[SWTXBelle]

I started buying Coach Willis bags (and one Hobo) back a few years ago because they were well-made, classic, and not obnoxiously in-your-face with a designer's logo. Small tag, the signature hardware - nice.

I don't even like the REAL obnoxiously-in-your-face designs, but I do feel the only thing sillier than spending a lot of money to advertise the fact you are carrying a designer bag is spending a small amount of money to announce that you WANT to carry an obnoxiously-in-your-face design, but can't.

I am all for good leather or cloth bags, no matter who makes them. And I LOVE funky purses that reflect the personality of the person carrying them. You know who makes some NEAT purses, that aren't all that expensive? Cirque de Soleil! I was amazed! To this day, I remember a Lamar University pnm who had a purse that was an actual clock. (Alumnae held the pnm's purses while they were in the parties.)