Cross body bags - which one (or neither or another one...)

[OrdinarySnowflake]

I have been looking for a cross body bag for ages, (yes I know this is my 2nd thread asking for cross body bag opinions) but nothing is quite right except the Loewe puzzle but that's got one too many 0 on the end for my budget do we like either of these:

Radley

or Michael Kors

(My requirements, must fit Kindle, purse, phone, and keys - have measured the Kindle and the Radley would fit it)

I think we might have quite different taste but, for me, the Radley one reminds me too much of these from the 80s, and the MK one has a bit too much metal

I love the grey Michael Kors bag

I prefer the MK one.

I love this -

www.fashionette.co.uk/lauren-ralph-lauren-dryden-debby-ii-drawstring-mini-green-clover-navy?adword=e_psm/UK_GoogleShopping/UK_EN_b_GoogleShopping/LaurenRalphLauren/Handbags/BucketBags/121916&utm_source=PSM&utm_medium=UK_EN_b_GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=LaurenRalphLauren&gclid=COem1Yny1-ICFdf4UQodLaAGgA

They both look like nan bags to me and I’m old!

Agree!

Agree re the green drawstring

Yep nan bags. Bags for the bingo. Sorry x

The MK one. More neutral style so easier to combine with different outfits.

Btw APC has great cross body bags too

I like the Ralph Lauren one that @RiddleyW has posted.

I’m really not keen on either but bags are very subjective and it just depends on what you like. I prefer more boxy bags, they look a bit more current, I think. Also depends on what you need to carry on a daily basis. I like mine on the small side.

What’s your budget? I’ve heard good things about Aurora London, a couple of personal endorsements on quality and workmanship.

The Gigi would be my choice. It’s a great size and I love it in the red. Quite reminiscent of the soho disco.

www.aurora-london.com/new-the-gigi-bag

The Michael. Kors one is nicer but so cavernous that you'd never find your keys under everything else.

Should say the Ralph Lauren one comes in lots of colours - green is just my fave.

Oh duh skimmed OP and your size requirements aren’t too onerous. For that reason I would steer clear of cavernous bags. I don’t actually remember what the Radley bag looked like, sorry, am in the middle of cooking, but the MK one looks like a stereotypical very old lady’s bag to me (no ageism intended - many old women are very stylish and trendy and dress well).

Checked the radley. It’s a firm no from me. My grandmother would have maybe chosen to carry that by the time she was in her eighties. But probably not.

I'm with @RiddleyW on this one, sorry.

The Michael kors one is lovely. A no for the other.

Have you looked at coach? They have a summer sale on, the discounts are usually good and they’re really nice bags.

The Aurora one is lovely, and the green one too.

Anything with Michael Kors on screams fake to me. Can't make my mind up on the Radley one.

Nan bag? Is this a thing now

That Radley one is revolting, sorry!

The MK one is quite nice.

Mulberry?

www.mulberry.com/gb/shop/women/sale/sale-bags/small-heritage-messenger-oak-natural-grain-leather

Apparently cross body bags are going out of fashion. It's the early 00s tiny shoulder bag that's going to be all the rage.

Thanks! The Ralph Lauren one doesn't seem quite right either, I don't like the way it sits on the model. The Gigi one is nice, but a bit too small. It's the Kindle requirement, lots of cross body bags are either normal big handbags with a strap added, or so small I can't get a kindle in it, and I've got a couple already I can't get enough in so I don't use, beyond nights out.

I’m faithful to crossbody through fashionable and not fashionable. They’re too handy for the train to give up.