Do you think it’s worth it to spend on “if you know you know” handbags over $1-2k?

[Anonymous]

It’s dazzling to me that adult women are so dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once you’ve enjoyed owning an Hermes bag, there’s no going back… everything else feels like slumming TBH.

I had an Hermes saddle and it was fine. Nice! But there’s nothing magic about an Hermes bag. There are oodles of comparable bags. Nice leather, well made. The rest is just BS.

Hermes sells an Hermes branded bar of glycerin, which should cost $4 for $40. With a straight face. They don’t make it, it’s just stamped with “Hermes.” It’s identical to the $4 bar in every way. Shouldn’t that tell you everything?

[Anonymous]

Are Birkins and Kellys really “better” bags as far as material, craftsmanship and function, are concerned. I am not getting the appeal to go through a “process” just to spend 10k+ on a handbag.

I would love to hear honest feedback from ppl who have gone down the Hermes path..

[Anonymous]

No, absolutely not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are Birkins and Kellys really “better” bags as far as material, craftsmanship and function, are concerned. I am not getting the appeal to go through a “process” just to spend 10k+ on a handbag.

I would love to hear honest feedback from ppl who have gone down the Hermes path..

Yes they are made extremely well. You can check out the Hermes website which describes the entire process. Also, the increase in value. So, if you take care of them, they are investments. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous]

Spend on bags if it makes you happy. I have a pretty wide range, from Mulberry to LV, Prada, and Chanel. But my every day bag is a $100 something Kate Spade, which gets put on ground/bleachers during soccer practice, has stains inside thanks to my kids who forgot to put covers on their pens/markers that they stick in their bags, and probably water stains from sippy cup leaks. So much as I love my higher end bags, they get trotted out only a couple of times a month when I am without kids; also WFH mostly so not even an excuse to bring to work.

[Anonymous]

No designer handbag is “worth it,” but if your goal is impressing people, I don’t think too many adult women are impressed by an LV or Chanel bag. I would rather have something lower profile so I don’t look like I’m headed to my PR internship during my summer off from sophomore year

[Anonymous]

My SIL is constantly getting new designer bags and she always talks about how they are an investment. Is that true even if you use them? She wears hers all the time but then talks about how she could sell them for more than she paid.

Is that really true? (I’m not looking to become a purse reseller or anything, just curious).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mulberry/Strathberry/Smythson/IB/Maje poster here.

I’d say the next level bags from this point up that are worth carrying would be Givenchy, Altazurra, Hermes & some others.

Would not go near Michael Kors, Kate Spade especially if over 26. Nor Tory Burch if over 30.

If you’re looking for some style on a budget look at Rebecca Minkoff.

I just pulled a Kate Spade tote bag out of the closet, and I’m enjoying carrying it again. I’m in my 40s.

I carry a Kate Spade bag as my every day bag too, late 30s. They are so played-out and untrendy now that I am confident no one thinks I’m trying to impress them. Just a good-value functional bag. I feel the same way about Coach. It’s so uncool as to be effortlessly cool (although I hate the logo print)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My SIL is constantly getting new designer bags and she always talks about how they are an investment. Is that true even if you use them? She wears hers all the time but then talks about how she could sell them for more than she paid.

Is that really true? (I’m not looking to become a purse reseller or anything, just curious).

For some self bags, technically yes. I bought a Vintage Chanel CF in 2014 for $3k. That bag brand new today is $9k in the boutique. But no one is going to pay me that much for a vintage bag that has admittedly minor wear and tear. Could I sell it for more than what I paid? Probably yes. That’s where the “investment” argument comes from.

But no one with any financial literacy would put true investments in handbags. That’s what Vanguard is for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real mark of status is being able to buy whatever you want, regardless of the price point, because it matches your personal style. I live in NYC and husband works in high finance, so we have a lot of billionaires and near-billionaires in our immediate social and work orbit. They don't all wear Chanel and Hermes because it's Chanel and Hermes. They wear it because Chanel and Hermes stores are in the general area where they tend to shop, and they saw a bag they thought was cute and they bought it. On the other hand, I just as often see them wearing unremarkable and even relatively reasonably-priced bags that they picked up on a whim at Saks. Unfortunately, status is a whole picture kind of thing. If you're wearing a $5k Chanel bag with a polyester top, brassy hair, and uneven skin tone, you will look like a middle class person who decided to spend their whole bonus check on a fun splurge (and there's nothing wrong with that!). If you're wearing a $500 Staud bag with impeccably tailored clothes made from high end textiles, hair that is maintained every six weeks at the salon and flawless skin from prescription skincare and regular dermatological treatments, you will look high end. This is all to say, cultivate your own style and buy what you love, regardless of the price point. That will cultivate a much better image than buying a "status" handbag.

Couldn't agree more with this statement.

[Anonymous]

No visible logos, period. That just gives you away as gauche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mulberry/Strathberry/Smythson/IB/Maje poster here.

I’d say the next level bags from this point up that are worth carrying would be Givenchy, Altazurra, Hermes & some others.

Would not go near Michael Kors, Kate Spade especially if over 26. Nor Tory Burch if over 30.

If you’re looking for some style on a budget look at Rebecca Minkoff.

I just pulled a Kate Spade tote bag out of the closet, and I’m enjoying carrying it again. I’m in my 40s.

I carry a Kate Spade bag as my every day bag too, late 30s. They are so played-out and untrendy now that I am confident no one thinks I’m trying to impress them. Just a good-value functional bag. I feel the same way about Coach. It’s so uncool as to be effortlessly cool (although I hate the logo print)

Oh my gosh I didn’t even know that brand was still around…

[Anonymous]

I spent <$50 on a full leather small cross body purse from J Crew last year on clearance. It serves its purpose which is going to Costco, Wegman’s, carpool,etc. I thought that was a splurge purchase as I used to just carry whatever canvas totes or laptop bag I get from conferences . This is a nice looking light brown color leather bag that I could actually wear to dinners w girlfriends.

It will take me a while to work up to a bag that costs 10k. But I do think the Hermes Kelly is very elegant.

[Anonymous]

I just bought a Ysl niki and I love it. Well made and lovely soft crinkly leather. Buy what you like. You can’t take it with you.