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Savvy.PurseBlog · Oct 13th, 2009, 08:05 AM

Y’all? Are you guys seeing what I’m seeing? Because if more Betsey Johnson bags looked like the Betsey Johnson Whips & Studs Tote, I’d have a whole closet full of ‘em, particularly at sub-$400 prices.

What Betsey usually doesn’t do very well is apply restraint to her disco-punk aesthetic, and if she did so more often, perhaps we’d have more bags as successful as this one. Yes, studs and black leather have been done already this season, but this one looks just as high-end as anything we’ve seen in much higher price ranges and from much more “serious” brands.

I think the key to this bag is relegating the actual studs to the middle flap and side gussets, but mirroring the structure of the studs in the quilting that runs along the bag’s base. It provides a nice balance without overloading the bag with hardware, and the matte black leather that they used gives the bag a great slouch and looks like it would be soft to the touch. My personal favorite part, though, is the big tassel at the end of the flap. Buy through Bloomngdale’s for $368.

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ssc0619 · Oct 13th, 2009, 01:19 PM

The tassle thingy makes it a no for me.

karmenzsofia · Oct 13th, 2009, 01:55 PM

I kinda like it

M_Butterfly · Oct 13th, 2009, 03:33 PM

I kind of like it too!!

NagaJolokia · Oct 14th, 2009, 12:57 PM

I kind of like it as well. It'd be better if the shape was more clean and cut.

gacats · Oct 14th, 2009, 06:16 PM

It doesn't scare me like most Betsey's do.

LV-PRADAfanatic · Oct 14th, 2009, 08:12 PM

kind of giothic...

HandbagAngel · Oct 15th, 2009, 01:38 AM

I will consider it if it takes out the tassels.

calneva · Oct 19th, 2009, 01:09 PM

not for me..

Oct 13th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#1
Savvy.PurseBlog OP PurseBlog Savvy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 367	Betsey Johnson Whips & Studs Tote Y’all? Are you guys seeing what I’m seeing? Because if more Betsey Johnson bags looked like the Betsey Johnson Whips & Studs Tote, I’d have a whole closet full of ‘em, particularly at sub-$400 prices. What Betsey usually doesn’t do very well is apply restraint to her disco-punk aesthetic, and if she did so more often, perhaps we’d have more bags as successful as this one. Yes, studs and black leather have been done already this season, but this one looks just as high-end as anything we’ve seen in much higher price ranges and from much more “serious” brands. I think the key to this bag is relegating the actual studs to the middle flap and side gussets, but mirroring the structure of the studs in the quilting that runs along the bag’s base. It provides a nice balance without overloading the bag with hardware, and the matte black leather that they used gives the bag a great slouch and looks like it would be soft to the touch. My personal favorite part, though, is the big tassel at the end of the flap. Buy through Bloomngdale’s for $368. View the original post on PurseBlog Savvy!

Oct 13th, 2009, 01:55 PM	#3
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I kinda like it
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Oct 13th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#4
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	I kind of like it too!!
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Oct 14th, 2009, 12:57 PM	#5
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,833	I kind of like it as well. It'd be better if the shape was more clean and cut.
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Oct 14th, 2009, 06:16 PM	#6
gacats love me some bags! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,086	It doesn't scare me like most Betsey's do.
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Oct 13th, 2009, 01:19 PM	#2
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,028	The tassle thingy makes it a no for me.

Oct 14th, 2009, 08:12 PM	#7
LV-PRADAfanatic Built Hot for LV Joined: Oct 2007 Location: That's ME ^_^ Posts: 14,739	kind of giothic...
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Oct 15th, 2009, 01:38 AM	#8
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,170	I will consider it if it takes out the tassels.
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Oct 19th, 2009, 01:09 PM	#9
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	not for me..

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