23 January 2012

I Covet Thee, A New Bag

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Blogging has once again taken a back seat, not only due to the stresses of the undergraduate life, but also because my memory card has sadly gone walkabouts. I have a couple of items in the pipeline that I really want to review so I am hoping that it turns up soon as there are also a fair few photos that I want to get printed and have not saved anywhere else. Back up people, back up! 

This weekend, Rob and I ventured to Bluewater as it is a rare treat that he has some dollar in his pocket and it was burning some what of a hole. There really were few things on my wish need list that I hoped to find, a new pair of jeans were about as exciting as it got! I despair at the thought of jeans shopping, being of a petite stance; too often petite jeans will fit length ways but not around my hips, either being far too big or far too small yet equally as troublesome, and vice versa. I tend to find that only Topshop salvages this problem but at extortionate prices and not very good quality; I have found that their skinny jeans are not capable of holding out for more than a handful of wears and washes before the material starts to fade and unravel itself, and for 40 quid I expect a hell of a lot more. 

And then there's Dorothy Perkins. Brilliant, underrated Dorothy Perkins. Stumbling into their petite section and finding their jeans at a mere fraction of Topshop's price, I decided to give them a go only to be very happily surprised. The length is perfect as is the measurements around the hips, very true to size I would say; a jean that truly accommodates for the petite fille. Plus, with a whopping 25% student discount at the moment, it is a worthy investment. Does anybody else have this much trouble buying jeans? 

Anyway, to finish quickly as I have babbled quite a bit, one thing that I really did want and, to be fair, am in desperate need of is a new bag. A large bag, big enough and sturdy enough to accommodate for all of my handbag needs. For day to day life, I prefer a smaller, more compact bag, but my uni bag is falling to shreds after about 4 years of day to day usage and so I reckon that warrants a new investment! The bags I have chosen above are my favourites that I have found whilst scouring shops and the web alike, but I am holding out until I have scoured some more. Any recommendations as to where else I should look? 

14 comments:

  1. Really nice choice of bags! Love, love, love the second one! :))

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    1. i think it's the colour that's drawing me to it maddie, SO lovely! x

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  2. The first and the last are so cute! xo

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    1. yep, and the second, and the fifth, i want all of them! x

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  3. I have the same problem with Topshop jeans! Perfect fit but terrible quality. Same for Urban Outfitter bags, they're lovely but again the quality is really bad. I love the third bag you've picked, it's gorgeous! xx

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    1. ooh, i've never bought an urban outfitters bag before, always want to but never splurged, will keep that in mind next time temptation calls! x

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  4. When I looked at this I was like 4, no 3 no 2 haha.. all so lovely sweet xxx

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  5. I love these bags! I want all of them! And yes I definatley have that problem with jeans. I posted a while ago about help on skinny jeans and received a variety of different recommendations, so I guess a lot of it is just down to personal preference :) http://simplesophiecn.blogspot.com/ ox

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  6. I love every single one of these bags:) Thank you so much for visiting and commenting on my blog!! Xx

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  7. Yeah all of them are stunning, I would go for number 4 though! x

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  8. You have a really lovely blog!!!! We adore all the photos and style here - you've such a wonderful blog!

    ox,
    -Davie+Erica
    Wardrobe Stylists, NYC.

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  9. All of the bags are perfection but number 4 truly captured me <3
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  10. It's awful when you need a new bag. I literally spend more than a year searching for the right one, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Then I got the Alexa bag for my birthday and my search is complete now :) But I don't want to take it with me allllll the time, so now I'm looking for a second bag and these are pretty awesome! First I wanted to have one from the cambridge satchel company, but now i've seen these i'm first going to take a look at these ;)

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  11. Jeans shopping, arrrrrrrgggghh! I am short but not short enough to be petite (5"4) with a very tiny waist and a huge J-Lo ass! I have NEVER found a decent pair of jeans! x

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