Cross Body Bag Party

I’ve been a fan of cross body bags for quite some time now, what with my guerilla shopping tactics and all. Effectively browsing the goods requires two hands and a full range of motion in the arm/shoulder area. Obvs.

Cross body bags are decidedly less spacious than their mammoth tote brethren. This is built-in insurance against acquiring things you don’t really need: If it doesn’t fit in the bag and you don’t want to carry it separately, you probs don’t love it enough to buy it. So ditch the ten pound carryall, and consider the below alternatives instead. What Goes Around Comes Around is one of those boutiques that gives vintage a bad name: At its Soho homebase, prices under $200 are few and far between. Clearly, WGACA’s been hoarding the affordable goods. This epically awesome Pony Cross Body Bag goes for $118.00 online. It’s “vintage-inspired” (i.e. not sustainable) but it’s handmade in Mexico, so buying it keeps local artisans out of sweatshops. Word. To. That. reMade USA has the upcycled thang NAILED, if these bags are any indication. At $180.00 a pop, they’re a bit steep for my liking, but I dig the fact that they’re made from leather jacket scraps and lined with recycled cotton. Hot colors. Cool beans. Killer construction and recycled lambskin leather. Seriously digging AmeriLeather‘s Junior Julia Bag. Also Overstock.com’s price of $48.99. Niiiiiice.
If any of the above is out of your price range, I highly recommend perusing eBay’s vintage cross body offerings. Here’s a sampling of what’s currently up for grabs: Coach, Longchamp, Fendi, Ferragamo, all with a starting bid of $30 or under.

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