Would you bring a high end bag to college classes?

[CHmyloves]

I take my Coach bags to school mostly. They sit nicely on the desk and I can admire them when class is getting boring. My Gucci, however, stays at home during school-time. I would be horrified to see someone trip on it or step on it.

 

[KoobaLuvR]

I brought my Dior Gaucho to school for the last 2 days at school. I also carried my Targus backpack for books. I see girls carrying purses with books in hand but I had 2 bags, one really heavy with books and the other with my wallet, keys etc. I only have 2 classes this semester. As far as clothing, I had jeans, and a large sweater on, with my designer bag....I didn't carry it to compete, rather just like the bag. Its up to you. As long as your comfortable, that's all that really matters...I don't usually carry designer bags to school though and usually carry my Converse One Star tote from Target for books, wallet, keys, large enough for everything.

 

[edanna]

I do. I had no problems so far. I've cut down on them though and only use small bags now, and some no-name tote for my books.

 

[Hoodster777]

Even though I've posted in this thread before, I'm going to again. I used to usually carry a Coach or Tokidoki bag to class, and carry my books. Now, since all of my classes have at least 2 textbooks and require individual binders, I've begun just using my Panic At the Disco tote bag because its big enough for those books, my wallet, iPod, and phone. Its just too annoying to carry an additional smaller bag with the rest of my stuff, I have to do that for my dance classes since I need to bring my bag with my shoes/clothes, and I hate doing it.

 

[meganfm]

I wouldn't just because any bag I use for school gets a TON of abuse. Since I commute, it's not like I can go back between classes to change books or notebooks (although I rarely bring any large texts with me to school) so I always have to throw a ton of crap in my bag. My friend has 2 Miu Miu bags that she used to use for school, and she said they're so worn out now because she used to fill them up with so much stuff.

It's not that you have to use a big ugly backpack-I use a Matt&Nat messenger that looks like a giant envelope-I got it for a good deal so I don't feel bad about knocking it around, cramming it full, or letting it get soaking wet during the rainy season (aka the whole year round where I live ).

Save the Chloe for weekends-it'll last you much longer that way.

 

[Vikzenne]

I'm just really not a fan of lugging two bags around - I think it looks really weird. What about getting a bigger designer bag like a YSL Muse or an LV Neverfull (I think thats what it's called - the trapeze shaped tote with an open top)? I bring my coach tote to school, but I don't consider it one of my "high end" bags anymore because 1) it's take a beating 2) I got it for 70% off at like 139 and 3) I have nicer bags that I cherish more now.

 

[VeryStylishGirl]

As someone who is currently in professional school (e.g. med school) I find the thought of anyone wearing a bag to show off ridiculous! I'm not trying to be rude but what are you in school for - to get an education. It's okay to buy a bag and love it and want to wear it but not if your intent is to prove that you can afford something that others can not or to make other people jealous. I really think you need to think about the reasons why something like this would matter to you so much and what you would gain out of bringing such a bag to school.

Now I go back and forth b/w wearing a black leather betsey johnson tote and a backpack to school. I have tons of books, my planner, pencil pouch, and sometimes my very heavy laptop and cord. On days when I'm on the wards I usually just have my tiny LV change and key holder which I use everyday anyway and my iphone in my pockets. I say this because I have to wear professional dress when I go into the hospital e.g. skirt suits, heels and hair back. My bags either go on the chair next to me or on the floor when I'm in class and in my locker when I'm on the wards. I hardly see the point of wearing something that will have to be mollycodled the entire time you are carrying it and may be ruined by the constant abuse. I save my nice bags for evenings out and other special occasions.

If this is really so important to you maybe you can invest in small quality accessories so that you can still feel special without the need of being so obvious. For instance my planner is coach and it makes me very happy to use it. It's a deep plum colored leather and very understated but I can still value the craftmenship and of couse there is my tiny LV change and key holder. My advice to you at this stage in your career is to worry less about what other people are thinking when they look at what you bring to class and more about earning the education that you came to school to recieve.

