https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 21:33:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690219 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:04:48 +0000 Anonymous 1690219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Based on what I've read, you were smart to buy that bag. She'll be so pleased! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690209 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:59:51 +0000 Jane 1690209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would have loved to have got the Kate spade bag when I'd just started work - it's a lovely bag and a super present. You are a good sister! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690193 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:35:54 +0000 Anonymous 1690193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The tote I am suggesting is below.&nbsp; I own this bag and I can attest to the great quality.&nbsp; The link shows a black tote (full price).&nbsp; I think if you shop Nordstrom Rack, you can find the same tote at half the price.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690189 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:51:59 +0000 LilMrsNomad 1690189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beaut gift! She's going to love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690161 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:32:46 +0000 JAileen 1690161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So kind of you! She's going to love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690158 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:28:40 +0000 Suz 1690158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are such a sweet sister, so kind, and WOW that is a lot of family to buy for! No wonder you want to stay in budget!!&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope you have a wonderful trip to Toronto!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690150 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:04:09 +0000 Angie 1690150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Take yourself off to the Rack or Last Call for a designer bag at a brilliant price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690148 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:54:24 +0000 crazyone 1690148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mauvish, I'm glad you bought it :). I think you'll make your sister very happy with your generosity! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690052 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 05:57:36 +0000 Vicki 1690052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So happy you bought the bag, Mauvish, with the wise words from everyone here. &nbsp;That's why I love the forum, because everyone is so helpful. &nbsp;Knowing that your sister had an interest in this KS bag (and I love it, too, btw) will make this gift from you even more special.</p> <p>I'm happy it all worked out for you and that the handbag was on sale. &nbsp;Giving a gift card would have been my suggestion, too. &nbsp;Have fun with your family. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690051 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 05:56:35 +0000 rachylou 1690051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a sweet sister! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690044 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 05:05:31 +0000 Anonymous 1690044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sure she will be so happy to get this handbag from you. It's so hard to get someone a gift that will truly be used and enjoyed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690036 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:17:19 +0000 Mauvish 1690036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>and not that you assumed but these family members are not all my siblings..LOL between my siblings, sister/brother in laws and few close family friends whom i love to give gifts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690029 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:03:58 +0000 Mauvish 1690029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ </p> <p>I just bought Kate Spade bag -- </p> <p>not a whole lot difference between 100 and 125 -- thank you for stating the obvious to me about the price to me. </p> <p>sale was ending in 15 minutes and i decided to get it :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690028 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:58:30 +0000 JAileen 1690028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think giving your sister a gift certificate at the amount you want to spend is better than giving her a different bag. A handbag is so personal that it would be unlikely you could pick out the perfect bag for her. Further, I remember decades later being given something almost the same as the thing I wanted. I didn't like the substitute at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690025 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:54:34 +0000 crazyone 1690025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mauvish, that makes sense, with 17 family members that's a lot of presents to buy! &nbsp;And I understand the desire to get gifts for everyone, my parents always did that when we went back to India. That said, if your budget is $100 or less $124 isn't thaat far off of it, especially if you consider that you know she already likes it. &nbsp;It always pays to see if there's an additional discount.</p> <p>This is kind of a similar price range, slightly cheaper (with a 25% coupon RMCHEER25 it comes to $111), from Rebecca Minkoff. &nbsp;In general I think they make bags that are suitable for young professional women.&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rebeccaminkoff.com/lyon-satchel-s16?color=9549">http://www.rebeccaminkoff.com/.....color=9549</a></p> <p>I just recently bought a bag there for about $80 but it's a much smaller bag than the one your sister was interested in so it may not suit her needs. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1690016 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:39:35 +0000 Mauvish 1690016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>sigh!&nbsp;</p> <p>I wrote a really long reply and just lost everything. I will try again in a minute.</p> <p>in short.</p> <p>i am enjoying the opinions different than mine and did not mind anyone's comments.</p> <p><b>crazyone:</b> I did not do math like you did. i read price tag of 178 as close to 200 dollars. what you say makes total sense. and its closer to my budget. i might get it.<br />we should call you "wiseone"</p> <p><b>suz</b>; i DO like your idea too</p> <p><b>sterling</b>: can you please share which fossil tote you were talking about.</p> <p><b>Lisa: </b>my current budget is 100 or less. May be i should have mentioned i am buying gifts for my family for my annual summer &nbsp;trip to toronto and buying gifts for almost 17 family members ... and i would really like to stay within my budget.&nbsp;<br />my poor sister with a july birthday...lol</p> <p>lisa, please do suggest some styles or guidelines, as i suffer from handbag blindness. i just see their practicality and not personality.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689986 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:13:02 +0000 Anonymous 1689986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love to suggest , but am confused . What is your budget for the bag? &nbsp;I have a 20 y/o myself and know lots about what bags are out there..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689976 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 01:51:57 +0000 Suz 1689976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA, I love your description of her as intelligent and spunky. That bag looks exactly right for such a person!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689975 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 01:51:17 +0000 Suz 1689975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nodding along with Sterling and CrazyOne.&nbsp;</p> <p>If it is beyond your budget, then how about a gift card towards this bag? Or perhaps find another friend/ family member who would like to chip in on it with you.&nbsp;</p> <p>The thing with bags is they are so very personal. What works for one will not work for another.&nbsp;</p> <p>Before I came to YLF I was not a "bag lady." I really had no interest in them and could not see why anyone would spend so much money on them. I still don't like the "it" bag phenomenon. But I do like a bag that works hard for me and I do appreciate it. When you think of it, it's something you carry most days, so in the long run the cost per wear is very small.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689974 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 01:47:58 +0000 Anonymous 1689974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crazy one makes an excellent point. I was going to suggest a fossil tote, but it would be a similar price or higher. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689947 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:31:28 +0000 crazyone 1689947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mauvish, I don't mean to be flip, and I don't mean to suggest something that could be out of your budget, but why not get her that bag? &nbsp;It's on sale already and is another 30% off, so it comes to about $125. &nbsp;That's a fairly typical price for a high-quality leather handbag. It seems to be a classic neutral style and shouldn't date very easily, and you already know that she likes it. &nbsp;My worry with clothes/purse type gifts is that they can easily go unworn if the wearer doesn't really like it...but that wouldn't be the case for this purse.</p> <p>What is your budget for this gift? &nbsp;Perhaps there are very similar bags at the price point you are looking for? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestquality-handbag-for-a-22-year-old#post-1689946 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:18:02 +0000 Mauvish 1689946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello Fabbers,</p> <p>I am on a lookout for a handbag/purse for my 22 year old sister for her birthday.<br />She recently started an internship and now have to dress up more formally.&nbsp;<br />I am extremely practical when comes to purses so I do not know what would an<b> intelligent </b>and <b>spunky</b> 22 year would like. &nbsp;She has shown interest in Kate Spade's Lanie (pic attached)<br />But no, i am not giving her that - <i>Not happening.</i></p> <p>Hence I am here to use your collective wisdom to find some modern, young and qualitative brands/styles.</p> <p>thank you all for reading. </p>