https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 17:47:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady/page/2#post-570680 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:02:27 +0000 Beth 570680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has been a very educational and fun post!</p> <p>I've decided to go ahead and order it to see what it looks like IRL. I did see it in store in the caramel/nutmeg color but it skewed far too yellow for me...had it been a true saddle tan I would've considered it.</p> <p>So, if I like it, I think I'll keep it as a basic bag and maybe add a bling-ier bag next. I do need to expand my handbag wardrobe and several of the Michael Kors bags are catching my eye! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady/page/2#post-570025 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:47:39 +0000 jayne 570025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey Suz, I am so with you on not 'getting' the bag thing. Most days (and I mean 350 out of 365) I don't use one. Right now I have a credit card/phone holder on a strap that is all I use (shame shame I know, don't tell Angie)</p> <p>BUT, since I have been using cloth grocery bags for like 20 years now, I have finally gotten a lovely cloth one that I use also for shopping in malls and stuff. And this spring this has resulted in an urge to own a nice leather "shopper" for that same purpose. So I still don't get the desire to carry a mostly empty thing to work and back but I do want to own a giant shopper purse! ha ha, </p> <p>I blame YLF for the shopper urge. All those posts of great looking ladies and a purse to finish off the coat is obviously getting to me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-570015 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:27:19 +0000 CocoLion 570015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this little bag as well as the price. But I much prefer it in caramel and taupe to cream. If you are a use-it-for-a-long-time type bagger, then cream is impractical. Caramel and taupe are summery enough and just look better in this bag to my eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-570008 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:08:46 +0000 taylor 570008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will add that I was in Michael Kors today and 4 of their brand new bags are in stone/cream and this is a very current and go with everything classic color...almost bought one but I have the Hamilton in stone/cream. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-570007 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:07:55 +0000 Marley 570007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't ever choose a handbag without touching it first. Pictures just don't tell me what I need to know - how soft is the leather, how does the shape fit with my body, etc. etc. I do know that I don't go for bling, but I DO go for texture and/or interesting shape. The one that you posted *looks* in the picture a little fuddy-duddy to me - but, I'd have to see it in person to be able to vote! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-570003 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:00:59 +0000 ManidipaM 570003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, I fear this *could* go either way (indeed, have therefore refrained from voting). </p> <p>Like MaryK and Sarah, I think this bag may head towards tooo mousy if you don't dress it up with more excitement elsewhere in your outfit. I completely understand what you're saying about versatility --- I too have had precisely 4 handbags, of which one if impractical for travelling and another is a pain to keep clean --- for the last 3 years! But for the reason above, I think this bag may actually prove LESS versatile than something that includes a bit more textural interest or a sharper structure.</p> <p>For instance, even with this specific bag, I suspect eschewing the stone and black and going with the tan or taupe might make it automatically a little more up-to-date --- just because you are avoiding the 'default' colours (which always seem dated faster, unless there is a little interest to it). Especially as stone will show wear quite fast and black tends to often hide a patina. Think of it, as a comparison, as a plain white button-down shirt --- can get boring really terribly fast unless (a) well accessorized (b) great design and/or detailing (c) luxurious or funky fabrication. See what I'm getting at? </p> <p>OTOH, if you *always* add excitement to your outfit in other ways anyway --- patterned or coloured or textured shoes, scarves, tops, jewellery, or whatever floats your boat --- you could very well go with this and still look up-to-date. Sum of the parts...! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-570002 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:52:49 +0000 taylor 570002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, It sounds like you are looking for a neutral, practical bag that will go with your classic ladylike style.Something that looks good and will wear well and fit with most of your wardrobe, and doesn't cost designer prices. Doesn't sound clueless to me at all...sounds practical!<br /> You are not looking for a statement piece...go with your gut on this one.</p> <p>I have enough blingy statement designer bags for both of us...and a few practical classics as well:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569987 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:35:56 +0000 Beth Ann 569987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, now, this post was educational. Can't wait to see what you choose. I'm going to the Chicago meetup tomorrow and one of my goals is to look for an attractive bone bag that is reasonably priced. Of course, anything over $60 is expensive to me! Thanks for the tips! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569940 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:26:51 +0000 bj1111 569940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>beth, that cream pebbled leather bag that you picked is the boooooomb. very classic but the color is fresh and spring like. i can see you rock this with more trendy items, with the cladic shape andlack of bling grounding your modern classic style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569846 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:34:24 +0000 MsMary 569846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, you are so funny! :p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569844 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:31:11 +0000 Beth 569844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm enjoying this whole conversation! I think my issue with bags, besides size, is that since I'm not a bag person I want a bag that's basic enough to go with everything.</p> <p>I've used the same 2 bags for the last 4 years. One for summer, the other for winter.</p> <p>Will you all still talk to me now? *gulp* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569834 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:17:34 +0000 MsMary 569834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Sarah! One thing I am never short of is opinions!</p> <p>Taylor is right about vintage, too! One of my very fave bags is a vintage Gucci I inherited from my aunt. Small, super structured, Bling Factor = Zero. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569816 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:56:16 +0000 Sarah A 569816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, for one, am enjoying bags 101 with maryk... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569807 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:52:34 +0000 MsMary 569807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I just need SOMETHING about a bag to be special. It doesn't have to be bling. It can be a color, or a texture, or the shape. Check out this Kate Spade: <a href="http://couture.zappos.com/product/7948259/color/2957" rel="nofollow">http://couture.zappos.com/prod.....color/2957</a>. Super simple, no bling, but the colors are AMAZING.</p> <p>Or this fab Tory Burch satchel -- no bling, but the quilted finish adds a ton of interest: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/tory-burch-quilted-cutout-satchel/3263726?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=1653" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/to.....tback=1653</a>.