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Posted by Gloria 9 May 2008 4 Comments

Purse&I

I recently went through a transition period - going from school into the workforce warrants an investment in a good bag, and I only recently discovered how immensely difficult it is to find the perfect work-ready purse.

Why is it difficult? Several reasons:

  1. You definitely don’t want to go overboard and have all dem ghetto studs and shiny patent on your bag (hint: NOT PROFESSIONAL)
  2. Finding a quality bag for a good price is genuinely hard (I made the mistake of purchasing overpriced pleather, I shant do it again)
  3. I’m just really picky, I’ll admit it

So after way too many trips to the mall I managed to come across a fantastic find from Winners - a Calvin Klein Luxe Nappa Pleated Satchel (leather) bag in black for $129. Good times - but not the time it took to find it. Take a look at some other bags I dug out that would serve a working girl’s arm well.

> images courtesy of mattandnat.com, dillards.com, and ninewest.com

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  • juliet said:

    I need a good bag for summer. I don’t have any, at the moment not even a cheap one, I’v egiven those all to charity. Leather, light and size somewhere between small and big is what I am dreaming about.

    juliet xxx

    # 11 May 2008 at 5:20 pm
  • ThatGirl (author) said:

    hi juliet! really, donated bags huh? I found that I have an overabundance of tacky bags - adidas bowling bags, puma bags, and some really cheap pleather ones that I can’t understand why I still own.

    A great place to find a bag I would recommend Winners - they have a surprisingly high quality selection, but you have to be willing to muck around for a little while in there :)

    # 11 May 2008 at 6:14 pm
  • Rayanne Langdon said:

    I find everything surrounding school to work life hard fashion-wise. I went shopping for a black decent-sized bag when I started interviewing for jobs a few months ago. I had so much trouble and I was on a tight schedule, so I ended up with something from H&M that I hate.

    I love Matt&Nat, though. Been crazy about my brown wallet since I bought it about a year ago. My friend found a fabulous brown fake leather/tweedish material bag at Winners a few months ago and I am beyond jealous. I have to keep my eye on that store more often than I already do!

    # 12 May 2008 at 9:20 pm
  • ThatGirl (author) said:

    oh no! I completely understand - I had my fair share of poor quality H&M bags, and I always used them for school and they’d get destroyed.

    I like certain matt&nat items, but I can’t wrap my mind around having to pay so much for a polyurethane bag. winners is awesome - do it do it! (:

    ps - looking forward to hearing back about the program!

    # 13 May 2008 at 6:38 pm

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