 

[Vikzenne]

I just thought of something - When I go out, I usually bring a small purse (just because most of my purses are nice) and I bring a paper carrier bag for stuff like my jacket and my makeup (I do my makeup on the shuttle bus from my building to the train station lol). While this might not be a gd solution for school, given that your books are really heavy, at least for going out or light school days, this might be the way to go if your bag is small. It looks less weird than having a backpack/tote and a small purse imo.

Alternatively, you could keep your small purse inside your backpack/tote, and then take it out when you go out. But if you're out there to show off in class, then that's not gonna work for you, because you won't be holding the bag. Honestly, just save the showing off outside of class, k?

 

[siouxie]

I get so torn about this issue because half of me gets a rush finding a hot bag at a great price, and the other half of me is repulsed by the ubiquity of these high end (and mostly garish) bags. I remember when people bought Coach because of their quality and their warranty, and they would send Coach bags back to the factory in Connecticut when a strap needed to be repaired. I love nice stuff as much as the next person, and I tend to like things that don't scream "LOOK AT ME! I'm a designer bag" and really cant stand logos (the coach c is just silly!!! And DB just looks trashy..and although I loooove Chanel in general, the logo shouldn't become the bag as in the 5" or larger logo bags but should rather be subtle...) Yes, I'm a new england yankee....who appreciates style I think things become problematic when it turns into an obsession with stuff, and showing it off...it's really pretty twisted. The fact that girls in highschool and college carry Miu Miu or Chanel or even Coach makes me cringe!If you're the type of person who chooses friends and judges people by the stuff they have, then I understand that you probably need to carry your designer bag on campus. There are so many people who have really, really important jobs and may not make a lot, and can't afford to carry a designer bag. Or, they save up for one because of the quality. But the reality is, that most of the folks I know that are wealthy (ie, not folks who just make great salaries, but have wealth) generally carry understated items. They may have a few, and they're often trendy, but generally, they don't need to constantly buy new bags, and they never buy bags that scream for attention...and the bags they do seem to favor the most are the ones that show signs of wear - as they should. They're just things used to serve a purpose.

 

[atsnowflake]

I did all the time, just graduated 2 months ago. I used designer bags, espcially LV,in High school too. Brought them to class all the time, not a lot of girls on campuse had ones, not even fakes, but I was sometimes asked 'omg, is that real, your so lucky'. I used them cause I love my bags, and could care less what people think.
Nothing wrong with brining them to college class... that given, I wouldn't bring my bags to the beach...
just my two cents.
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[atsnowflake]

I get so torn about this issue because half of me gets a rush finding a hot bag at a great price, and the other half of me is repulsed by the ubiquity of these high end (and mostly garish) bags. I remember when people bought Coach because of their quality and their warranty, and they would send Coach bags back to the factory in Connecticut when a strap needed to be repaired. I love nice stuff as much as the next person, and I tend to like things that don't scream "LOOK AT ME! I'm a designer bag" and really cant stand logos (the coach c is just silly!!! And DB just looks trashy..and although I loooove Chanel in general, the logo shouldn't become the bag as in the 5" or larger logo bags but should rather be subtle...) Yes, I'm a new england yankee....who appreciates style I think things become problematic when it turns into an obsession with stuff, and showing it off...it's really pretty twisted. The fact that girls in highschool and college carry Miu Miu or Chanel or even Coach makes me cringe!If you're the type of person who chooses friends and judges people by the stuff they have, then I understand that you probably need to carry your designer bag on campus. There are so many people who have really, really important jobs and may not make a lot, and can't afford to carry a designer bag. Or, they save up for one because of the quality. But the reality is, that most of the folks I know that are wealthy (ie, not folks who just make great salaries, but have wealth) generally carry understated items. They may have a few, and they're often trendy, but generally, they don't need to constantly buy new bags, and they never buy bags that scream for attention...and the bags they do seem to favor the most are the ones that show signs of wear - as they should. They're just things used to serve a purpose.

