Large, structured and mostly leather = heavy, plus you tend to carry more = even more heavy.

Try LV canvas/Neverfull? Canvas is lighter. Try a crossbody bag.

lighter but not very structured nor super large-
Loewe puzzle bag
BV bags
Gucci camera bags - the fabric one is quite light

What a bizarre requirement.

Anonymous wrote:A Goyard tote, the model with the zipper. Artois maybe?

I thought of this too but OP wants structure, which, Artois will certainly not help with.

Frankly structure itself makes a bag heavy.

I would like the answer to this too!

A Goyard tote, the model with the zipper. Artois maybe?

Anonymous wrote:Kaai bags look so cool - https://kaaibags.com/

Sadly not expensive enough for you.

3 lbs!!! Did you not understand the assignment?

Kaai bags look so cool - https://kaaibags.com/

Sadly not expensive enough for you.

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Anonymous wrote:The lightness is because it’s nylon, so start there. Lots of brands work in nylon.

Op- I think that’s one of the reason it looks sloppy though, the nylon. Even Prada nylon bags looks cheap, messy and ugly to me. Are there no lightweight leather bags? Would like something with more structure.

Certainly not even close to as light as nylon, no. Canvas? But it also looks sloppy quickly.

I have wondered about any of the Bottega Veneta bags.

Anonymous wrote:The lightness is because it’s nylon, so start there. Lots of brands work in nylon.

Op- I think that’s one of the reason it looks sloppy though, the nylon. Even Prada nylon bags looks cheap, messy and ugly to me. Are there no lightweight leather bags? Would like something with more structure.

I'm not sure it exists. I have been looking too. I have Birkin, LV and Prada that I rarely carry in favor of my lightweight Herve Chapelier 925F shopping bag that costs a fraction of the others.

I'll be watching this in case there are some other ideas. I keep looking at Godard, but no zipper closure.

Lol. I love the minimum budget. Op, can't you just call a stylist at Neiman's and be done with it?

The lightness is because it’s nylon, so start there. Lots of brands work in nylon.

So it must be over $2000? Interesting.

I own a Prada and Chanel (gifts from DH) but keep going back to using the longchamp raincoat bag I bought a decade ago because it’s the lightest and most comfortable for keeping on my shoulder when I’m walking around. But it looks sloppy and cheap and I need an upgrade I will actually use daily. Any suggestions for a lightweight shoulder bag that looks good? At least $2k and must have a zip closure.