</p> <p>Or this one with the fab details in the beautiful leather: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/rebecca-minkoff-toki-tote/3281922?origin=category&#038;resultback=6840" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/re.....tback=6840</a>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569802 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:51:16 +0000 Sarah A 569802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yes.. I will second Taylor on the vintage bags being an awesome option. I am just adoring one I thrifted earlier this week...</p> <p>ETA : there was at least one bone colored coach on ebay last night I loved... Can't get the link to paste over though... Aarrgghhh technology! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569792 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:46:04 +0000 taylor 569792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth and Suz, If you don't like big bling bags they obviously don't suit your style! Get what you love...there is room for small structured bags in the wardrobe...in fact small structured vintage bags are everywhere ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569777 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:40:20 +0000 Beth 569777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL Suz, we might both be doooooomed.</p> <p>But our shoes are cute? Right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569776 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:39:49 +0000 Nakidra 569776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, I'm with MaryK on this one, too. There's nothing really special about the bag and I'm afraid that it would look too "old-lady" in stone, for my taste. It's probably the combination of the color and the shape that I don't like. I'd like it more in a funky shade or with texture like she said. She gave some great suggestions to get you started!! Good Luck!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569774 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:37:31 +0000 Suz 569774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. This is all food for me. I am bag clueless...but..(she whines) I know what I like. And I really, really HATE bling on bags. Hate. Does this mean I am doomed to nonfashionable status forever? Yikes. </p> <p>I do like some of the ones you linked to, MaryK. The Tiganello would pass my blingmeter. And maybe the Cole Haan village. Maybe. </p> <p>I wonder if I will EVER really "get" the whole bag thing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569771 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:35:41 +0000 Beth 569771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, these look fun, too!</p> <p>Your comments are definitely helping. The first bag is a soft pebbled leather, but I see what you mean about some hardware livening things up.</p> <p>Sylvie, we're definitely bag twins re. philosophy. I don't want something big enough to carry a water bottle, book and iPad:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569767 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:31:44 +0000 MsMary 569767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, here are some more reasonably-priced options:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/product/7641154/color/621" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/product/7641154/color/621</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/product/7989298/color/5" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/product/7989298/color/5</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/product/7862530/color/33228" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/product/7862530/color/33228</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/product/7950212/color/43" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/product/7950212/color/43</a></p> <p>Check this one out! Cole Haan on sale: <a href="http://www.zappos.com/cole-haan-village-small-jade-bag-sandalwood" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/cole-haa.....sandalwood</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569758 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:25:39 +0000 MsMary 569758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me the deal-breaker on the first one is that it's 100% that smooth leather, with no bling or texture of any kind. Plus I feel like the angled shapes of my picks are a little more fresh-looking than the rounded shape of the first one.</p> <p>And I hear ya on the prices. *sigh* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569751 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:22:12 +0000 Beth 569751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary, I adore every one of those bags (just not their prices, alas), But the first two look just as "garden club" to my eye as the one I'm looking at?</p> <p>See! I said I have some kind of purse cluelessness. Now there's proof. :O </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569746 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:13:56 +0000 Sarah A 569746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>me and my trying to develop a better eye for bags eyes are with maryk on this one... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569741 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:05:13 +0000 MsMary 569741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, I'm the naysayer. To me it looks a little, um, staid. </p> <p>OTOH, you have a beautiful classic style and you could probably totally make it work!</p> <p>ETA: Kate Spade seems to have some nice small structured bags. How about this one: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/kate-spade-new-york-gold-coast-maryanne-small-quilted-leather-satchel/3147132?origin=related-3147132-0-0-1-2" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/ka.....32-0-0-1-2</a>? Or this one: <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-handbags/leather-handbags/kate-spade-irving-place-little-nadine/PXRU3073,default,pd.html?dwvar_PXRU3073_color=101&#038;start=26&#038;cgid=handbags" rel="nofollow">http://www.katespade.com/desig.....d=handbags</a>?</p> <p>And OMG look at this one with the contrasting trim: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/kate-spade-new-york-new-bond-street-florence-satchel/3294252?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=6099" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ka.....tback=6099</a>! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569722 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:50:22 +0000 Jjsloane 569722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the bag and I think if you are wearing it with your style it will never seem old lady. Just don't have tissues or hankies hanging out of it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569712 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:42:11 +0000 Anonymous 569712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! Very ladylike and great for spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569700 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:35:38 +0000 Sylvie 569700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are the exact kinds of bags I go for too (except cross body). I'm going to guess that you're like me - larger bags are too heavy and too large for your essentials and an unstructured bag isn't going to hold your things in place the way you want. </p> <p>We have to wear what works for us. That bag is a classic basic. It will only look staid if the rest of your outfit is staid as well. In fact, you could use the bag to ground a more fashion forward outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569699 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:35:33 +0000 Victoria 569699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>this is a great bag, I would wear this in a heartbeat. In my opinion, there is really no such thing as "old lady" bags. There are "outdated, out of style" bags, you know what I mean?<br /> This one is a rather classic and can be worn with anything, anywhere </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-your-thoughts-fun-handbag-or-too-old-lady#post-569691 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:32:14 +0000 Transcona Shannon 569691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is classic - not old lady at all. Very nice handbag Beth. </p>