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Coffee Break: Kooba’s Piper Bag

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Kooba Piper bagWe’re not sure if it’s an official sale or what, but Zappos seems to have a ton of totes on sale for 20% to 30% off. We’re liking this hip take on a briefcase/tote from Kooba, a brand we know and love well — the leather is particularly luscious and soft.  The berry color strikes us as a great neutral color, also, appropriate for both black and navy.  Was $499, now $350 at Zappos.com. Kooba – Piper (Berry)

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  1. ERP

    For $350, this is not speaking to me. I am sure that Corporette is far too fabulous to lug around big files, but for me, it looks like the pouch would barely fit my lap top, let alone any file materials.

    I do think that the color is great take on neutral. I love using deep reds, bright pinks and emerald greens, which I find go well with brown, black or navy.

  2. Shayna

    Beautiful color, and I like that it’s made to go cross-body – I’m not a fan of big shoulder bags – it’s just not practical to put the weight of a computer and files all one shoulder.

    That said – $350 is a lot of money for a bag to lug around files… and I’m not sure that I wouldn’t get tired of the color fairly soon.

  3. Lawchic

    You know… It’s Earth Day. It wouldn’t have killed you to feature a vegan bag (like Matt & Nat ones currently on sale at Gilt that’s made out of recycled plastic bottles). Just sayin’. That leather comes from some seriously polluting cows, you know.

    • Shayna

      Think about it – Does it clash with anything? That’s how I define neutral – and I’m hard pressed to come up with another color it would totally NOT work with … surprising, but it works with black, brown, navy, yellow, green…

      • AN

        I own a berry coloured bag, and it goes with almost every colour I wear (except true red & orange)! Sounds weird, but is true…Black, grey, navy, white, all blue shades, purple, emerald green….the list goes on.

  8. Karen

    I’m trying to hold off on major purchases for a while, but I was VERY tempted by this. It has enough detail to be interesting, but not nearly as much as the overwrought, excessively-heavy, oversized-for-no-apparent-reason purses that seem to be everywhere these days.

  9. K

    Thread hijack: I’m looking to make a business casual summer suit (yes, oxymoronic, I know), and am considering these pieces from Talbots in chino:

    http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi24564&rootCategory=APPAREL&_requestid=826704
    and
    http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi24741&rootCategory=APPAREL&_requestid=828301

    I am in PHX and it’s HOT here in the summer. I’m looking for something that reads like a suit, but is more informal. Thoughts?

  10. Lawgirl

    @K – JMHO, but since you asked… (LOL)… Pants look like mom-pants…. waaayyy too high waisted; fugg x3. Like the jacket, but pricey for what it is ($169). Reminds me of Liz Claiborne-type gear. I’d shoot for something more modern — wide-leg cream linen pants, wide belt, cute cropped jacket, and peeptoe heels. But hey, that’s just me, right ;-D

  11. Louise

    Ooo, I really like the style of this bag! The hardware is classy and interesting, although I prefer silver tones. Lovin’ the cross-body strap especially. My nice leather tote has regular shoulder straps and after carrying anything heavy, I really feel it in one shoulder.

    While I agree with others that the color is quite neutral, I find I tire of anything other than black over the long haul. For less expensive bags like seasonal purses, that’s fine, but a tote like this at this price, I want it to last many, many seasons. Or maybe it’s just that this deep berry/oxblood color was very trendy when I was 13 and I’m having middle school flashbacks.

    There’s nothing like the smell of fine leather. Too bad websites can’t convey that :)

    • Shayna

      Love the smell of good leather… Glad I’m not the only one!

      Good leather (and other really fine fabrics/textiles/etc.) are a multi-sensory experience… sort of like new car smell! :-)

  12. Jane

    Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t care for any kind of bag — and it’s usually totes and briefcases — that have handles to carry the bag by hand, PLUS a detachable shoulder strap. I can’t stand the flimsy-ness of the shoulder strap, and I can’t stand the fact that the hand straps stay there when you’re using the shoulder strap. If I want a bag to put over my shoulder, I want a permanent substantial shoulder strap, and I don’t want any hand straps to get in the way.

    Pet peeve, maybe, but that’s why I’d never buy this bag. (Do love the color, though.)

  13. Life Artist~

    nice color,

    but I’d rather spend $350 on 5 bags that live only for 3 years than on one that I am gonna get bored of and can hang out for 10 years!

    thanks ..

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