longchamps - pliage

[animula]

So, I have a pliage.
I thought I was being cunning, and thinking laterally. No, it wasn't a designer bag, but it was functional, and waterproof, and very useful.

When I go on holiday, I like to just take hand-luggage, and I can fold the Pliage up until I'm through passport control, and then decant.

And it can hold my laptop. And so on, and so on. I like it. I was happy. I felt we had forged a unique bond, based on mutual respect.

But I've realised ... everyone has this bag. I've suddenly become aware that, wherever I am, I can look around me and I will see at least one other woman carrying one.

And today I saw a schoolgirl, in uniform, with one.

They are completely ubiquitous.

The converse of bags.

A pashmina.

Did everyone (except me) already know this?

er, I've got one too

[runs and hides]

have no clue what you are on about if that pleases you

I didn't.

I don't know what it is.

Can you link for the fashionably challenged?

I have 2. They are everywhere in Japan too, and yes school girls use them as school satchels.

Hello again. Sorry, put dd to bed and fell asleep!

The look like this - though they come in a range of colours, sizes, and two handle lengths.

Well, that's two "what?" and two "probably". So possibly not completely conclusive as a sociological observation.

Am fascinated to hear that about Japan, though, thatsnotmymonkey.

I have one and only use it when "shopping" but it is very overpriced at £50-ish. I could live without it.

I've got one and I'm old and not remotely stylish. I agree they are very overpriced - near £60 now for something you would expect to pay £15 for if they weren't a particular make - after all they are basically shopping bags.
The colours are good ... tries to justify expenditure ...

A pliage? And it looks like an old granny's shopping bag?

Well I never.

The only justifcation for the price is that the handles and flap are real leather.

Mine is brown and I wish I had got it in a fun colour- like purple.

It just feels so boring. Maybe I will ebay it-they get snapped up like hot cakes and I have only used it about 6 times.

I think lots of women buy it for the same reasons I did.

That it's v. sensible. And because it's v. plain, and nylon, it goes with most things without having to think v. hard.

Converse. It's the converse plimsolls of bags.

But I still feel a great deal of affection for mine. It is a nice, reliable bag ... .

I love Le Pliage bags!!

I use mine whilst wearing white converse

And me with my black converse!