I feel guilty sometimes too, but I try not to feel really bad - I don't have pets/kids and the way I see it, if there's room in my budget and I don't overspend in other ways, then its worth it if I want it!

Right now I have a Coach Poppy Madras bag and I love it. Its so summery and cheery. I tend to buy Coach and D&B the most but I have some really nice bags from, of all places, Coldwater Creek (and they are the bags I get the most compliments on). I try to keep a nice bag for each season, because I take them everywhere with me it really is part of my wardrobe. I justify it by flipping my hair back over my shoulder in a slight breeze and saying to myself "Because I'm worth it" in a breathy tone.

Marc Jacobs, Longchamp, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci are really popular in the big city that I live in.

Don't see people with coach these days. Same with Kate Spade-both were super popular 5-10 yrs ago. (me and my friend all used to have these bags in the early to mid 2000's)

I have a longchamp ($140), but would love the Louis Vuitton neverfull bag. LV is classic.

I love Fossil, the Key Per bags are so much fun and I have many. Their leather bags are close in style to the 35 anniversary Coach Legacy Vachetta bags. I love Vachetta leather and have several in the Legacy collection. Check on EBay if you are interested in those.

Coach has a New Willis bag out now that I love too!!! I like Rebekah Minkoff as well, but don't have any yet.

You know, I have lived in NE for several months now, and I see Coach purses everywhere. It's THE mom accessory, I've noticed. I do love their wallets and wristlets.

I have a Tory Burch obsession at the moment (an obsession I can do absolutely nothing about- too expensive and no TB goodies to be found here).

I'm cheaper than you!
If it's over $15, I balk, & usually walk away.

Then again, I usually just carry the essentials (cell, I.D., credit card, lip balm) so I usually only carry something VERY small....

like this (5" x 6.5") :

One day, probably in the far off future, I plan on getting a Chanel classic flap. So beautiful and timeless.

I am a bag snob...lol! I love designer purses. I love just looking at them. I am currently on a Michael Kors kick....my everyday purse is a black leather coach bag.

I'm another one who adores the current Marc Jacobs line. I bought the Classic Q Hillier in yellow a couple of months ago and forced myself to return it the next day. :'(

I rewarded myself when I lost 100 pounds with this LV...it's become my favorite LV handbag for sure! The color goes perfect with jeans.

I've been a clothes and accessory horse since I was a teenager. So I have quite the collection over the years. I got a couple Coach bags, one Marc Jacobs, and some other higher-end less popular designer brands. LV and Burberry are very classy brands but now that my husband and I have a baby, three dogs, and in total - 6 mouths to feed - spending several thousand dollars on a bag just for me is a bit much. I'd rather put $1000+ into my daughter's college fund, or at minimal, put it towards a "family" trip to Disneyland :]

If I had the money, I'd buy a Coach purse, dark brown, with NO bling on it. Something classy and timeless. My navy blue Coach purse is years old and doesn't show hardly any wear.

I didn't inherit the handbag gene.

Yet, some lovely photos posted!!!! Maybe I need an incentive for goal, too!!!!!

I have a couple of Hermes bags that are classics... and LV too... and I secretly love having things match, so I have Gucci and Prada bags that have matching wallets, iPhone cases, iPad cases, and even matching flip-flops for summer... I'm also a big fan of Ferragamo... and although I've spent a small fortune over the years, at least I don't have to worry about them not fitting...

I don't think my favorite kind of bag comes with a designer label. I like variations of these:



So if a designer has a bag designed like that, then I like their stuff, lol.