https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:34:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1580176 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:09:42 +0000 danskogirl 1580176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mander: Those folding hook gizmos you mention have rarely been useful to me precisely because of what you said: bathrooms with no hooks. (Also, I've found them to be kind of flimsy.) What I like about the Clipa is that the opening is (most of the time) wide enough to go over bathroom stall doors. This blog has a photo of that in action:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://lookbeforespending.com/clipa-purse-hook-review-and-giveaway/">http://lookbeforespending.com/.....-giveaway/</a></p> <p>(I'm not affiliated with Clipa in any way, btw. Just have found it useful on the occasions I've needed it.)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1580103 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:27:57 +0000 Mander 1580103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That Clipa thing is pretty cool. It actually looks good as a bracelet!</p> <p>I was thinking of the folding hook gizmos that I've seen for hooking your bag on a table, but those won't necessarily help if you are in, say, a bathroom with no hooks.&nbsp; Maybe carry a plastic bag that you can put your bag on, and either fold it up or throw it away afterwards? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579851 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:40:40 +0000 Susie 1579851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I understand the function of the feet but I think I prefer the look of no feet on most bags. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579744 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:50:43 +0000 Eliza 1579744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, em. That is a good tip and it didn't occur to me to talk to a sales associate about the issue.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579617 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:07:17 +0000 em 1579617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was speaking to someone in the bag department at Nordstrom's, and she told me that they can (and do) add protective feet to bags purchased by their customers quite often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579559 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 03:40:40 +0000 Eliza 1579559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With apologies for being tied up this weekend, thanks for sharing your thoughts and solutions. I have many bags with subtle, functional feet and appreciate that as I am quite minimalistic about hardware. No feet (except on clutches, narrow cross bodies or "softer" bags) used to be a deal breaker for me. In the last 2 years, I have chosen to yield on that occasionally in order to add a few otherwise perfect options. Some designers seem to be using a couple of leather strips to perform this function.</p> <p>Good to know that I am not alone in my longing for protection of the bag, yet I also appreciate the highlighting of the design aspects of the feet. It makes sense that it could be an aesthetic choice on a the designer's part.<br /> Hooks and clean, dry shelves are big pluses in likely places, as are subtle, metal feet. Added bonus points for designers who have 5 feet on a satchel. </p> <p>Thanks for sharing you thoughts. I am always grateful for the wisdom here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579520 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 02:37:50 +0000 Angela K 1579520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No feet on a bag is a definite deal breaker for me. The last several bags I've purchased have been structured bags with feet. I do have a nice leather backpack that doesn't have them but I like both the look and the usefulness of feet on a bag. I absolutely hate it when my bag tips over! Total pet peeve. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579492 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:29:40 +0000 Jjsloane 1579492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think good bags should have feet. I have a feeling in many cases it is a deliberate elimination to save costs and they don't feel it will be missed.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579328 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:16:04 +0000 Bonnie 1579328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also worry about where I put my bag and in some cases bag feet would be welcome. Sometimes, like in a crowded movie theater, my bag shares my seat (it's a smaller backpack style).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579289 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:16:39 +0000 Aquamarine 1579289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like the look of feet on a bag, but I never put my bag down if I can help it regardless. I have even draped a bag around my neck while using a bathroom stall without a hook. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1579124 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:04:11 +0000 danskogirl 1579124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a Clipa and though I admit I don't use it often, the few times I've needed it, it's really come in handy (bathroom stalls without hooks, dirty floors).&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Clipa-Matte-Silver-Purse-Hanger/dp/B0162132T6/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1446422439&amp;sr=1-1&amp;nodeID=7141123011&amp;keywords=clipa+bag+hook"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clipa-Matte-Silver-Purse-Hanger/dp/B0162132T6/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&#038;ie=UTF8" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Clipa-Ma.....38;ie=UTF8</a>...</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578520 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:47:39 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1578520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like bag feet and I wish that more bags had them, but I don't think they are super protective anyway if the bottom of the bag is not very structured. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578514 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:29:38 +0000 Marilyn 1578514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can in fact have feet added to your bags.&nbsp; You can ask at a shoe repair or DIY it.&nbsp; However, you will see the screw on the inside bottom of the bag (this may or may not bother you)......unless the lining is opened up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578511 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:21:05 +0000 retailgirl 1578511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have seen hooks for bags at the bar at a local restaurant. I also have a purse hanger doo dad...it allows you to hang your bag from the edge of a table. ( but I often forget to use it! ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578498 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:04:41 +0000 Diana 1578498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most MZ Wallace bags have feet, including the totes and hobos.&nbsp; It's one reason I really like their bags.&nbsp; They are spendy for nylon bags though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578486 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:40:00 +0000 Angie 1578486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eliza, these wardrobe pets have feet: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578481 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:21:42 +0000 deb 1578481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My structured bags have feet but they unstructured do not. Sometimes I think feet take away the overall look of the bag. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578479 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:18:09 +0000 Eliza 1578479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your thoughts, Angie, retailgirl and lisap. I am glad I am not the only one who can't abide bags on the floor. &nbsp;May be extra keyed in after a trip to rural Europe where lav trips involved juggling a satchel due to an absence of hooks or clean, dry flat surfaces.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am struck by how satchels are often missing them (like the Perlina large rectangle one you have in orange and I have in blue, Angie, though it is not high end). I never thought of them as a style detail, just as functional. &nbsp;Therefore, I may too easily view their absence as a cost saving omission instead an aesthetic choice as you and rg suggest.</p> <p>Wish that more restaurants would offer under table hooks for a bag; though their absence has got me on clutches. Love that my stylist added a hook to her station. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578468 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:45:44 +0000 Anonymous 1578468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An interesting question - and to tell the truth , I've never noticed the lack thereof &nbsp;until now. I have a new very slouchy shoulder/satchel combo (higher end) and it has strips of protective leather on the bottom. &nbsp; The whole issue of where to put your bag is problem enough - feet or no feet. I cannot bear to put a bag on the floor, that just kills me. I wonder if it is indeed possible to have metal feel put on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578463 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:25:49 +0000 retailgirl 1578463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually only see feet on more structured bags. Hobos or slouchy totes don't have feet, it would be against the aesthetic. It doesn't bother me if a bag doesn't have feet...as you said, you can usually find a clean place to perch your bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578462 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:17:54 +0000 Angie 1578462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah. I guess bag feet aren't that fashionable anymore. My higher end satchels have feet though.&nbsp;</p> <p>Must say that I'm fine either way. I wear lots of clutches too - no bag feet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-ylf-missing-feet#post-1578457 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:12:33 +0000 Eliza 1578457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am into bags, finding them both utilitarian and a big part of my outfits. I usually keep them for years and try to tend them for longevity. </p> <p>In the last 5 years or so, it seems that fewer bags have protective feet, including bags that are an investment for me. Some have a strip of leather, but many with a wide bottom surface area have no protection at all. While I am careful with where I perch any bag, there are times when one must rest on a surface I wouldn't have chosen. Am I alone in my frustration over this? &nbsp;Has anyone had a shoemaker add feet? I am trying to figure out if that works if one has to go through the inner lining of the bag (another feature I care about). Maybe the effect of the feet is minimal anyways and I should take it off my preference list.&nbsp;</p> <p>May it be the biggest worry any of us ever have... </p> <p>Thanks for any ideas. </p>