Handbag porn ... opinions please

[PollysPoppy]

Am keeping a lazy eye out for a replacement, mid-range tan bag. Something for everyday use that I can sling over my shoulder. Preference is for something with separate compartments so I can keep the kids' bits and pieces separate from my own. Saw this today. I quite like it but have lost confidence in my sense of style. What I don't want is something so big that I will end up carrying the kitchen sink and with achy shoulders to remind me of the fact that I have stuffed far too much in!

Any views ... or has anyone seen nicer?

Thanks!

[polyhymnia]

Thanks for report back. It didn't look vet orangey in shop so interesting that it's a bit different in normal light.
Perhaps luckily for my credit card, I'm immune to the charm of Mulberries - they just don't do it for me. I don't find them interesting. Don't know why.
I also don't like 'turn locks', but they do seem very much around at moment.

[PollysPoppy]

It's here ..... I don't feel the love. Dammit. It's the colour. It really does have an orange tone in daylight which wasn't apparent in shop lighting. Like a orangey toffee. It's not bad but it is putting me off. I love this bag and the colour www.mulberry.com/gb/shop/women/bags/totes/small-bayswater-double-zip-tote-oak-natural-leather - I tried it in store and it really was love at first sight. However, if I ever do get round to investing in a Mulberry I had planned on Oxblood .... but that tan is a perfect shade.

So I think I'll have to pay the post office a handsome sum to return it but will sleep on it for a day or two because the size and shape are good.

Meantime, if anyone else sees something in that price bracket which is a nice shade of tan, please feel free to link!!

[Dancergirl]

Hope you like your new bag polly, please come and report back!

[polyhymnia]

Yes, I've looked at various colours to replace my old tan bag, but tan is definitely the most versatile and works in all seasons.
Don't feel like a black one this time of year, whereas all the light grey, taupe ones etc are too summery IMO.
Know what you mean about danger of tan being too orange (and actually loathe orange as a colour) but didn't feel this R and B one was in RL.

[Twinklestar2]

I have a tan bag and it goes with everything! Buy it

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I love the shape but not keen on the orangey tan color that a lot of bags seems to be.

[PokemonGo]

I love your original choice OP. It's perfect!

[PollysPoppy]

Course you need a tan bag Dancer! I also have my eye on a Mulberry but don't know whether I can justify the cost . Actually more like feeling guilty for spending so much on a bag even though I know it's a classic. Got a Mini Marie in the spring so need to step back now!

Poly, I think if I wasn't a sahm and wanted a work bag, then I'd take another look at the Coach.

Thanks Blingy - it's nice to get endorsement from a couple of Voguettes!

[polyhymnia]

Good call, OP. And thanks for checking out the second Coach one and confirming it's not as roomy as the R and B one and a bit 'stiffer' and more formal. Those would be important differences for me too. Hope you enjoy your bag - let us know.

[Longislandicetee]

good one PollysPoppy hope you enjoy your new bag.

Dancergirl I am afraid I can't help you with whether you need a bag... I don't need any of mine but that's not the point.

[PollysPoppy]

So glad so many like the R&B bag. Have just been to Harvey Nicks and had a look at the second Coach bag. It is really lovely, beautiful finish, nicer lining than R&B and real nice hardware with an expensive feel ..... but ... but .... the inside, zipped area is pretty small. It would really hold not just h more than a purse and mobile. The leather is lovely but perhaps a bit stiffer than the R&B. Handles are a bit shorter so I think it would tend to slip off the shoulder. Truthfully, it's probably a bit smart for what I want and the inside zipped pocket just feels too small. So I will likely order the R&B in my original post when I get home.

I did look at the other bags suggested, and whilst lovely, they just aren't what I'm looking for.

Was really surprised to get so many positives too! . Thanks all.

[Dancergirl]

I agree blingy I'm trying to work out if I 'need' a tan bag

Although there is a navy mulberry I have my eye on.....

[Longislandicetee]

The R&B one is utterly gorgeous. As is the second Coach one.

[bearofnothingness]

sorry \link{https://www.frenchconnection.com/product/woman-collections-sale-accessories/sbdah/macie-leather-shoulder-bag.htm\this one}

[bearofnothingness]

i have a lovely bag similar to that from other stories. was alot cheaper than the one in the op! but i love that style of bag.

i got \link{https://www.frenchconnection.com/product/woman-collections-sale-accessories/sbdah/macie-leather-shoulder-bag.htm\this] one today £38 in french connection outlet!

[polyhymnia]

It's not a question of whether it fits over my shoulder - the one in the OP certainly does. It's just that, when I have a bag on my shoulder, I find I tend to have one hand on it holding it in place all the time - perhaps unnecessarily, but would be hard to break the habit now. Whereas, with a cross-body strap, you can achieve total hands-free.

Don't like the first Coach one quite as much, though price is good, and it's a bit less 'deep' - wouldn't be quite as capacious, I think. Second looks lovely but don't personally want to go through the £300 barrier. Don't like the look of the leather on the RL one in comparison to the R and B - looks shinier and 'harder'.

[Dancergirl]

I prefer the shape of the R&B one over the Coach one.

[PollysPoppy]

Lol cat amongst the pigeons not chickens!!!

[PollysPoppy]

Thanks all .... still mulling it over but Lizzie has put the cat amongst the chickens with the second Coach bag. It looks lovely and I've looked at it online before though I had forgotten about it. I'm away for a few days and there is a Coach and R&B close by but time is running out before we go home. I might just try to get to Coach for a look!

[macnab]

Oh that is lovely. Maybe I'm odd, but I'd still wear that on my shoulder - how big can your armpits be?? Surely it will fit fine on your shoulder when necessary?

Like the Coach one too, although the leather doesn't look as good as the R&B one. Don't really like the RL one, sorry

[LizzieMacQueen]

I was going to suggest Coach too but other than the one linked above, the (non-sale) prices are ££££.

Mind you, this one is £350.

[Everyonelovessparkles]

Theta a nice bag. I have this in navy which is very nice and a similar style to the R&B one but half the price in the sale

tan bag

[Dancergirl]

Gorgeous bag! I would love a R&B bag.

[cheeseandmarmite15]

I prefer this one

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Lauren+Ralph+Lauren+Newbury+tan+pocket+hobo+bag/235573454,default,pd.html

It has an additional strap

[Joneseygirl77]

I like that a lot- leather looks good on it too.