This is so random…but I was just thinking how some of my favorite style bloggers never show their bags in outfit pictures. Well, not NEVER, but hardly ever. I mean, Jane from Sea of Shoes is CLEARLY a shoe girl, and so is her mom; I can’t even remember the last time I noticed a handbag on either of their blogs. Jennine from the coveted will occasionally sport a lovely handbag, but she mostly lets her outfits stand on their own. And that got me thinking…are my bags a crutch? Should I be focusing more on my “outfits?”
As personal style bloggers go, if you can call me that, my outfits are pretty boring. Ultimately, maybe that means that I’m boring, but mostly I think it just reflects the fact that I work at home and work A LOT. When I do go out, I’m all about casual comfort, but I do try to always be put together and “stylish” in my own way. But my only accessory is my bag. I am first to admit that I’m not good at accessorizing with jewelry – my preference is to have a few pieces I just wear all the time, and not even have to think about jewelry when I leave the house. I’ve pretty much achieved that, but I feel like it does leave my outfits lacking.
I also LOVE handbags. I am clearly a bag girl; I love to collect them, I love to shop for them, I love to carry them…I really feel like a fabulous handbag is THE ONE thing every woman needs. I’m not going to go on and on about it, but I can’t tell you how many lovely outfits I’ve seen completely ruined by a bad handbag. I definitely rely on my bag to be the attention grabber of my outfit (unless I’m wearing my pink patent tory burch reva flats) and I love to carry a unique & sometimes controversial bag…
But I also love shoes. If my lifestyle permitted, I’d have some killer shoes, and wear them all the time, but as it is, I mostly wear flats, and am obsessed with comfort, so that dictates the shoes I buy & wear. I still think if I had to choose, I’d put myself clearly in the bag girl camp though…
what about you? are you a bag girl? or a shoe girl?
do you style your outfits around your shoes, your bag, or your jewelry?
do tell!!
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I’m a bag girl too; that’s one of the reasons I love your blog. Bags are pretty much my only accessory too, so I find your styles more accessible to recreate.
thank you CJ
Bags are also my main accessory. I lead a pretty casual lifestyle and my job doesn’t require dressing up. I dress pretty simply but carry a fierce bag!
hmm it’s a dead tie for me. although given that i’ve now completely gone over to using my dunlin all day everyday, my shoes are ever so slightly in the lead! that said, maybe i’ve been sucked into the fashion marketing ploys, but shoes and bags ARE the only two things i’ll really allow myself to splurge on with minimum guilt. and yeah i have quite an expensive fantasy wishlist for certain bags …
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I’ve avoided using purses lately. I just stuff my keys and phone into my coat pockets, or carry them in my hands. When I do use purses, they sag under the weight of 5-6 books, which gets annoying.
I have a pile of cheap purses I’ve accumulated since high school that I don’t like anymore. But I can’t justify spending $100 on a purse…much less $500. Every time I hear $500, I think of how I’d rather spend it on a digital SLR.
What’s worse– a bad bag, or no bag at all?