New bag...

[BergamotandLime]

I want a new bag...something fairly classical, pref leather and budget around £100-150 - what would you go for?

What sort of bag are you after? e.g. tote, shoulder, cross body.
What will you be carrying in it?

Shoulder I think - need to carry A4 folders in it!

I don't think that budget will buy you leather, unless you try High Street e.g. Mango, Massimo Dutti?

What about a Longchamp Pliage bag? They are canvas with a leather handle and flap. Elegant and classic.

Of course it will!

What styles do you like OP? If you just want a classic brown Leather bag then try Scaramanga.

I have one of their bags that I've had for over 10 years and it's still in good condition.

Joules have some nice bags too. Or try TK Maxx.

Try TK Max, I just returned a Longchamp Pilage backpack to John Lewis as it was such poor quality, for the same money I got a Brics navy backpack and a leather bag.
I cannot carry a heavy tote bag as it causes shoulder pain, I find a backpack style much easier.

I have a leather tote from FatFace that was about £85, but I usually use a laptop backpack for work, or I put my laptop in a padded cover and use a regular bachpack

If you can stretch the budget a bit further, Everlane and COS have good simple leather shoulder bags:

www.cos.com/en_gbp/women/accessories/bags/product.leather-tote-bag-brown.0940913006.html

www.everlane.com/products/womens-studio-bag-black?collection=womens-backpacks-bags

www.everlane.com/products/womens-artist-tote-andorra?collection=womens-backpacks-bags

Longchamp le pliage - the corners will get holes in soon.
I got my lovely green ale pliage and few weeks I noticed the corners are starting to go and I used the bag apprx 3-4 only!
Unfortunately I read now that’s very common with this particular bag.. so waste of money really

Just a suggestion..! I have two and they've both lasted years. Depends what you're using it for I suppose. For £100-150 it is worth considering bags that aren't 100% leather.

@bakehimawaytoys i only used mine literally like decoration, have nothing in it, just few items when went out with friend.
They are nice but I was quite disappointed as of the corners wear.

I have a Fjallraven Kanken tote with laptop pocket and a zip top. It is can as but waterproof and was around £80

That should say canvas. Oh for an edit button.

That's a bummer for sure. Did you take it back? It sounds like it was faulty.

Take a look on the John Lewis site - lots of brands and a good search facility.

I'm waiting for a bag from here to come back into stock www.leathercompany.co.uk/

I got a lovely Coach hobo bag a couple of months ago for £118 (£111.87 after cashback). RRP is £295. They often do hefty sales and the quality is excellent.

look at Coach or Aspinal. both are expensive, but they will be having sales soon and they do decent discounts.

The Leather Satchel Company. I just bought one (on Vinted, can't justify full price)

I want them all!

Look on Etsy, not the knock-offs but I’ve had two lovely simple leather bags made by small crafts companies and they’re ageing well