I take a lot of risk when it comes to buying luxury items (not that I've bought much ha!) just because I can't justify getting them full price. Not with my paychecks at least. I actually first saw this bag on the theoutnet.com and it was some ridiculous price - 300-400 or something? I just liked the look of it - it's like a combination of Rebecca Minkoff's casualness and Celine's bag structure.
I never heard of "Halston Heritage" nor do I still know much about it (although a friend who is into handbags told me it was a pretty good brand), and ended up scouring the internet for a good deal. I did find one on eBay - it was $160USD roughly with shipping (around $216AUD) but I just YOLO'd and put in an offer for $80USD and shipping for $30USD. They accepted it and agreed shipping was a bit OTT for a small bag. I just went um okay... $145 for a bag... FINE.) This bag actually took forever to arrive, 2 months or something because it disappeared halfway through the tracking process and I lost hope. The seller apologised and offered to refund though a paypal claim, luckily. But I guess miracles do happen!
The actual price is $425USD. ($575AUD.) Knowing nothing about the brand, that price seems kinda ridiculous to me! (Especially as a poor uni student.) I had no clue I got something for such an awesome price!
I'm not really a handbag person, so I thought this would be a great everyday essentials bag, because the cheap satchel one I've been using for the past 1.5 years doesn't quite match all my outfits and is a bit too casual/big. It was still a splurge for me... but I do really like silver hardwear (which is honestly pretty rare), compact sizes, compartments and thick but soft leather :)
I originally thought this was going to be a bit bigger than what it was when I saw it in person, so I was a tiny bit disappointed. Nonetheless it still fits my essentials (just not my water bottle which I wanted the bag to fit) and most importantly my wallet! Because everyone hates having to change back and forth with wallets.
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| I can't be the only one who sees a resemblance to Rebecca Minkoff and Celine? I swear it's that zip on the front!!! |
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| That top handle is actually useful af when I want to quickly grab things out of my bag. The extra bit on the strap is also lovely when I put it on my shoulder hehehe comfort amirite. |
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| It's lined. Yay! It's boring but I like that I can spot things inside my bag easily. Having mostly dark or black lined bags I am constantly fumbling around to fish out what I'm after. |
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| Handy dandy slot at the bag (it's shouting GO CARD and PHONE at me). |
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| Inside is a medium-deep slot and a zip compartment. |
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| For reference that's how big it is. Fits my wallet with ample space once I put it in properly. |
