Radley Handbags (Radley Fashion Accessoires)

Member Name: tor0908

Product:	Radley Fashion Accessoires
Date:	11/10/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Top Quality, Lovely Designs

Disadvantages: Can be expensive for accessories

I was first introduced to Radley by my friend at work who showed me a purse she wanted on the internet. At the time I was more into Guess handbags, mainly because I had just been to America and bought one for less than £20, but I started to take notice of the brand in case I could find something cheap enough to buy as a Christmas present.

I had bought a Guess purse back from America for my friend but she had been talking so much about Radley that I suggested she sell the Guess purse on ebay and put any profits towards a Radley Bubbles purse she had her eye on. With around £25 in the kitty we scoured the internet and found a lovely Radley purse in the Bubbles style. When the purse arrived she showed it to me and I was converted.

The leather was top quality, it had plenty of space for coins, notes and credit cards (and I have loads of store loyalty cards that need to be fitted in) and even had space for my photocard driving licence to be put on display.

From then on I decided that Radley was to be my bag of choice. On Christmas day last year I was on the debenhams.com website ordering a mini clutch bag in the sale for £20. Given that they normal retail for around £30 I was happy with my purchase. It's a lovely little bag with enough room for purse and phone on a night out and you can either hold it in your hand or use it as a very small shoulder bag.

I finally splashed out on a bag for myself about six months ago, a brown "Cayman" shoulder bag to use everyday. The leather is fantastic quality and it has lots of pockets for your mobile phone or ipod.

I like the classic design of the handbags and they come in a range of colours and styles.

Radley is actually very selective with who they choose to retail their products, with Debenhams, John Lewis and House of Fraser being the main department stores to sell the bags and accessories, outside of the radley.co.uk website and their own shops.

The bags and purses are quite expensive but in my opinion it is worth saving for as the quality is great and it will last for a long time. The Radley site sometimes has offers, such as free purse with bag over £100 or a three for two promotion which I had a purse, re-usable foldaway bag and phone holder from. You can get bargains at Debenhams or House of Fraser after Christmas or in their mid season sale too.

Summary: Lovely bags, already saving for the next one