Great Bags Under $500

[FashionRoyalty]

there are a lot of cute marc by marc resort bags out right now..
these two are my favorites

MARC by Marc Jacobs
Studded Leather Hobo
$378

MARC by Marc Jacobs
Canvas Flower Tote
$298


(both from neimanmarcus.com)

 

[manolocraver]

What about Lesportsac?

 

[hannapple]

Aranaz Bags

I am so loving my new coco sarimanok bag made by Amina Aranaz. (visit her blog www.aminava.blogspot.com) THEIR BAGS USUALLY RUN UNDER 200US but bags are well made using mother of pearls, velvets and crystals. They're pretty big in the Philippines now and are selling in Shangrila, Rockwell, and Rustans Makati as well as their bag salon in Julia Vargas.

Amina pursued her studies in Instituto Marangoni, a prestigious Italian fashion school so she uses western ideas and local techniques and materials to make unique evening and day bags. They have made bags for Kate Spade and the likes before opening their own bag salon. Quality is superb and designs are just fabulous.

 

[Dreamland]

the marc jacobs floral canvas bag can work great as a diaper bag!

 

[rainrowan]

Whoever bought the Gerard, please post a picture! Would love to see it.

So sorry it took so long to get back to you! This is in response to my Tano bag.

Here are some pics, taken indoors with an Ott-Lite (mimics sunlight).

 

[rainrowan]

3rd of three pics

 

[Greendrv]

rainrowan, thanks for posting pics! The depth of the leather dye and distressing is gorgeous!!!

 

[rainrowan]

^Glad the pics are clear. The hand-rubbed dye on this blue one is gorgeous. I kept staring at it like a newborn babe when I first received it. I confess I bought a second one in a burnt red color recently -- however the look and feel of the red bag was a little different. I'm guessing it is possibly harder for leathers to absorb red dyes but I dunno for sure. The bluemarine one remains my favorite tho... wish I could get a wardrobe of Tano blues...

BTW Greendrv.... your bags and site!

 

[Luna]

anthropologie.com 139

same, 214

 

[pink_lipgloss]

^ohhh i love that last one Luna!

 

[Luna]

Ya.. it's V. cute.. with the little key thinger... aw

 

[letsgofaraway]

I have the Tano Gerard in red... you're right, the red doesn't look as good as your blue. Mine looks a lot more faded. Is your leather very old-looking or thin in some places? That's the case with mine But I do love the way it looks. It's very light but holds a lot.

 

[pink_lipgloss]

too bad none of these places send to Australia.
I am living in the land of no bags.................... *cries*
especially in canberra boooooooo

 

[dannyboy0828]

i kinda skipped thru about 10 pages so i dont know if this was mentioned, but botkier.com has a big sale on its bags. there was a cute bowler i saw on there for like $350 in silver that i liked, and some other cute bags on sale for $150-$400. only drawback is the limited color selection

 

[rainrowan]

I have the Tano Gerard in red[... ]Is your leather very old-looking or thin in some places?

The leather on my red Tano is more vintage-looking, how leather looks when distressing occurs naturally over time (vs. the crackle/crunch look). The front panel is duller than the back of the bag, I may try leather conditioner on it soon and see what happens.

The leather isn't as thin as on the blue one, the blue is almost paper tissue thin. I only worry that the blue version will crack (in a bad way) over time.

I happen to use the red more often now and save the blue for days when I'm less likely to tangle with spills and snags. Less anxiety that way, but I still love the blues.

Are you planning on getting the bluemarine or any other Tano soon? Argh, I hope I'm not going to obsess about Tano again!!

 

[passerby]

Rainrowan, your Tano bag looks gorgeous.

There are some bags on sale on ebags now.

All pics off ebags:

Clockwise, starting from left:
1) Frye Harness mini hobo - now $183-99
2) Cynthia Rowley Brigitte croco - now $187-99
3) BCBGirls Handbag Rivet Line Satchel - now $110-99
4) Aspects Town & Country Top Zip Shoulder - now $117-99

 

[jun3machina]

the new cole haan village bags! i really want the canvas one and have the lunch tote (oh, by the way, the marc jacobs floral tote at the top is such a cute bag! i bought one of those last month and they are a perfect size!!!)

cole haan leather pleated tote~ www.saks.com ~ $395

cole haan canvas pleated tote ~ www.saks.com ~ $295

cole haan village lunch paillette tote $350 (ebay has them for $200-300)

cole haan pebbled leather tote~ www.saks.com ~ $325

 

[Graciella]

I believe Miu Miu has some less expensive bags

 

[Polkadots]

Rainrowan, your Tano bag looks gorgeous.

There are some bags on sale on ebags now.

All pics off ebags:

Clockwise, starting from left:
1) Frye Harness mini hobo - now $183-99
2) Cynthia Rowley Brigitte croco - now $187-99
3) BCBGirls Handbag Rivet Line Satchel - now $110-99
4) Aspects Town & Country Top Zip Shoulder - now $117-99

I LOVE all of those! Whoa!

 

[passerby]

Hi polkadots, how about these two bags:

Pic off Zappos:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3545456/c/559.html

Via Spiga Handbags
Forsivo Top Zip Shoulder - on sale now till 3 Feb for $135-95

Pic off ebags:

Luce Butter Soft Flap Over Hobo - $112