Saturday Specials – primary colours. The best bags on insta this week

Here’s a little something for the weekend – 5 favourite bags spotted on instagram to help you style out one of this Spring’s trends – the primary punch; when it comes to primary colours it’s about wearing a minimum of two!  So don’t worry if the other colour trend for this Spring, ice cream pastels aren’t in your personal palette, go bold and rock the primaries!

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How to find designer handbags for Spring 18 – under £3000

How do you edit the designer handbag collections to find your ‘on trend’ accessory for Spring/Summer 2018?  One way is budget – how much do you want  to spend?  If you are wanting to spend £5000 plus, you might want to seriously weigh up investing in a classic bag from brands such as Hermès and Chanel.

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Something for the weekend – the best from New York on instagram

It’s that time of the week where I give my roundup of the handbags that have caught my eye on instagram. And as this week has been New York Fashion Week – I’ve dedicated this post to the designers who have their history rooted in NYC!

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5 favourite bags on instagram this week – hello February!

One of my favourite things to do is give you a round up of the bags that jumped out at me on instagram over the last week.  That said, this week wasn’t easy.  I was expecting bags to pop from the screen to put a spring in our steps; after all the sales have finished, next season’s fashions shows are this month. But after much digging, here are my picks for one of this spring’s colour trends; ice cream pastels – 5 favourite bags on insta!

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Spring/summer 18 fashion trends with the designer handbags to match

Whether you styled the New Year sales like the Wolf of Wall Street or made strategic choices, the retailers are ready to feature their selection of spring and summer fashion trends inspired by the catwalks.  You’ll be spoilt for choice on the accessories front with over 7 trends to choose from.  Here’s your guide to the designer trends so you know what to spot.

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How to bag a handbag bargain in the sales

This is your guide to the Christmas and New Year sales when shopping for a handbag.  My golden rule to avoid a bag bargain that ends up at the back of the wardrobe and never sees the light of day; try and find a bag that will rock the incoming season.

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The handbag guide to Christmas

It’s that time of the month when you have Christmas items ticked off your list; presents bought, maybe a few more to wrap, food ordered, cards written and posted.  But have you got yourself sorted? Give yours truly a thought.  Here’s a little prompt with retailers that can still get you your holiday break all bagged up without breaking the bank!

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Is Etsy worth a handbag shop?

I love discovering handbag designers and I wondered whether it was time to take a break from the high street and online shops and checkout Etsy, the home of handmade and vintage goods.   Is it possible to uncover the next upcoming handbag designer on Etsy?

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Is there such a thing as a sustainable Christmas gift guide?

When is comes to handbags?  Well, there are plenty of sustainable ideas for Christmas but they usually fall into recycled wrapping paper, crackers, greeting cards, giving to charity, rent a Christmas tree and for the Blue Planet II watchers, avoiding plastic is front of mind.  But can you be sustainable when gifting a handbag?

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The luxury Christmas handbag guide

Only you know how many gift guides you have stumbled upon to date and it’s not even December yet.  So let me help by saying this guide is for you if you’re looking for

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Saturday Specials – the best from insta this week

Here’s a little something for the weekend – my 5 favourite bags spotted on instagram over the last week. But this Saturday there is something extra special.  The favourites have been selected based on the photography.  In these images the bag is still the hero but the shot itself stands out.  See if you agree…

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Bags to wear with your work wardrobe this winter

To prepare for this guide I chatted with quite a few women about their work bag needs.  Armed with a comprehensive list of what’s in women’s work bags I began to wish Mary Poppins wasn’t a figment of Disney’s imagination, that she was on speed dial and she could reassure me there was a black leather version of her bottomless carpet bag!

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The bags your LBD wants you to buy

It’s that time of year when invitations are being planned for work events, industry award evenings and parties.  And as Chanel’s creative maestro, Karl Lagerfeld once said “one is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress.”

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How to bag yourself a deal at Bicester Village

When you hear Bicester Village mentioned what reactions does it conjure up?  Great parking? Last season’s product? Not as far from London as you first thought? 30% discounts?  Well, this pedestrian high street is home to over 100 designer outlets and is the 2nd most popular attraction for Chinese tourists visiting the UK (after Buckingham Palace!) Surely I can find a designer bag deal here?

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