Would you pay $100 for this purse? If you were shopping for a purse around that amount anyway?

but if I were willing to pay that much, I'd be happy with that one.

You could get lots of stuff in that.

Could be a coincidence but I've been using a Bernini purse for the last year and it still looks like brand new.

I watch for sales and have bought $125 handbags for as little as $45!
Gawd, I love a sale!

it is still stylish. I have 3 very expensive purses (all were gifts) and I can use them forever. Worth it!!

in fairness i havent bought a purse in forever

Now that I have a baby on the way, no more expensive purses!!

Looks soft. And I'm a sucker for brown leather. But I don't pay big bucks for accessories, mainly because I don't have it. Check with me later when I'm rich and famous, and I might not think twice about paying 10 times as much for that bag. :D

a gift. I won't spend much more than $100-$150 on a purse. Of course I am a fashion junkie.

:hi:

Does it come in black?

:(

I only carry black bags. I do like the style of that one though. It is fashion forward without being so garish like some of the other bags that I see around.

www.seatbeltbag.com

so I couldn't stay.

I'm more the laptop bag type myself.

That's not a purse. It's a $100 gym bag. :hi:

Unfortunately, I am not well aquainted with purse looks so that I can identify brand without seeing a tag, so you will have to tell me.
It's cute...looks like it would go with a bunch of stuff.

I'd do it if it's good material.

so no.



It's a beautiful purse, though - I do like it. For $100, speaking personally, it better be built well enough to last at least one decade, preferably three.

And I love bags. Bags and shoes. The two things that you can always wear even when you've put on a few or lost a few, lol! But I have to admit I'm not so much of a fashion maven that I would use the service that much. I have spent some fun time browsing that site!

And as far as the OP: It seems a good value, I've paid more for bags. Not to my taste-- I only do black -- but if you like it, go for it! :D

my wife would have a heart attack if she found out I paid that much for a bag for her, though. She thinks paying $100 for a professional woman's business suit is a lot, though.

I'm lucky that way - I sometimes have a hard time saying "no" to a woman.

http://www.olvera-street.com :thumbsup:

I would go for something a bit smaller, and in black or red.

The girl is a professional haggler...you'll have it for $60...

:D

that's the purse she would carry. I would be attracted to a woman with a purse like that. Not that you're concerned about that, but there's my opinion.

of how much one should cost, but that looks like it would be worth a decent outlay...

I'd have to smell it, to be honest, to judge the quality of the leather. Also looks like a style that will be around for a while - more timeless than many out there today.

I don't think there is anything wrong with spending money on 'investment' pieces. The latest, greatest, "it" handbags are stupid to buy, but anything with good design and style that is made well - go for it. I think it is important to own one or two good, versatile 'day' bags, and one or two nice evening bags. There is a definite balance in buying well (which can, but doesn't necessarily mean, spending some serious money) - shoes (to some extent, though when I lived in NY, they got thrashed very quickly), handbags, watches, winter coats. Things like t-shirts, not so much. It boggles my mind that Stella McCartney will ask for hundreds of dollars for a cotton t-shirt. Makes the eco-friendly clothing movement look bad, like your only choices are butt-ugly heavy clunky shoes and baggy, shapeless t-shirts for reasonable money vs. super-high end bullshit clothes that McCartney peddles. Don't get me wrong, I like her designs, but her prices are unfriggingbelievable. Chanel she is not (and even the price of a Chanel cardigan-jacket pisses me off, though I dearly would love to have one, they are so beautifully made and timeless.)

Anway, I digress. I try to do research on the company's policies and practices (social, environmental, etc), and it sounds like you do, too. If you like this company or designer or manufacturer, go forth, lioness, and buy it, guilt-free. And then enjoy it.

:hi:

... I'd have so much more to worry about than the prices of the purses.

I think it's really nice. It would look great on you.

It's not really my style and it looks a little cheap.

It doesn't go with ANY of my outfits.

I get bags/purses second-hand. That way there's something left to stick in them.:P

it looks like good leather -- and it should get better the more you carry it.

and it does look like something you would carry casually.

I might have to get something like that for the wife.

:loveya:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5514157

Where was it made? How well constructed is it?

I don't think I would spend $100 for that, but mainly because it's not really my style. For that much I want something that screams 'fabulous.'



I paid $79 for this -




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Put some weight in it and see if it would be comfortable to carry for an extended period.

My wife likes having an external pocket that holds her cell phone.

I wear more black than brown. What I did was get my "nice" purse in a cranberry color, which is actually a neutral - it matches everything except red which I rarely wear.

very practical. I like purses I can get into with one hand while it's still on my shoulder.

very pretty.