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Spotted & coveted! Black A-line/inverted bucket bag

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gotmyknickersinatwist · 01/07/2025 19:56

I recently spotted a woman carrying a gorgeous, simple-but-striking black bag and I now have serious bag envy.
Hoping savvy s&b mnetters may have some suggestions to help me find a good match.
I wasn't too near her to get a good look but I've attached a pic of how I remember it, and had a search on Google but nothing is really close.
I botched the bottom of the diagram, hence my shoddy correction. It was a soft, more rounded shape, not too structured or rigid, so it may have been fabric rather than even quite soft leather.
I couldn't see any hardware - very appealing! - and it had quite a thick black shoulder strap. It did have darts sewn in which is what the vertical dashes in the diagram are.
Any ideas?
Also, I don't have much spare bread, so if by some miracle, the actual bag turned up, and it cost squillions, I'd still be very grateful because then I would add it to my Big List of Things I Covet, and admire it from afar.

Spotted & coveted! Black A-line/inverted bucket bag
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Bailiwitch · 01/07/2025 20:07

Ohhh - I’ve been nurturing my Big List for about forty years now … Grin (Starting with some Hermes porcelain that they stopped producing last century.)

Can’t see your picture / photo - but there seems to be a problem with photos on threads at the moment. The bag sounds nice!

gotmyknickersinatwist · 01/07/2025 20:19

Yeah, all images get reviewed now.
I too have things on the list from many years ago, and they're no less covetable.

I used to have a serious bag habit in my early-mid twenties, when I was also almost always skint!
I once spent about £40 on a bag (in the early 2000s) which felt like an absolute fortune 🙃

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gotmyknickersinatwist · 01/07/2025 20:20

'Your images is currently under review. Please check back later.'

Images is, @Mumsnet?

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Bailiwitch · 01/07/2025 20:26

I know about image review, but this evening there’s definitely a specific problem!

gotmyknickersinatwist · 01/07/2025 20:28

It was kind of similar to this one, but it was bigger, had a more exaggerated A shape, darts instead of a drawstring to create the shape, no metalwork, and the strap was just one piece of continuous material, the same as used for the body of the bag.

Black Barth Soft Bucket Bag | WHISTLES | Whistles UK |

Buy Black Barth Soft Bucket Bag from whistles.com. Free UK Shipping & Returns. Designed in a smooth leather finish, this handbag comes in a bucket style, with a drawstring fastening and an adjustable strap that makes it easy to wear every day.

https://www.whistles.com/product/barton-soft-bucket-bag-30747.html

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gotmyknickersinatwist · 01/07/2025 20:29

Bailiwitch · 01/07/2025 20:26

I know about image review, but this evening there’s definitely a specific problem!

Aye, it's taking a while!
MN admin on skeleton staffing levels perhaps.

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