Yea or Nay: Mulberry Carter Bag

Posted on Aug 22, 2011 in Fashion

Rosie Huntington-Whitely stepped out with something worth discussing. If this was a gossip site, that would mean we’re talking about a man, but here at T Lo Style Consulting International, it means we’re talking about an accessory. An accessory other than a man, that is.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley leaving E. Baldi in Beverly Hills

All right, we know we’re supposed to talk about the bag, but that whole look is beyond fab, no? The boots, the girly little floral dress and the aviators are like a stylist’s version of “movie star.” Like something you’d see in an editorial about movie stars.

Moving in closer:

Carter Camera Bag in Suede

Carter Camera Bag in Croc-embossed Leather

Carter Camera Bag in Black Snake Embossed Leather

Mini Carter Camera Bag

It’s a simple and chic little shape (perhaps a bit too simple), but we have to say, the one she’s carrying is our least favorite. What do the precious unborn fawns think?

YEA or NAY: The Mulberry Carter Bag?

[Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin, net-a-porter.com, stylebop.com, ssense.com, mulberry.com]

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Anonymous

YEA to the bags. NAY to the ugly iteration she’s carrying.
Anonymous

YEA to the bags. NAY to the ugly iteration she’s carrying.
Anonymous

Really hate the ugly bumps on that one she’s carrying, but the bag is nicely styled and the outside pocket is super-handy. Yea to the suede and the croc.
- Anonymous
  
  You’ve just insulted a dead ostrich. Shame on you!
- Anonymous
  
  Don’t worry, I’m not a fan of ostrich-skin either.
Anonymous

Really hate the ugly bumps on that one she’s carrying, but the bag is nicely styled and the outside pocket is super-handy. Yea to the suede and the croc.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lauren-Jean-St-Martin/504251897 Lauren Jean St. Martin

In love with the Suede one!!! For Christmas, TLO?
http://twitter.com/RocknLox Khadijah James

You can’t fool me. I know a Bible bag when I see one.
- Anonymous
  
  hit the nail on the head! looks just like my East TN grandma’s bible bag. for people who don’t know, yes, that is a thing.
- MilaXX
  
  Ha I had forgotten about those. My grandma had a white one for her King James version.
  For the uninitiated. Bible bag
- Anonymous
  
  YES! That’s it exactly. Although I don’t think my mom shilled out a mortgage payment for her Bible bag.
- Anonymous
  
  YES! That’s it exactly. Although I don’t think my mom shilled out a mortgage payment for her Bible bag.
- Anonymous
  
  Woman, I KNEW I’d seen these before but couldn’t dredge up the memory. Oh, yes! We Catholics didn’t have them but our Southern Baptist neighbors sure did.
- Anonymous
  
  I am so glad you pointed that out! I remember my cousin with her bible bag. Always dressed to the nines for church, too.
Anonymous

meh.
Anonymous

Feh. They’re a bit too simple for my taste. Though I like the others a little better than the one she has, because I loathe ostrich leather with a fierce passion.
- http://twitter.com/leslielies Leslie S
  
  I concur about ostrich leather – gross
- Anonymous
  
  I LOVE ostrish (embossed?) leather – gorgeous. I agree with Tlo that the one she is carrying is the best of the bunch
  - http://www.facebook.com/rachel.council Rachel Council
    
    TLo meant the one she has is the worst of the bunch.
Anonymous

Am I the only one who wishes the trend of embossed/croc/alligator/python bags would run its course? Every time I see one, I’m absolutely grossed out. Totally. To the max.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jude-Brown/1350939326 Jude Brown

I’ve never been a fan of flesh-colored leather that makes a point of where the pin feathers were plucked out. Ooooh, ick let’s remind everyone you’re hauling around a clutch of dead animal skin.
- Anonymous
  
  That’s what makes those bumps on leather? This is how dopey I am…never knew that. Always disliked the bumps, but now I loathe them! Makes me shiver a little bit.
  - Anonymous
    
    i didn’t know that either! I’ll see your and raise you some *heebie-jeebies*
    - Anonymous
      
