My passion for Radley bags

Ok, so I know this is my first post and I was kinda thinking what do I say. In fact, what do I write about ???

People in the know say the best place to start is to write about something you're passionate about. I had a think about it and decided I couldn't really write about men so went with my second option which was handbags and more specifically, Radley bags.

Now if you're reading this in the United States you may well have heard of this brand but only a few years ago Radley were only available in the United Kingdom (I know this as my friend in Australia would buy a Radley handbag over here every time she came to visit).

I think in the US Radley are known as "Radley London" but I'm not sure on that. Over here they're known as "Radley".....plain and simple !

So you may be wondering why I love these handbags so much (or maybe you're not). I remember seeing my first Radley bag around 3 years ago. I was shopping at the Trafford Centre with some girlfriends and we saw a woman with this bag with a really cutesie picture of a seaside scene. I instantly fell in love with it and asked the lady where she bought it from. She seemed kind of proud that someone was complimenting her on her taste in handbags and explained to me that the handbag was a Radley. I've been hooked ever since !

I know it's not very original and doesn't do much for my innate creative fashion sense but I ended up buying the exact same handbag that that lady had that time. The handbag was called "Beside the Seaside" and I revelled in the attention I received whenever I was out carrying it.

Now I know Mulberry bags are cool and trendy but unless you know a little about bags the fact is you could be hit over the head with a Mulberry bag and not know it whereas Radley picture bags are unmistakeable. Officially, they're called "signature bags". Basically, Radley design two "signature" bags each year which consists of a colourful and fun design featuring the company logo (the Scottie dog) in a variety of different poses.

Sometimes the company gets the design wrong as in "I'm Radley get me outta' here". That was an awful design and I really didn't like it but most times the company produce a bag that I just wanna have !