Shoulder or cross body bag

glowgirl_2

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Not if you have pretty ones:D


I use a Mulberry Alexa in plum as my day to day bag and dont think it looks masculine at all.

I was thinking about this earlier I think its because it cuts through my boobs and then you have to kind of climb out of it, I do have a LV and a Prada cross the body bag but I never use them but DD does, its not that I think they look masculine, they just make me FEEL masculine, also the cross the body bags I have are quite small and I like a bigger bag but then I wouldnt want a bigger bag going across me - oh well each to thier own;)

floss2

Cross body - carrying a shoulder bag can cause damage to the owner's shoulder & neck.....take it from one who has carried their bag on their shoulder for nigh on 40 years since school days and now has overdeveloped neck muscles and nerve-trapping issues on that side!!!

Amanita_2

I use another Mulberry, Seth, as a cross body for shopping. The strap is nice and wide so it doesn't dig in and it is roomy enough to stash quite a bit of shopping if necessary. It is techically a "manbag" but I've added a girly charm or two and it gets a lot of use.

I found the Radley messenger bag too small and mine will go on eBay once I get round to it.

gunsandbanjos

Amanita wrote: »

I use another Mulberry, Seth, as a cross body for shopping. The strap is nice and wide so it doesn't dig in and it is roomy enough to stash quite a bit of shopping if necessary. It is techically a "manbag" but I've added a girly charm or two and it gets a lot of use.

Seth is a great bag, unfortunately Mulberry have stopped making it.

ModestyB

I have several Kipling bags that I use either way. They have good long straps and plenty of room in them. I got most of them off Ebay as they can be a bit expensive but I wouldn't buy a different make now. I love 'em!

Amanita_2

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Seth is a great bag, unfortunately Mulberry have stopped making it.

Yes such a shame - I have one in chocolate but I'd like a couple of the other colours too. Keep hoping I will come across a shop with some old stock!

Not so sure I like the new 2011 Mulberries - they are a bit bling for me and the price tags are simply ridiculous.

pattycake

I have tons of bags but I find a crossbody bag to be the best for day to day use. Perfect for shopping or travel. I have a couple of Radley messenger bags. One is the small size (in a vibrant pink) which I admit is a bit small and the other one is medium in a a very useful tan colour.

I did try the large Radley messenger crossbody bag in the shop but it made me feel like a newspaper boy! It was huge.

gunsandbanjos

Amanita wrote: »

Yes such a shame - I have one in chocolate but I'd like a couple of the other colours too. Keep hoping I will come across a shop with some old stock!

Not so sure I like the new 2011 Mulberries - they are a bit bling for me and the price tags are simply ridiculous.

I know they have had Seth recently at the outlets. If you phone they will ship to you as long as its not a sub. Shepton Mallet had choc and oak Seth in in September.

Not wild about all of 2011 stock, some nice ones, some not so! Just ordered a second hand tooled bayswater from a fab seller, getting it for my birthday.

Not sure if you use this forum http://forum.purseblog.com/mulberry/ Lots of fellow Mulberry lovers:D

Christina1982

Cross Body every time
I have a lovely black ones from Oasis and Radley and just ordered a brown one from nica yesterday
I agree nice ones are hard to find especially when your short and the ones in the shop look silly on you!