Should you not carry luxury handbags at work? What impression does it give in your opinion?

[Anonymous]

I'm a man and wouldn't know the difference between a "luxury" bag and a normal one.

That said, it's probably best not to wear or bring anything ostentatious to work. I can't really see any benefit to causing distractions in the workplace. It's also probably a theft risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on this? I was surprised to hear that a good friend of mine does not carry her regular Louis Vuitton handbag to work because she feels it screams luxury and that interprets the wrong way in an office setting.

Is that true? My coworkers have carried Chanel, Louis Vuitton, etc without me thinking twice. I carry a backpack due to balance issues I have so it’s a null point for me but what do others think?

Depends what you do for a living. If you work in a modest milieu, dress modestly if you don’t want to breed resentment and as a woman, make people whine you don’t need to work for money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was doing social service outreach, I stopped wearing my lone piece of expensive jewelry, my one carat diamond engagement ring.

A 1 carat ring is NBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a man and wouldn't know the difference between a "luxury" bag and a normal one.

That said, it's probably best not to wear or bring anything ostentatious to work. I can't really see any benefit to causing distractions in the workplace. It's also probably a theft risk.

I’m a woman and I would barely notice the difference either. I might vaguely know which brands are high-end, but don’t have any idea about actual prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was doing social service outreach, I stopped wearing my lone piece of expensive jewelry, my one carat diamond engagement ring.

A 1 carat ring is NBD.

Probably a big deal to the people the PP was doing social service outreach to, what is considered ostentatious is very dependent on the environment you’re in.

[Anonymous]

Know your audience. When I'm in a meeting with investment bankers my bottega briefcase makes an appearance. But if we're taking too affordable housing advocates it's Baggu tote day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swear we have this conversation over and over again. LV Neverfulls are super, duper basic. Half of the 20-30 year olds I work with have one (I'd say maybe 30% of them are fake). It's not a big deal.

*I work for the government.

Way more than 30% of them are fake.

What’s the giveaway that it’s fake? I don’t think I could ever tell. What do you even look for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swear we have this conversation over and over again. LV Neverfulls are super, duper basic. Half of the 20-30 year olds I work with have one (I'd say maybe 30% of them are fake). It's not a big deal.

*I work for the government.

Way more than 30% of them are fake.

What’s the giveaway that it’s fake? I don’t think I could ever tell. What do you even look for?

You can't tell. That's why it's nuts to pay for a real one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swear we have this conversation over and over again. LV Neverfulls are super, duper basic. Half of the 20-30 year olds I work with have one (I'd say maybe 30% of them are fake). It's not a big deal.

*I work for the government.

Way more than 30% of them are fake.

What’s the giveaway that it’s fake? I don’t think I could ever tell. What do you even look for?

You can’t tell 😓
My friends carry $30 fake long champ. There is 0 chance people notice stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

I work for the gov w a ton of big law formers. Some still wear their big law bags and shoes. Some don’t. Nobody cares at all. I dont think someone is rich because they have a nice bag or they’re poor because they done. I literally could not care less at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have to admit I never even pay attention to the purses people carry, unless they look super handy. But I don't notice logos or brands.

This is me. I wouldn’t notice your luxury purse or the class signal you’re trying to convey. I dislike carrying a purse and carry the smallest one or use pockets like men do. It feels freeing not to have that weight hanging off my shoulder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was doing social service outreach, I stopped wearing my lone piece of expensive jewelry, my one carat diamond engagement ring.

A 1 carat ring is NBD.

Sounds like you live in a bubble where it’s no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I swear we have this conversation over and over again. LV Neverfulls are super, duper basic. Half of the 20-30 year olds I work with have one (I'd say maybe 30% of them are fake). It's not a big deal.

*I work for the government.

Way more than 30% of them are fake.

What’s the giveaway that it’s fake? I don’t think I could ever tell. What do you even look for?

You can’t tell 😓
My friends carry $30 fake long champ. There is 0 chance people notice stuff like that.

I would probably notice that one - the leather on the handles is not real leather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Know your audience. When I'm in a meeting with investment bankers my bottega briefcase makes an appearance. But if we're taking too affordable housing advocates it's Baggu tote day

+1. I am an expert on poverty issues. I'm not running around work with a designer handbag.

[Anonymous]

I have in the past, and was surprised how many folks noticed (I generally come in and put it directly in my drawer and retrieve at the end of hte day). When asked I would explain that I've had them for more than a decade and long before having to pay for childcare.
- Old Mom