Purse prototype

[PLARCustoms]

Hello my name is Holdyn Pilant from Plarcustoms, I wanted to know if people like the bag I have been working on I’m trying to perfect it but I just needed some insight and some tips.

[JDFred]

You have a good design on your bag.  I would use leather on the shoulder strap and maybe put a small tab on the tongue of your bag closure that locks into the loop to help keep it closed in case of a spill. Keep up the good work.

[toxo]

Just a suggestion, On the next one you might try putting the front panel OVER the gusset. Of course it's personal choice but this would give a more rounded look and open the interior rather than closing it.

[PLARCustoms]

1 hour ago, toxo said:

Just a suggestion, On the next one you might try putting the front panel OVER the gusset. Of course it's personal choice but this would give a more rounded look and open the interior rather than closing it.

Thanks for the ideas I was off and on about rounding it out but figured I’d see how it looked like this. 

[PLARCustoms]

9 hours ago, JDFred said:

You have a good design on your bag.  I would use leather on the shoulder strap and maybe put a small tab on the tongue of your bag closure that locks into the loop to help keep it closed in case of a spill. Keep up the good work.

Thank you, what color and weight do you think I should have my strap as I don’t have to much of that leather left but I have a bunch of other sides I can use. And yeah I was thinking last night on what to do for a better closure wasn’t sure if a magnetic snap would be better or what.

[rleather]

I second that the strap needs to be leather and front panel over the gusset.

But overall a nice proto.

[JDFred]

8 hours ago, PLARCustoms said:

Thank you, what color and weight do you think I should have my strap as I don’t have to much of that leather left but I have a bunch of other sides I can use. And yeah I was thinking last night on what to do for a better closure wasn’t sure if a magnetic snap would be better or what.

I would use leather that matches the panels on the bag in 6-7 oz.  I like the tongue and loop closure you have on the bag maybe you could add a hidden magnet or snap on the end of the tongue.  On your gusset if you use a lighter weight leather it will help prevent the rolling in of the panels as the panels would have more rigidity than the gusset.  It would also give you the option of using a different color leather for a nice contrast.  If you do that make your closure match the gusset color to tie everything together.

[AlZilla]

If it's mine, I'd burnish all those exposed edges and put some kind of edge decoration on the flap.

Definitely a leather strap and not just a plain strap.  Maybe some stitching or creasing to match whatever I did to the flap edge.  Maybe I'd try my hand at some kind of a rolled strap?  And a closure, for sure, the ladies like a secure purse.  A mystery braid makes a nice handle, too.

Since your strap detaches, you could offer 2 lengths, a regular carry handle and a cross body option.

Oh, and pockets. Ladies love nooks and crannies.

Nice work so far. 

[dikman]

Leather strap for sure, even if it's left plain it will be more in keeping with the overall look. And watch your stitching, it all looks good except for the piece holding the tongue loop down. It was the first thing that hit me being highly visible. Other than that, what the others said.

[Digit]

For closure you could add a button stud.

The closing flap looks a bit rough and unfinished to me, but that's a matter of personal preference. I would suggest to do smaller cuts on the roundings so you don't end up with a sequence of straight cuts in the curves.

As for giving the bag more volume, you can try the suggestion made by @toxo or you could vary in leather ticknesses: thinner/more supple leather for the gusset and thicker/sturdier leather (or reinforced leather) for the font and back panels. With thinner gusset leather it will fold closer to the stitching line instead of having a gradual curve over the width of the gusset. And sturdier leather on front and back panels will make them resist curving inwards.