Tuesday 10 October 2017 is National Handbag Day – who knew there was a day in the calendar dedicated to handbags?! Well if a handbag is proving to be a better investment than some financial products out there, perhaps we should all be celebrating what most women believe is an essential part of the wardrobe.
Here’s a little something for the weekend – my 5 favourite bags spotted on instagram this week. I can’t get enough of bags that rock the street style look. So if you are sitting comfortably…
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Before we dive into my guide to street style accessories, maybe we should start with answering, what is street style? Not wanting to sound like I’ve just left a sociology class muttering about youth subcultures, this is a look that is sometimes easier to visualise rather than put into words.
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As a Londoner born and bred I like to think I know my way around the captial. With a passion for bags I also like to bring you where’s best to shop; which store has the best selection of bags – who will over deliver in choice so you don’t won’t have sore feet at the end of the day.
Just in the last week I have noticed an increasing number of designers using a classic sewing technique in their handbag designs. Welcome back whipstitching, the overcast stitch which combines two pieces of fabric together in a visible stitch. No discreet stitches for us, checkout the designers celebrating the stitch!
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As the Fashion Weeks for SS18 come to a close and the designers and fashion editors draw breath, here is my round up, not of Paris but of the bags spotted on instagram which looked like they were up to something. 5 favourite bags on Friday!
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#Tuesdaythoughts don’t necessarily stray to shopping, however, today I wondered what designer handbag brands would pop into the price range of £1000 to £3000 and yes it’s true, you can get a Louis Vuitton or Hermes for this budget!
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The afternoon sun is still shining on London – I wonder if this is a first for this late in September…sticking with firsts, the high number of handbags spotted on display at London Fashion Week Festival. What a delight to get up close and personal with these five lovely designers. Continue reading “Bags uncovered at London Fashion Week Festival”
One of my favourite bands The Jam sang of London’s shopping icon, Carnaby Street… ‘This street is a mirror for our country, reflects the rise and fall of our nation’. The lyrics note this little street’s hip times of the swinging sixties and its later decline a decade later. But what does 21st century Carnaby street offer the fashion bag shopper today?
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If you haven’t been tempted yet by my best handbag buys for under £100, £300 and £500, open your wallet a bit wider and welcome the handbags under £1000 edit.
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Fall into winter; the clocks have gone back and the temperature drops. Time to wrap up warm and throw on a coat. In your haste to get out of the door, give a second thought to the bag which will buddy up with your winter outfit.
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Happy Friday! And it’s that time of the week where I give my roundup of the bags that caught my eye on instagram this week. Think of it as a lucky dip, you can’t be sure of what you’ll get – just like a surprise gift!
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When someone says to you, “here have £500, go and treat yourself”, some of us will be dreaming, some will be grabbing their coat and shortlisting the shops to visit. Whether it’s real life or not, would you know which handbag designers fall into this budget?
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Here’s my five favourite bags found on Instagram this week; a little something for the weekend. Enjoy!
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