https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 16:40:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988313 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:34:59 +0000 Susie 988313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think of a satchel as TraceyLiz posted and a messenger bag as the cross body schoolboy bag.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988240 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:04:28 +0000 Bagaline 988240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And to make the discussion a little bit more complicated,&nbsp;<br />"Is there any difference between a satchel and a messenger bag?" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988225 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:56:18 +0000 ManidipaM 988225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Er, I think of schoolboy bags when anyone talks of satchels too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988110 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:07:36 +0000 Marley 988110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31iaLyjO1gL._SL500_SX300_SY390_CR,0,0,300,390_.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.christmas-gifts-site.com/the-hangover-alan-man-purse-satchel-bag/the-hangover-alan-man-purse-satchel-bag/&amp;h=390&amp;w=300&amp;sz=11&amp;tbnid=XHOPGJKz_zK_6M:&amp;tbnh=91&amp;tbnw=70&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3DAlan's%2Bsatchel%2Bin%2BHangover%2B1%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&amp;zoom=1&amp;q=Alan's+satchel+in+Hangover+1&amp;usg=__OXaoIl_pks3a3_D2L5IFEoa6YpQ=&amp;docid=Onlhblii8Gzy2M&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=CQHuUZTWJJH89gTpjoGABA&amp;ved=0CEkQ9QEwBw&amp;dur=3118#imgdii=XHOPGJKz_zK_6M%3A%3BgsrM5c0i4V5jUM%3BXHOPGJKz_zK_6M%3A" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/imgres?i.....00_SX300_S</a><br />"Its not a man purse, its a satchel."<br />Hahahahaha - when I saw the title of this thread I immediately thought of Alan!&nbsp; That goes to show you how sophisticated I am, doesn't it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988098 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:57:03 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 988098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting question and answers! I've been using the term as TraceyLiz describes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988079 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:39:41 +0000 lyn* 988079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think of Indiana Jones, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-988078 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:39:15 +0000 Caro in Oz 988078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From the Cambridge dictionary:</p> <p>Satchel -&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=rectangular">rectangular</a>&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=leather">leather</a>&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=bag">bag</a>&nbsp;with a&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=long">long</a>&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=strap">strap</a>, used&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=especially">especially</a>&nbsp;in the past by&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=children">children</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=carrying">carrying</a>&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=books">books</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=school">school</a></p> <p>Indiana Jones carried one :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987535 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:42:16 +0000 Ornella 987535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too am quite puzzled Jules.</p> <p>For me a satchel is what you initially linked to. I remember when my son explained to me what a satchel is - because the character from the cartoon he loved watching always carries&nbsp;<b><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101700203@N01/5038156561">a satchel</a></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987463 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:07:54 +0000 RoseandJoan 987463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the term may have developed a different meaning in the UK over time. On handbag websites in the UK the wider term would be a grab handbag <a href="http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Handbags/193,default,sc.html?prefn1=Style&amp;prefv1=Grab%20Bags" rel="nofollow">http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk.....rab%20Bags</a></p> <p>I love this type of thread becase I have been assuming one thing when a form member has mentioned their satchel and they have proabably meant something worlds apart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987454 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:02:20 +0000 Suz 987454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if it is used differently in different places. I thought what TraceyLiz did -- that a satchel was a more structured bag that can be worn on the arm (but often has a shoulder strap as well).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987449 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:56:28 +0000 RoseandJoan 987449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's interesting TraceyLiz because the term satchel is more specific in my mind&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zatchels.com/bags.html?cat=41" rel="nofollow">http://www.zatchels.com/bags.html?cat=41</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I think of English schoolboys and Indiana Jones, a flat rectanglar bag, with a front flap and long strap which is often worn crossbody.</p> <p>Thanks for asking the question Ramya! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987402 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:36:09 +0000 TraceyLiz65 987402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www1.macys.com/cms/slp/2/Satchel-Purses">http://www1.macys.com/cms/slp/2/Satchel-Purses</a></p> <p>these are all examples of the satchel, which usually have shorter handles and can be be many shapes and sizes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pardon-me-but-what-is-a-satchel#post-987394 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:27:18 +0000 ramya 987394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is it the oxford style satchel or are there any other bags that constitute satchel? </p>