Bagsy Me

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>> Doubling up on bags has already become a well-established habit.  (Not to be confused with err… double bagging…).  A larger tote/satchel with the cumbersome camera, books and magazines inside it alongside a smaller crossbody bag holding my phone, Oyster card and keys and other bits and pieces that need to be easily accessible.  

Tripling up on small cross body bags might look a little excessive but I'm only learning from the soldiers of WWII or more specifically… Prof. Emelius Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks as he leaves dear Miss Price for the army and neatly, distributes the weight of all his stuff by criss-crossing two smaller bags across his chest.  On the road, he would probably also have had a water flask to add to that load.  

That very random cinematic recollection gave me faith that a trio of bags isn't so absurd afterall.  Afterall, when in doubt, I say look to the past for affirmation that modern convention isn't all it's cracked up to be (works for hooped full skirts, slip dresses and brocade heels too).  Well, actually I cracked when I spotted the Jaeger Boutique 'Mini Ric Rac' bag on Liberty London Girl in Stockholm (incidentally Disney Roller Girl also has it too – we form an unlikely trio to all go for the same bag but I suppose that's the trick of the bag's scalloped edge design with a magnetic closure).  With the Jaeger sale still on, i opted for the bag in red (though it comes in navy), in addition to a sunglasses case (that can also be a coin, credit card, keys holder if you want) in a shiny bottle green and together with the Coach bag, I have three distinct bag categories to swing around.  A designated sunnies holder to prevent lens scratching.  The red bag holding the essentials – debit card, Oyster card, eyedrops, keys and phone.  The brown one holding the non-essentials – powder compact, notepad, perfume compact, lipbalm and BB cream.  Not at all ridiculous… 

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  3. Whenever I see someone lugging around four bags, I think of Bang Bang from the Brothers Bloom. Sure, she did it with cameras, but the similarities remain. Tourist chic.

  11. cutee i always carry two bags a small one inside a big on just in case xx ‚ô• A Fox That Meows

  14. Yes Bang Bang was exactly what I was thinking! Now you just need to throw your glasses into a river and pull another pair out of your bag, nonchalantly of course

  28. I adore your bags collections! I also love the detail on your blouse, I recognized that this blouse was the same one as you wore on the first day of stockholm fashion week. I love how you mixed it with a red skirt!

  32. SO funny. I have also been eying the green sunnies case and have a VERRRY similar Coach bag. Someone (now who was it?) told me that an ex-Luella designer is now at Jaeger Boutique (from whence the red bag came). That figures…

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