Many people, especially in the United States, have an interest in Britain. The afternoon tea sandwiches, authors, television shows, mysteries, country houses and culture are all of interest.
For the bag-loving Anglophile, there are a lot of bags to look at and consider [whether these bags are 100% made in England/Britain is another thing to consider–do your research! Things are changing constantly. In the case of Mulberry be sure to buy vintage/preloved as they were made to last in the past]:
–Smythson [the Maze bag used to have a conservative political edge but some of their style are quite nice; others are too off the cuff]–their wild new bag the ‘Bond Feather loop chain bag’ is really modern art-esque; they also sell their famous nile blue paper/stationary]
-Mulberry [buy preloved for long lasting bags, buy modern for trends]
-Burberry [the old plaid is still controversial but the new designs have a few good pieces in there; don’t rely on quality though]
-Milli Millu, Alife Douglass, Bionda Castana, Stow London, Victoria Beckham, Radley, Osprey [a bit like Brahmin bags but more work-like and sedate]
-Harris Tweed [Scottish–it’s still so reliable] and Asprey of London [similar to Nancy Gonzalez bags but with more shapes available, not just classic ones]
-Lulu Guinness, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Golden Lane, Anya Hindmarch [for trends], Aspinal of London [lower quality, buy for trends]
-Launer [the bags of QEII; they do bespoke as well–though they have lots of color combinations readily available]
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