Mine is very much part of my outerwear, and I consider how it looks with my coat and scarves. In the winter. When I start to shed coats, then I'll pay more attention to how it goes with my clothes in general.

I'm always amazed at those who swap out bags daily... I have too many things to transfer, I hate switching bags. Things get forgotten all the time, in particular my ID pass, which means no getting in the door by the coffee shop, and no easy printing. How do people do this? Maybe that's another question....

My purse/briefcase finish my outfit. When I carry my bag, I feel finished and really ready for the day. Somehow they give me a confidence I would miss without them.

I don't have a lot of really expensive bags, but I have enough to fill all my various uses from going to the theater to go to meetings. I admit that when I get to work, they may sit on the floor next to my desk, but they still got me where I was going in style. I will always spend money on the right bag.

It is the first thing I notice in every single post on YLF. I admire and salivate. I know the poster by the bags she carries.