Update: Just came across this photo of Mandy Moore with this bag from People.com. Like I said, way too masculine for me.
I am not a messenger bag girl; I find them too masculine and utilitarian though I do see the appeal in its functionality. I mean there are days when I wish I had a messenger bag (like when my son demands to be carried along with 2 or 3 shopping bags and a birkin dangling on my arm). But still, messenger bags are just not very me. Actually, the closest thing I have to a messenger bag is the Hermes Lindy with a long body strap. I love using it for traveling as it leaves my hands free but I never use the body strap outside of the airport cuz I prefer to ‘carry’ my handbags. I came across this Alexander McQueen flap messenger bag the other day and was drawn to the grey colored supple leather and the rounded shape which makes it less manly. However, the double flap is very similar to Donna Karan‘s Moderne Aries messenger which ruined it for me. 16½” X 12″, Made in Italy
Alexander McQueen Flap Messenger bag $1,840 at saks.com
What do you think of it? Is it me or is $1,840 tres expensive for a messenger bag!?!?