Handbags

[BARBIE100]

Loving Brahmin bags. 

[handygal2]

My current favored handbag brands are Patricia Nash, Brahmin, and most recently Frye.

[Boehm Collector]

@Sunshine Kate .. I have 17 Dooneys which I love.  Unfortunately, it has been a long time since I have seen a new Dooney I am even remotely interested in.   However, lately I have been using my Coach Scout Bags or my Henri Bendel Rivington Tassel Messenger  Bags.  They are light weight; have great organization; and the leather is amazing.  But I think Coach bags are now becoming extremely overpriced.  For the time being I am not going to purchase any more handbags because I think I have plenty.  

[EdithEllenLily]

@Sunshine Kate I still love the Dooneys that I have but like you, I've had bad luck with Dooney purchases lately.

I'm currently carrying the MZ Wallace Roxy in dark blue camo bedford and I absolutely love it. 

I am also a huge fan of the Henri Bendel West 57th Satchel in saffiano leather...it wears like iron and looks brand new after carrying it for months. 

[blueskies]

I was a Dooney fan for years & still am ......I did find another brand on another shopping channel .....unsure if we can name other channels .....but the brand is Patricia Nash . She does have a web site , but you can get a tsv or sale prices, when she is on the sales channel.  Her designs are based on old European styles, and uses vegetable-based dyes. She also finds vintage fabrics once used in dresses , and replicates them on the leather bags. I especially love one of her small , vintage florals from a dress print , that has washed, muted , tea-stained colors . I bought a cosmetic pouch with strap , that can seriously pass as a clutch .....and a journal and calendar/ appointment books , from her accessories line. The journal looks so vintage, with a leather string closure holding a small key,  & a metal charm used to seal letters with wax . All three items are in the floral vintage print, I described above . I also have a mailbag-style handbag, with an adjustable shoulder strap....in fuschia . On my bucket list is a train case . She also has a line of satchels for men .....they're gorgeous, and look like they'd last a lifetime . 

[TY]

I'm not loving any handbags that I'm seeing in bricks and mortar stores in Canada right now. I'm on a handbag diet as nothing here is calling my name in store or online in Canada.

I think next year I will be buying my first Brahmin handbag in the U.S. I'm researching the bag online and looked at them at Macy's and Dillards in Las Vegas.

I just read an interesting article about how women are researching handbags before they buy one. The impulse handbag purchase is a thing of the past, especially with millennials.

From the Fashion Law website:

http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/handbag-sales-are-enormously-important-for-brands-heres-how-consum...

Handbag Sales are Enormously Important for Brands, Here's How Consumers Shop Them

[Pinkroses]

[beckyb1012]

Coming up on five years for Brahmin preference after decades of Dooney being my go to. 

[TY]

I'm thinking of this bag for my first purchase of this line:

Brahmin Melbourne Anywhere Convertible Satchel

[magicmoodz]

I just changed into this Brahmin: