Do you own any non-designer/non high-end bags?
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Yes, I own 3 Liz Claibornes, all of which I still love deeply, a Fiorelli evening bag which has some wonderful memories and is precious for that alone 
, a vintage Jane Shilton organiser bag I bought yesterday for £5 in a charity shop, and loads of total no-name bags from market stalls and shops, as well as bags from places like TopShop and H & M - and one Miu Miu, one Chanel, and a Gucci wallet.
I would mostly want to buy designer bags now, but I don't not love my other babies any more, I bought them because I really liked them in the first place and the style and shape is perfect.
The quality issue is important and price is the biggest factor in determining that, and I agree that there's a clear correlation - my £5 market tote can't hold a candle to my £300 Miu Miu when you look closely at the stitching!
Though, having said that, the zip-pull on the coin compt. broke off my Gucci wallet (which cost £175, bought from the Gucci stand in Selfridges) the first week I owned it!
As it was the last one they had in that colour I replaced it with a pull I improvised myself rather than take it back.... I wasn't very happy though!!! :evil:
But I love ALL my bags, they're my total delight and I even love the free fabric shoppers that come on magazines like Elle and Marie Claire!
I just LOVE bags!!!!!
Cx
, a vintage Jane Shilton organiser bag I bought yesterday for £5 in a charity shop, and loads of total no-name bags from market stalls and shops, as well as bags from places like TopShop and H & M - and one Miu Miu, one Chanel, and a Gucci wallet.I would mostly want to buy designer bags now, but I don't not love my other babies any more, I bought them because I really liked them in the first place and the style and shape is perfect.
The quality issue is important and price is the biggest factor in determining that, and I agree that there's a clear correlation - my £5 market tote can't hold a candle to my £300 Miu Miu when you look closely at the stitching!
Though, having said that, the zip-pull on the coin compt. broke off my Gucci wallet (which cost £175, bought from the Gucci stand in Selfridges) the first week I owned it!
As it was the last one they had in that colour I replaced it with a pull I improvised myself rather than take it back.... I wasn't very happy though!!! :evil:
But I love ALL my bags, they're my total delight and I even love the free fabric shoppers that come on magazines like Elle and Marie Claire!
I just LOVE bags!!!!!
Cx
I have a couple of really cute Margaret Nicole bags, and Nicole is TOTALLY sweet! They are less than Coach (who I do consider designer, btw...I have never had a problem with a Coach bag, and they last forever), and I get more compliments on these than I do on my Balenciaga or Chloe bags. Here is a link: www.margaretnicole.com
I have a small bangle bag in cream with chocolate satin ribbon, and the large bangle bag in grey with avocado velvet ribbon. They are adorable!
I have a small bangle bag in cream with chocolate satin ribbon, and the large bangle bag in grey with avocado velvet ribbon. They are adorable!
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I have lots of non-designer bags. I buy what I like. I have bags from Mervyns, Ross, TJ Maxx, etc. I don't discriminate because of the designer name. Don't get me wrong I love LV, Luella, Mulberry and I have quite a few of those as well.
If I like what I see and I want it, I buy it.
I LOVE ALL BAGS!!!
If I like what I see and I want it, I buy it.
I LOVE ALL BAGS!!!
I used to be a one bag girl which I carried forever. For my college graduation I got my first "designer" bag a chocolate Coccinelle tote with the matching wallet both togeher were about 400$ which was a small fortune for me at that time. 6 months later I bought a Mulberry bag which actually lasted 10 years and I sold it on ebay last year. Those were all my good bags I had and about every other year I bought a new non designer bag. My addiction just started last year when I put on weight and I refused to buy clothes because i wanted to loose it which I actually have. I always liked good quality and even with my non designer bag they weren't really cheap. But once the virus has bitten me and I built a small collection I don't think that I'm going back to the no name bags anymore because what I like about them is the unique style which you can't find in no names and I don't want to buy knock-offs. But I educate myself before I do a large purchase and I wouldn't buy an overpriced canvas bag. That's why I don't like Gucci and Fendi and even LV has been my first drug I don't like them anymore. I love leather bags and silent bags without logos. I appreciate e.g. the wonderful slouchy thick leather of the paddies or the light weight of the Balenciagas. For me it's about the unique style and the skilled craftmanship rather about the brand. I'm actually the only one in my friends group with such a passion and I would never ever tell them the price because I don't want to show off. I enjoy my babies on my own and in silence. Most of my friends do love my bags without knowing who the designer is and I don't tell. Besides shoes this is the only designer fetish I have. I don't care about designer cloths or nice cars just about my beloved ones. This doesn't mean that I would look down on any person with a no brand bag because I don't have the right to judge any body else and by the end of the day the person counts not their belongings. Just my 2 cents.
