https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 16:42:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496160 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:51:35 +0000 lyn* 496160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah! I do wonder if it's important enough to bring my Macbook with me to different places; I take the iPad usually these days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496158 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:42:34 +0000 goldenpig 496158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That would be a fun idea--bag with interchangeable panels so you can switch them out for different moods and to match different outfits!</p> <p>Lyn, if you want a 15" computer to fit you may have to go with the larger size bag. I think my Macbook Air is 13 inches and it just fits into the satchel and I don't use a case (though I should). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496157 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:21:41 +0000 lyn* 496157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're so smart, Rae - I may wait to see what awesome panels come out!</p> <p>Goldenpig - you bring up a good point, I have a 15" MacBook Pro and I want it to fit! I may have to fit test it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496131 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:55:18 +0000 rae 496131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I hope that didn't come across in a negative way, like I'm predicting that the panels won't last. Just saying that it's probably worth the risk, even in the worst case scenario. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496117 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:30:15 +0000 lyn* 496117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh! PERSONALIZED BAG! *dances*</p> <p>*can't wait for the fabric panels to fall out* :p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496112 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:24:19 +0000 rae 496112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Y'know, since you'll be switching off with your foldover crossbody, I think I'm retracting my reservations about the textile panels. You love that version; you've loved it for a good long while; it'll get switched out; Natalie has endorsed its durability; and the all-leather one looks too much like the crossbody. Heck, if the fabric panels fall apart in a couple years, it doesn't even look like it'd be too hard to have someone sew in some replacement fabric... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496105 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:12:13 +0000 goldenpig 496105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, the striped one would be perfect with my neutral ombre dress and Target Missoni pumps! Triple matchy! :)</p> <p>Lyn, I say pick a pattern. (I still vote for the plaid). The all-leather one is nice, but I think the fabric is what gives the bag its specialness.</p> <p>Rae, mine is a zip top satchel but I can still fit my Macbook Air laptop in there. I think the weekender is bigger. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-496072 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:09:24 +0000 lyn* 496072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for asking the important questions, Rae; I usually like the zipper tops; the "weekender" model has the turn lock and the "satchel" one has the zipper. I am currently using a turn lock and it's not as annoying as I thought it would be!</p> <p>I also love the stripy one </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495890 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:51:52 +0000 rae 495890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now you have me drooling over that stripey one... </p> <p>How do you feel about having to open that turnlock closure all the time? The plaid one you originally posted is a zip closure, which is more convenient to me. Do these last three have a zip as well as the turnlock?</p> <p>Sorry if I'm asking too many questions here - bags are serious business for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495878 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:56:02 +0000 lyn* 495878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I KNOW! I can't find your bag on ebay either; the only ones I can find ship only to the USA so it's like GAHhHHHHHHHHH!! *rip hair out*</p> <p>I'm with her for a month; but hope to be in the faculty; but I guess I won't' be working directly with her - the other residents all carry arm candy bags - there is one girl who I swear has a Hermes. I've been trying to sit next to her in Grand Rounds so I can see if it is or not. Unfortunately, she tends to sit with the other residents so it's like Bummer!</p> <p>There is an all-leather version at the Bay for $228; the cross-body I bought was about $140 at half price; so ugh. I may check the other Sears stores to see if they have anymore Fossil bags - they had them on boxing day for 40% off; and of course, I didn't walk through on that PARTICULAR DAY because Fossil NEVER goes on sale (you know). Ugh.</p> <p>I love love love your bag :)</p> <p>My last leather bag was $13 and I wore it almost every day for 6 months. 7 cents a wear. It's strap is falling off though; poor little thing. I still use it (like yesterday); and hope no one notices the unravelling strap :)</p> <p>ETA: I've also seen the following designs; the $228 in store is #3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495866 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:18:42 +0000 goldenpig 495866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use mine nearly every day and so far it's held up well. It's lined and the fabric is very durable. It cost $188 but I've already got it down to $3/wear or less in the last three months that I've owned it. And my other red Fossil leather tote is down to pennies by this point--I've had it for years.</p> <p>Lyn, I wouldn't worry that your attending has the same bag (but agree she has good taste ;-)). How long are you going to be with her? One or two months? A blip in the life of this bag. Get the one that makes you happy. The plaid is certainly cheery and fun--wearable with lots of different colors. However, I am bummed--just found out that the one I have isn't being sold anymore! They replaced it with another floral one but the colors are quite garish--magenta &amp; chartreuse etc. Yuck! I hope mine lasts forever because now I can't get a replacement! This other new red diamond pattern looked cool though! But if I had to pick another I'd go for the plaid. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495840 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:45:00 +0000 lyn* 495840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeppersdoodle, I plan to use it almost every day ... alternating with my other Fossil cross-body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495825 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:27:17 +0000 Anonymous 495825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, I am a huge fan of Fossil bags. I own several and they have held up well with daily use over several years. I was recently bag shopping and ended up with a different brand, but I have second-guessed myself repeatedly because I love Fossils so much. (They just didn't have the RED I wanted!)</p> <p>I think your bag is gorgeous but I second rae's concerns about the durability of the fabric portion. Is it intended to be your daily bag? