xo sloane, a handbag blog

How to Personalize Your Bag With Colorful Straps

when it comes to expressing yourself, can you think of anything more personal than color? you can use color to reflect your mood, or you can even use it to change your mood, bringing more fun and e...

Messenger Bag vs. Backpack for College: Which One Is Right for You?

This debate shows up every semester. Search “backpack vs messenger bag college reddit” and you’ll find hundreds of threads from students arguing both sides with strong opinions and zero consensus. ...

College Bags for Women: Features to Look for Before You Buy

A college bag gets used harder than almost any other bag you’ll own. It carries a laptop five days a week. It gets dropped on lecture hall floors, shoved under library desks, crammed into lockers a...

How to Choose the Best Travel Tote Bag for Your Next Trip

A travel tote bag that works brilliantly for a weekend road trip might be completely wrong for a flight. The one that handles an airport like a pro might be overkill for a day of sightseeing. The b...

How to Organize Your Office Bag: Tips for a Stress-Free Commute

You know the moment you’re standing at the security gate, the train is pulling in or the meeting starts in two minutes and you’re elbow-deep in your bag trying to find your phone, your badge or the...

a plush and practical small cosmetic bag

there are a lot of cute cosmetic bags out there. but – and this is a big one – they don’t really offer us the practicality we need for travel, everyday life, or even a quick gym sesh. what use is t...

Lightweight Luxury: Why Premium Doesn't Have to Mean Heavy

There's a common misconception in the handbag world: quality equals weight. For too long, we've been told that substantial, heavy bags signal luxury and durability. But what if we told you that the...

handbag essentials: what’s in a designer’s bag?

are you guilty of stuffing your designer women’s handbags with everything but the kitchen sink? my goal in starting shortyLOVE was to streamline life with more organized bags— allowing us to pare b...

the best handbags for working women on the go

as a bag designer and all-around bag lover, i understand the difficulty of finding a perfect work bag. the struggle is real, believe me, i know your pain and have tried more bags than i care to adm...

how to keep bags in good condition

in case you didn’t realize it by now, i love handbags. i think it’s incredible how they can not only serve a functional purpose but make each and every one of us feel stylish. while i could go on a...