Hayden-Harnett collection

 few months ago I hit the Foley + Corinna Sample Sale on the second to last day. I was interested in a Mid City Tote even though I knew it would be impractical for an every day bag. Much to my suprise my heart was won over by a green Jet Setter Tote! And as an added bonus, prices has been reduced since the sale was about to end.

The Jet Setter has been my every day tote now for several months and I love it. Although I haven’t had a chance to take it on an actual jet, It has been a fantastic commuting bag. Plenty of pockets for all my little things, but yet wide enough to fit a tupperware container of lunch.

I still haven’t give up on the Mid City tote though and plan to hit the next F+C sample sale…but this time on the very last day. My HH for Target bag arrived about a month ago and I was thrilled! The mustard/purple color combo looks even better in person than it did online. In person, it is more muted and rich. The hardware really shines on this bag and really makes it look nicer than something found at Target. The weak point is the PVC “leather” as always. At first glance it looks good, but I have a feeling it won’t wear very well. With all the room and all the pockets I’m thinking of using this as my “fancy” gym bag. I’ll be hitting the gym in style!

I’m about to start a digital photography class so of course my thoughts turned to finding a great camera bag. After doing a quick search on Etsy I discovered that my search for “camera bag” turned up some amazing bags with vintage graphic pictures of cameras on them:Diana Camera Vintage Toy Photo Graphic Print Hip Indie Flight  Messenger Field Bag. Khaki TanVintage Standing Camera STANDARD Tote,Vintage Brownie Camera Tote,Green Vintage Camera CLASSIC Tote.

Speaking of fab Target collections,  I have a sneaking suspicion that the Hayden-Harnett collection could be the best ever. Every bag from the collection looks fantastic. The bags hit the store on Dec 28th, so I’m going to make sure I have some money left over after all my Christmas shopping.

The above bag is the one I have my eye on for a new everyday commuting bag. I almost bought the original version from HH a few years ago when I was on the look out for a light weight bag. Now I’m glad I waited. Here’s hoping the pocket situation in the Target version is the same as the original version. I just checked the Target website and the Hayden-Harnett bags are availble to order! I placed my order for the sure to be fabulous Canvas Flight tote  in Purple/Gold and I threw in the Thakoon Zip Back top in Ebony/Purple for good measure so I can pretend to be Michelle Obama. I’ll probably swing by my local Queens Target after New Year’s to check out the rest of these collections in person, but I wanted to get my order for my “Must Haves” in ASAP since both collection are sure to be flying out of stores. was pretty impressed when I saw the images for the Anya Hindmarch bags for Target and tried to purchase one this past fall when Target had a number of pop up shops in Manhattan for Fashion Week. Sadly the pop up shop was so mobbed I didn’t even see any of these bags, let alone have a chance to purchase one, and after that I gave up.

So imagine my suprise a few weeks ago when I paid a visit to the Target in Queens Center and saw a whole rack of these beautiful bags. I went with the smaller bag and was finally able to give it a trial run last weekend and was quite impressed. The bag was the perfect size for wallet, make up, phone and keys and I liked the magnet on the front flap.  Although it came out a little plasticky looking in the above phones, the pleather on this bag in person looks much more luxe with the gold trim and gold Anya logo. Better late then never with this bag.