https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:49:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-134038 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:05:50 +0000 April 134038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that bag, Louise -- thanks for the photo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133820 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:08:12 +0000 Louise 133820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a HREF="http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt22/loulou4022/YLF/New%20purchases/Bags/100_1167.jpg">Here's</a> my bone coloured bag. It's a patent slouchy type one by Mischa Barton x</p> <p>Edit- just spotted the comments about dirt this patent one is easy to clean i wipe it over with a shoe cleaning wipe and being patent all the marks come off though guess it wouldn't apply to biro x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133801 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:48:20 +0000 elpgal 133801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, Remember the zipper detail bag that Angie was talking about in the H&amp;M thread. It comes in 'bone' and looks very nice. Can't find a pic anywhere, but Angie will know. Angie? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133799 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:59 +0000 elpgal 133799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>x Duplicate comment. Ignore x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133795 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:35 +0000 RoseandJoan 133795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh April, definitely fab IMO, I have a crush on this one<br /> <a href="http://www.asos.com/countryid/2/Ri2k/Ri2k-Large-Missy-Shoulder-Bag/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=894875&#038;cid=5896&#038;Rf-200=20&#038;sh=0&#038;pge=0&#038;pgesize=20&#038;sort=-1&#038;clr=Bone" rel="nofollow">http://www.asos.com/countryid/.....8;clr=Bone</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133598 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:34 +0000 Debora 133598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, you could never look old-lady-ish! I'm going to put a bone bag on my wish list (which is getting longer and longer, btw)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133569 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:26:17 +0000 Angie 133569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness. Bone bags are 100% KILLER. My favourite bag colour on earth after red. As with EVERY handbag, it's all in the style. I have three bone handbags and one that borders on cappuccino.</p> <p>April, a bone bag is a must :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133566 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:26 +0000 taylor 133566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, I understand what you mean. My mom was old at 30.;)</p> <p>I LOVE BB bags. They tend to be classics...but in current styles , so I don't think you can go wrong with them..in any color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133562 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:07:50 +0000 April 133562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taylor -- I think that I tend to gravitate toward classic bags, and my fear is that "classic" plus bone can easily equal "old lady-ish" and that I might not recognize the difference.</p> <p>Let me hasten to add that I draw a definite line between grandmothers and "old lady-ish." You may be a grandmother but no one would accuse you of being "old lady-ish." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133533 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:35 +0000 taylor 133533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice links Marianna:)</p> <p>April do you think bone bags are conservative, classic, and matronely looking?=gramma?</p> <p>I have 2 bone bags...OK, I am a gramma....never mind:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133521 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:30 +0000 marianna 133521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April,</p> <p>Something like this is contemporary and fab:<br /> <a href="http://www.splendicity.com/files/2009/02/20090219-target-mossimo-black-triple-handle-tote-bone.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.splendicity.com/fil.....e-bone.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.lastylistmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/24d19vbne_large.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.lastylistmom.com/wp....._large.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://bagladybargains.com/OZTION/PRODUCTS/BAGS/ELEGANT/ELEGANT_BONE.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://bagladybargains.com/OZT.....T_BONE.jpg</a></p> <p>Something like this is outdated/old/not fab to my eye:</p> <p><a href="http://www.code3-eee.com/images/Products/812-RomaLeathers/812-7081.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.code3-eee.com/image.....2-7081.jpg</a></p> <p>So I think it comes down to shape, really. I think Ele has summed it up nicely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133464 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:13:43 +0000 agrace 133464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Endlessly fab! I love them. My *only* problem with them is that once they get dirty there is not much you can do. I took my beloved Banana bone colored hobo from '06 in to a cobbler repair shop and he said there really is nothing you can do once they get stained with denim and all other manner of stains. So they are high maintenance but I think they are worth it. I got three good years out of mine and with more caution, could have had it last longer. </p> <p>I will always love a bone colored purse, if you are thinking about it go for it. To me they are sophisticated and classy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133456 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:13 +0000 April 133456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, specifics: soft leather, slouchy styles, and maybe some metal detailing. Thank you. (And tee hee about the Queen Mum, Ele. Fab in her own way, but I doubt you'd be borrowing her bags. Or her hats.)</p> <p>Do you think the one I linked to fits the bill? It's certainly not edgy, but I think it does look soft and luscious: <a href="http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&#038;Section_Id=655&#038;Product_Id=1394610&#038;Parent_Id=314&#038;default_color=Bone&#038;sort_by=&#038;sectioncolor=&#038;sectionsize=" rel="nofollow">http://www.brooksbrothers.com/.....ctionsize=</a></p> <p>Louise -- can you post a photo of your fab bone patent bag?</p> <p>Debbie -- thank you for helping me feel more confident in my attraction to this bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133446 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:36 +0000 Dashrashi 133446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with Ele that slouchiness/lack of structure is a good indicator of non-old-lady-ness. I think you're looking for a really soft leather, too. (Although patent could probably work). Other things that might keep it young, besides the feminine details Ele mentioned, would be other kinds of detailing like sporty (e.g. perforated leather or a single stripe) or harder-edged (studs, grommets, zipper detailing, etc.). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133443 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:56:26 +0000 Ele 133443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the Queen Mum was totally fab! (LOL what is wrong with me?!)</p> <p>Personally, I love bone- it's much more "me" than white or cream. A girl I used to work with had a bone leather Marc Jacobs which I totally coveted, and she was in no way old or old-looking! </p> <p>To avoid the "old-lady" vibe that bone can admittedly sometimes give off, I'd stay away from anything too structured in style. Slouchy styles, or those with fun details like bows and ruffles are likely to look younger. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133440 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:46:07 +0000 April 133440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianna, you're overestimating my ability to distinguish between a "modern, contemporary handbag" and a dated one. Really. Got any examples? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133424 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:37 +0000 marianna 133424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really think it depends on the style of the bag. If you have a modern, contemporary handbag in bone, it can look fab. If you have an outdated handbag in bone, it could look elderly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133416 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:50 +0000 Debbie 133416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that bag. I think it is very stylish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133412 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:29 +0000 Louise 133412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've got a bone coloured patent one and i love it x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133409 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:05:30 +0000 April 133409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, here is where I demonstrate my potential for little-old-ladyhood... </p> <p>I must admit I don't know what is current in bag styles. I tend to stick with non-blingy bags, and I won't carry a bag with a designer's emblem or logo on the outside, but beyond that, not sure my judgment can be trusted.</p> <p>For example, I thought this bag was very elegant: <a href="http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&#038;Section_Id=655&#038;Product_Id=1394610&#038;Parent_Id=314&#038;default_color=Bone&#038;sort_by=&#038;sectioncolor=&#038;sectionsize=" rel="nofollow">http://www.brooksbrothers.com/.....ctionsize=</a></p> <p>And then I thought, "Bone? Isn't that what my grandma carried?"</p> <p>(Taylor and San, I loved my grandma dearly but her style was not what you would call fab. More like the Queen Mother.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133389 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:22 +0000 Anonymous 133389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think the color is dated if you like it.<br /> I still love a milky white bag, or trim on the house, or anything white, I like milky white. I think bone has more grey in it, don't you?<br /> I agree with Taylor, the style of the bag would be current. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133387 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:59:30 +0000 taylor 133387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, You could only look chic and sophisticated with a bone bag (or anything else)...just get a current style:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bone-handbags-fab-or-old-lady#post-133379 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:47:42 +0000 April 133379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw "bone" colored bags somewhere in a list of current handbag trends. I always think of bone as a color that can easily look little-old-lady-ish -- is this true or just a ridiculous idea I have because my Gram favored this color bag? </p>