Matching your bag to your Filofax

Hi everyone!

I recently read a blog post with suggestions on matching your bags to your Filofax.  It struck me that I sometimes do this.  Not all the time since it's a little bit of a pain to change out my Filofax just to match my bag, but currently, I just happen to have a matching bag and Filofaxes.

As written in an earlier post, I've been living in my Personal Malden for quite some time now.  It's the most forgiving of the Filofaxes I have in terms of capacity.  Nothing comes close.  So, I've been using it as my everything-in, stay-at-home binder.  In my bag, I carry a Pocket Malden in the same ochre color.

And here they are together, with the bag.

Bag, and Personal and Pocket Maldens

The bag is one I got about a year ago, along with this other black one I wrote about here.

I love this brown bag!  The main compartment is very, very roomy without being massive.  The two front pockets are also great for storing a cell phone and other stuff while on the go because they're very accessible, versus digging into the main compartment to pull out a phone.  The leather is very soft and thin, making it quite weightless when empty.  Although it will tend to patina over time, I don't mind that.  It has already gotten a bit darker in the time I've used it.  It has a small area where the leather's rubbing off where it hits my hips when on my shoulder, but I found that it cleans out with leather cleaner/conditioner.  I use the same brand cleaner as the bag.

Of course they're not a perfect match but they come pretty close.

Thanks for visiting!