Need to add a designer leather messenger bag to your handbag wardrobe? Use these tips to find the best messenger bag for your budget and lifestyle.
Messenger bags are not just for couriers zipping through downtown Manhattan on a bike or scooter.
In fact, a women’s designer leather messenger bag is a great companion to the designer purse or designer handbag that you carry for everday and for work.
Because the best women’s designer leather messenger bag is roomy enough to you’re your laptop, makeup bag and important documents for work, you’ll need tips to find the best messenger bag for your lifestyle and sense of style.
Best Women’s Designer Leather Messenger Bag Tips:
- Look for roominess and capacity. The best women’s designer messenger bags have enough space for your sunglasses, bottle water and a small designer purse.
- Be fussy about fit. Before purchasing your messenger bag, ensure that when it is filled with your important items, that it will not be too heavy to sling over your shoulder or across your body.
- Examine the seams. The seams of a designer messenger bag will be straight on the outside and inside of the bag. Avoid any bag with seams that are crooked or have frayed strings hanging from the outside of the seams.
- Know your messenger bag fabrics. An expensive messenger bag will have fine leather materials that are smooth to the touch. Like a fake designer handbag, a cheap messenger bag will be made of reconstituted leather or pleather materials that will show signs of wear and tear after a few wearings.
- Test the zippers and linings. A fine leather women’s messenger bag will have YKK zippers that open and close easily. The linings of the messenger bag will also be made of a quality fabric like cotton, suede or voile.
Where can I find a brown leather messenger bag with a flap and 2 buckles?
I really want a brown soft leather messenger bag with a flap that goes over the top and has 2 buckles/clips. Kind of like a bag from the Devil Wears Prada. Its seen in the END of the movie when Andy goes to the newspaper for a job interview and then you see were walking on the street with the bag and has that awkward eye connection with Miranda.
If you have any ideas of bags please post the links.
THANKS!!!
Anyway, Thanks for the reviews! I am really wanting
to make purses. I’d like to learn how to make beaded
ones too.
Regardless of the type of bag you are looking for, its always important to make sure it matches your personal style! Make sure the bag is truly ‘you’ before looking at the requirments you need.
Investing in a good quality leather bag means you will get plenty of use out of it, so look for styles that are classic and will look the part for many years to come. If you can see the bag in person, check the leather quality and the attention to detail to ensure you are getting your moneys worth!
Some really good tips here on making sure people don’t buy counterfeits – bravo!