Hi ladies! I need help on this. My mother, who's in her mid-fifties and a physician, spent my entire childhood being aggressively cheap about fashion - I remember lots of Macy's sales - while totally spendthrift about other things, like a Steinway grand piano and gourmet food. Different priorities. 
So she's always been a ONE bag at a time woman and that one handbag was always some kind of cheap unbranded affair until they wore out (like threads hanging out and leather split) and she got another. A while back, I took her purse shopping and gently pushed her into Michael Kors. She has a black Jet Set tote now and loves it! "It has room for everything" is how she explains it -- practical to the last.
I think she could benefit from adding a smaller bag - a satchel or maybe a crossbody - for evenings and weekends, maybe in a brighter color. Where would you I start suggest looking? (She's 5"3 with a size 6 frame, for reference - and my budget is up to $600, but Mom would probably prefer I find something cheaper.)
So she's always been a ONE bag at a time woman and that one handbag was always some kind of cheap unbranded affair until they wore out (like threads hanging out and leather split) and she got another. A while back, I took her purse shopping and gently pushed her into Michael Kors. She has a black Jet Set tote now and loves it! "It has room for everything" is how she explains it -- practical to the last.
I think she could benefit from adding a smaller bag - a satchel or maybe a crossbody - for evenings and weekends, maybe in a brighter color. Where would you I start suggest looking? (She's 5"3 with a size 6 frame, for reference - and my budget is up to $600, but Mom would probably prefer I find something cheaper.)
