https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 04:44:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2366192 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:26:04 +0000 ChristelJ 2366192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, MsMary! I had no idea such a thing was available. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2366180 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:55:55 +0000 MsMary 2366180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also to protect the bottom, if your bag doesn't come with "feet," you can get them on Amazon:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=handbag+feet&amp;i=arts-crafts&amp;crid=XE4S715SU6KG&amp;sprefix=handbag+feeet%2Carts-crafts%2C173&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=han.....x=handbag+</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2366134 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:32:48 +0000 ChristelJ 2366134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, it's good to hear your experience. I will try to get more in the habit of wiping down my bags (and shoes!). Your rattan bag sounds great and I think it's wonderful you have no foot ailments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2366066 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:22:01 +0000 Anonymous 2366066@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wipe down shoes that have been previously worn. Most are leather loaders. No sandals or heels. I am 78 and have no foot ailments. In summer I go sockless in my shoes. I used to have black and maybe brown shoes. Now thanks to YLF I have lots of shoes and boots. I change them often . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2366065 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:13:07 +0000 Anonymous 2366065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Angie said. I have lots of white bags because I have lots of white shoes. They last about as long as any bag in any color. I wondered about a pricy rattan bag with a scarf handle. Now it is on its third or fourth summer. A perfect summer bag. Zip top but holds everything including spare bags and a book. I can’t find a little rattan bag but it goes ok with light brown leather. So I am settled. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365881 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:10:06 +0000 ChristelJ 2365881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cookie, that bag is a great score! I will watch out for the sunscreen. </p> <p>Val, I never would have thought about baby wipes, thanks. </p> <p>April, such a good point about where one touches the bag the most. It sounds like you are able to clean the leather, though. I am reassured. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365878 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:02:58 +0000 April 2365878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here to add that it also depends on how you use the bag.</p> <p>To use a bag as most people do, i.e. setting it down once you get where you're going, the wipe-and-go method will do the job.</p> <p>Since I keep my crossbody on all day, however, my hands are constantly in and out of it and the top edge gets quite dirty very quickly. Not such a problem with leather, but with my nylon bags it's more challenging.</p> <p>Angie is quite right, though - keep on top of it and all will be well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365877 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:56:26 +0000 Val 2365877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wipe down bags with baby wipes (also shoes inside and out), it kind of conditions them too. This way even white summer shoes are in a good condition after days of dust, sand and dirt. Bags keep even better. I keep a box of baby wipes at the entrance, close to where I put my keys, it takes 1 or two minutes to thoroughly clean both shoes and bag when coming home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365861 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 01:37:33 +0000 Cookie 2365861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I started using a very light tan leather bag and had a similar question. Like all leather bags in summer, it’s getting a little ooky from sunscreen. I thrifted it for at most $6 so no big deal really, but it’s a decent purse and I quite like it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365632 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:11:40 +0000 ChristelJ 2365632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great to know you can machine wash a Baggalini! I do have a nylon travel bag in a darker color that will someday need washing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365629 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:51:02 +0000 JAileen 2365629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to suggest a nylon bag but I saw you already bought a lovely Coach bag. &nbsp; I have an old Baggalini that I’m sure I’ve put in the washing machine, in a pillowcase, but on Macy’s website they say “spot clean.” </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365614 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:14:03 +0000 ChristelJ 2365614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha ha, cat2, I will be sure to leave the pens out of the bag! And how unlucky about the flight attendant! I guess that sort of thing could happen at any time, and stain any light color. I'm sorry your bags were assaulted, though. I doubt I have any magic white preserving ability but I'm hoping for a moderate dose of good luck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365613 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:08:18 +0000 cat2 2365613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t have Angie’s magic ability to maintain white things pristine. I have had light colored bags ruined by leaky pen ink, weird black smudges from setting the bag down; weird black smudges on the sides from a subway commute, and stains from a flight attendant dropping a beer near one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365612 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:05:14 +0000 ChristelJ 2365612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's sooo reassuring! Thank you! I ordered the bag. Posted in NAS section, but I can't do Finds. Happy birthday month to me, and if I remember right, to you too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365610 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:57:00 +0000 Angie 2365610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks,<b> ChristelJ</b>! </p> <p>I've travelled with the large cream Coach bag many times - on planes, trains, trams, buses, and through all sorts of airports. In snow, hail, and rain too. And it's in perfect condition - thanks to IMPECCABLE and robust quality. Can't go wrong with Coach :)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365606 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:41:57 +0000 ChristelJ 2365606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Breathtaking collection, Angie! And I see some Coaches are included. I am traveling a lot lately, and the bag would need to travel too. I am leaning towards purchasing... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365604 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:32:09 +0000 Angie 2365604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dead right, <b>Roberta </b>;)&nbsp;</p> <p><b>ChristelJ</b>, currently I have these white and cream bags. Some of them are new-ish, and others are really old. They look pristine and beautiful, and are in constant rotation. I travel the world with them too. Good brands make quality, robust bags!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365603 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:29:46 +0000 ChristelJ 2365603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yay, thanks, and good advice about the pen! I do usually carry one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365602 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:26:24 +0000 Roberta 2365602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second Angie's rec, I've never had a problem with white or light color bags. I have one guideline - don't carry a pen in them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365601 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:20:43 +0000 ChristelJ 2365601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie! That's wonderful to hear that it's a non-issue. And I really want to get the bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365599 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:52:44 +0000 Angie 2365599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wipe it down after use each day, set it down gently and on a clean surface, and don't allow dark jeans to rub stains onto it. Easy!&nbsp;</p> <p>I have MANY white bags <b>ChristelJ</b>, and keeping them clean is a non-issue. They are in rotation all year, outside in the elements, and with doggies in tow. It's no problem!&nbsp;</p> <p>Get the bag. Life is too short :)&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/maintaining-a-white-leather-bag#post-2365597 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:26:45 +0000 ChristelJ 2365597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Hello Fabbers, for those of you that own white leather handbags, how difficult is the upkeep?&nbsp; My goal would be that it looks reasonably clean (barring major spills) for a good while using it about half the time in the summer months. I have wanted an off-white bag for several years now, but I'm hesitant because of the possibly fussy maintenance. I am willing to wipe it down once in a while and sponge off minor dirt with mild soap, but not much more than that. I do realize that I shouldn't wear white leather against dark rinse newer denim and such.&nbsp; I see in online research results that one is supposed to condition the leather every so often. Honestly, it is unlikely I would do that since I am not in the habit with my other bags. Otherwise, I am not prone to rough handling but also not terribly precious in how I treat my bags.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This has come up because there is a lovely Coach handbag in a perfect soft white the same basic style of my beloved mustard NAS bag from last year. I'm on the fence...<br /></div> </p>