      The ostrich leather is very popular for cowboy boots (I live in Texas). And I really don’t mind it on boots. But on anything else…yuck.
      - http://www.facebook.com/CatherineKatz Catherine Katz
        
        I agree with you, RebeccaKW! My husband has some ostrich boots and they are fabulous! But this bag is hiddy in the ostrich.
    - Anonymous
      
      The ostrich leather is very popular for cowboy boots (I live in Texas). And I really don’t mind it on boots. But on anything else…yuck.
  - http://profiles.google.com/shannonlstewart Shannon Stewart
    
    I’m not against animal products. (Sorry, I like leather and steak… at least I’m willing to use more of the animal that died for me:) But ostrich comes from a bird. And while I believe that all birds should be killed before they rise up against mankind — there was a very mean goose in my childhood and I’m emotionally scarred for life — I don’t want any reminders of the beastly creatures.
- Anonymous
  
  That’s what makes those bumps on leather? This is how dopey I am…never knew that. Always disliked the bumps, but now I loathe them! Makes me shiver a little bit.
http://twitter.com/bredalot Breda Smith

They’re fine; not lighting any fires for me. Those boots, however, I NEED. I just bought a 60s-style miniskirt and I want a pair of boots exactly like that to wear with it (and with other stuff, of course). I can’t, however, find them anywhere except on the feet of other girls, and I don’t want them THAT much.
- Anonymous
  
  LOL–your post reminded me: I wore knee-length “go-go” boots in the 60s and thought I was hot stuff. Mind you, I was maybe 12 at the time. Ah, the follies of youth!
http://www.what-the-frock.com Dana WhatTheFrock

I’m not a fan of ostrich, but I like the idea of the bag. The suede one is fab.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_T24URKJGBLJQPBWCRPU37IIHLU Krab Louse

The bag is a bit “Emporer’s new clothes.” It looks like all the cheap bags I carried when I was a kid years ago. If it were hanging on a rack at Walmart or some other “House of Shit” clothing outlet, not one of these women would touch it but because it has a designer name, they carry it around. Ridiculous.
http://profiles.google.com/shannonlstewart Shannon Stewart

I like the croc embossed best. I’m not crazy about the weird bumps on hers.
http://profiles.google.com/shannonlstewart Shannon Stewart

And on a side note, I really wished you guys did normal people the other day when I was at a friend’s wedding and he wore the single UGLIEST suit I’ve ever seen! It begged for TLo commentary to help make sense of it all:)
AudraR

I love ostrich skin, super cute bag I’ll take one of each.
Anonymous

There should be a grey ostrich one and it should be in my closet. Or in my arms so I could snuggle it.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_C65IT4K6RYN4TWRMFJOI3VUDAI Olechka Milashka

Yea
Valerie Owens

The bag is fab. Reminds me of Rory Gilmore’s pink ostrich Birkin bag – you know, the ones she keeps her computer cords in?
- Anonymous
  
  YEA for a Gilmore Girls reference.
- Anonymous
  
  In the words of Emily Gilmore, “Why does a 20-year-old girl have a Birkin bag?!?”
Anonymous

Is she wearing a droat??
Anonymous

Now Mulberry is imitating Chanel bags? What have we come to. Nay.

(Conversely, I’d be much more interested to see what’s in the jewelry case this bag is obviously not big enough for)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Catherine-Rhodes/602850414 Catherine Rhodes

She looks PERFECT. Damn, this girl has terrific styling instincts. I like all the bags equally, so YEA.
- Anonymous
  
  I agree. It’s not a look that one would immediatley put together, but it’s got a randomness that works. The pieces don’t necessarily “match,” but definitely go together to make a very stylish, fresh and modern look.
Anonymous

I like the liddle one!!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QP4RBTAZX6QTHZZSJ2YT7DGO7Q Brittany

Yea!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QP4RBTAZX6QTHZZSJ2YT7DGO7Q Brittany

Yea!
Anonymous

OUI bien, sur. Of course, hers is the ugliest, but I adore the other bags and I love her frock and I love her shoes. So. It’s all good.
Anonymous

