Today I decided to continue my bag collection and talk about my larger bags which I use more on a daily basis. This first one here is a monochrome and gold bag with a chain strap which I got from New Look about a year and a half ago I think. When I saw it I thought it looked like a high street version of a Chanel monochrome bag so I picked it up. I remember I got it in the sale and it was reduced from £17 to £7, so it was great value for money. As this bag looks quite sophisticated I think you could dress it up or down as it would look great also worn to a formal evening event, but for me I tend to use it mostly during the day time.
I got this second bag as a Christmas present last year and it's just gorgeous. Sometime last year we went to London and I saw this in Russell and Bromley while my mum was looking for shoes. At the time I was looking for a plain black bag that could look good worn any time throughout the day and because this has a patent finish to it, it adds a glossy touch to it which makes it perfect as an evening and a day bag. It was quite pricey, I can't remember exactly how much it was, but I waited until Christmas to use it and I love it and it gets used loads.
Next we have a bowler bag that I bought from Debenhams two years ago now. It was from Mischa Barton's collection and as you can see it's well loved from the slight discolouration going on. Even though bowler bags are meant for carrying in your hand and arm, I carry this one on my shoulders a lot as it's big enough for your whole arm to fit through. Quality wise it's ok and it's lasted quite well considering it was only 30 something pounds, but I have a feeling I may have to replace it soon as the material is starting to flake off. It's had a good run though so I'm not complaining.
This is my most recent bag that I have and it's from Peacocks. I have actually already done a post about this bag before which you can find here talking about the fact that this bag reminds me of a particular designer bag that you see that has this exact same colour but this ones only £12. I don't think it's around any more, unless it's in a sale, but Peacocks have some other really lovely bags out at the moment. I've even spotted another one I liked, so fingers crossed that one hasn't gone yet.
This last bag is the oldest one I have and this was given to me as a gift probably about six years or so ago now, which tbh you could probably tell as the style of it is very noughties. It's a simple over the shouldder black bag with some metal studs on it. I've forgotten what make it is but I haven't seen the brand around since so I don't think it's around any more. The quality is amazing as it's still going strong to this day and it's still looking good, but I prefer to wear it on the side without the studs because then it's more versatile to wear.
I really hope you enjoyed the last part of my bag collection. I'll link the first one here in case you missed it.
Thanks for reading
See you soon xxx
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I've always wanted to do some sort of collection post, but I have never got round to doing it before. I love watching people's bag and shoe collections on Youtube and I love reading blog posts about them. So today I thought I would show you the first part of my bag collection. As you can see from the title all of these are my small bags that I use either for evenings out or day to day if I only want to carry a few things.
This first bag is a classic monochrome bag from New Look. I do really like this bag but I should whip it out more really, especially now that the 60s are in fashion and this is a very 60s looking bag. I think the only reason why I don't use it as often as I should is because I like to be able to stuff tons of useless things I don't need in my bag, which you can't do with small bags. Maybe that's a good thing though as it could teach me to only bring the things I really need with me. I do still love this bag though.
This next bag was a gift and it has a beautiful quilted design with a huge rose in the middle of it. I think it's really cute and quite versatile as you could get away with wearing it day or night as it's quite a fancy bag, but it's still definitely day time appropriate. It was from Dorothy Perkins which is a shop that does sell really nice accessories, especially bags.
Another bag that was a gift was this Guess one. This bag is very noughties in style but I think I can just about still get away with wearing it for evening and nights out. It has a colour combo of black, silver and brown with a giant chain metal strap, which in some way is good as it won't fall off your shoulder easily. Also the giant zip means that your contents of your bag are very well protected, which is always useful.
This was the clutch bag I wore to my prom a few years ago and I adore it. I love how simple it looks, but yet there's still a bit of detail to it with the subtle snakeskin print going on. Plus the gold detail on the top of the bag adds some metallic definition to it.
