The Bag Lady Reports-a FLEEting Sale and Jane's Bags are a Marvel

(Jane Marvel)

THE perfect answer to a sun-less summer...Hello!! a NEW Bag! especially a new bag that works in all weather and that is what is on the Bag Lady report this week...

This week finds one of my favorite bag lines ON SALE!

Great bags for any day but I love them on a rainy day, which is everyday around here this month, Flee Bags -"for Busy Women on the FLEE" are made of wonderfully wearable oilcloth so they are perfect for everyday, Mom's, bad weather,work, travel, picnics, daytrips....This month some of Flee's fun fabrics are on sale in their classic styles --be sure to check out the great interior fabrics! The Mini Flee is the perfect Lunch and Shopping, or Night at the Movies size 8x10x3.5" with an interior pocket and a side pocket to toss the cell into it closes with a magnetic snap. Selected patterns are on sale for $40

The Day Flee is the perfect Grab and Go size as well as your business bag with an exterior pocket for water or yes an umbrella 12.5x11.75x5.25 with magnetic snap and shoulder length strap-throw it all in! Select fabrics on sale for $53.00The Signature Flee is my Off for the Day Bag-similar styling to the Day Flee but in a larger size, holds 2-3 pounds of my Stuff 13.5x15.5x5.75". Select patterns on sale for $61.00.

My favorite new find is Jane Marvel who defines her bags as "Like Flying First Class at Economy Ticket Prices". Jane's bags are made of light weight coated fabric so they are ready for this or any weather you encounter.

These are bags that "work" with style and sizes that go everywhere. Jane's fabrics are clean,classic in great go with everything colors.. I love her styles for Getting Away-

The Jitney,

The Puddle Jumper and the Duffel Weekender are coming away with me! Priced perfectly because Jane believes that "... it is every woman’s right to have great style and not go broke getting it."

Each bag also comes with a free travel gift and BE SURE to click on the Pink Ribbon to fund a Free mammogram!

Summer Prep Part II-Bagging It! Confessions of a Summer Bag Lady

(Kate Spade)
A Bag Lady's favorite season...Summer! There is no time of year that is all about "I need a new bag", "Let me just grab my bag" more than now. You need a light throw it all in bag for the office, a bag for that wedding you don't want to go to, a bag for an evening at an outside concert, a bag for daytrips, a bag for the beach, a bag for ballgames,a bag for the farmer's market, a bag for the weekend away, a bag to hold everybody's everything, a bag to make you remember a special summer night...Clutches, totes, baskets,satchels,shoppers all in fabrics and materials that make you want to change your attitude and your outfit. Here are just a few of my favorite Bags for EVERY Reason this Season!...

Off to Work: Needs to be light but sturdy and organized... The AU Cotton Canvas Metro Daybag in their exclusive Quadrille fabric is sophisticated and summer cool. Maine's Ann Veronica's Cape Elizabeth Commuter is not only named for my favorite spot in Maine but also holds it all when I have to leave Maine and go to work

(AU) (Ann Veronica) (Flee Bags)

To Market to Market: Off to the Farmer's Market or the Flea Market..no more plastic bags -Scout Bags come in great colors and sizes and I love these recycled bags made from candy wrappers and juice labels!

(Scout Bags) (Via Terra) (Uncommon Goods)

Off for the Weekend: Pack it all and go away! I think my favorite bags are my get away bags...pulling those out means I am going someplace!!! Ann Veronica's Great Diamond Island Bag is hand screened on tough canvas, colorful fun patterns and lots of pockets. Tory Burch lets you arrive sophisticated LL Bean's duffle can be tossed in to the back seat anytime and Pierre Duex offers their most classic toile for toting.

(Ann Veronica) (Tory Burch) (LL Bean)

(Pierre Deux)

Beach Day!: Plop it in the sand...Scout Bags can take it all and just wipe clean as do Flee Bags which are made from oilcloth...love the cooler, you need snacks!

(Scout Bags) (Flee Bags) (Flee Bags)

On The Boat: Sail Off with everything: THE Perfect Boat bag is made from recycled Sails from Sea Bags in Maine...and speaking of Maine, I have lost count of the number of LL Bean Totes I own. The Forever tote that goes with me everywher and holds up to all my tough treatment. Hint..create a custom one in colors you love and add an outside pocket for keys and your cell, of course get it monogrammed.

(LL Bean)

(Sea Bags) (Lily Pulitzer) (Ann Veronica)

Day Tripping: My throw it all in and go bag this summer is AU's Raincoat Cotton French Tote filled with pockets..and you can get caught in the rain! Vineyard Vines slouch bag is reversible and comfy.

(Vineyard Vines) (AU) (Scout Bags)


Shopping and Lunch: You don't need to carry eveything but you do need to look good...Tory Burch won't let you down.

(Scout Bags) (Vineyard Vines) (Tory Burch)

(Tory Burch)

Summer in the City : A little less casual, a lot more sophistication. I love JCrew's bamboo handle bag and Kate Spade's Stevie bag is the perfect city bag and I travel with it too.

(J Crew) (Kate Spade) (J Crew)

Summer Straw: You cannot go through summer without a straw bag! Love Kate Spade's baskets(ab0ve) and totes and Garnet Hill's is a classic.

(Snappy Turtle) (Garnet Hill) (Kate Spade)

(Kate Spade)

Summer Evening: Don't carry the world...a classic clutch will do it and let you hold hands and dance. Tory Burch and Kate Spade get it done.

(Kate Spade) (Kate Spade) (Tory Burch)