https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 04:13:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518837 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:18:01 +0000 Jewell 518837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so appreciative of all of you who weighed in with your thoughts and/or suggestions! A lot of good questions were asked- many of which I hadn't thought of. I should get feedback from you all more often. That might just cure me of my impulsivity : )</p> <p>Just when I thought the KS bag had won by a landslide, team Coach showed up to the polls- lol </p> <p>I especially appreciate those of you who pointed out that the Kate Spade bag is rather plain while the Coach bag has more visual interest. That got me to thinking: would I rather have a plain bag that can be jazzed up with a pretty scarf tied to the handle or an interesting bag that I may grow tired of once the novelty wears off? Definitely something to consider.</p> <p>Practicality is another issue. I like the idea of crossbody bags, but truthfully I never like wearing them. The straps interfere with the seamless look of my outfits and I feel like I'm wearing a seatbelt. I generally prefer bags that can be carried either on my shoulder or in the crook of my elbow. One more thing for me to ponder.</p> <p>You can see from these photos that I carry a wide assortment of bags. Here are the 5 that are currently in rotation:<br /> 1. Dooney &amp; Bourke toggle sac (usually worn on my shoulder)<br /> 2. Nine West shopper<br /> 3. skirt purse in Herringbone Spot pattern (usually worn on my shoulder)<br /> 4. Kenneth Cole mini satchel<br /> 5. Michael Kors croco satchel</p> <p>goldenpig, I've looked at that Fossil bag a few times. I love everything about it except the giant lock on the front. I like both the Fossil bag you have and the one lyn* recently bought. I had a Fossil crossbody in olive green saved to my favorites list on Zappos, but it sold out : ( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518125 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:09:20 +0000 goldenpig 518125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Kate Spade so I'd probably go for that one between the two. But as Angie dubbed me Queen Fossil I have to put in a plug for Fossil bags--they are great and more affordable and still very stylish! Which one was it that you were considering? Did you see this one--Maddox satchel in navy? (since you said you wanted silver hardware)<br /> <a href="http://www.zappos.com/fossil-maddox-satchel-navy" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/fossil-maddox-satchel-navy</a><br /> I feel like it strikes a great balance between not too old and not too young looking, can be dressed up or dressed down, hand carried or worn over the shoulder, etc. I really like the "doctor's bag" style. I might even consider getting one myself in a fun color one of these days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518106 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:32:58 +0000 ManidipaM 518106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm voting Coach, in this case, and not because of the hardware. </p> <p>Being on Team Silver, I'm usually adamant about the matching --- but the particular shape, size and placement on the Kate Spade, together with the subtler, not too shiny tone of the metal makes the hardware practically disappear... </p> <p>BUT I think the Coach is (a) more versatile to carry, especially if like me, you prefer to go hands-free mostly, and (b) easier to dress up or down than the Kate Spade. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518104 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:26:21 +0000 Ginkgo 518104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Kate Spade bag is so elegant, it's the one that definitely spoke to me! Like the others, I don't think the gold hardware is significant enough to be a problem for you, but how much do you want/need a cross-body bag? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518096 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:06:16 +0000 MNsara 518096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry, but I don't know your style well (just a couple fab outfits I found you in the other day), so this is my preferences: I prefer the shape of the Coach, but I am a true kate spade fan. </p> <p>Both should be well constructed bags, but somehow my kate spade bags have held up better, looking better longer, than any of my other brands!</p> <p>You've picked two great bags and I doubt you could go wrong with either one. Is there any little nagging doubt about one in your gut, or a leaning toward one but you're making yourself reconsider. (Those are the moments I wish I'd learn to pay attention to.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518065 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:23:18 +0000 Marley 518065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both bags - but it seems to me that the Coach bag would be more versatile for you - also it is just a little bit more "fun" looking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518062 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:56:30 +0000 Kari 518062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the unusual shape and color of the Coach bag are really intriguing, but I still think that it will still be versatile enough to pair with many outfits. It's a bit more of a statement bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-518059 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:53:57 +0000 Erica 518059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Coach for me, because most of my bags are crossbody or shoulder bags. Also, that tassel has stolen my heart! