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umamanikam · Oct 15th, 2009, 05:07 AM

I am contemplating with the annie and east west .can you kindly help .I want it to be user friendly and also chic and not too heavy .
TIA

mssw157 · Oct 15th, 2009, 06:58 AM

Hi umamanikam, I don't have either of those two but would prefer the Annie by looks alone. There's something about E/W that makes it look too "official" to me iykwim...
If you have reg Bays I presume an E/W is very similar from a user friendly perspective.

elvisfan4life · Oct 15th, 2009, 07:16 AM

Hi there- I dont have Annie- and you would have to get one of those preloved or from ebay as they dont make them anymore - I have never seen them on the outlets list. I do have an EW bays and it is very elegant- my OH bought it for me and it is the one he suggests I use on posh occasions- and I do as I feel properly dressed up with it. It is easier than a regular bays too. Good luck with whatever you decide

Linnea · Oct 15th, 2009, 07:43 AM

I have Annie in black and E/W printed black. I agree with the above, E/W is definitely a more elegant bag when Annie is more casual. I'd use these bags for totally different occasions. Both bags are lovely and IMO comfortable to carry and use.

rubystella · Oct 15th, 2009, 08:01 AM

I've only got Annie and I love that bag to death. Have been carrying it as my everyday bag for years. As people mentioned before I would use these two bags for totally different occasions.

flyvetjo · Oct 15th, 2009, 09:03 AM

I have an Annie too. With regards to being user friendly i find it much easier to access Annie compared to my bayswater with the flap. Annie fits on the shoulder easily (as does E/W I imagine) but I expect Annie is heavier. Somewhere there is a thread on bag weights which might be useful to look at. will go and see if i can find it.

rubystella · Oct 15th, 2009, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by rubystella

I've only got Annie and I love that bag to death. Have been carrying it as my everyday bag for years. As people mentioned before I would use these two bags for totally different occasions.

Arghh, it was early in the morning. I thought I was in the Kooba forum but this is the Mulberry one. Sorry about that

Lescoy · Oct 15th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by rubystella

Arghh, it was early in the morning. I thought I was in the Kooba forum but this is the Mulberry one. Sorry about that

rubystella - Hi - you know you are welcome to stay - the girls are fabulous enablers - and everyone needs at least ONE Mulberry

hulahoop · Oct 15th, 2009, 01:45 PM

^^^ he he!

I much prefer the look of the annie to the e-w bays, very much so. I have been tempted by an oak annie but the one on lovehandbags at the moment is too highly priced for me.

rubystella · Oct 15th, 2009, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Lescoy

rubystella - Hi - you know you are welcome to stay - the girls are fabulous enablers - and everyone needs at least ONE Mulberry

Lescoy, I'm definitely here to stay. Already indulging a little Mulberry obsession (3 bags, 1 wallet). There's still room for more

elvisfan4life · Oct 16th, 2009, 03:41 AM

Welcome to the Mulberry madhouse rubystella- gr8 to have you on board!!

maplecottage · Oct 16th, 2009, 05:32 AM

lol Lescoy, welcome Ruby - you have a few Mulberry's already - fantastic, which ones? Do you have any photos of them?

Welcome to this side of the forum!

Lillemy_74 · Oct 16th, 2009, 08:40 AM

Welcome, Ruby! Lot's of Mulberryholics in here - a fantastic place to nourish the contagious addiction hehe

I have both Annie and E/W Bays, and love both. However, as have already been said, think Annie is less formal. Both are userfriendly and lovely bags in my opinion..

Snowshoe · Oct 16th, 2009, 09:56 AM

welcome xxx

i dont have any annie but i have a ginger eastwest bays and its great if you want a classic look and feel that a ledbury is too small and a bays is to big .

bevw56 · Oct 16th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Welcome ruby you are now on the slippery slope or you could always join the sofa instead

Oct 15th, 2009, 05:07 AM	#1
umamanikam OP Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,712	which is the user friendly bag I am contemplating with the annie and east west .can you kindly help .I want it to be user friendly and also chic and not too heavy . TIA

Oct 15th, 2009, 06:58 AM	#2
mssw157 Member Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,699	Hi umamanikam, I don't have either of those two but would prefer the Annie by looks alone. There's something about E/W that makes it look too "official" to me iykwim... If you have reg Bays I presume an E/W is very similar from a user friendly perspective.
	__________________ My Mulberry bags: Oak Mitzy Messenger, Oak Bayswater, Choc Roxanne, Choc Hanover, Choc & Oak Phoebe, Large Black Maggie Clutch, Fuchsia Bayswater, Ticking Denim Bayswater, Stone Polished Goatskin Bayswater, Aqua Carmen clutch, Cracked Gold small Jodi Wishlist: black Bayswater, oak Annie

