Swagger vs Dreamer vs Parker?
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I do love the Parker and now considering the top handle version. It looks so good.
Thank you all! I'm leaning strongly towards the Faye carryall. I like that the top handle is still long enough to be worn on the shoulder (or at least it seems this way), and I like that the back pocket is the full length of the bag. The only thing is that I wish the crossbody strap had the chain part, like the Faye crossbody does. In fact, I wish it so badly that I'm actually considering ordering the Faye crossbody that is currently on FOS so that I can have the strap with the chain to switch out.
If I do that though, I would essentially have two of the same bad, in the same color, just in different sizes. A part of me was thinking I could always use the Faye crossbody as a clutch without the strap, or even use it as a smaller crossbody as intended. But another part of me thinks it's needlessly excessive to have the same style and color of bag in different sizes. I don't know...what would you do?
If I do that though, I would essentially have two of the same bad, in the same color, just in different sizes. A part of me was thinking I could always use the Faye crossbody as a clutch without the strap, or even use it as a smaller crossbody as intended. But another part of me thinks it's needlessly excessive to have the same style and color of bag in different sizes. I don't know...what would you do?
I ordered both the Faye crossbody and carryall a while ago on FOS but ended up returning. Both bags were very well made but the carryall was too deep for me to carry as a shoulder bag. Like to rest my arm on the bag would require that I stick it out at a 90 degree angle the bag was so large.
You also might be able to find just the strap on eBay. I believe a few other styles had the same strap as the Faye crossbody (isla chain crossbody I think).
I think the crossbody is too large to use as a clutch. Both Faye styles are very deep so they hold a lot.
Here is a photo of the ones I ordered for reference with a vintage Regina for comparison:
Thank you for the photos! I am horrible envisioning how big/small something will be based on dimensions, so based on dimensions, I thought the crossbody would be fairly similar to the carryall. I'm happy to see there really is quite a difference.
I'm still considering buying both the crossbody and the carryall, mainly for the chain strap. I did an eBay and Poshmark search, but I didn't see any straps in the black/gunmetal chain available. I'm just really struggling with owning the same bag in two different sizes. Seeing that they are noticeably different sizes helps, but I'm still not sure...