So who has an expensive...

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..handbag?
If you do, what kind?
Are thye worth it?
If you don't, would you get one if you could afford it, or if someone wanted to buy you one as a gift?

No don't have an expensive handbag and even if I did have the money I wouldn't as am too practical. As long as everything fits in it and it is not covered in baby sick/snot/drool then I am happy.

I would like a classic Balenciaga its my fantasy bag, I promise myself I will get one soon

No I don't have an expensive one, I go through so many handbags that I tend to just buy one in every Next sale

Oh you are so right. I did gush, to my shame. I also thought "You have known me for 20 years and you have NEVER seen me carry anything like that". Maybe there was a message in there that I need to liven up my act. Which is of course true.

That Mui Mui bag though. That's lively yet tasteful, don't you think?

that mui mui one is classic because it doesn't scream 'i'm a mui mui bag' in that certain sort of way that a white LV bag would advertise itself, IYKWIM.

i love the coat it's paired with .

I have mulberry one. Just one. My others are in the £100 - £120 range (oh and one from gap!)

Lol Quattro, it goes to show: if someone wants to buy you a bag they should get you to choose it first my Grandad did a clever thing: he got his best friend to help him choose a nice hand-selected case of wine as a "gift for someone with excellent taste", then presented her with it

I don't much like the Miu Miu expat linked to, but I do like the Miu Miu patchwork in purpley hues which is similar.. here

ok, what book have you all got? 'How to talk knowledgely about handbags'?
I've never heard of half this stuff. I must read the wrong magazines.

I take it you all haven't read this by St. Caitlin of Moran in the Times. Tis v. funny

sorry its the first one on the list - silk purse etc. in title

hahahahaha, she is me

'?They will all be made of butter-soft leather,? I told myself, not really knowing what that meant. ?You can always tell the difference close up. People who come near me and feel the bag will know my true nature.? I went to Liberty and walked around, touching the handbags, waiting for the enchantment to overwhelm me. They all just felt like handbags. I did, however, see a silvery purse that I liked. For £225.'

I'm with Caitlin. Its just a bag. You put stuff in it. You are all being conned to part with large quantities of cash for a bag!!!

I have a pale blue Lambertson Truex one that we bought in Sweden a few years ago for the bargain price of about £600. It is gorgeous and used to be used every day (pre-children).

Very funny article.

My most prized possession, as a very poor art student, was a beautiful Longchamp satchel my parents bought me.

It was completely fabulous and I loved it more than life itself.

I very generously let a boyfriend at the time borrow the bag [don't ask] and the feckin' eejit managed to leave it behind on a Dublin Bus.

Bag and boyfriend have not been since since.

Oh my gosh, I am on the quest for perfect bag (which dh doesn't get) but £50 is a LOT to me (thought my £25 Accessorize bag was an extravagant purchase)

But I haveto say lulumama, that marc jacobs one (faridah) is gorgeous. will haveto keep my eye out for a high street copy version.

£50 is a weeks food for 5 people!
I reckon I must be missing part of my X chromosone or something .
I have noticed that people no longer said 'handbag' or 'blouse' or 'moisteriser' without naming the make. Why?

I would love a Mulberry but bought a fridge instead, kind of puts it in prospective.

bet the fridge is slightly more useful. Still laughing at Cailtins potato comments.

Caitlin Moran article is very very funny

Shucks, maybe I'm going of the whole expensive handbag thing.. a bit..

'I have noticed that people no longer said 'handbag' or 'blouse' or 'moisteriser' without naming the make. Why?' I think it's because some of the brightest brains in the world are being piad lots and lots of money to convince us all it matters.

I have a few, have a prada evening bag that I have had for about ten years and is still as good as new, Have a few LV that are about eight years old and still perfect. So I think they are worth the money as other cheaper bags have come and gone. Although I also have a russell and bromley bag that has lasted ten years.

A crocodile is more likely to eat you!

My bags get too much of a battering for me to spend a lot. Lets face it, they all get put on toilet floors, and have pens leak in them, so whats the point?