OUI bien, sur. Of course, hers is the ugliest, but I adore the other bags and I love her frock and I love her shoes. So. It’s all good.
http://profiles.google.com/thisiscelia Celia

I like ostrich, just not in the camel color she’s carrying. Same with the taupe/nude croc bag. Black ostrich or red would’ve been nice.
http://profiles.google.com/thisiscelia Celia

I like ostrich, just not in the camel color she’s carrying. Same with the taupe/nude croc bag. Black ostrich or red would’ve been nice.
Susan Crawford

Ostrich leather only looks good on ostriches. And frankly, not so good on THEM, either. Why do you think they stick their heads in the sand? Even they’re a little ashamed to flaunt such bumpy skin!
Anonymous

I don’t love it. The length of the chain seems all wrong to me, and I think it looks pretty cheap for a $2000 or thereabouts bag.
Anonymous

I don’t love it. The length of the chain seems all wrong to me, and I think it looks pretty cheap for a $2000 or thereabouts bag.
Anonymous

I don’t love it. The length of the chain seems all wrong to me, and I think it looks pretty cheap for a $2000 or thereabouts bag.
Anonymous

I’d like it better if it didn’t look like a skinned and plucked chicken.
Anonymous

I’d like it better if it didn’t look like a skinned and plucked chicken.
Anonymous

I’d like it better if it didn’t look like a skinned and plucked chicken.
- Anonymous
  
  My sentiments exactly. Plucked chicken on a chain.
Jessica Rowe

It would hurt my shoulder.
Jessica Rowe

It would hurt my shoulder.
Anonymous

Not getting where you’re coming from on this one, TLo. Both the bag and the dress look super-cheap to me. Nice boots, though.

Nay.
Shannon Twigg

It’s ugly and waaaay overpriced. I understand designer quality is going to cost more than a paycheck of mine, but that’s just a dumb price.
Anonymous

YEA! Simple is good.
I also LOVE that dress. She looks so cool and sexy.
Anonymous

YEA! Simple is good.
I also LOVE that dress. She looks so cool and sexy.
http://twitter.com/LianaBrooks Liana Brooks

Nay – It’s looks as sad as the $10 knock-offs at Walmart.
http://twitter.com/LianaBrooks Liana Brooks

Nay – It’s looks as sad as the $10 knock-offs at Walmart.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3AJ237ND3GAHDQJZ4TLCO4WLRA Emily

Yea.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513945580 Megan Patterson

I like it in any iteration other than the one she’s carrying.
Anonymous

I was going to say “High end, ugly Bible bag she’s got there” but I see previous commenters beat me to it. Ostrich skin freaks me out. I like the bag well enough in black but only as a gift. For my Bible and Tarot cards.
- Anonymous
  
  “For my Bible and Tarot cards.”
  
  Cracked me up!
- Anonymous
  
  “For my Bible and Tarot cards.”
  
  Cracked me up!
Anonymous

Nay on all of ‘em. All that suede one needs is some suede fringe hanging off the strap to look just like one I had in 1970.
As for the rest, while it i’s hard to get past those wax lips she’s got on, the dress looks like she altered her grandmother’s favorite mumu.
- Anonymous
  
  The lips! Seriously!! I couldn’t take any part of the outfit seriously with those unnatural lips staring at me! She looks like she’s having an allergic reaction in the second picture!
Anonymous

Not digging that color on the one she is carrying, but I like that first rust/cognac-colored one. Nice size and practical looking.
MilaXX

YEA to the bag & I agree she does look fab. I’m not a huge fan of chain straps but I would carry this on occasion. I prefer it in suede though.
Anonymous

I love the first one in the still shots. I like that orangey color.

But I hate that dress. It’s so pink, a color I have never liked, and it looks cheap to me. Sorry.
Anonymous

At least it doesn’t cost $45,000 and is made out of an endangered species.

