Purses

[NbyNW]

I avoid carrying a purse whenever possible. So, most of the year I am carrying my essentials in jacket pockets.

I pretty much only carry a purse if I have to be wearing an outfit that does not have sufficient pockets. I have a modest stash of purses/shoulder bags for this purpose, and which one I use depends on how much stuff I need to be carrying. Most of them are neutral/earthtone colors, so they won't clash with what I'm wearing. I'm pretty utilitarian about my bags that way.

In addition to this, I have a couple dressier clutches for the rare dressy occasion. One was an emergency thrift store purchase -- a tiny tan suede thing that goes with everything, and the other was a splurge on an oxblood red Cartier that I saw in Paris, which I would have regretted not buying. Gotta take advantage of duty-free sometime, right?

I'm not worried about my purses going in/out of style. I've never had the energy to follow trends, so I just buy things that I like, that I feel will last a few seasons style-wise.

[Marquise]

Another Furla fan here! I was not a purse/handbag person at all until I found my first Furla bag at TJ Maxx about 10 years ago: a rich yellow tall thin rectangle with same color flower cutouts along the top and straps long enough to put over a shoulder or carry in hand. My then-boss's wife saw it and said, "That [dramatic pause] is a work of art." I bought a Furla a few years ago in Rome but the rest I found on the (relative) cheap.

This is probably not helpful to the OP so I'll just add that while I know there's a place for neutrals, especially if you regularly use only one bag, I'm all for a pop of color. My current every-day bag is a deep red Furla.