Mamas. We are in for a treat. I had been working on a round-up of summer bags for moms…but…well. To be honest, I'm not really an it-bag girl, and I tend to get stuck on one style of bag, and then I just carry it forever. My round-up started looking a bit too much like 10 Waxed Canvas Backpacks In Varying Colors!
I know.
Clearly, it was time to call in the experts. So I asked six of my favorite mom bloggers what summer bags they are currently drooling over. And oh, baby. We have quite a round-up of insanely cool, yet mom-friendly bags. Excited? I am.
Julie, the gorgeous Mama over at I Heart Heels picked out bags with some serious sophistication. She had this to say:
1. Lizard Embossed Leather D Tote Bag - by alice + olivia, $595
If money were no object, of course. Every mom needs a great tote bag!
2. Patent Baby Bag - by Coach, $398
An actual baby bag you don't have to be embarrassed to carry…I'd carry this for life.
3. The Duane Street Messenger Bag by Joy Gryson, $158 (but only in natural)
Jessica Alba has this bag and I adore the simplicity of its shape and functionality…and it's affordable, too!
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Rhiannon of Modern Suburbanites has an awesome boho/rocker style that I just love. Here are her picks:
1. Charlie Tote – by Timi and Leslie, $160
2. Global Weekender – by Mossimo For Target, $35
3. Printed Stripe Backpack – by Mossimo for Target, $35
Lena, whose minimalist-and-sexy style on Quality Rivets blows me away on a regular basis, loved these bags:
1. The Transport Tote – by Madewell, $168
I own this bag in blue and wear it constantly. It's trendy, goes with everything and holds so much stuff that things will get lost in there.
2. Belinsky – by Aldo, $55
The white colour, metal buckles and size of this tote, make this bag a perfect Spring/Summer trendy mommy carry-all. The price ain't too shabby either at only $55.00.
3. Charlie – by Timi & Leslie, $160
This bag is not only trendy, but has so many gadgets & features that any mom will love.
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Our much-loved Cam from Life in Modification found 5 fabulous, budget-friendly bags, and has this to say:
1. Striped Backpack – by Baggu, $42
A backpack? a win win situation…carry all that you need and hold hands/tote babe 🙂
2. Maya – by Tinley Road, $61
Good for a summer wedding, since a clutch doesn't exactly work with all that the babes need!
3. Avalon Cross-Body – by Free People, $38
This one is good for a mama to stash in the diaper bag…with just essentials in it….a grab-and-go type deal to run into the grocery store, etc 😉
4. Bicycle Tote – Forever 21, $4
Every mom should have a canvas tote…easily washable!
5. Straw Market Tote – Bamboula Ltd for J.Crew, $68
The PERFECT beach/lake/park bag. Room for everything.
Tiffany Wendel, Personal Stylist (and gorgeous Mama) prefers classic-yet-cool totes that you'll literally wear forever.
1. Goyard Large Tote, $1065
These tote bags from French design house Goyard are pretty tough to get your hands on…stateside, Barney's sells them, but in-store only. They do appear on e-Bay from time-to-time…
2. Le Pilage Custom Tote – by Longchamp, $165 – $185 for handbags size 3-4
These are seriously cool. Pick your size, pick your colors, and voila! A custom tote.
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Amanda from Natural Mommie is one of my Instagram friends. (Is that a thing? I'm going with yes.) Anyway, she's gorgeous and fun, and relies on the following bags:
1. Madison Gathered Leather Tote – by Coach, $498 (in pink!)
This is my everyday bag…only I got the gorgeous hot pink/magenta one (sadly, not on the website). I rarely wear jewelry other than a watch, so my purse is kind of my bling. I need a larger size bag that looks fabulous while packing a punch of color since I usually resort to wearing black. I saw this one at the Coach store and instructed hubby to buy it for me for christmas :)
[Note from S: Found a pink one! Similar, anyway….
2. Cut-n-Paste Sofia Chain Crossbody, $228
When I need to be absolutely hands free it's this cross body bag.
Lastly, if anyone else is firmly stuck on the canvas-with-leather-trim train…here's what I've been drooling over this summer:
1. Snake and Canvas Tote – Echo Designs, $78
This might be as crazy as I get. Bag-wise.
2. Striped Overnight Bag – Lands End Canvas, $160
This? This thing is ginormous. And – oh god – on sale. It was $230….hmmm…what to do, what to do?
3. Waxed Canvas Messenger No 2 – by Moop, $183
Do you know how much I love Moop? No? Well. A LOT.
4. Navy Stripe Denim Backpack – by BagyBags, $95
From my original list of almost-identical canvas backpacks…this was my fav for summer.
Julie, Rhiannon, Lena, Cam, Tiffany and Amanda – thank you for collaborating! There's so much inspiration here – thank you thank you thank you!
xo,
S
