Brocade lovers--LOOK here!
Ladies, this is a big bag, and very well made. Let me start with the obvious, pockets. The interior of the bag has 5 pockets: 1 large pocket which contains a coordinating quilted changing pad with a waterproof liner, 2 smaller pockets opposite that, 2 bottle pockets, and a very large interior open space. Additionally, there is a large, zippered "Mommy Bag" which has a grommet that will allow mom to clip it to the bag, using the very handy key clip (one of my favorite features as I'm always searching for keys in my big bags.) The interior is also lined with a stain-resistant, nylon liner. On the exterior are 2 cell pockets, but they'll also fit bottles--water or baby.
Funny as it sounds, I love the bottoms of these bags. So many of my beautiful diaper bags (and if you've been keeping count, I've had quite a few) are just too beautiful to put on the floor. But Lori Q thought about that. The bottom exterior fabric of this bag is sturdy, dark leather. This is a bonus in so many ways! First, its firm, so that you can carry really heavy items (see below). Second, dirt and grime can be wiped right off-- you aren't ruining your beautiful Chinese brocade if you accidentally put your bag in a puddle of ... what ever it may land in. And, third, if a drink accidentally spill on the bottom inside, you won't have it coming through the brocade--its covered with the leather.
When Lori Q designed this bag, she didn't miss a thing! The zipper coordinates with the brocade fabric and the zipper pull is padded and large--much easier to operate with baby in hand.
Like I said, this bag is big and strong. Recently, I needed to carry my laptop and several files, as well as toys and the usual diapers and wipes. The bag held it all, and had room for more!
The diaper bags run from $60-$90, a great price for a brocade bag! Additionally, Lori Q Handbags offers more than just diaper bags. You'll also find backpacks, evening bags and one of a kinds.
Use code MWS40 to save 40%!!! It should be entered in the Payment Options box, which appears on the billing page of the checkout process.
EDIT 5/24/06: The code MWS40 has expired, use the new code MWS30 to save 30%.
2 Comments:
These bags look really nice, and 40% off is amazing! Julie, how do these compare to the Rebecca Denny bags in terms of quality, stiffness, and size?
Good question. The RDs are very stiff and hold their rectangle shape, while the Lori Qs can bulge if they need to (there's a picture on the Lori Q website where you can see that the bag "puffs" out when stuffed.) The quality on both is fantastic... couldn't really put one above the other there. Size is about the same height and width--both are REALLY large, but the RD is has a really wide base.
The changing pads are very different. The RDs are huge and made of a matching brocade on one side and vinyl on the other. The LoriQ is a cotton quilted fabric.
The 2 biggest, most obvious differences would be that the RD has 2 large exterior pockets and the LoriQ has a zipper close, where the RD has a magnetic closure.
HTH!
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