I think nearly everyone knows I have a serious love of designer fashion and accessories. It may surprise you to learn that I have only ever paid full price for one designer bag and that was about 10 years ago. That bag was my Mulberry Bayswater which I paid for…
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My love of luxury grows but unfortunately the same can’t be said for my bank balance. I have been seeing Miss Pap popping up more and more on my social media so I thought I would take a look. While scrolling through the handbag section I was struck by how…
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a post that is entirely designer related and I’ve missed that. You may remember back in July I wrote ‘Are Designer Handbags Worth The Money’ where I touched on the topic of which bags were the best ones to invest in. I thought…
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This is the second post in my one bag three ways series. In case you missed it the first post featured the Givenchy Antigona worn three different ways. Today’s post focuses on the Saint Laurent Monogram Bag worn for work, weekend and an event. Before you spend hundreds, potentially thousands,…
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I’ve always had expensive taste and lusted after designer pieces. I wasn’t brought up like that, this is something I have developed on my own. I know I’m not the only one to have heard ‘you’re only paying for the name, the cheaper item is exactly the same’. I’ve always…
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While I wouldn’t think twice about checking out pre-loved sites for designer clothing and accessories, there are still so many people who wouldn’t even consider it. I have written several other posts relating to pre-loved designer in my quest to convince more people to give it a go like my…
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If I am going to spend a lot of money on a handbag I want to know that I am going to be able to get the maximum wear out of it for the money I spent. I know some people like to buy bags as collectors items but I…
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Many years ago I was joking about renting handbags with a group of friends, completely unaware that it would actually become a ‘thing’. I previously wrote about why there’s no shame in buying pre-loved designer and I feel like that should also be extended to renting designer. Renting Designer Renting…
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While I frequently search pre-loved websites for my dream pieces at a fraction of the cost, there is one thing that concerns me. How do these websites guarantee authenticity? If you are spending hundreds of pounds (even thousands) you obviously want assurance that what you’re buying is genuine. If you…
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I feel like there used to be a bit of a stigma surrounding buying pre-loved items. Some people believe that you only buy ‘second hand’ when you can’t afford to buy brand new. This is really not the case and buying pieces that have been pre-owned is actually something of…
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