Boulevard Bags

If you go to UW Madison and are in the Greek system, there is a 95% chance that you own at least one Longchamp bag. The classic LePliage is a fold-able, nylon tote, which means it is water proof and perfect for class.

The downside to the tote is its poor excuse for an inner pocket. I don't know about you, but anything I put in the inside pocket is almost bound to fall out. Want to put your keys in a safe, accessible place? Too bad, even if you put them in the pocket, you will spend 5 minutes searching for them at the bottom of the bag as you freeze outside in the single digit weather we're experiencing. The Longchamp bag becomes a black hole for pens, chapstick, cellphones, ipods, change and keys. This is bound to happen in any large purse, but really, is it too much to ask for one zippered pocket?

Well worry no more, because I've found your solution.

The Boulevard Friday Bag has the same classic appearance as the Le Pliage, as well as the same water-resistant nylon. BUT it has a handy ZIPPERED pocket on the outside of the bag (not to mention a zippered pocket on the inside too). How perfect is that? And the bags retail for extremely similar prices so its a win-win. You can thank me next time you actually manage to answer a phone call in time.

Boulevard Friday Bag, $143