Well....I went to the mall last night to return a Bandit but came home with it plus a tea rose Roge tote! I figured I still have time to return one or both. I'm leaning on returning both of them.
Tote: I mostly use my rogue totes to carry various items to the office (not visited too often these days and mostly work at home) such as small lunch bag, umbrella, personal papers, gloves, shawl, shoes, etc that may be needed that day. I wonder if the links will eventually tear apart from the flowers even though I am gentle with my bags and this one won't get a lot of use. I think the colors are limiting because I also carry a handbag. It is a beautiful bag and unique to carry on its own say with a white sundress but other than that, I can't think of how I'd use it. And I don't often carry a bag such as this as a handbag. It is too wide open at the top.
Suede bandit: Beautiful color and actually matches the tea rose tote perfectly. The edgestain is oxblood and so is the inside of the tote. The bandit seems a bit large to carry along with the tea rose tote. I love suede and know its issues. I tend to use them less because of this. I also have the blue suede rogue 36 which is a slightly darker blue. The blue on the bandit is vibrant! Not sure what I'd wear the bandit with on its own though.
I may keep the tea rose tote as a unique bag. I like the grey suede bandit which would be timeless and would wait for it to show up in a SAS. But then again, the blue suede bandit is unique and I like unique things! I've bought too much this sale and need to use what I have, though. Decisions, decisions.....
Opinions????
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