For that it gets an IN.
Anonymous

Yay, but I agree – I don’t like the version she’s carrying. Give me the suede or croc.
Anonymous

Love the bags. All of them. Just my type of purse that can actually hold stuff.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1303837450 Lauren Dorsee Dillon

YEA. All hail the bags.
bethannstamps

like the boots, the rest blech
Alyson Lamble

The dress is cute but I’d have gone with a pair of shoes other than boots. As for the bag, nay in the version Rosie is carrying. That textured leather makes it look like the bag’s got the measles.
Alyson Lamble

The dress is cute but I’d have gone with a pair of shoes other than boots. As for the bag, nay in the version Rosie is carrying. That textured leather makes it look like the bag’s got the measles.
Anonymous

Yuck. Chain strap. The black looks incredibly cheap. Nay.

She looks fab.
http://profiles.google.com/sara.e.munoz Sara Munoz

My hair would get caught in the chain. But it’s better than most of the bags you offer up for opinion.
http://profiles.google.com/sara.e.munoz Sara Munoz

My hair would get caught in the chain. But it’s better than most of the bags you offer up for opinion.
Judy_J

I like the ostrich one she’s carrying. And I really love those boots! Wish the heel was visible. I vote Yea.
Judy_J

I like the ostrich one she’s carrying. And I really love those boots! Wish the heel was visible. I vote Yea.
Anonymous

Nay on the bag, but I love her retro look. Have her lips been enhanced?
http://www.beautifymylifeblog.com Jessica

I love the ostrich, but I think it’s screaming for a richer color.
aussiegal77

Loved the Carter Camera bag in croc. Dislike Rosie’s version. But agree her floral + boots outfit is lovely.
muzan-e

I love the suede take on that bag, although I wish it were a darker, burnt-copper sort of a shade.

Also, I have those boots. Well. Boots distinctly like them. And on seeing this, I’m relieved to discover that they give everyone else cankles, too.
Anonymous

that 2nd shot looks like an editorial!
Anonymous

Yuck. Not a fan of that bag at all…and anyone who pays $1500+ for it is a fool! Looks like something from JCPenney.
Anonymous

I can’t comment with 100% certainty on the bag because I can’t see the inside. For me the criteria go 1) exterior look, then 2) interior division of space. I don’t care how chic and perfect a bag is if it’s just one large hole inside. Partitions! Pockets! Zippered compartments! That said, I guess this is fine from the outside, but nothing special and certainly not unique.
Anonymous

I can’t comment with 100% certainty on the bag because I can’t see the inside. For me the criteria go 1) exterior look, then 2) interior division of space. I don’t care how chic and perfect a bag is if it’s just one large hole inside. Partitions! Pockets! Zippered compartments! That said, I guess this is fine from the outside, but nothing special and certainly not unique.
C S

NAY Sorry, it’s ugly. I’ve seen little old ladies carrying FAR cuter purses purchased from Ross. I am not a fan of the ostrich leather either (is that what it is?). The bumps looks like a skin problem. This purse actually is actually becoming kind of disgusting to me the longer I hyperfocus on it. Sorry, hon.

But the dress is really cute!
C S

NAY Sorry, it’s ugly. I’ve seen little old ladies carrying FAR cuter purses purchased from Ross. I am not a fan of the ostrich leather either (is that what it is?). The bumps looks like a skin problem. This purse actually is actually becoming kind of disgusting to me the longer I hyperfocus on it. Sorry, hon.

But the dress is really cute!
Anonymous

I totally dig ostrich bags. YEA.
Anonymous

I totally dig ostrich bags. YEA.
Anonymous

NAY. Bag is dull, but the rest of her looks fantastic.
Anonymous

NAY. Bag is dull, but the rest of her looks fantastic.
- http://twitter.com/wrenaria Kimmy Hescock
  
  Agreed.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YMEB3XKJCE4WL62SKN473LWBXQ Frank

yea!! and mannnn is she stylin!!
Shannan Cunniffe

I don’t have strong feelings on the bag she is carrying one way or another (though I DIG that suede version), but the entire rest of the outfit? For the love of Audra Lindley, it is fabulous.
Anonymous

I am unmoved by the bag. But the dress is super cute. Looks like a Liberty of London print.
Anonymous

I don’t have strong feelings on the bag she is carrying one way or another (though I DIG that suede version), but the entire rest of the outfit? For the love of Audra Lindley, it is fabulous.
http://twitter.com/remediva d.e.b

