https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 11:24:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694935 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:04:20 +0000 ElleH 694935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the purse. I like both colors &amp; think they would both go with red shoes depending on the entire outfit. If you have a lot of different bags then it doesn't matter but if you want a more versatile one I think the Pecan works in all seasons &amp; it won't show as much dirt or color transfer from denim (though I would still be careful with it). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694844 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:10:10 +0000 Aziraphale 694844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una -- so often, we're on the same style page. Thanks again for pointing out that bag! I didn't even notice it in the store because I was kind of in a rush and I didn't properly look around.</p> <p>Zapotee -- I tried on the rust colour. It's not great in real life. It's quite pinky-orange; a tricky colour for me to style, given what I already own. It looked truly horrendous with my red shoes (which I wore on purpose today, to see if they went with the butterscotch bag).</p> <p>It's funny, I really DON'T like how the pecan one looks in the website picture, but I was instantly drawn to it in the store. Truth be told, I headed back today fulling anticipating that I would prefer the butterscotch one, based on how awesome it looks on the model. And I do like it a lot, but I like the pecan one just as much. Funny how that can be.</p> <p>And now I'm getting hungry. Food references, anyone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694813 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:41:53 +0000 Anonymous 694813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah it's very hard to find a bag that will go with everything. If you want versatiily I would get the rust. That looks like a cognac to me. I am not caring for the espresso or pecan too much since those browns seem to have a darker undertone. They are too dark for my liking. I like the redder undertone on the rust. That plus the suppleness of fossil leather is a killer combo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694751 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:41:19 +0000 catgirl 694751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY! I loved this bag best of all the ones we debated, but accepted that the colors were a dealbreaker. Frankly, I can see either color working so I'm sitting that one out and just happy you went with this one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694723 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:10:09 +0000 Keix 694723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for pecan, since this will be your One True Bag for the foreseeable future. LOVE Fossil's leather--I have a cross-body Maddox Flap from last season and it's still in perfect shape (except for the water stain on the back, but that was totally my fault). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694720 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:08:56 +0000 Anonymous 694720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd go for the pecan for you. Even if the forum tells us something is great (yellow+red), we know deep down that it will bother us forever! Have you ever heard the saying 'those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still'? </p> <p>The brown is gorgeous and it will not date. It will wear like old luggage and bookend your hair. I think the style of bag will end up being perfect for you too. I had a very similar Coach bag back in the day and it was easy to wear and grab by the handle. I loved it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694626 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:09:22 +0000 Aziraphale 694626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glory -- yes, I brought them both home and tried them on with a bunch of stuff. They both look really nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694613 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:00:13 +0000 Glory 694613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>what a lovely bag - looks like it meets all the requirements. Hands free is also so important to me. I cannot tell you how many times I have left my bag in a hockey locker room because " I took if off". I think the colour needs to go with your current lifestyle and the items you own. If you love red shoes, the bag must work with that. Did you bring both home to try? I love the lighter one, but am horribly practical in nature so would likely go with the darker to make my shoes work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694575 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:40:50 +0000 Aziraphale 694575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAHAHAHA!! April, you're very funny. I guess I'm more of an April than an Angie. I sometimes put two bright colours in one outfit, but not often, and furthermore the colours have to work together well, to my eye, and not be forcefully associative in a negative way. For example, bright pink + yellow = awesome; red + yellow = Ronald McDonald. Not the association I'm shooting for. :-)</p> <p>Suz, my hair is a warm shade of light brown, with gold highlights. It's pretty close to pecan. It's definitely not mustard. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694557 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:27:33 +0000 Scarlet 694557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The butterscotch is stunning, but if you mainly only use one bag, then it has got to be the pecan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694547 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:22:23 +0000 Suz 694547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. April makes a good point. I'd wear red shoes with the butterscotch bag in a flash. Well, depending on the coat I was wearing, etc. But it has to feel comfy to you, and I guess, in fairness, it would also depend a bit on the shade of red. </p> <p>The pecan would probably weather really beautifully. </p> <p>What colour is your hair? That might also be relevant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694541 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:17:35 +0000 April 694541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, two bright colors in an outfit is uncomfortable. For Angie, it's second nature.</p> <p>So the question, Elisabeth, is are you more of an April, or more of an Angie? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694537 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:15:13 +0000 Sylvie 694537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pecan. I love the butterscotch. But red shoes are important. The bag color needs to give way to the shoe color, unless you can get a second bag later on specifically for your red shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbag-update-and-more-waffling-over-colour-all-comments-welcome#post-694534 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:13:06 +0000 Aziraphale 694534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yesterday I was trying to decide between two Fossil bags: a brick red satchel style, with both handles and a crossbody strap, and a light gray-blue crossbody bucket style:</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/found-handbag-or-rather-found-two-need-help-please" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....elp-please</a></p> <p>Aaaaaand....today I came home with a completely different, even better one. Una pointed out this other style (thanks Una!) which I had not noticed in the shop, but which I ogled on the website last night. I went back today and it's even more awesome IRL:</p> <p><a href="http://www.fossil.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=12052&#038;langId=-1&#038;catalogId=25005&#038;partNumber=ZB5409P&#038;cm_vc=PDPZ1" rel="nofollow">http://www.fossil.com/webapp/w.....m_vc=PDPZ1</a></p> <p>Perfect size, perfect shape, handle plus crossbody strap, charming key and keyhole details, delicious leather that looks even better when scuffed up. I love it. So now the decision is: butterscotch or pecan? Butterscotch is the bolder choice, and as Suz predicted, it looks surprisingly awesome with everything in my wardrobe...except not so much with red shoes. Problem is, I wear red shoes an awful lot. Brown is not as daring (and I like a bit of daring!) but is equally beautiful, and doesn't look all Ronald McDonald with my three pairs of red shoes. (The butterscotch does look better in the photo than the pecan one, but they both look pretty great IRL).</p> <p>(By the way, the red satchel that seemed to be the favourite last night, and which I did love, is not going to work for my lifestyle. I need my hands free, and the darned thing kept sliding off my shoulder. I tried walking around the house in it, and bending and lifting, etc. It drove me crazy in just a few minutes. And it was too bulky when worn as a crossbody style, especially on my frame). </p>