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Black Fendi Baguette and Silver Gucci Britt Hobo

Last Friday was Yummy Mummies Night Out and after much umming and aahing, the black leather Fendi Baguette was my arm candy for the evening. As the white wine flowed I was relieved to have selected a bag with a strap so I could have it casually linked through my arm and could relax knowing its shiny leather bottom was pretty resilient. I loved it, but then we ALL know I'm a huge fan of Fendi, so I guess it was a foregone conclusion. There was one downside though. Considering its small size, I was delighted how many essentials I could fit in, but I did my usual trick of doing without a purse/wallet and putting cash straight in the bag, with a bank card to go to an ATM in case of emergency/empty kitty. This is where I encountered a size issue: my card slipped easily into the inner flap pocket, but when I needed to remove it at the cashpoint it was really difficult to get out. In some ways this could be a good thing, I mean, I did actually take enough cash with me for a night out and so perhaps this was a warning that it was time to call it a night.....! It did come out after a bit of manipulation though, and a good night was had by all. Stinking headache the next day, but as I say, I can't really blame the Baguette for that one....

Review #2....

So, the Gucci Britt Hobo was returned this week by one of our members and as I opened the package I thought, "Mm, you're quite sweet, aren't you?" and I decided to give it a roadtest.

I haven't used a traditional shoulder bag for a long time and it took a bit of getting used to, after lots of totes and armpit-huggers.

For a start, it's a delightful light silver colour. It's incredibly hard to get the colour accurate in our pictures, but its the sort of pale silver that seems to have white in it somehow - it's the sort of colour I would imagine a cloud's silver lining to be!

Then there's the perfect Gucci craftsmanship. The zips glide smoothly and the inner lining is glorious stripes.

The downside? It's a size issue I'm afraid. I really do carry around far too much stuff for something so petite. I got just about everything I needed in there, but it bulged in an ugly way and it ruined the overall look.

So it's back to a large tote for the Bank Holiday weekend. I haven't decided yet, but I'll let you know next week, when I tell you how I got on with it.

Bye for now and have a lovely weekend,

Jo. XX.

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