{"id":78,"date":"2009-10-19T23:34:19","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T03:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raebelle.wordpress.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2009-10-19T23:34:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T03:34:19","slug":"handbag-styles-and-my-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/19\/handbag-styles-and-my-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbag Styles and My Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many different handbag styles out there and everyone has their favorites and dislikes.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought I&#8217;d pick a few that come to mind and share my thoughts on them.\u00c2\u00a0 These are the bags I thought of initially.\u00c2\u00a0 If I think of some more, maybe I&#8217;ll add another post \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobo<\/strong> &#8211; I really love the way some hobo&#8217;s look!\u00c2\u00a0 Bags like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/luxury-handbags\/collection.asp?intColId=157\">Belen Echandia Enchant Me<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanobag.com\/detail.cfm?season=A&amp;syear=2009&amp;group=TR&amp;style=3219&amp;IMMED=&amp;desc=MINILISA&amp;makebuy=B&amp;status=\">Tano Minilisa<\/a> are a pleasure to look at and I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;d even look good on me (I&#8217;ve never tried either).\u00c2\u00a0 But something about every hobo I&#8217;ve tried just doesn&#8217;t seem to work in my life.\u00c2\u00a0 Really don&#8217;t know why.\u00c2\u00a0 I wish I could find one that works for me.\u00c2\u00a0 I guess I just need a super lenient return policy to find the hobo that works for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tote<\/strong> &#8211; I love a good tote bag.\u00c2\u00a0 One of my favorite times to carry a tote is on the weekends when going to one of our many local farmers markets.\u00c2\u00a0 They are so useful!\u00c2\u00a0 Just sling it over my shoulder and I can carry all of my normal purse kit and my purchases.\u00c2\u00a0 I can even carry a few extra fabric grocery bags in my tote!\u00c2\u00a0 I even use my totes as a daily bag when I want a bunch of extra room for items like a pair of flats and a chunky sweater.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of my favorites are the <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.nordstrom.com\/S\/2992045\/0~2376779~6008000~6007785?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;origin=category&amp;searchtype=&amp;pbo=6007785&amp;P=1\">L.A.M.B. Wiltshire<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lunaboston.com\/ProductInfo\/LAMB\/20834.aspx\">Williamsfield<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/luxury-handbags\/collection.asp?intColId=162\">Belen Echandia Rock Me<\/a> (which I can&#8217;t wait to receive!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Satchel<\/strong> &#8211; I adore satchels.\u00c2\u00a0 This is my absolute favorite handbag style!\u00c2\u00a0 FAVORITE!!\u00c2\u00a0 Everything about the satchel makes me happy.\u00c2\u00a0 Depending on the bag, I can hand, arm or shoulder carry a satchel and it&#8217;s the only type that really works for me.\u00c2\u00a0 I like how most of the satchels I&#8217;ve seen have some structure and don&#8217;t fall all over themselves.The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/becouture\/couture_step1.aspx?intId=279736\">Belen Echandia Charm Me<\/a> (Currently only available through BE Couture, I own 2), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/luxury-handbags\/collection.asp?intColId=113\">Belen Echandia Make Me Smile Midi<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.nordstrom.com\/S\/2928864?Category=&amp;Search=True&amp;SearchType=keywordsearch&amp;keyword=lamb+in+All+Categories&amp;origin=searchresults&amp;siteId=mH0jcSTu4.0-mWE3_NFzsRTW.HSAJiYf3g\">L.A.M.B. Mandeville<\/a> (I own many Mandeville&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clutch<\/strong> &#8211; I don&#8217;t go where only a small bag like a clutch is required, but I figure this is a classic item to have in your bag wardrobe.\u00c2\u00a0 To that end, I just ordered my first clutch, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/luxury-handbags\/collection.asp?intColId=82\">Belen Echandia Clutch Me<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I figure this will be great when I don&#8217;t want to carry a large bag, or when I&#8217;m traveling for business and need to carry a few important items with me.\u00c2\u00a0 I might be going to some business meetings with high ranking executives and I&#8217;m hoping the clutch will make me look like I &#8216;fit in&#8217; a bit more.\u00c2\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to see how I use it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laptop Bag<\/strong> &#8211; A laptop bag is a must for me.\u00c2\u00a0 I travel for business and always need to bring at least my work laptop and sometimes a personal laptop as well.\u00c2\u00a0 While my laptops aren&#8217;t huge, they definitely don&#8217;t fall into the tiny category either.\u00c2\u00a0 One of my favorites that I already own is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebags.com\/mcklein_usa\/w_series_willowbrook_leather_detachable_wheeled_womens_17_laptop_case\/product_detail\/index.cfm?modelid=89255\">McKlein Willowbrook<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I love the fact that I can attach it to my carry on, roll it, or remove it from the wheeled base and carry it with the handles or shoulder strap.\u00c2\u00a0 Talk about multitasking!\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s probably my most used laptop bag.\u00c2\u00a0 Because all of my business travel involves a laptop, I&#8217;m always on the look out for another great addition to my collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Messenger\/Crossbody<\/strong> &#8211; Since I&#8217;ve been <em>blessed<\/em> with large breasts, these bags can be a bit of a challenge.\u00c2\u00a0 To date, I haven&#8217;t found a messenger style bag that is both comfortable and looks good when worn crossbody.\u00c2\u00a0 But bags like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belenechandia.com\/luxury-handbags\/collection.asp?intColId=156\">Belen Echandia Surprise Me<\/a> look so darn appealing, it&#8217;s really hard not to buy the bag even if I can&#8217;t wear it like it&#8217;s intended.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking about doing some more experimentation with these bags to see if they could work for me.\u00c2\u00a0 Or just wear the bag over heavy coats and sweaters so it doesn&#8217;t break oddly overly my torso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many different handbag styles out there and everyone has their favorites and dislikes.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought I&#8217;d pick<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/19\/handbag-styles-and-my-thoughts\/\" title=\"Read Handbag Styles and My Thoughts\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[13,25,30,42],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raebelle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}