Ok so this bag is probably the cheapest bag I own. There's a shop in the UK called Shaws that sells things like pillow cases, duvets and those kind of things. One time I went in there with my mum to pick up something and I noticed they were selling these really lovely sequin bags. They had three colours- white, black and silver, so I went for the white one. Not only is it really pretty but it only cost £2.99! This is a great evening bag and even though it's about six years old I think, I can still use it now for nights out and it looks great.
So now we have the first handbag that I ever received. I got this when I was 11 and I just done some of my end of year exams. It's such a cute Radley bag and what really made me choose this bag was that it has the Radley dog attached to it, of course. I used to wear this bag all the time when I was younger, now I use it for special occasions and more formal events.
The tiniest bag I have is this across body bag from New Look. I use this mainly when I'm just popping out for a walk or if I feel like going to the shops to buy some chocolate or sweets as it's the perfect sized bag to carry essentials like your change, a couple of notes, your phone and of course your keys, unless you want to be stuck outside haha. I like the colour combination of the cream and black as it's a little different to the usual black and white scenario.
Lastly we have this safari style bag that I tend to use in the summer just because it looks more summery compared to the other bags. You can actually carry quite a few things in here even though it's still a small bag as it has a bit of stretchability to it (is that even a word, I don't know, but I like the sound of it haha).
This first bag is a classic monochrome bag from New Look. I do really like this bag but I should whip it out more really, especially now that the 60s are in fashion and this is a very 60s looking bag. I think the only reason why I don't use it as often as I should is because I like to be able to stuff tons of useless things I don't need in my bag, which you can't do with small bags. Maybe that's a good thing though as it could teach me to only bring the things I really need with me. I do still love this bag though.
This next bag was a gift and it has a beautiful quilted design with a huge rose in the middle of it. I think it's really cute and quite versatile as you could get away with wearing it day or night as it's quite a fancy bag, but it's still definitely day time appropriate. It was from Dorothy Perkins which is a shop that does sell really nice accessories, especially bags.
Another bag that was a gift was this Guess one. This bag is very noughties in style but I think I can just about still get away with wearing it for evening and nights out. It has a colour combo of black, silver and brown with a giant chain metal strap, which in some way is good as it won't fall off your shoulder easily. Also the giant zip means that your contents of your bag are very well protected, which is always useful.
This was the clutch bag I wore to my prom a few years ago and I adore it. I love how simple it looks, but yet there's still a bit of detail to it with the subtle snakeskin print going on. Plus the gold detail on the top of the bag adds some metallic definition to it.
Ok so this bag is probably the cheapest bag I own. There's a shop in the UK called Shaws that sells things like pillow cases, duvets and those kind of things. One time I went in there with my mum to pick up something and I noticed they were selling these really lovely sequin bags. They had three colours- white, black and silver, so I went for the white one. Not only is it really pretty but it only cost £2.99! This is a great evening bag and even though it's about six years old I think, I can still use it now for nights out and it looks great.
So now we have the first handbag that I ever received. I got this when I was 11 and I just done some of my end of year exams. It's such a cute Radley bag and what really made me choose this bag was that it has the Radley dog attached to it, of course. I used to wear this bag all the time when I was younger, now I use it for special occasions and more formal events.
The tiniest bag I have is this across body bag from New Look. I use this mainly when I'm just popping out for a walk or if I feel like going to the shops to buy some chocolate or sweets as it's the perfect sized bag to carry essentials like your change, a couple of notes, your phone and of course your keys, unless you want to be stuck outside haha. I like the colour combination of the cream and black as it's a little different to the usual black and white scenario.
Lastly we have this safari style bag that I tend to use in the summer just because it looks more summery compared to the other bags. You can actually carry quite a few things in here even though it's still a small bag as it has a bit of stretchability to it (is that even a word, I don't know, but I like the sound of it haha).
I really hope you enjoyed this bag collection post. I'll be back with a collection of my large bags soon, but I may put up a few posts before then.
See you soon. xxx
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