#Lauren LA Tips; "What bag should you wear to a friends house?"

This first Lauren LA Tip isn't going to be all that long, but if it IS a little long to you, their will be a summary at the end of this post. ;)

   This Lauren LA Tip is about "What bag you should wear to a friends house". The reason I chose this tip is because I've been there. Things like accidentally spilling soda or popping a bag of chips happen,  but it's a little harder to accept when it ends up on  your purse...Lol To help prevent another purse casualty from coming up in the future, I've set these basic rules for myself;

1. Go with either a Dark or Colorful bag (Like a Vera Bradley) in terms of pattern.
2. Go with something that is actually closer to your shoulder rather than a Cross Bag or Satchel (Adjustable strap bags work too.
3. Keep in mind the size. There's a bigger chance that a tote would get soda spilled at over it then medium wristlet.
4. TEXTURE! It plays one of the ULTIMATE  roles in MANY situations! Faux leather is usually the best way to go for it's usually forgiving nature when it comes to things like most dyes, dirt, and crumbs. With velvety or silky fabric, you're just asking for trouble. Velvet because most stains can virtually not be removed and it traps in the odors, and Silky fabric because little pieces of thread get easily and plucked out permanently damaging it, and it's also hard to remove stains on the fabric too. 
5. And lastly, Accessories! Sometimes it's better to tone the your purse's jewelry down because of what happens to the following;

• Chains; Tend to start rusting after coming in contact with water or other fluids
• Plastic beads; Tend to trap water and other fluids and then start to look as if they're "rotting"
• Wooden beads; Tend to become soggy and sometimes even smell if exposed to too much humid air and/or water and other fluids too long. Also become increasingly easy to scratch and chip.
• Rhinestones/Plated Rhinestones (On things like metal clasps); Surface dye of rhinestones start to fade if they go through to much use or being used. Plated rhinestones start to take on a rusty color (See Chains)
• Leather straps or tassels; Tend to stain easily on softer side, Doesn't take to much to cause wear n tear in this situation. 

   And these are pretty much all the rules!

Here's the summary;

           DO'S

• DO go for a Dark or Colorful Pattern
• DO go for shoulder length straps
• DO go for something slightly smaller than the average bag (Go for about around 7-9" inches high and 7-8" long)
• DO go with Faux Leather OR solid plastic if you're really not sure
• DO go slightly more understated in purse accessories

          DON'T'S

• DON'T go for a very light solid color ( Like White)
• DON'T go for another Cross Body bag!
• DON'T go for a much larger than average bag (13-15" inches high and 14-17" long)
• DON'T go for Silky or Velvety fabrics. You WILL get burned! 
• DON'T go for an "Over-accessorized" purse (Keep it understated )

  I hope that helps you next time you have trouble deciding! ;) Btw, I now have an app on the left side of the page that lets you send in questions and suggestions on what to blog about next! Thanks for reading and I'll be blogging more soon!