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Savvy.PurseBlog · Aug 20th, 2009, 12:05 PM

Posting a bag that looks like this always makes me a little nervous. Well, scratch that. Posting a bag like this only makes me nervous when I LIKE it, and I feel like I’m about to be told how wrong I am and how ugly it is. Bloggers have feelings to. Well, sort of, anyway.

But I can’t help it. I think the Alison Wood Max’s Kansas City Hobo is really interesting and well-executed. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. You will not convince me otherwise! Plus, it’s a bag that not all of your friends have (yet).

I’ll admit that I have absolutely no context when it comes to this designer, except what the little blurb on Neiman Marcus’s website tells me – she lives in New York, the materials are from Italy. And, really, that’s all the context I need in order to know that I love this bag and want one for fall.

We’ve all hated on bags similar to this one before (I know I have…), but to me, there’s a big difference between a fringe-y catastrophe and the obviously judicious use of shredded leather that forms this bag’s body. If nothing else, it’s worth a zoom-in: the leather is a variety of subtly different colors and types, and it all comes together into an elegantly controlled chaos that is positively alluring.

The small differences in the color are what makes the bag for me, and they really bring out the interesting construction of this particular hobo. It’s just messy enough without being too messy, and the slightly disheveled look is one that’s huge among starlets right now. If the designer knows what’s good for her, she’ll be sending these bags out to Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and all their buddies – the fashion media would be abuzz about her line in no time. Buy through Neiman Marcus for $595.

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M_Butterfly · Aug 20th, 2009, 12:14 PM

I don't want to be too harsh so I would to see this one on real life before saying Yes or no. It is interesting!!

ssc0619 · Aug 20th, 2009, 04:28 PM

I do not like it.

gacats · Aug 20th, 2009, 09:12 PM

It looks like it met up with my cat.
And my cat won.

GottaShop2 · Aug 21st, 2009, 01:06 AM

At first I thought it was a ruffled bag, however, after reading about it and zooming in on it I see it is not and that is good! I like this one!

lquerimit · Aug 29th, 2009, 12:12 PM

i just chanced on it today on Neiman's website. would love to see it IRL and the price point is reasonable. i am anti-big-blob-black-bag, but this seems to have interest- subtle color and texture variety that fascinate me.

I Love RICE · Aug 29th, 2009, 01:08 PM

I like this!

Compass Rose · Aug 29th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Now......why does this bag remind me of Jabba the Hut? Still thinking......

bunny · Aug 29th, 2009, 03:58 PM

I like hobos, but this is a bit edgy for me.

Stella Fleuret · Aug 30th, 2009, 06:31 PM

Poor thing looks like it's been through a paper shredder or something. Or got raped by some rabid animal. Sooo not for me!

alliemia · Aug 30th, 2009, 07:37 PM

wow...love this. considering it for fall. thanks for posting.

vbs1521 · Aug 30th, 2009, 08:45 PM

Hmm... sorry, but I don't like it. I can see a face. It reminds me of the sorting hat from Harry Potter. LOL

Selkie · Sep 8th, 2009, 04:59 AM

I love the edgy look

karmenzsofia · Sep 10th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Yeah, I would give this one a try.

hotshot · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:42 PM

looks like a pile of burned paper

Aug 20th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#1
Savvy.PurseBlog OP PurseBlog Savvy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 367	Alison Wood Max?s Kansas City Hobo Posting a bag that looks like this always makes me a little nervous. Well, scratch that. Posting a bag like this only makes me nervous when I LIKE it, and I feel like I’m about to be told how wrong I am and how ugly it is. Bloggers have feelings to. Well, sort of, anyway. But I can’t help it. I think the Alison Wood Max’s Kansas City Hobo is really interesting and well-executed. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. You will not convince me otherwise! Plus, it’s a bag that not all of your friends have (yet). I’ll admit that I have absolutely no context when it comes to this designer, except what the little blurb on Neiman Marcus’s website tells me – she lives in New York, the materials are from Italy. And, really, that’s all the context I need in order to know that I love this bag and want one for fall. We’ve all hated on bags similar to this one before (I know I have…), but to me, there’s a big difference between a fringe-y catastrophe and the obviously judicious use of shredded leather that forms this bag’s body. If nothing else, it’s worth a zoom-in: the leather is a variety of subtly different colors and types, and it all comes together into an elegantly controlled chaos that is positively alluring. The small differences in the color are what makes the bag for me, and they really bring out the interesting construction of this particular hobo. It’s just messy enough without being too messy, and the slightly disheveled look is one that’s huge among starlets right now. If the designer knows what’s good for her, she’ll be sending these bags out to Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and all their buddies – the fashion media would be abuzz about her line in no time. Buy through Neiman Marcus for $595. View the original post on PurseBlog Savvy!

Aug 20th, 2009, 12:14 PM	#2
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	I don't want to be too harsh so I would to see this one on real life before saying Yes or no. It is interesting!!
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157

Aug 20th, 2009, 09:12 PM	#4
gacats love me some bags! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,086	It looks like it met up with my cat. And my cat won.
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Aug 29th, 2009, 12:12 PM	#6
lquerimit Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	i love it! i just chanced on it today on Neiman's website. would love to see it IRL and the price point is reasonable. i am anti-big-blob-black-bag, but this seems to have interest- subtle color and texture variety that fascinate me.
lquerimit Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5

Aug 29th, 2009, 01:08 PM	#7
I Love RICE Member Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Great Lakes, USA Posts: 1,635	I like this!
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Aug 20th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#3
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,028	I do not like it.

Aug 21st, 2009, 01:06 AM	#5
GottaShop2 Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: United States of America Posts: 670	At first I thought it was a ruffled bag, however, after reading about it and zooming in on it I see it is not and that is good! I like this one!

Aug 29th, 2009, 02:02 PM	#8
Compass Rose Opie, My Schmopie!! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 8,626	Now......why does this bag remind me of Jabba the Hut? Still thinking......
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Aug 29th, 2009, 03:58 PM	#9
bunny Handbags R Us Joined: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 972	I like hobos, but this is a bit edgy for me.
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Aug 30th, 2009, 06:31 PM	#10
Stella Fleuret Sofa King Banned Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,603	Poor thing looks like it's been through a paper shredder or something. Or got raped by some rabid animal. Sooo not for me!

Aug 30th, 2009, 07:37 PM	#11
alliemia love shopping!!! Joined: Jun 2008 Location: NY Posts: 3,290	wow...love this. considering it for fall. thanks for posting.

Aug 30th, 2009, 08:45 PM	#12
vbs1521 Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 179	Hmm... sorry, but I don't like it. I can see a face. It reminds me of the sorting hat from Harry Potter. LOL
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Sep 8th, 2009, 04:59 AM	#13
Selkie <3 tPF Joined: Jul 2009 Location: N. E. Scotland Posts: 636	I love the edgy look
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Sep 10th, 2009, 12:50 PM	#14
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	Yeah, I would give this one a try.
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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:42 PM	#15
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,869	looks like a pile of burned paper
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