Oh I most definitley have both designer and non - designer!
My collection breaks down to about 25% designer - Mulberry, Chloe, Luella, Chanel, Dior, Lulu Guiness and Moschino.
Then roughly 50% vintage - Enid Collins and 50's bakelite mainly but today I just bought an Art Deco black leather one from Portobello Road so that percentage may increase!
Then around 25% others - I have bought a lot of these from the wonderful markets we have in London like Spitalfields, Portobello and Greenwich. Mostly the stall holders sell bags and fashion that they have made themselves which I love. I have a leopard print one that i bought years ago that gets so many complements but was so cheap! Like Chandi I also carry the free ones that come with mags like Marie Claire and Elle - I have a particular one printed with little love hearts that is my fave.
I would never, ever look down on someone for not carrying designer. That is just so wrong and I think most of our fellow bloggers agree! I sometimes think that people who stick blindly to designer only risk becoming a little stuck in a rut - a good bag is a good bag whether high end or not - it's good to mix it up a little.
My collection breaks down to about 25% designer - Mulberry, Chloe, Luella, Chanel, Dior, Lulu Guiness and Moschino.
Then roughly 50% vintage - Enid Collins and 50's bakelite mainly but today I just bought an Art Deco black leather one from Portobello Road so that percentage may increase!
Then around 25% others - I have bought a lot of these from the wonderful markets we have in London like Spitalfields, Portobello and Greenwich. Mostly the stall holders sell bags and fashion that they have made themselves which I love. I have a leopard print one that i bought years ago that gets so many complements but was so cheap! Like Chandi I also carry the free ones that come with mags like Marie Claire and Elle - I have a particular one printed with little love hearts that is my fave.
I would never, ever look down on someone for not carrying designer. That is just so wrong and I think most of our fellow bloggers agree! I sometimes think that people who stick blindly to designer only risk becoming a little stuck in a rut - a good bag is a good bag whether high end or not - it's good to mix it up a little.
I forgot one. I bought this from an ebay seller that made their own bags in exotic leathers, I can't remember the sellers name unfortunately. It is ostrich and I use it as a fashionable bag to carry in addition to my purse to carry files, shoes, newspaper, lunch, etc. to work everyday. It is my favorite no-name bag. In fact there is no name or label in the bag at all!
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Before I bought my first "highend" bag, I owned all kinds of "lowend" ones....for the same obvious reasons, couldn't afford the expensive bags and didn't really have an addiction YET to handbags. Once I bought my first "designer" bag though, there was no turning back....got rid of all my "lowends", maybe kept only 3-5 pieces. Once I had a taste of the quality and the exquisite styles...it was all over!
Yes, I recently only ventured into the dangerous territory that is "designer handbags" and thus, have lots of no name bags.
Now they're all sitting lonely in my closet. I'm seriously thinking of giving them away on the Marketplace when I qualify to post there.
Now they're all sitting lonely in my closet. I'm seriously thinking of giving them away on the Marketplace when I qualify to post there.
I have some non-designer bags...it really just depends on what I like. Like last year late summer/early fall there was a Nine West bag that I thought was so cute and had to have! I get so many compliments on it. You'd never know it was a Nine West, like it doesnt have that square pattern or the little metal bar that has the NW name on it). And I remember when I saw it I was surprised it was by them too. I'm staring at my closet right now and I also have a few random beachy totes, one cute pink liz claiborne purse that I bought for a V-day outfit years ago, one noname white studded hobo, a little evening bag I bought for a bridesmaids dress and this beaded evening bag my aunt bought me in Vietnam, lol...
I mean, more often than not I'm lusting after more high end bags, but I don't think I'm too snobby about them... I think the only thing I don't like are fakes and even the other bags I don't like I figure hey that person does, so who am I to judge!
I mean, more often than not I'm lusting after more high end bags, but I don't think I'm too snobby about them... I think the only thing I don't like are fakes and even the other bags I don't like I figure hey that person does, so who am I to judge!