Comments on: The handbag hunt begins. Badly. http://www.gemmacartwright.com/2010/01/the-handbag-hunt-begins-badly/ Fashionable Geekery Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:16:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kat Hannaford http://www.gemmacartwright.com/2010/01/the-handbag-hunt-begins-badly/comment-page-1/#comment-5288 Kat Hannaford Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:29:30 +0000 http://www.gemmacartwright.com/?p=398#comment-5288 Time to hit eBay and start pawning off all those lovely shoes and dresses you never wear! I'll give you help if you want, can come over with my DSLR and help take the photos? It'd be fun! Time to hit eBay and start pawning off all those lovely shoes and dresses you never wear! I’ll give you help if you want, can come over with my DSLR and help take the photos? It’d be fun!

]]> By: Gemma http://www.gemmacartwright.com/2010/01/the-handbag-hunt-begins-badly/comment-page-1/#comment-5287 Gemma Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:38:24 +0000 http://www.gemmacartwright.com/?p=398#comment-5287 That's good to know about the Alexa. One less thing to dream about! I had a look when I was in Vegas for Linea Pelle but it's in really limited stockists...apparently Bloomingdales carries some stuff. I'll see if I can save up, just too many other things I need the cash for at the mo and I just can't justify it! That’s good to know about the Alexa. One less thing to dream about!

I had a look when I was in Vegas for Linea Pelle but it’s in really limited stockists…apparently Bloomingdales carries some stuff.

I’ll see if I can save up, just too many other things I need the cash for at the mo and I just can’t justify it!

]]> By: Kat Hannaford http://www.gemmacartwright.com/2010/01/the-handbag-hunt-begins-badly/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 Kat Hannaford Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:32:57 +0000 http://www.gemmacartwright.com/?p=398#comment-5286 Oh, these are the bags you were telling us about the other night? I like the one on the right best, that's a really nice shape. It's a shame the shipping and customs would take the price up so much, as $400 isn't *that* much when you consider at least four years' use. Plus, you can't put a price on looking smart and professional. Maybe someone is going to the US soon and could bring one back for you? I wish you'd told me before I went to Vegas, I could've brought one back then if they're sold there. BTW, went into Mulberry today (bought an Elkington laptop bag in oak - mmm!) and saw the Alexa in the flesh. It's not as nice in person, they use a different leather to the Bayswater etc, apparently it's waxed buffalo so it's pretty shiny. I told the sales assistant it wasn't as nice as I was expecting, and she agreed - said it looked much cheaper than the rest of Mulberry's line (except it's one of their pricier bags!) I actually thought it looked like a knock-off, if I'm honest. Hope that at least puts one bag out of your thoughts, making the search a little easier... Oh, these are the bags you were telling us about the other night? I like the one on the right best, that’s a really nice shape.

It’s a shame the shipping and customs would take the price up so much, as $400 isn’t *that* much when you consider at least four years’ use. Plus, you can’t put a price on looking smart and professional.

Maybe someone is going to the US soon and could bring one back for you? I wish you’d told me before I went to Vegas, I could’ve brought one back then if they’re sold there.

BTW, went into Mulberry today (bought an Elkington laptop bag in oak – mmm!) and saw the Alexa in the flesh. It’s not as nice in person, they use a different leather to the Bayswater etc, apparently it’s waxed buffalo so it’s pretty shiny. I told the sales assistant it wasn’t as nice as I was expecting, and she agreed – said it looked much cheaper than the rest of Mulberry’s line (except it’s one of their pricier bags!) I actually thought it looked like a knock-off, if I’m honest.

Hope that at least puts one bag out of your thoughts, making the search a little easier…

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