Radley bags?

[thisisyesterday]

it's my birthday at the end of the month, and my handbag is shit, so i thought i might drop some hints to dp about what i might like!

anyone have any opinions on the following?

number 1

number 2

number 3

number 4

number 5

Or any other suggestions of bags I might like??

Aitch, piss off. You can't compare the 2.

i can and i do.

Everytime I go into HoF I wonder how Radley bags sell. I can only ever think of them as the middle aged womans equivilant of a micky mouse t-shirt (before they bacame retro cool in a totally-ironic-like way!)

Sorry that if that is not constructive but there are so many beautiful bags out there....and a radley is not.

Good for you, trot off and get one or not and leave us Radley fans to have them

that's it! they're per una in bag form.

Hate Radley, they are just boring and unimaginative.

Have a look at Osprey - very good quality bags and designs.

no, not while we still have a chance to save thisisyesterday.

If it really has to be Radley this isn't bad no? And I'm on the case for the Belanciaga too (I like this thread I am such a bag whore!)

What bag do you carry Aitch. Give us a link why dontcha?

radley are a bit naff to be honest - bit grannyfied?!

quite pleasant, that, but very marc jacobs bowling from ten years ago.

oh i don't do names, generally get bags on hol in italy and in france. in rome there's a factory shop i go to that makes for the big brands, i get stuff there for a fraction of the price. no branding, so even better.

lol stop posting i can't keep up!

look i am NOT stylish, so i don't care if it's fashionable or not.
i am not middle aged either!!!!

now if you nay-sayers can link me to other nice bags then please do so!
i like pink (sorry!) or pretty patterns/flowers etc

i want it to last many, many, many years!

my last bag was an antoni and alison one from debenhams with 3 sparkly kitttens with bells on
that's my style pmsl

They're not, they are just not 'latest fashion' but can be used for day to day use, business etc.

lol i like antoni and alison, very jolly. so are you specifically looking for something more boring this time round?

lol aitch, i am looking for something not quite as sparkly and kitteny. but not totally boring and grown-up either. tho i do like the satchel style radley

i need to be able to put it over my shoulder, but not necessarily have a really long strap.

here Naetha

do you go to tkmaxx? some of their bags are great imo. i got a lancel bag there for buttons once, nearly died when i saw the price in paris. (hadn't heard of them before, just liked it, kinda sub-fendi fabric design).

TKMax? are you mad!?

and my friend has some very sweet orla kielys, best to get them second hand off ebay though so you get them from the old factory.

Number 2 is the nicest by a long way. Personally I would avoid something with embroidery as they are already a bit dated and will look even more so quickly.

I love TKmaxx for a good bag bargain

no, tkmaxx has some great stuff sometimes. always worth a look. i've had designers guild bits from there, mandarina duck by the bucketload, lancel like i say... you can tell the quality by the feel and look, it's not a question of looking for a particular brand.

i do love tk maxx actually

i just don't want to end up with some shitty thing that'll fall apart within a few months! trust me, i can't tell by feel! lol

what do you think of orla kiely stuff? it's nice and not too challenging.