Oct 15th, 2009, 07:16 AM	#3
elvisfan4life Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 484	Hi there- I dont have Annie- and you would have to get one of those preloved or from ebay as they dont make them anymore - I have never seen them on the outlets list. I do have an EW bays and it is very elegant- my OH bought it for me and it is the one he suggests I use on posh occasions- and I do as I feel properly dressed up with it. It is easier than a regular bays too. Good luck with whatever you decide
elvisfan4life Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 484	__________________ Black- Carnaby, small Mabel, Roxy Choc- Bays, Roxy, Poppy, Mabel, small mabel, A4 Roxy Tote, Woody, Piccadilly, Barnaby, Bradley, Oak- Roxy,E/W Bays, Aston, A4 Roxy Tote, Ant, Mitzy tote Champagne- Mabel shoulder Pink Roxy Stone Maggie 5 purses, one belt, 6 keyrings 2 passport covers 1 travel pass

Oct 15th, 2009, 07:43 AM	#4
Linnea Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,168	I have Annie in black and E/W printed black. I agree with the above, E/W is definitely a more elegant bag when Annie is more casual. I'd use these bags for totally different occasions. Both bags are lovely and IMO comfortable to carry and use.
Linnea Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,168

Oct 15th, 2009, 08:01 AM	#5
rubystella Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	I've only got Annie and I love that bag to death. Have been carrying it as my everyday bag for years. As people mentioned before I would use these two bags for totally different occasions.
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Oct 15th, 2009, 09:03 AM	#6
flyvetjo Jo Joined: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 8,580	I have an Annie too. With regards to being user friendly i find it much easier to access Annie compared to my bayswater with the flap. Annie fits on the shoulder easily (as does E/W I imagine) but I expect Annie is heavier. Somewhere there is a thread on bag weights which might be useful to look at. will go and see if i can find it.
flyvetjo Jo Joined: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 8,580	__________________ Husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs, 10 Mulberries!! Wishlist - Nothing!

Oct 15th, 2009, 01:45 PM	#9
hulahoop no more bags! Joined: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,142	^^^ he he! I much prefer the look of the annie to the e-w bays, very much so. I have been tempted by an oak annie but the one on lovehandbags at the moment is too highly priced for me.
	__________________ My collection: Oak rosemary, Oak ledbury, Oak antony Chocolate ledbury, Chocolate roxanne Black araline, black emmy Pebble medium mabel Emerald Mabel Hobo Waiting impatiently for: Oak annie Wishlist: Red medium mabel Plum antique glace roxanne

Oct 16th, 2009, 03:41 AM	#11
elvisfan4life Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 484	Welcome to the Mulberry madhouse rubystella- gr8 to have you on board!!
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Oct 16th, 2009, 05:32 AM	#12
maplecottage Member Joined: Sep 2008 Location: London Posts: 4,272	lol Lescoy, welcome Ruby - you have a few Mulberry's already - fantastic, which ones? Do you have any photos of them? Welcome to this side of the forum!
	__________________ WISHLIST: Nothing yet Current collection: Bayswater - chocolate darwin Bayswater - black patent Mollie - chocolate darwin Mitzy messenger - oak Accessories: Planner - chocolate congo Keyring - chocolate congo Wallet - chocolate congo Passport cover - chocolate congo Rehomed: Marine Julia, Pebble Mabel, Oak Bayswater, Black Bayswater, Butterscotch Mabel Hobo, Chocolate Antony, Oak A4 roxy.

Oct 16th, 2009, 08:40 AM	#13
Lillemy_74 Member Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,500	Welcome, Ruby! Lot's of Mulberryholics in here - a fantastic place to nourish the contagious addiction hehe I have both Annie and E/W Bays, and love both. However, as have already been said, think Annie is less formal. Both are userfriendly and lovely bags in my opinion..
	__________________ My collection Mulberry Chloé Luella Botkier Marc by MJ Arrived: HG# 1: Cerise Glossy Ostrich Daria Hobo & HG # 2: RN Ostrich Bayswater!!

Oct 16th, 2009, 09:56 AM	#14
Snowshoe Sexy Lexy . Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Windsor Berkshire Posts: 2,597	welcome xxx i dont have any annie but i have a ginger eastwest bays and its great if you want a classic look and feel that a ledbury is too small and a bays is to big .
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Oct 16th, 2009, 02:37 PM	#15
bevw56 Member Joined: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 554	Welcome ruby you are now on the slippery slope or you could always join the sofa instead
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