

I'm older than your DD but into fashion.

Coach is popular with influencers/nepo babies. Depending on your daughter's taste that could be good or bad. Michael Kors is passe.

I agree with what others have said. This is a lovely and generous gift but it would be best if Grandma told DD that she would like to treat her to a bag for Christmas and asked her to choose. She needs to let her know the budget though! Otherwise she might ask for something over £1k 😅.

Depends on your daughter's taste. What kind of bags is she into right now? You could just get a designer version of what she enjoys. Or you might want to add some money to the amount and get her a really high end designer bag.

I bought my slightly older neice a D&G satchel type bag for approx £500.

You might want to make Harrods or Selfridges your starting point so you can see what kind of options there are. Their 'girls' lists are curated to include brands they know girls under 21 like. Some are obviously for children but they often have stuff for 16+

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/girls-accessories/bags-backpacks?utmsource=google&utmmmedium=cpc&utmcampaign=EN%2BUK%2BSearchDSA%2BOnline%2BGeneric%2BKids%2BNone&gaddsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAADm-wgNdDAaOqfPAs6urx51LAZqnY&gclid=Cj0KCQiApNW6BhD5ARIsACmEbkX-FoviAx-cZ6YWe6RW1bSVjrMxBhsqShZvs0d3Z9-LMLYc55PQC0aAjEKEALww_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&page=3

Dd has just got a Charles and Keith bag. I can't telll you what the general opinion of them is, but she likes it and it is a lovely thing.
Quite fancy one myself though Dd is not keen on us matching generally!!

Coach and Marc Jacobs are very popular with my daughters age group up to late 20’s in my area of London - Michael kors definitely is not. Ask your daughter, don’t tell the grandmother. Show her the link and see what she thinks and if she doesn’t like it what would she prefer.

My DD would think that an obscene amount of money to spend on a bag and be worried about using it. So hopefully this isn't the case for OP's DD?

Secondly, if you are going to spend that sort of money on a bag, then you want it to be a bag that she really loves, not just one that's tolerable or "ok".

I think you need to involve your DD in this decision.