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Savvy.PurseBlog · Oct 27th, 2009, 12:05 PM

I’ll be honest with you: first and foremost, I chose to write about the Tory Burch Amanda Mini Bag because I share a name with it. I tend to always dislike things that are also “Amanda,” but I quite like this one, and when you’re charged with finding eight handbags per day to write about, well, that’s reason enough.

But upon further examination, my favorite part isn’t that the bag and I have the same name – it’s that instead of the usual gold hardware, Tory Burch chose to use a beautiful dark silver tone.

The bag itself is pretty standard, but I think that it’s executed very well. The leather that Burch chooses for her bags is almost always incredibly smooth and expensive-looking, and although big logos normally irritate me, the metal charm sort of works here. It looks big enough to hold all of your essentials without being unwieldy, and I could see it easily being taken from day to night. Plus, the price is pretty reasonable. Buy through Bloomingdale’s for $365.

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NagaJolokia · Oct 27th, 2009, 12:44 PM

This is pretty cute. The shape is kinda nice, and the hardware piece in the middle is pretty.

karmenzsofia · Oct 27th, 2009, 03:00 PM

I don't like that type of rectangular chain with sharp edges,
and I can't deal with this brand's huge, uglish logo on bags.
Not for me...

ssc0619 · Oct 27th, 2009, 04:33 PM

I am not a huge Tory Burch fan, but I think the bag is cute.

calneva · Oct 27th, 2009, 05:37 PM

I'm not a huge fan of his work. The large logo is so distracting to me.
But this works. The use of the metal work in the chain help balance out the harshness of the logo. It's cute.

aliysiah · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:09 PM

No go. The logo, the shape and chain are too much.

HandbagAngel · Oct 27th, 2009, 10:52 PM

I don't like the big logo and metal shoulder strap.

sparkle7 · Oct 28th, 2009, 06:52 AM

I like this bag . I think it's cute. I don 't really like big logos but this one works as if you didn't know the Tury Burch logo you might assume it's a decorative part of the bag.

gacats · Oct 28th, 2009, 07:50 AM

It's not special to me. No go on this one.

Compass Rose · Oct 28th, 2009, 11:05 AM

It's either the logo for me or the chain.....but both is way too much.

moi et mes sacs · Oct 28th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Its Ok, but i wouldnt buy it.

M_Butterfly · Oct 28th, 2009, 11:24 AM

Nothing Special to me either!!

T-Girl · Oct 29th, 2009, 06:45 AM

This is the first Tory Burch handbag that I do seem to like but I can imagine how heavy the metal hardware can make the bag so I won't be carrying it. It is a cute bag though.

hotshot · Nov 5th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Not special or interesting to me

Oct 27th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#1
Savvy.PurseBlog OP PurseBlog Savvy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 363	Tory Burch Amanda Mini Bag I’ll be honest with you: first and foremost, I chose to write about the Tory Burch Amanda Mini Bag because I share a name with it. I tend to always dislike things that are also “Amanda,” but I quite like this one, and when you’re charged with finding eight handbags per day to write about, well, that’s reason enough. But upon further examination, my favorite part isn’t that the bag and I have the same name – it’s that instead of the usual gold hardware, Tory Burch chose to use a beautiful dark silver tone. The bag itself is pretty standard, but I think that it’s executed very well. The leather that Burch chooses for her bags is almost always incredibly smooth and expensive-looking, and although big logos normally irritate me, the metal charm sort of works here. It looks big enough to hold all of your essentials without being unwieldy, and I could see it easily being taken from day to night. Plus, the price is pretty reasonable. Buy through Bloomingdale’s for $365. View the original post on PurseBlog Savvy!

Oct 27th, 2009, 12:44 PM	#2
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,829	This is pretty cute. The shape is kinda nice, and the hardware piece in the middle is pretty.
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Oct 27th, 2009, 03:00 PM	#3
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I don't like that type of rectangular chain with sharp edges, and I can't deal with this brand's huge, uglish logo on bags. Not for me...
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Oct 27th, 2009, 09:09 PM	#6
aliysiah Sofa King Banned Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 810	No go. The logo, the shape and chain are too much.
aliysiah Sofa King Banned Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 810

Oct 27th, 2009, 10:52 PM	#7
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,167	I don't like the big logo and metal shoulder strap.
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,167

Oct 27th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#4
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,002	I am not a huge Tory Burch fan, but I think the bag is cute.

Oct 27th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#5
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	I'm not a huge fan of his work. The large logo is so distracting to me. But this works. The use of the metal work in the chain help balance out the harshness of the logo. It's cute.

Oct 28th, 2009, 06:52 AM	#8
sparkle7 Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 377	I like this bag . I think it's cute. I don 't really like big logos but this one works as if you didn't know the Tury Burch logo you might assume it's a decorative part of the bag.
sparkle7 Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 377

Oct 28th, 2009, 07:50 AM	#9
gacats love me some bags! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,086	It's not special to me. No go on this one.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 11:05 AM	#10
Compass Rose Opie, My Schmopie!! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 8,626	It's either the logo for me or the chain.....but both is way too much.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 11:12 AM	#11
moi et mes sacs Science Geek! Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,862	Its Ok, but i wouldnt buy it.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#12
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	Nothing Special to me either!!
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Oct 29th, 2009, 06:45 AM	#13
T-Girl Ahhhh...I'm falling! Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4,869	This is the first Tory Burch handbag that I do seem to like but I can imagine how heavy the metal hardware can make the bag so I won't be carrying it. It is a cute bag though.
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Nov 5th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#14
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868	Not special or interesting to me
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