I'm a Portland leather fan because the prices are really good for real leather and they are well made. They have a crescent bag that is somewhat cheaper than the Polene:
https://www.portlandleathergoods.com/products/nora-shoulder-bag?variant=40374219341906

but I like their festival bag for every day as it's very easy and fits a lot -- I do wish they had it in more fun colors:
https://www.portlandleathergoods.com/products/festival-bag?variant=39689228845138

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not trying to be mean but why did you wear only leggings for 10 years? I don’t understand the motivation and what prevented you from wearing jeans or skirts in the summer? I only wear leggings to the gym, so we are clearly different in that regard, but wearing leggings every day just never occurred to me.

You must lack imagination then.

I've been working from home for 5 years now and only wear joggers or leggings. Here are my reasons as to why:
1. It's comfortable (more than jeans or shorts or other dresses)
2. I walk a lot
3. I'll impromptu exercise (10 min ab workouts; jump rope to get blood flow etc). Being in a dress or skirt would constrict me from doing that
4. No one sees me but my kids, neighbors
5. Did I mention comfortable?

There’s no need to explain yourself OP. PP has an inferiority complex and wants to put people down to make herself feel good. I like Polene bags. They aren’t expensive but are good quality. The issue with this bag is the color and the size. Measure it and see if it would fit your stuff. The color is too light for an every day bag. I see this bag as more of elevated casual. Let’s say you are going out for lunch with your friends, you take that bag. Or dinner but a place that is nice but not super fancy. For everyday it needs to be more practical.

Thanks for the diagnosis you bully.

As for OP’s question: I also wear leggings at home and don’t like sitting at my desk wearing jeans, but it’s really doable and comfy to wear jeans and skirts (could be long, easy to wear), or linen pants outside the house. It’s not difficult and clearly OP doesn’t even like her old style anymore. So as I said - it’s easy, and she will be able to achieve her desired look without much effort: a few well fitting jeans with some stretch (I like mother but it depends on the person), a few long skirts for summer (or short if she doesn’t like long), and that’s the look. Some sneakers, maybe or other flats that she likes and she’ll be as comfortable walking around as she was in her leggings.

I’m not a fan of wearing bags with a handle like that as a crossbody.

If you wear a lot of denim and neutrals maybe the polene Tonca in brown?

Anonymous wrote:Nice OP! Exciting transition times!

This bag is cute but the drapey shape is kind of fussy feeling, I wouldn't say it's that casual. I think the Polene half-moon shaped bags are probably easier to pair with jeans and a sweater. Basic black will work with everything.
Cheaper versions, Baggu and Uniqlo have a million "crescent" bags in different colors and really casual fabrics.
Anything crossbody or nylon can be considered more casual.
If you're wearing a lot of solid colors could be nice to have a patterned bag https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/bags/crossbody-bags/mini-messenger-unikko-dark-navy-navy-092700-550
If you want to upgrade the tote you can check out Sezane -- has a couple nice leather totes. Or just go for an artsier canvas tote, tons of them on the market and not that expensive.

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Great advice thanks!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not trying to be mean but why did you wear only leggings for 10 years? I don’t understand the motivation and what prevented you from wearing jeans or skirts in the summer? I only wear leggings to the gym, so we are clearly different in that regard, but wearing leggings every day just never occurred to me.

You must lack imagination then.

I've been working from home for 5 years now and only wear joggers or leggings. Here are my reasons as to why:
1. It's comfortable (more than jeans or shorts or other dresses)
2. I walk a lot
3. I'll impromptu exercise (10 min ab workouts; jump rope to get blood flow etc). Being in a dress or skirt would constrict me from doing that
4. No one sees me but my kids, neighbors
5. Did I mention comfortable?

There’s no need to explain yourself OP. PP has an inferiority complex and wants to put people down to make herself feel good. I like Polene bags. They aren’t expensive but are good quality. The issue with this bag is the color and the size. Measure it and see if it would fit your stuff. The color is too light for an every day bag. I see this bag as more of elevated casual. Let’s say you are going out for lunch with your friends, you take that bag. Or dinner but a place that is nice but not super fancy. For everyday it needs to be more practical.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not trying to be mean but why did you wear only leggings for 10 years? I don’t understand the motivation and what prevented you from wearing jeans or skirts in the summer? I only wear leggings to the gym, so we are clearly different in that regard, but wearing leggings every day just never occurred to me.

You must lack imagination then.

I've been working from home for 5 years now and only wear joggers or leggings. Here are my reasons as to why:
1. It's comfortable (more than jeans or shorts or other dresses)
2. I walk a lot
3. I'll impromptu exercise (10 min ab workouts; jump rope to get blood flow etc). Being in a dress or skirt would constrict me from doing that
4. No one sees me but my kids, neighbors
5. Did I mention comfortable?

Nice OP! Exciting transition times!

This bag is cute but the drapey shape is kind of fussy feeling, I wouldn't say it's that casual. I think the Polene half-moon shaped bags are probably easier to pair with jeans and a sweater. Basic black will work with everything.
Cheaper versions, Baggu and Uniqlo have a million "crescent" bags in different colors and really casual fabrics.
Anything crossbody or nylon can be considered more casual.
If you're wearing a lot of solid colors could be nice to have a patterned bag https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/bags/crossbody-bags/mini-messenger-unikko-dark-navy-navy-092700-550
If you want to upgrade the tote you can check out Sezane -- has a couple nice leather totes. Or just go for an artsier canvas tote, tons of them on the market and not that expensive.

Anonymous wrote:It's an interesting design, but it seems quite impractical on a daily basis. Plus the pale color will show marks more easily.

If there's somewhere you could go to try it on, that would be best.

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