Guest Post by Mja: What’s in my bag – the briefcase of a journeyman accountant
So whats in my briefcase ? Well HMRC,IRS and a few other organisations would love to look in the files but that’s another story !!! First and most important is my Midori Traveller’s notebook which I...
View ArticleSamsonite Expandable Fashion Thallo Spinner Cabin Bag
I don’t always use this bag for travelling but I do often use it when I teach. I frequently have to carry lots of files, books, papers, pens, and equipment when I move from place to place, particularly...
View ArticleHOTD #42 – Chloé Elvire
I have three of these – an elephant/taupe, a black and a brown. This is the brown one, which has gold hardware. The leather is thick and roughly grained. It just gets better the more you use it. This...
View ArticleHandmade vintage travel bag
I have updated this post with further photographs and information. This bag is about 45 years old and well used, but the leather is still soft and plump. It is extremely well designed. It is also...
View ArticleWhat’s in my bag; Josh’s version
I’ve not owned very many bags. As a guy in the US, I never was really expected to use a bag aside from the ubiquitous LLBean school backback. I always carried things in my pockets or chucked larger...
View ArticleHOTD #42 – Chloé Elvire bags in Brown, Elephant and Black
Here are all three of my Chloé Elvire bags – I have brown, elephant/taupe, and black. The brown one has gold hardware and the other two have silver. The elephant/taupe has sides of smooth taupe leather...
View ArticleHOTD #43 – Brahmin Dagny in Pecan Melbourne
This is a gorgeous bag. It has worn extremely well, the hardware is individually hallmarked with the Brahmin name and it fits huge amounts. Pretty hard to find outside of the USA in my experience, but...
View ArticleHOTD #10 Part 2
I wrote about my Francesco Biasia Barbera bags here but didn’t have good photographs of them. So here they come again. The bags I am featuring today are my Francesco Biasia Barberas. I had a medium...
View ArticleHOTD #7 Part 2 – Lush ‘Rainbow Spy’
I wrote about my Lush bags before here. Today I am posting some more photographs of my Lush version of the Rainbow Spy one. I really wanted a Fendi Rainbow Spy but when I had save enough money, they...
View ArticleMy favourite Mulberry handbag styles
I am a big fan of the Mulberry period that came just after the Mulberry Roxy (as it was known then, before Roxy Quiksilver disputed the name). The leather and the styles were the best they ever made,...
View ArticleFAQ about my handbags
Forget the BAD hair colour and the stripey trousers the fashion police should have arrested me for – look at the joy on my face about my Gucci handbag! I receive quite a few questions about my handbags...
View ArticleHandbag FAQ: Part 2
After my post yesterday, I received quite a few more questions so I will answer them in a new post rather than adding them to the previous ones. Are you rich? No – not at all! I am lucky enough to have...
View ArticleWhat’s in my Bag today
I am using one of my Campomaggi bags, and inside it is: Fulton mini umbrella iPhone Harrods Makeup Bag iPad mini Frixion slim and Filofax pens Stimorol gum Vasuma glasses Plastic Tissue holder...
View ArticleHow I store my handbags
I have been asked by a few of my readers how I store my handbags. Here you go! How many of my handbags and Filofaxes can you recognize? I have three of these shelving units which take up one entire...
View ArticleOrdning och Reda organisers and stationery
Ordning och Reda is one of my favourite stationery brands. I have notebooks, organisers, inserts, pens, keyrings and handbags from them. They are good quality and the price is not too high. I live...
View ArticleHOTD #44 – Cognac Campomaggi Tote
This is a big, unisex bag which can be carried by hand, over arm, over shoulder and cross body. It has one large flap pocket at the front and a long zippered pocket at the back. Inside there is a...
View ArticleHOTD #45 Di & Glynni handbag
This one I have always used for any crafting endeavours I get into – scrapbooking, knitting, bookbinding, embroidery (I do cross stitch and tapestry). It is made from corduroy, cotton and satin. And...
View ArticleInteresting bag brands – picture heavy post
This is going to be a photo-heavy post but I thought I would mention some less well-known bag brands that I like. Radley/Hidedesign are known for their little scotty dog tag and also their picture bags...
View ArticleLeontine Hagoort Handbags
I have almost bought one of these handbags but in the end the vast selection available made me feel like when you are in a bakery and there are so many different kinds of cakes you lose your appetite....
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