I love me some ostrich, but … Meh.

and NAY
http://twitter.com/remediva d.e.b

I love me some ostrich, but … Meh.

and NAY
Anonymous

Meh. Not a fan of chains (with apologoes to Chanel). A weak NAY.
Anonymous

Not crazy about the bag but the rest of the look is super cute. She really should stop with the collagen treatments though.
Toto Maya

The bags are boring and ugly. The first one looks like a graham cracker.
Anonymous

Did she hit her mouth?
Joyce VG

Meh.
Anonymous

Lukewarm Yea to the bags. They’re nice enough but nothing to get carried away about. And yes, I associate the leather on the bag she’s carrying with cheap knock-offs from the 80′s.

Overall, however, she looks as close to an-idealized-Laurel Canyon-look as anybody has since the look was imprinted on my little duckling brain in the 70′s.

(edited for clarity of reference)
- Anonymous
  
  Looking at it some more, I might have her address wrong, but I’m fairly certain she’s on her way to guest on Dick Cavett or (less likely) Johnny Carson. (Johnny will hit on her unmercifully).
- Anonymous
  
  you’re right, it’s the perfect lady of the canyon look, and i lovelovelove the boots. i’m neutral on the purse ( although the mini bag in red is cute). in the second picture she looks like she’s snarling at the camera. like she just got woke up and she’s looking to deck somebody.
Anonymous

yea.
Christina Brennan

I can’t muster up an opinion in this one. It’s fine but not superfab. I like the spots of the ostrich leather; the other ones look too plain. I do love her outfit otherwise though!
Anonymous

YEA. Cute.
Anonymous

I only like the croc print one.
http://profiles.google.com/trashilove { edi } ilovetrash

absolutely. the color of the ostrich is but yucky. it makes that ostrich scream, & not in a good way. maybe kinda sorta in the way it screamed before it was snagged in order to make just this bag.
Anonymous

The bag reminds me of a music cassette and hers has acne.
Anonymous

I really despise bags made of crocs and ostriches, etc. Sad.

Two questions: Who is she, and, Why are her lips bigger than her waist??
- Anonymous
  
  gosh, you’re right about those lips!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jessica-TallGirl-Freeman/1043623567 Jessica TallGirl Freeman

Its ok. I think the strap is too long.
Anonymous

I love the one she is wearing! Yea to all.
Lisa

I love her outfit! As for the bag – I like all the other ones, but I hate the one she’s carrying. In fact, it’s the only thing about her outfit that I don’t like – but I’d love one for ME in black!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_B53PQYXSJR4YJBV3J6BWYSICRQ Jamie

NAY
Anonymous

Ostrich shaving kit.
Anonymous

Don’t like the bag at all, and it totally drags down the look.
Anonymous

Why did she pick the fugliest colorway (textile-way?) of a boring bag? To spice it up?
Anonymous

I really believe my mother had that bag in her closet 35 years ago (among many others)
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZQQHFALPFRHBQSSMLDGW4OBPME Alfred C

YEA. I think the bag is sexy, shaped well and gives off the often popular luxe feel. J’Adore
http://profiles.google.com/sleepneeded Greg Polansky

Yea. Its cute
Anonymous

Love the color, hate the texture.
Anonymous

Just can’t be genuflectin’ to these same-old, same-old bags.
Anonymous

ostrich leather?!? no wonder it reminded me of a plucked chicken. The rest….. meh…..
http://www.facebook.com/rachel.council Rachel Council

Meh.
http://www.facebook.com/suzie.vazquez Suzie Vazquez

ick
Mary McClelland

I say Meh.
Patricia Biswanger

I love them all. I can’t afford them though, can I?
Anonymous

So what? It’s just a pocketbook.
narita_rayna

nay – the youngsters think they are charming & retro. but those of us who remember Woolworth’s know that these are just old lady pocketbooks.
narita_rayna

nay – the youngsters think they are charming & retro. but those of us who remember Woolworth’s know that these are just old lady pocketbooks.

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