Do you wear your designer bag to work/interviews?

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#31
I did carry them to my old job, but that was because I worked in an office, now I don't because I am scared they will e dirty since it has to do with food.
 
#32
Sure I wear my nice designer bags to work. I work in an office where the ladies dress nicely, but not in high fashion. To them, a Dooney or a Coach is the top-of-the-line bag. I don't expect anyone to know the designer or the price of my bags, I just hope that they like the style and the color.
 
#33
I take mine to work, if it's designer or not, it does not matter as long as you love it, most people where I work don't know any different anyway!

I take which ever bag I might need depending on what kind of day I'm having it could be designer or it might not be!
 
#35
I carry mine - but mine are funkier, slightly distressed styles in leather, not logo, and would probably not be considered 'designer' anyway by many people at my office.
Sure. I don't do logos though, so I don't think anyone knows that they are even designer, to be honest. Where I live, Coach and Dooney are what is considered designer for the most part and if you don't care those, people assume it's just a normal bag from wherever.
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elizat, I think we work in the same office! I'd get blank stares or an "mm hmm isn't that nice, now" response if I said RM, Kale or LP, etc. Honestly, even if I carried a Balenciaga or Marc Jacobs, I'm not sure how much recognition it would get by even the very fashionable and well-dressed in the office. It's just not their style, I guess.

Neat story though: two of the women in my office went gaga over my RM Morning After Bag in Night Blue, in a really genuine way, so I was happy to introduce them to the RM world :) One even went to the sample sale and came away with a few goodies!

As far as office politics, I am one of the office plebeians (seriously, there is such a crazy social hierarchy there), and it would be shocking for me to be seen carrying a pricy recognizable logo bag. This has happened to a friend of mine there.... seriously, anything for gossip in that place!

In certain non-profit environments, I would feel uncomfortable wearing anything flashy and recognizably expensive (which is why this month's "foolproof outfit" in Lucky scandalized me a bit) ... but I also think it is silly for adults to criticize other adults in the way they spend their disposable income. That is reason alone for me to wear what I enjoy anywhere, haters and gawkers be da**ed.
 
#38
My "designer" bags are my only bags. There are lockers at work and other than taking it out for my break and coming in/leaving, no one sees it. I don't think anyone really cares to be honest.
 
#40
my pricey luxury bags (ferragamo, fendi, etc.) stay at home unless i'm out at a date/going somewhere nice/etc. my cheaper designer bags (coach, gucci, burberry, etc.) make the most appearances at my lab. since i work in an environment with chemicals, i don't want to spill anything corrosive on my favorite handbags. =]
 
#41
I do, but i'm not sure how bag concious the ladies I work with are. Even if they were bag concious, I'm not sure I'd care. A lot of people I work with drive flashy cars. I drive a toyota. To each her own!
 
#43
Most of my bags are designer or name brand and I carry them everywhere I go. I do consider where I'm going before I choose which bag, but I don't worry about what people will think of my bags or how I spend my money.
 
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