Any profs/phd students/post docs/contract faculty here, or any students who have a keen eye for what their profs carry?
Price is not an object here in the usual sense: I would wear a premier designer if it blended in appropriately. However, I don't want to overdo it. I don't want first impressions of me to be that I spend way more on handbags than most new - or even long-tenured - profs (even if that is totally true, it isn't the first thing I want someone to notice about me at the university, as this can make them think of a negative stereotype). I also think a briefcase might be a bit over-formal for a young female.
I also don't want to go too far in the other direction and seem too casual or young, as I don't want people's first impressions of me to be "student." I am not considering backpacks and I don't think monogrammed material is the way to go.
What do you think of shopping for a large satchel in a neutral colored leather, at a brand like Coach, Michael Kors, or Kate Spade, in a size large enough to hold a file of papers? Am I on the right track? Are any of these brands ones you would avoid?
Do you have a specific bag suggestion for me?
Thanks!
Price is not an object here in the usual sense: I would wear a premier designer if it blended in appropriately. However, I don't want to overdo it. I don't want first impressions of me to be that I spend way more on handbags than most new - or even long-tenured - profs (even if that is totally true, it isn't the first thing I want someone to notice about me at the university, as this can make them think of a negative stereotype). I also think a briefcase might be a bit over-formal for a young female.
I also don't want to go too far in the other direction and seem too casual or young, as I don't want people's first impressions of me to be "student." I am not considering backpacks and I don't think monogrammed material is the way to go.
What do you think of shopping for a large satchel in a neutral colored leather, at a brand like Coach, Michael Kors, or Kate Spade, in a size large enough to hold a file of papers? Am I on the right track? Are any of these brands ones you would avoid?
Do you have a specific bag suggestion for me?
Thanks!