STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

are you a shoe girl or a bag girl?

kmd · Kate Spade

I am definitely a shoe girl. I like bags, but there's just something about shoes that really speaks to me.

erin · Chanel

shoe, definitely!

i am neither here nor there on bags. i use them, but i don't pine after bags the way i do shoes. i think it's also because i have a hard time finding really comfortable shoes, whereas bags i could basically be happy with (almost) anything.

Alegria · Kate Spade

I'm going to have to vote shoe girl.

kenzie · Chanel

Shoe, definitely! I love handbags, too, but shoes are generally more affordable and I find it hard to justify spending so much money on a bag when I'll probably tire of it quickly.

Kelly · Hermes

shoe girl! I love shoes so much. I couldn't care less about bags. I have a hard time even justifying spending $20 on a purse at Target. That's how little I care. The bag I'm carrying right now is soft leather and with metal studs. My mom was impressed because when she saw me carrying it, apparently she had just read/heard that morning that it was going to the "the thing" for the season. The only reason I have it, is that it's a bag I found while cleaning out a late friend's house, so it was free and I only started using it because I like the size. I'm sure it's from like 5 years ago...and I'm sure I'll be carrying it still in 5 years because I can't get into them. I like looking at all the bags you girls buy in the shopping and fashion forum, but I can't appreciate them for my own sake.

-- Edited by ttara123 at 14:21, 2006-09-02

small fry · Chanel

Shoe girl. If I go out shopping or running errands I just use my wristlet. I hate keeping up with a purse.

luckylily · Gucci

Definitely shoes! For me, the shoes make the outfit. I love everything about them. If I find a pair that I love, I'll dream about them for weeks.

Bags...meh, I like 'em, but I'm really not interested in spending my money on them. 90% of my bags have been gifts from my sister.

lilyann · Dooney & Bourke

If I had the money, I would be a bag girl! No doubt. I look at the bags in mags like Vogue and Bazaar, and I really think they are gorgeous. But, if I paid $5000 for a bag with my financial status of now, it may be grounds for divorce!! Ha!. But, just like Sephorablue said - all the ones I like are too expensive. I have probably 7-8 bags- and half of them my mom has given me after she tires of them. One is a really nice brown crocodile bag from Brahmin? I think thats how you spell it. I like it, but its so big! However, I probably will use it more this season with "the bigger, the better... " being in. I have one she also bought at Arden B, she doesnt usually shop there, saw it in the window, and bought it. But, then she saw another at Nordstrom- and gave me the Arden B one. It is a large black leather slouch bag- real nice also... for my standards anyway. There are a couple others she has given me that are more than the 50.00-100.00 I am willing to pay. She just bought a Kate Spade wicker purse last spring- I keep asking her if she is tired of it yet. Dont even ask her about her LV's though... she will never part with them.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

Bag girl! It's one thing where I don't have to worry about it fitting or not!

kittenheels · Coach

I am definitely a shoe girl. I like bags, but I hate transferring all my stuff from one bag to another. Nothing is worse than realizing your sunglasses, bills to mail, lipglos....are sitting in the bag you decided not to carry. I have a black coach tote and the LV batignolles horizontal and I pretty much carry those during the week to the exclusion of all else.

At the office, no one notices a great bag unless I have lunch with them. But, people notice my shoes on a daily basis. Plus, I love the functionality of a great pair of shoes. Not only do they look good, but they feel good and make me feel good. I LOVE shoes!!!!

That is not to say that I'm not saving my pennies to buy the alma in red epi on my next trip to Paris

NCshopper · Hermes

kittenheels wrote:

I am definitely a shoe girl. I like bags, but I hate transferring all my stuff from one bag to another. Nothing is worse than realizing your sunglasses, bills to mail, lipglos....are sitting in the bag you decided not to carry. I have a black coach tote and the LV batignolles horizontal and I pretty much carry those during the week to the exclusion of all else.

At the office, no one notices a great bag unless I have lunch with them. But, people notice my shoes on a daily basis. Plus, I love the functionality of a great pair of shoes. Not only do they look good, but they feel good and make me feel good. I LOVE shoes!!!!

That is not to say that I'm not saving my pennies to buy the alma in red epi on my next trip to Paris

I could have written this exact post.

I always thought I was a bag girl, but I think since I joined the workforce, I'm much more of a shoe girl. I just find that the bags I like are all expensive.

And OMG do I want a red epi alma bag. Or blue...or the orange, cuz the orange is really awesome........

kittenheels · Coach

NC - I debate the red and the orange constantly. I feel that the orange would look really nice with pinks and greens and just be generally awesome in the summer - yes?

valenciana · Dooney & Bourke

i'm a shoes girl, for sure. i completely agree with everyone re: all the reasons to love shoes. they definitely make the outfit. i have always adored shoes; i still remember my first "high heels" (which were really flats that had like a 1/2" heel, but to me at age 10, they were heels!).

but i also agree with you girls on the red epi alma...i looooove it!

halleybird · Hermes

I much prefer shoes to bags, but I am likely to spend more on bags, because I am really rough on my shoes.

Lilykind · Hermes

I love them both, but I buy more shoes. Cheaper cute shoes are easier to find than cheaper cute bags.

All the bags I like are either classically iconic (LV Alma, Chanel 2.55 and every single quited, Celine boogie) or require a lot of saving up still (I like Botkier as of late and Alexis Hudson). If I gave into my bag habit, I'd be walking around in white beaters and cheap jeans because that's all I could afford.

That said, if I'd known HOW much the Alma in red epi was going to go up in price I would've bought it three years ago, price tag be damned!

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

Can I say both?

I buy a new handbag every month , I usually spend around $500 a month on a new bag and about $400 a month on new shoes.

I just love accessories!

JoceyBaby23 · Gucci

As if there was a question for me... Definately a bag girl here!

Kitty · Hermes

I definitely am a shoe girl as opposed to a bag girl. I think shoes can make or break the outfit and a bag isn't nearly as critical.

atlgirl · Gucci

Absolutely shoes. I love bags too, but I am really, really picky about shape / color / size / leather quality...and most bags I find that fit my requirements on all these are not within my budget. It's much easier for me to find shoes that make me happy without breaking the bank. And I agree with Kitty that shoes can make or break, more so than most bags.