There is nothing wrong with carrying things that are labeled sometimes, granted many carry understated items, I often do, but even the understated are often more expensive. There are some girls, that carry/wear designer stuff to judge others, and to not chose friends in accordance to clothing ect... but please don't apply that judgement to everyone. I prefer not to hang out with women like that, mostly because they are dumb in many ways in how they treat others ect... just because someone has money does not mean that you should jusge them, and the other way around.
Perhaps it would be wise to thin about how they got it... meaning that some people don't carry those things to 'show off' point in reference, my mother died when I was 19, and m brother and I inherited her business, and sold it. If it were ot for that, and my father we would probably have been in the same boat as everyone else. Many of the designer bags I carried had been gifts from my mother, and I carried them all the time, to remind me of her, and bought some more with money she had left me, because designer bags were something she would have never have bought for herself, she thought of them as a waste, but she always bought them ffor me, about 1 a year, as a christmas or birthday gift.... i also knew a lot of girls from grief group that had enharited a bag, or a bag collection from their mothers....

anyways, without telling my lifestory, I am just trying to say that not everyone has the same motives from carrying/wearing what they do, and it is not right to judge everyone under the same banner, regardless of their social or economic standing.
just my two cents.
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[Hoodster777]

.I am just trying to say that not everyone has the same motives from carrying/wearing what they do, and it is not right to judge everyone under the same banner, regardless of their social or economic standing.
just my two cents.
.at

That is a great point. I never carry mine to "show off"- I carry mine because they're what I have! None of my Coaches are signature bags, most of them are plain leather. Even in high school, I used a plain black Coach weekend tote ($200ish at the time!) for school my senior year, but you could not tell it was Coach unless you saw the lining- I carried it because I loved it and was a fabulous bag! I sometimes carry mine because they're what I like, not to show off to my classmates.

 

[siouxie]

There is nothing wrong with carrying things that are labeled sometimes, granted many carry understated items, I often do, but even the understated are often more expensive. There are some girls, that carry/wear designer stuff to judge others, and to not chose friends in accordance to clothing ect... but please don't apply that judgement to everyone. I prefer not to hang out with women like that, mostly because they are dumb in many ways in how they treat others ect... just because someone has money does not mean that you should jusge them, and the other way around.
Perhaps it would be wise to thin about how they got it... meaning that some people don't carry those things to 'show off' point in reference, my mother died when I was 19, and m brother and I inherited her business, and sold it. If it were ot for that, and my father we would probably have been in the same boat as everyone else. Many of the designer bags I carried had been gifts from my mother, and I carried them all the time, to remind me of her, and bought some more with money she had left me, because designer bags were something she would have never have bought for herself, she thought of them as a waste, but she always bought them ffor me, about 1 a year, as a christmas or birthday gift.... i also knew a lot of girls from grief group that had enharited a bag, or a bag collection from their mothers....

anyways, without telling my lifestory, I am just trying to say that not everyone has the same motives from carrying/wearing what they do, and it is not right to judge everyone under the same banner, regardless of their social or economic standing.
just my two cents.
.at

I agree with you - I was just saying I dont like logos or bags that attract attention, not that everyone who wears one does so for that reason. I am sure there are many ppl who love them for their look, my husband wanted to buy me one of these coach bags when they first came out with like patchwork prints - c's in all different colors, and other stuff....but I told him it was too busy for me. Anyway, I get wearing a bag that you love because you love it...My point was just that there are so many things to be concerned about, esp in college, that carrying a highend bag shouldn't be the major concern. It's just kinda wack, and I'm as guilty as anyone else, how people get caught up with this stuff.....

 

[Jadore]

I feel like a minority. I don't carry my high end bags to class. I dislike bringing them to class because they are not practical. Everyday I always lug a bottle of water,snacks,lunch,my text books,laptop,notebooks,work clothing,and other little things. For class I use a leather quilted juicy tote, a random grey patent leather cheapie bag, a large weekend bag from ralph lauren, and a canvas large abercrombie tote. Another reason why I dislike bringing them to class is because I don't want to give my professor the wrong impression about me. I don't what him/her to think Im a spoiled girl (Even though Im really not) I rather wear nice clothing,shoes,and accessories to class.

 

[fendigal]

I find bags of certain designers that are a little more low key, only get noticed by a few women that know bags. I carry my MJ bag to work all the time. No one knows what it is and I don't feel like I am being a show off. I carry my other bags when going out.
Trust me there are certain places in Philly where wearing a LV mono will probably get you noticed and possibly mugged.