What your designer bag says about you

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Anonymous wrote:Loved the handbag choices for the characters in The White Lotus. Perfectly fit each character

What were they and why do you think so?

NP but I noticed Nicole has an LV Neverfull (in the summery azure) which is so perfectly basic. A wardrobe staple for someone who doesn’t put much thought into their wardrobe but buys what their friends have. She wears it like sunscreen, something she had to buy out of necessity but doesn’t give any thought to.

Rachel has a goyard tote in green (I think). She is young and torn between wanting to enjoy the world of affluence and conspicuous consumption and wanting to be unique and different from a woman like, say, Nicole or her MIL in her Lilly Pulitzer dresses.

The teens and their canvas drug bag is great. They read books about colonialism and buy old vintage items as a means to rebel against their parents, all the while taking for granted a luxury tropical vacation

Pp who wrote about white lotus initially. Yup, this is a good breakdown. I love how Rachel always looks so awkward carrying her designer bag

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Anonymous wrote:Campomaggi

You are a youngish single woman who is wearing embellished leather ironically and because you saw it on the free people website. You go to music festivals with the sole intention of taking photos for Instagram.

Or you are a 50-60 year old woman who is into “funky bags” and “ the lifestyle”

LOL - I'm the latter customer for sure (spend half the year in New Mexico).

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fyi - White Lotus fans - here's an interesting take on the character's bags, specifically LV vs. Goyard and what it says about the owners - enjoy.

https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/white-lotus-rachel-green-goyard-bag

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In academia. I swear half the people I know have a Cuyana or similar. The other half use whatever free tote they get (NPR/College/etc).

Difference? What does their spouse do - if they work in a field with some money - then Cuyana or something like it (nice bag with no logos). If the spouse works in a non-profit - then the NPR tote win the day.

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Anonymous wrote:Tumi Backpack --- overworked attorney mom of toddlers who doesn't have time to care? I need an upgrade. I have the $$ but not the time or fashion sense to figure out what the upgrade should be... lol

On point. Tumi backpack says I’m busy and I’m tired and I am an adult wearing a backpack because it’s easier in my back than a tote. I need an upgrade but I’ll probably just buy another tumi backpack because I don’t know where to begin looking for a decent handbag.

I've found my people!

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Anonymous wrote:Cuyana leather tote?

You can’t afford a designer bag (probably the YSL tote) but you aren’t trying to announce that to the world. You want what’s trendy but you don’t want people to think you do. It was between this and the madewell transport tote.

This one's wrong. Could afford a designer bag but aggressively don't want one, just want something simple, well-constructed, and no logos. Sometimes compliment other people's bags by name so they know that you know, but choose not to engage.

Yup when I see all those 30 something year olds hustling to and from work with a loaded up madewell or cuyana tote on their arm I think “wow, those women must feel very passionately about the quality of their handbags and, despite appearances, must actually be very wealthy”

Yes, I see a lot of madewell/Cuyana in Silicon Valley on women who could easily afford any bag they want.

I think pp was being sarcastic. I definitely don’t see cuyana as a rich lady bag, more like a basic work bag for the woman who looked around and said, “sure, I’ll just take what everyone else is having”. You need the monogram or you’ll get them mixed up at the office.

DP but point is the sarcastic PP was wrong. Plenty of women have lots of money and no desire to buy a designer bag - Cuyana is nice looking, well-constructed, and no logos. There's a whole subset of women, many of them wealthy enough to afford designer, who only want those three things. It's not just a bag for broke 20-somethings or strivers who want the designer label but can't afford it. It's for people who want a bag that is not ugly and will hold up and that's it. The ethical pledge gives it and edge in places like SV.

This! Ethical brands are HUGE in SV.

Really? I live in SV and work in tech. Far and away the most common everyday bag I see is the LV NF.

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Lemaire and Loewe

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Anonymous wrote:Campomaggi

You are a youngish single woman who is wearing embellished leather ironically and because you saw it on the free people website. You go to music festivals with the sole intention of taking photos for Instagram.

Or you are a 50-60 year old woman who is into “funky bags” and “ the lifestyle”

LOL - I'm the latter customer for sure (spend half the year in New Mexico).

my mom is an artist who wants to retire to Santa Fe. I should get her one of these bags.

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Anonymous wrote:In academia. I swear half the people I know have a Cuyana or similar. The other half use whatever free tote they get (NPR/College/etc).

Difference? What does their spouse do - if they work in a field with some money - then Cuyana or something like it (nice bag with no logos). If the spouse works in a non-profit - then the NPR tote win the day.

Yep. My sister works in academia but spouse is in biglaw. Carries cuyana and similar for work . Uses npr bag for groceries and errands.

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Anonymous wrote:Longchamp

Do people still wear these? I think sahm who uses it as a diaper bag now because she had one when she was in college in an east coast city 15 years ago.

Yes -- good purse for weekends, bringing kids to the playground etc bc it can get dirty, rained on, it's super light and it zips closed. also good for airplane travel for that reason. work bag is Cuyana - simple leather tote, no logos, looks nice.

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Caroline de marchi

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Anonymous wrote:I bought my DD a Madewell transport tote (monogrammed) for her graduation. What do people think when they see that?

If she’s under 30 they think - cute bag, on trend. Over 30 they think, middle age mom trying too hard to be young, hip, relevant. Probably wears lots of Kendra Scott or Gorjana and follows bloggers like Shaffer told Me to and target # (hashtags)

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Can I own a Kate Spade bag when I'm 50+?

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Anonymous wrote:I bought my DD a Madewell transport tote (monogrammed) for her graduation. What do people think when they see that?

If she’s under 30 they think - cute bag, on trend. Over 30 they think, middle age mom trying too hard to be young, hip, relevant. Probably wears lots of Kendra Scott or Gorjana and follows bloggers like Shaffer told Me to and target # (hashtags)

Funny, I’m the 50+ mom who bought DD the Madewell tote. I do wear a lot of Kendra Scott and follow bloggers like Shaffer although not her specifically bc she has such a different body type than me.

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I own a few Salvatore Ferragamo bags- I love how classy and timeless they are. I'm 45 years old. What do you think about this brand?