few people love a slouchy bag a lot more than me. In my own handbag collection, I mostly eschew structure in favor of soft, slouchy, slightly bohemian carry bags and oversized clutches. I worship soft, wearable leather.
Which makes the costume national Ruched Hobo all the a lot more disappointing to me – this is a bag I could have easily loved if the design had been respectable at all. but it’s not – instead, it’s just really awkward. Although it’s a hobo, the body of the bag protrudes unreasonably far up past where the handles are attached, creating a odd pooch of material above where you would expect the bag to stop. It breaks up what could have been a clean but slouchy line and makes the bag look a little home-sewn, to borrow a phrase from project Runway. The black iteration of this bag is somewhat less expensive (probably because black is a color notorious for being flaw-friendly), but the dark brown does nothing but highlight the considerable number of design issues we have here. I’m all for avant garde, but this is just ill-conceived. get through Saks for $1125.