The Ideal Work Bag
If you're going to be carrying a work bag every day, it should be one
you enjoy. While I wore a Hermès scarf every single day (the result of a
bet I made with my husband while we were dating that I would wear one
every day, and continued to do so even through pregnancy, childbirth(!)
and baby-rearing, he finally conceded after ten years and has since
become a hearty enabler), I didn't start buying Hermès bags until my
older son was three. So, while I was working, I mostly carried a Chanel
Cerf tote, which was certainly fashionable enough for me at the time, if
a little clunky for dinner afterwards.
I liked that tote. It was
a bag that I had saved up for and was pleased with. After a few
previous disappointments (including a lovely Delvaux I bought at Saks
that promptly broke, was sent to Europe for repair, and – eventually –
refunded), I felt confident in having a good, well-made, functional, and
attractive bag for daily use that would see me through from work to
meetings to court to dinner. If I could have afforded a Hermès option
(or if I ever decide to practice law again), I would have seriously
considered the following:
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