What makes a perfect office bag?

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Lounge spoke to four women across the country to find out which bags work well for them. What’s your definition of a perfect work bag?
It must be functional and stylish. As I travel a lot, the weight of the bag should not weigh me down.

The interiors should have slots for laptop, chargers and other essentials. It needs a broad base to be spacious and a zipper is mandatory. I have a TUMI bag.

Although it is functional, the challenge is it has a narrow bottom. I can’t carry a lot of stuff as the shape gets distorted. It has my laptop/iPad, wallet, a pouch full of chargers, makeup pouch, pee safe, keys, mouth freshener, a tiny notebook and pens.

A perfect tote that looks formal, stylish and goes with almost everything. It’s lightweight, has a zipper and different compartments to organise and accommodate my world. My work life has two scenarios: going to the office and attending events.

While I have a tote for office, crossbodies are my go-to for events. For both occasions, I look for bags that are spacious with several compartments. I bought a vinyl Chanel bag a year ago from the French vintage reseller ReSee.

For a shopaholic, I feel quite proud that I have graduated to buying vintage. Chanel bags are so expensive now that I won’t buy them on principle. But I found this really well priced bag at the ReSee store in Paris.

It’s Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Striped Rialto Cabas Bag from 2009-2010. You could say this is my day bag. For events, I have a few crossbodies from brands like Hidesign, Isabel Marant and Celine.

There's always a notebook, and many small pouches for makeup, reading glasses and stuff like that. I like to personalise my bags and with mementos. I have this old vintage eyewear pouch that I picked up from a trip