You’re all Bag Snobs so you know what I’m talking about – you see a girl and your judgment of her is entirely based on the bag she has on. Come on, admit it, a skank suddenly becomes chic when you notice her Givenchy. Yesterday I was at the physical therapist’s office and I heard this annoying yapping girl in with the doctor. When she walked into the waiting room I was further assaulted by her over processed hair. But it all changed when I saw her Givenchy Sacca – I shrugged and gave her a reprieve. This new Givenchy wasn’t what she had but it would have warranted the same response. I do not like the new bedazzled Givenchy but this amazingly understated tote with wrapped chain is dreamy and in my favorite 80’s color, mauve!! At My Theresa for $1582.
I don’t know…seriously, I can’t excuse a girl’s rude or overtly aggressive behavior even with a gorgeous bag on her arm. A stylish girl is even more stylish with a killer bag, but a bitch is always a bitch.
Personally it depends on the bag. If it is (and don’t shoot me for this) like the LV monogram bags then no. But if it is Hermes, Givenchy, or Valentino (before they started making ugly bags) then there is a chance. It would just depend on her attitude as a whole.
I think the Givenchy tote is super cute and would buy it if I had that kind of money.
I have to agree with the beauty file. A bitch is a bitch is a bitch, no matter what she carries or wears 😉
xoxo
Bag Snob Tina
Bag is not going to help if you’ve got no class.
This bag is dull, unexciting, and boring. It’s in a nothing color and way too big.
ditto!
I come to your blog every so often, particularly when I’m planning a shopping trip to get something new. I have to admit sometimes I am shocked by how shallow you sound. It really damages your credibility.
The meanness and nastiness is the problem. I enjoy reading witty or insightful comments, but some of the postings are unnecessarily vicious and it’s a turn off. Fashion is fun to me.
Is it just me? I only look at a handbag to admire the bag itself, not the person carrying it.
I find life hard enough without having to add another degree of difficulty by judging my fellow sisters.
As for this bag, if I’m paying for a chain, I want to see it. That’s just me, though.
I like this bag. Great browny mauve color. Considering.
you guys make it seem like you’ve never been bothered by a stranger. COME ON!!…
Anyway, I also like the subtlety of the chains, it gives nice texture and takes it closer to the edge. But Givenchy lines their bags in such ugly canvas!
This bag is ugly. “You see a girl and your judgement of her is entirely based on the bag she has on?” Are you SERIOUS??? wow.
What!?!
I once worked at an art gallery and the curator would actually make a decision about whether or not he liked an artist based on their shoes.
So their art career was basically held hostage to this stupid superficial person’s style opinions.
Really? “you see a girl and your judgment of her is entirely based on the bag she has on” Really?
Being a style expert with strong opinions is one thing – Saying something like what is quoted above is shrewish and awful on your part. And in this era of bad manners all the time, it is in really bad form.
Is it the girl being the bitch in this case or you?
Sorry, but you look kind of rude here.
THANK YOU Catherine – Well said. Life is already hard
enough and having to be hyper-vigilant all the time.
Completely agree with herzco. It was a very problematic comment. Overall, not a very good post. Fashion becomes very shallow and vile when you start judging other people by it or putting too much meaning into items, treating them as status symbols… My mother owns a Birkin bag and treats it like a grocery bag while fussing over canvas bags (that have sentimental value) getting dirty. You never know what item has what meaning a person. Fashion is supposed to be fun. Your comment is sort of the reason why people in fashion have the reputation of being shallow, ignorant and frivolous when in fact there are many people in fashion who aren’t any of those things. Just saying.
Just a follow up: I think your readers deserve some sort of apology or at least an explanation about that awful quote of yours, “you see a girl and your judgment of her is entirely based on the bag she has on”. It was just beyond comprehension.
I love how judgmental everyone is getting over something they call a judgmental comment. You can say it all you want but we’ve all judged someone at first sight by what they wear at least a few times. Apparently Kelly is one of the few willing to admit to it. I’ve done it myself more times than not. Every person is judged on how they look and to sit here and act like none of you have ever done that is just kind of funny.
I don’t usually judge people based on their bags. I do have a hard time with women or men that expose too much skin, wear tacky looking clothing or cover their body with logos, but still there are a lot of wonderful people out there with different taste than my own. I am sure I am judged because I often have a nice handbag or an expensive pair of shoes. I have heard people converse about how insane they think it is to spend more than a $100 on a bag or a pair of shoes. People spend money differently and just because they have a nice bag, does not make them a nice person or vice versa. To each his own.
Where are you Kelly?? Time to comment!!!!
People are REPLYING with their opinions – I don’t see people’s comments being nearly as over-the-top judgemental as the original post. Yes, of course: part of people’s judgement of others is based on what they see, but this is ridiculous and vicious –
There is a difference between thinking “that person looks like s–t” and thinking “I don’t like what that person is wearing and I am going to judge them only on this”.
Just in her one paragraph, she tells us that her (our) ENTIRE basis of a person is based on her bag.
The she goes on to say that “admit it, a skank suddenly becomes chic when you notice her Givenchy.”
Ummm, no: a skank does NOT become chic when you notice her Givenchy – she becomes a skank with a Givenchy bag.
She continues with “I heard this annoying yapping girl in with the doctor. When she walked into the waiting room I was further assaulted by her over processed hair”
Oh no! Say it isn’t so! Her hair – over-processed! Throw this woman to the lions!
ALL THIS in one paragraph! I think the author thought everyone would get in line with her unblinkingly, but it seemed to backfire.
OK, I am judgmental, you might consider it a character flaw but I am not the only one with too many opinions in this world. This blog is all about my opinions, if I didn’t have opinions about every single thing I come across, I would not have a blog. Trust me, I already restrain myself. In this case, I really did change my mind about this girl’s “style” when I saw her bag. She was already annoying me with her yapping cuz she was cutting into MY time with the doctor so I was ready to pounce. And the over processed hair was an added nuisance but it didn’t really warrant an attack on its own – it was the whole thing. But upon noticing her bag, the entire look was pulled together. I never said she was a bitch and how a bitch is suddenly my BFF if she had the right bag. My friends will tell you, I don’t even look at or care about their bags because I have an entire arsenal of personal information upon which to judge them by. Kidding!! Take it easy, if you know me, you would know I’m harmless and juvenile, not malicious.
“you see a girl and your judgment of her is entirely based on the bag she has on.”
You seem to be judging the *person* here and not the person’s *style* as you say in your defensive response.
Nobody is upset that you have opinions – These do not seem to be “opinions” but callow, mean spirited judgements.
You also say, “Take it easy, if you know me, you would know I’m harmless and juvenile, not malicious.”
Please note: We don’t know you – we only know what you blog and have only that to go by.
sorry if you happen to be the girl with over-processed hair, but it’s really time to let it go…