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517514 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:16:09 +0000 Deborah 517514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jewell I am sorry i don"t know your style well enough yet to say which I think suits your better but I like the Coach bag. I like the versatility and the style. The KS bag is lovely too but I find it a little uninteresting:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517501 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:58:08 +0000 rae 517501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for the Coach! The KS doesn't seem practical to me, and I think the Coach design is also more elegant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517494 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:35:36 +0000 diane 517494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought the Spade was rather boring. I think a bag should be rather an accent. I liked most all of the coach bags, and would be happy to have any of them. I love Fossil bags too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517426 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:09:01 +0000 Anna 517426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never owned either brand, but the Kate Spade bag seems geared to an older woman, while the Coach seems a little more fun and youthful. Depends on the image you want to project. If you are older, or want to seem older, or have a need-to-be-taken-seriously profession, then the Spade bag seems to fit the bill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517374 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:46:41 +0000 Lisa 517374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wouldn't worry about matching metals, it's quite common to mix them up right now anyway. </p> <p>I am a big fan of Kate Spade bags, the leather wears really nice overtime and they are just really nice well made bags. I was a bigger fan of Coach a few years back. I feel like their leather has changed and it just isn't the same to me. So my personal bias is Kate Spade! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517361 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:25:51 +0000 Jjsloane 517361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate Spade all the way. I barely see the hardware (and I'm not hung up on matching it anyway but if it's your thing please consider it) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517353 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:18:27 +0000 Jyoti 517353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for Kate Spade! While I've never owned a Kate Spade bag, I did go shopping for one, and their quality is good. I also have a navy bag very similar to the KS one and it goes with absolutely everything and I always get compliments on it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517280 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:52:17 +0000 shipskitty 517280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm the contrary voice. I live the coach poppy bag - but then I love being able to wear a bag crossbody. I also wear pretty much exclusively silver and prefer the hardware to match on my bags. </p> <p>They are both nice bags though and the gold hardware on the Kate Spade is fairly subtle.</p> <p>I've never owned either brand myself though.</p> <p>(edited for typos) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517222 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:20:07 +0000 Vicki 517222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate Spade, all the way!!! I just got a KS for Christmas and I LOVE it. The lines of your purse choice are beautiful and I wouldn't worry about the metal hardware color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517220 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:19:25 +0000 Anonymous 517220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Kate Spade bag seems simple, beautiful and practical. The gold hardware is very minimal. I can see how this would take anything your wore up a notch or two! Nice! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517203 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:09:10 +0000 danza.armonia 517203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate Spade!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517202 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:08:43 +0000 Anonymous 517202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate Spade for me too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517199 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:07:37 +0000 Debbie 517199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote Kate Spade too! Very nice bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517197 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:05:17 +0000 taylor 517197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the look of the Kate Spade, and I think the gold hardware is so minimal that it won't clash at all:)</p> <p>The coach link just takes me to there website and isn't showing me the exact bag...but I am not a huge Coach fan anyway</p> <p>My vote is Kate Spade!!!! 100% </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-help-please-cast-your-vote#post-517191 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:59:39 +0000 Jewell 517191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of the items I find myself in need of is a navy handbag. I want one that isn't too dressy or too casual and that will last a good long time. Despite my urge to snap up the Fossil crossbody I found a few weeks ago, I recited Angie's Triple "P" Purchasing Principle and kept looking. Well today I found these- both apparently newer arrivals. Which do you like more of the two? Other suggestions?</p> <p>Bag One: Kate Spade Mansfield Rosemary<br /> I have no experience with Kate Spade, so I don't know what to expect. The bag is an online exclusive, so it's unlikely that I'll be able to view it in person. I have a 15% off promo code, too. One hesitation I have is the gold hardware. Do you think it would clash with my silver jewelry?<br /> <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-handbags/leather-handbags/kate-spade-mansfield-rosemary/PXRU3162,default,pd.html?dwvar_PXRU3162_color=400&#038;start=31&#038;cgid=handbags-shoulder-bags&#038;subid=20648&#038;cm_mmc=pepperjam-_-text-_-generic-_-29302&#038;utm_source=pepperjam&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_campaign=text&#038;utm_content=generic&#038;utm_term=29302" rel="nofollow">http://www.katespade.com/desig.....term=29302</a></p> <p>Bag Two: Coach Poppy Leather New Willis<br /> This bag is smaller, but the upside to that is it can be worn as a crossbody.<br /> <a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/clickatcoach-10551-10051-en-SMCO0006?cid=SMCO0006&#038;partNumber=19132P_svnv&#038;t=SILVER/NAVY&#038;copyURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coach.com%2Fonline%2Fhandbags%2FSearchResultsView%3FstoreId%3D10551%26catalogId%3D10051%26langId%3D-1%26quickOrder%3Dyes%26searchTerm%3D4294967241%26cacheKeyword%3DBLUE%26category%3D%26color%3Dblue%26price%3D%23100625%26viewpid%3D100625" rel="nofollow">http://www.coach.com/online/ha.....d%3D100625</a></p> <p>Thanks for voting! </p>