Now that you have the greatest bag in existence, is it important what goes in the bag? Well, of course! You can't exactly carry a Chanel 2.55 and pull out your nylon Velcro wallet from high school!!! (That would never happen, of course, because you never owned one, right?) We have received a lot of emails asking us about wallets, so here they are. These are not your run of the mill so go ahead and get the Prada nylon if you want, you just don't need us for that.
The Chloe C-Buckle wallet has everything you need on the inside, including zipper coin compartment. It will hold all the credit cards you need and has plenty of room for cash and receipts and other loose pieces of paper but does not have room for a check book (but who uses checks anymore?). $480 at Net-a-Porter.
The Chloe Paddington wallet is smaller, it's the kind that folds over in half, with the coin purse on the outside which you open with the C-buckle. I like this one better for its functionality and cool Paddington style without being overly bulky. This will still hold lots of cards with its 8 slots. $445 at Net-a-Porter.
My first reaction to this Marc Jacobs Ursula wallet is that white would not be the best color for a wallet, but it is chalk patent and if you think about it, the wallet is well protected inside your bag so unless you have grubby hands, it will stay relatively clean. It opens up to credit card slots, cash holder and zipper coin compartment. This wallet is very classic for our proper ladies out there who want to change up their Chanel wallets for the warm seasons. $425 at Net-a-Porter.
I love this Padlock wallet not only because Miu Miu has been a-Miu-zing us lately to no end but the gold leather is sublime. It has a lock enclosure with a zipper coin compartment and credit card and cash holder on the interior. The gold chain is detachable. $295 at Net-a-Porter.
I love all these wallets. Can you carry more than one wallet?
Dear K,
We wouldn't suggest you carry more than one wallet at a time but you can certainly carry a different wallet with each of your bags if you have the time to transfer all the credit cards, cash, photos, receipts, and all the other junk we keep in our wallets everyday.
Sincerely, The Bag Snob
But I really have a lot of things to carry in my wallet and it would be nice to have one wallet completley devoted to cards other than credit cards, like insurance, memberships, etc. I hate the system I have now. I need an assistant to follow me around to make sure I don't keep losing things. I just lost my driver's license and have no idea when or where that happened.
They have invented things for insurance and membership cards etc, it's called an "Organizer". Hermes has a great one, get a hot color in exotic skin (like pink croc).
An assistant would be nice though, as in a personal valet who packs and unpacks for you and follows you around to organize your life.
Best, The Bag Snob
Darling Bag Snob,
Where do I sign up to be that assistant that packs and unpacks for the very stylish? Sounds like a dream job to me! Hello Kelly
You are hired Hello Kelly!!!
As a frequent airline traveller and handbag snob, I would like to see other bagsnob.com readers support an international code of guidance for those brusque security scanning personnel who insist on manhandling our precious bags along their conveyor belts. These people should be educated to understand quality and perfection in a handbag, and adjust their procedures accordingly. For example, handbags from Mulberry, Chloe and Prada... should be placed onto the conveyors on special carpet pads and handled tenderly with gloved hands. Handbags from Walmart, Isabel Fiore and Louis Vitton logo (sorry...only suburban kept women carry that bowling bag) can be slammed down on their sides and scrapped through, as normal. VIEWS?