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    Accessories | Bags | Briefcases/Totes | Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Style | Wear to Work

    Are Messenger Bags Unprofessional?

    Updated11/01/2018
    44 Comments

    Messenger bags: unprofessional, or just fine for the office? Reader H wonders: Hello! I love Corporette, and had a question about messenger bags. I read through some of the blog’s archives re: work bags, and found plenty of negative comments about carrying messenger bags to work. I always wore them in school, and recently impulse-bought a men’s…

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  • How to Lighten Your Load
    Bags | Briefcases/Totes | Comfort | Commuting | Motherhood | New Mom | Office Supplies | Organization | Professionalism | Tech

    How to Lighten Your Load

    Updated11/01/2018
    89 Comments

    If you’re carrying a million bags, how do you look professional? How can you lighten your load and reduce the number of bags you’re carrying? Reader R wonders… I work in a large corporate environment and recently had a daughter. I’m back at work, but I feel like a bag lady. I’m only 5’3″ and…

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    Bags | Briefcases/Totes | Just Starting Out | Looking Young | Professionalism | Shopping

    When Can You Buy an Expensive Briefcase or Handbag for Work?

    Updated02/22/2023
    153 Comments

    A young woman associate wrote to us, wondering if a $2700 bag was too expensive of a briefcase for someone just starting at her law firm.

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    The Bag Lady Reconsiders… How to Choose Wisely When Purchasing a Work Bag

    Updated02/09/2023
    107 Comments

    Which are the great, professional, useful totes? If you always carry around a ton of stuff, should you downsize to look more professional? Reader A is about to make her first “really expensive purse purchase” and needs advice… How to Choose Wisely When Purchasing a Work Bag First: congrats on making your first really expensive…

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    Briefcases/Totes | Fashion Gaffes | Internships/Summer Jobs | Looking Young | Money | Status Symbols

    The Intern with the $9,000 Handbag

    Updated03/03/2025
    376 Comments

    Is it a bad idea for an intern to carry a $9000 bag?

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