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495789 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:09:23 +0000 rae 495789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I most definitely count bags as investment pieces - and I don't say that about just anything. Once I finally bought a good bag, I wondered how I ever used to stand it when a beloved-yet-inexpensive bag started to peel and unravel. </p> <p>The only queston in my mind about this particular Fossil bag is the textile portion - ONLY because it seems like you want it to be your everyday workhorse for several years. I haven't had a textile bag, but it seems like it'd wear out faster than all leather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495788 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:06:52 +0000 lyn* 495788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks very much ladies; I recently have acquired another fossil bag for the wards (needed something light and cross-body, but big enough for my iPad) ... the Modern Cargo fold-over version. :)</p> <p>Goldenpig - I adore the velvet flower version; but I can't get it because my attending has that bag! LOL; she's an awesome awesome lady (with impeccable taste), but I don't think I should have the same one. LOL. I'm proud to be style twins with you You have a great eye - I also tried on the shoes in store, but the vamp is wrong for me, and the ribbon closure doesn't provide me with enough support. :(</p> <p>Claire - I visit this bag EVERY time we go to the store that carries them. I may have hugged it once or twice. My sister rolls her eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495779 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:52:46 +0000 Transcona Shannon 495779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the bag is gorgeous lyn and like others, I say go for it! You won't be disappointed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495777 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:46:05 +0000 goldenpig 495777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, I just noticed the shoes. Are those Naya Jada pumps? We have really similar taste, LOL! I tried that exact pair on a couple months ago. Unfortunately it just didn't look right on my feet. I don't know what it was, the ribbons and open vamp or something, but it looked way cuter in the pic than on my feet. You could probably pull it off though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495774 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:39:58 +0000 MsMary 495774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE that bag, and I THOUGHT it was the same as Natalie's, only in a different fabric!! Go for it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495750 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:26:00 +0000 goldenpig 495750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GET IT!!!! We can be bag twins (fraternal, anyways)!<br /> I have the same Fossil vintage re-issue satchel in floral velvet. It is my #1 favorite bag and I carry it nearly every day! Fossil quality is excellent. My other main bag (red executive tote) is Fossil too and I've had it for years and it's held up really well. And I am hard on my bags...dragging them everywhere, around the ward etc. You will not regret getting a Fossil bag. And the pattern on that one is so cool. I too was afraid of buying a patterned bag because I was worried about it clashing with my other prints, but I love the colors and it just seems to go with everything I wear. It automatically bumps me up into "advanced pattern mixing" territory, LOL!<br /> You MUST get this bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495724 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:58:04 +0000 Anonymous 495724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The leather looks premium! You are winter dominant so as long as you like the colors and don't mind mixing your patterns with it, I say BUY! Especially if you have fallen in LOVE. That's the best sign of a great bag. Can you visit it somewhere before you commit of do you have to order it to see it IRL? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495721 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:51:05 +0000 Angie 495721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER.</p> <p>Get the bag. Fossil bags are generally well made. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495699 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:19:01 +0000 kimlee 495699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have heard nothing but rave reviews about fossil bags. The one that you have chosen is quite stylish and could work with your style for years to come. Those shoes are too cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495697 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:14:42 +0000 Mo 495697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a purple Fossil crossbody last year and love it. Granted, I don't carry it that often in my home-centric life right now, but I'm sure it will wear wonderfully over the years.<br /> I'd go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495680 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:10:53 +0000 Di 495680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been lusting after the light brown leather version of that bag for months-- go for it! It really is beautiful. And, definitely, the shoes are darling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495677 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:51:15 +0000 Mochi 495677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the bag and say go for it. It's such a rich, deep color and if everyone vouches for its quality, it will be worth it. </p> <p>Adore the shoes. Again, succulent, rich leather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495671 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:29:09 +0000 Deborah 495671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Lyn, I think this is a fabulous bag. My hubby has a Fossil Across Body Satchel and its beautiful. It wears well and the quality is very high level. I think this is definitely an investment worth making. The bag also says WINTER to me and I could see this working so well with your wardrobe. Go on buy it... you know you want to </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495665 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:06:34 +0000 shipskitty 495665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the bag - gorgeous colours and textures and everyone I know who has fossil bags loves them. I've recently been eyeing them off myself. It looks like a great match for your style too - I say DO IT! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495664 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:02:16 +0000 Lantana 495664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can tell the quality even in a photo. You would keep a bag like this forever, well, I would. The leather looks so soft and strong. Sweet little shoes too. They remind me of suffragettes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-handbag-taking-a-plunge-whad-you-think#post-495652 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:50:51 +0000 lyn* 495652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear YLF,</p> <p>I am extremely nervous about getting a new handbag. I am used to using $13 bags and $40 bags; but they do break apart fairly regularly, and although I get them on sale, so they're usually more expensive than what I get them at - I find their quality does not quite jive with the rest of my fab-ness ... so I want to take the plunge and get a nice bag I can take to work. </p> <p>I have been a fan of Fossil bags for quite a while, and I am thinking of their Vintage Re-Issue Satchel (1); it's leather and a nice hand-feel plaid fabric; what do you think? It screams WINTER to me; but I hope to be able to use this for a long time ... </p> <p>Any thoughts? Suggestions?<br /> Experiences with Fossil?<br /> Think a bag is a nice investment?</p> <p>My Fossil watch has been with me for four years; so it's cost per wear is less than $10 a year (I got it at quite a discount, so I'm super happy with that); and only needed a new battery! My Fossil boots have been with me for two years and may need new soles, but aside from that, are pretty awesome!</p> <p>Thanks ladies,<br /> &lt;3 Lyn</p> <p>PS: Aren't these shoes super cute (2)? </p>