Hi purseforumers!
I need some help!
I have saved up enough to buy a new bag, and I am thrilled. I have a few designer purses but no tote bag!
One of the bags I am considering is the Dior Book tote. I love the oblique pattern, it's such a romantic looking design, and I think the Book tote is the most beautiful in this design.
I tried it on once, about a year ago, and I loved the structured design and the size looked perfect on me (and finding bags with the right proportions is not something to take for granted). I also saw a video about the process behind each bag and the time and effort they put into each one really adds to the bags appeal. I was smitten.
The only thing that makes me hesitate is that logos was, like a minute ago, considered very tacky and outdated (except for the LV canvas for some reason), and this bag is not only plastered in logos, it has a huge "CHRISTIAN DIOR" logo written all over it. I personally don't think the large name necessarily looks bad at all actually, looking at it purely from a aesthetic point of view. It is a well balanced, cool design element that adds to the overall look, it makes it more eye catching, almost a bit "sporty"! But at the same time I wish it was not there, as it could not probably, objectively, be said being any different from the huge BALENCIAGA logos that Bal puts on their new bags (that I find really not being my style), even though I subjecively find the logo on the Book tote prettier...
I guess this boils down to being a matter of caring about how others perceive me. I know I should not care, and normally I don't, at all. It's just that looking like you are showing of is a really unflattering look, and gives of a really not charmig impression of a person?
I am probably overthinking this, or am I? Should I care? Whear do you draw the line of what is "too showy" and what is not? Right now when the look is quite "in", so to say, it would probably not feel as "daring" to go out with a huge, logo-covered bag, compared to in a few years, in case the trend dies out. But for how long will it's popularity last? Is it starting to look dated already?
I am not saying I need to carry it forever if I buy it, I am fine with it being a temporary fad (a few years or so), but I do want to make an "informed decision" if I do so, and be grounded in what I can expect to feel about the bag. Haha.
I have been going over this in my head for a while, but I am not getting any wiser, so now I turn to you, dear purseforumers, to get some help sorting out this mess in my head. What do you think about this design, and how would you perceive someone carrying it?
I understand that this might not be the perfect place for this question, as we all, assumingly, share the same passion for design in general and handbags in particular, but maybe someone could share some wise insight to a highly confused Book tote fan.
Also, this is quite normal for me to freak out like this when I an in a buying process for a bigger purchase. I always need to blow up every aspect, relevant or not, to come to a conclusion, haha. Sorry for making you read all my inner drama.
I need some help!
I have saved up enough to buy a new bag, and I am thrilled. I have a few designer purses but no tote bag!
One of the bags I am considering is the Dior Book tote. I love the oblique pattern, it's such a romantic looking design, and I think the Book tote is the most beautiful in this design.
I tried it on once, about a year ago, and I loved the structured design and the size looked perfect on me (and finding bags with the right proportions is not something to take for granted). I also saw a video about the process behind each bag and the time and effort they put into each one really adds to the bags appeal. I was smitten.
The only thing that makes me hesitate is that logos was, like a minute ago, considered very tacky and outdated (except for the LV canvas for some reason), and this bag is not only plastered in logos, it has a huge "CHRISTIAN DIOR" logo written all over it. I personally don't think the large name necessarily looks bad at all actually, looking at it purely from a aesthetic point of view. It is a well balanced, cool design element that adds to the overall look, it makes it more eye catching, almost a bit "sporty"! But at the same time I wish it was not there, as it could not probably, objectively, be said being any different from the huge BALENCIAGA logos that Bal puts on their new bags (that I find really not being my style), even though I subjecively find the logo on the Book tote prettier...
I guess this boils down to being a matter of caring about how others perceive me. I know I should not care, and normally I don't, at all. It's just that looking like you are showing of is a really unflattering look, and gives of a really not charmig impression of a person?
I am probably overthinking this, or am I? Should I care? Whear do you draw the line of what is "too showy" and what is not? Right now when the look is quite "in", so to say, it would probably not feel as "daring" to go out with a huge, logo-covered bag, compared to in a few years, in case the trend dies out. But for how long will it's popularity last? Is it starting to look dated already?
I am not saying I need to carry it forever if I buy it, I am fine with it being a temporary fad (a few years or so), but I do want to make an "informed decision" if I do so, and be grounded in what I can expect to feel about the bag. Haha.
I have been going over this in my head for a while, but I am not getting any wiser, so now I turn to you, dear purseforumers, to get some help sorting out this mess in my head. What do you think about this design, and how would you perceive someone carrying it?
I understand that this might not be the perfect place for this question, as we all, assumingly, share the same passion for design in general and handbags in particular, but maybe someone could share some wise insight to a highly confused Book tote fan.
Also, this is quite normal for me to freak out like this when I an in a buying process for a bigger purchase. I always need to blow up every aspect, relevant or not, to come to a conclusion, haha. Sorry for making you read all my inner drama.