Yeah, yeah…. I know everyone’s thinking “Why is she getting ANOTHER bag, when she’s busy selling her existing ones?”
After I sold off a bunch of my non/underused handbags and shoes, I… *ahem*.. promptly caved when I saw this ‘lil baby in the shop window. My excuse? It’s different to the other bags I have, and I’m still selling more stuff (have a TON of accessories and jewellery and clothing, which I haven’t gotten round to photographing yet – oops).
I like the Izzue boutiques because the clothing and accessories are really unique, the service is always good, and the quality is awesome. They’re a bit pricey but it’s nice to see an Asian brand doing well (they’re actually part of the I.T luxury stores that are huge across Asia). The stores have a bit of a grungy feel, very urban. Best bit? Their clothes are all “asian fit” so they have slimmer lines for more petite figures.
It was this particular bag that caught my eye though. I actually saw it quite a few months ago, and went back to the store 2-3 times afterwards to stroke it because I liked it so much. Finally decided to get it a few days ago as a little treat 🙂 IT IS SOOOOOOOOO SOFT!!!!! Made of ultra-soft and slouchy suede leather, it’s a smooshy sack of a bag. Totally unstructured and slouches like crazy – exactly how I love my bags. It smells awesome too :)~ I like how the strap is long so it can go across my body, or I put a knot in it and use it as a shorter shoulder bag.
I’m also a fan of all the hardware. There’s a giant cast iron (?) keychain with keys dangling from it, plus straps of leather like my Balenciaga bags. It means I can fiddle away to my heart’s content, a weird habit I have 😉
In the photos below it was brand new so it looks a bit more structured. But now, just a few days later, the leather is really really really soft to the touch, especially ‘cos the bag is unlined. It’s a small pouch of a bag but surprisingly expands quite a bit so it fits in my stuff. Though it does force me not to lug around all my giant things and weigh down my shoulder, so that’s a good thing 😉
Izzue suede bag
Ridiculously soft and slouchy!!
Oh that will be so handy once you have your little boy. Across the body bags are so helpful when you really need two hands. You don’t need to worry about a bag slipping off your shoulder with all the bending over you will be doing.
So really a very good purchase!
Amy
Yeah I’ve heard crossover bags are good with kids! Only prob is that this is tiny so I’ll probably be using a diaper bag instead 😛
So that’s your scrotum bag. Heh! 😀
LMAO I was wondering when you’d make the connection after our conversation 😉
Lol! It’s a nice bag but thanks to Chris now every time I see it I will think scrotum!!! :p
love the keys
They’re actually kinda noisy when I walk ( i feel like a cat with collar on) but they’re cute 😉
Oh that will be so handy once you have your little boy. Across the body bags are so helpful when you really need two hands. You don’t need to worry about a bag slipping off your shoulder with all the bending over you will be doing.
So really a very good purchase!
Amy
Yeah I’ve heard crossover bags are good with kids! Only prob is that this is tiny so I’ll probably be using a diaper bag instead 😛
I was reading your description on the bag thinking “Oh, it’s just another slouchy soft bag”, but when you mentioned the cast iron keys and I scrolled down to see… SOLD. 😀
It’s definitely a very unique bag 🙂
Heh I know, I’m v predictable and boring when it comes to my handbags 😉
It’s freakin’ cute though!!
I like it, very simple and luxe.
It’s also good that it doesn’t drag me down, I tend to overstuff my bags..
I absolutely LOVE the keys on it.
I’m a big fan of burnished metal hardware, so this is right up my alley 🙂
So that’s your scrotum bag. Heh! 😀
LMAO I was wondering when you’d make the connection after our conversation 😉
Lol! It’s a nice bag but thanks to Chris now every time I see it I will think scrotum!!! :p
love the keys
They’re actually kinda noisy when I walk ( i feel like a cat with collar on) but they’re cute 😉
I was reading this article and I thought of you:
http://health.yahoo.net/articles/pregnancy/how-have-happier-healthier-smarter-baby
It says that the only thing really correlated with smarter babies is exercise during pregnancy! Just thought it was cool, given how much exercise you’ve been doing.
Aww that IS good news! THanks for sharing that.. i like the “eating chocoalte” bit too 😉
I was reading your description on the bag thinking “Oh, it’s just another slouchy soft bag”, but when you mentioned the cast iron keys and I scrolled down to see… SOLD. 😀
It’s definitely a very unique bag 🙂
Heh I know, I’m v predictable and boring when it comes to my handbags 😉
It’s freakin’ cute though!!
love the rich purple! im a sucker for anything-purple!
It’s dark enough in real life that it can still match with whatever outfit fortunately, but I like the rich shade too!
hope it doesnt cost you a bomb!
I like it, very simple and luxe.
It’s also good that it doesn’t drag me down, I tend to overstuff my bags..
I absolutely LOVE the keys on it.
I’m a big fan of burnished metal hardware, so this is right up my alley 🙂
I was reading this article and I thought of you:
http://health.yahoo.net/articles/pregnancy/how-have-happier-healthier-smarter-baby
It says that the only thing really correlated with smarter babies is exercise during pregnancy! Just thought it was cool, given how much exercise you’ve been doing.
Aww that IS good news! THanks for sharing that.. i like the “eating chocoalte” bit too 😉
love the rich purple! im a sucker for anything-purple!
It’s dark enough in real life that it can still match with whatever outfit fortunately, but I like the rich shade too!
hope it doesnt cost you a bomb!