The Cambridge Satchel Small Emily Bag Outfit
Trying to shoot photos this weekend just gone was a nightmare, ha ha. The wind was so strong that it took us twice as long to do these photos and most of them were unusable, due to my hair, and even though it’s still wild in some of these shots, they’re the best of the bunch, otherwise I was going to give up entirely! I wanted to keep going though as I wanted to share with you my new bag!
This is The Cambridge Satchel Company Small Emily Bag in French Grey Celtic Grain. I received this from the brand a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it! The Emily is their brand new design to celebrate the brand’s 10th birthday, and it’s named after the young woman who inspired the company. The Emily comes in numerous sizes, but the Small Emily is the perfect work wear handbag for the smart, sophisticated woman. It’s a small secure tote bag with a twist lock and an inside pocket to safely store important documents, while being big enough to hold a tablet, phone and water bottle. It also comes with an adjustable shoulder strap, so you can wear it hands free.
Of course I have had my Emily embossed with my initials (I love monogramming! It’s also free for a limited time only if you want your initials too!) so it’s made it completely unique to me. If you want more details on the bag though, it’s 100% leather, made in Great Britain, and this particular size is similar to my Celine Micro Belt Bag, but it’s 13.5″ by 8.5″ in width and height, making it ideal for me. I wore it around all day and the twist lock closure was super easy to use, plus the bag actually looks smart enough for evening as much as it looks casual for a day of shopping. I hope it becomes one of their classics in the collection!
For my outfit, I decided to style the bag with my REISS Somerset Trench Coat, a simple Topshop Roll Neck Top, my PAIGE Margot Black Skinny Crop Jeans (I wore these before with my Topshop teddy coat) and a pair of my Rebecca Minkoff Mika Mules. Since The Cambridge Satchel Company designed the Emily tote as a bag for work and play, I thought I would stye it with an outfit like this that combines both fun and smart elements. The trench coat is perfect for work wear, while the jeans have a fun, playful hemline. It works with both! I also have on a pair of earrings that I want to share with you, so keep scrolling down to see those, I think you’re going to really like them!
How amazing is this location for shooting the bag too? I thought it looked perfect here and it gave off such a lovely Autumn vibe with the orange and green hues in the background.
And these are the earrings I was just talking about. They’re from Dower & Hall and they’re called the 18ct Rose Gold Vermeil Amethyst, Aquamarine & Pink Tourmaline Twinkle Trio Studs. Aren’t they just beautiful? Such a lovely gift to receive from the brand. They’re from the brand’s Twinkle range, with 3mm stones, and are sterling silver underneath with an 18ct rose gold vermeil finish, making them truly stunning. I shared them on my Instagram stories a few days ago and a lot of you fell in love with them as much as I did, so stay tuned for something special coming up with Dower & Hall! I thought these earrings would make the perfect accompaniment for the outfit overall. Anyway, what do you think? Do you like the entire look? Lorna xx.
What I Was Wearing:
Coat – REISS (similar)
Jeans – PAIGE
Shoes – Rebecca Minkoff (similar)
Bag – The Cambridge Satchel Company (c/o)
Earrings – Dower & Hall (c/o)
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Beautiful dress, what a lovely colour. And the stylish bag suits perfect with it!
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Thank you! It’s actually a trench coat, but it does look similar to a dress sometimes!
Beautiful bag!!
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Glad you like it!
What a chic looking bag!
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It really is!
Love how classic that bag is! Love the dove blue/grey color, such a good alternative to the more classic ones! Xx
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It is great! That’s why I chose that shade, I think it’s really unique!
Love this chic trench and bag! I adore this classic look Lorna!
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Thank you, Kathrine!
Those earrings are cute, and I’m loving your bag! You got great photos, you’d never know you were frustrated trying to get some wind free ones!
Hope that you are having a nice start to your week, weather aside! 🙂
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Ha ha, good! I’m glad that you can’t tell 🙂
Gorgeous oufit as always 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
Even tho the weather wasn’t playing in your favor. You still got some awesome photo’s. Also you handbag is beautiful.
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Thank you so much!
Beautiful look Lorna! Love your denim and neutral look, and that bag is fab! I love smaller to medium sized bags lately and the grey color and leather look wonderful.
jess xx
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So glad you like it!
Love this look, so chic! The trench coat is amazing!
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Thank you!
That outfit is so classy an pretty! I love it. xx
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Thank you!
That entire outfit looks glorious and screams power and comfort! Love it lots! Hugs and Happy Thursday! RO
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you!
I love the trench coat! I need to pick up some similar roll necks this Winter too as they seem to go with everything so well x
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So glad you like it!
I’m loving this trench coat. The color is lovely.
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I am so glad you didn’t give up on the shoot! the pictures look stunning and I love how you styled the bag with that outfit! I hope you’re having a lovely week <3
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Thank you so much! Really glad you like it!
Gorgeous post Hun you look amazing 🙂 x
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Thank you 🙂
Beautiful look
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beautiful look
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Ah yes shooting in winter and or rain is a challenge for sure. I had a “professional” shoot in Paris and it was awful. The photographer shot me in at 11:00 am in direct sunlight. Awful. Though your bag is quite elegant so nice! Love it with the trench. Hope you were not too cold.
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I had that too in Italy, midday sun on a roof top lol, it was so bad I couldn’t barely keep my eyes open!
This is such a fab look on you Lorna! One of the reasons why I love trench coat is that, you just can’t go wrong with it. It can easily elevate the look of a simple tee and denim combo. Also, chic mules too.
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Yes! I love trench coats for that reason too! Thank you!
What a beautiful trench coat, the colour and the cut are so pretty!
Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Rosanna x
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Thank you 🙂
I love your outfit! You look so good.
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What a pretty bag! This is such a chic combo. Beautiful trench coat, works really well with the rest of the outfit. I really like your shoes, so cute.
I wish you a fantastic weekend!
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Thank you so much! So happy you like it!
This is a beautiful outfit Lorna! Even though it was really windy, the photos in this post are lovely. The gray shade of that bag is so pretty, and I love how it looks with the whole outfit!
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So happy you love it!
All so beautiful from outfit to earrings and I am in love with this bag What a great job your photographer did It does not look like was windy at all Amazing pictures babe xoxo Cris
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Thanks! Glad you like them! He always does a good job, and I do the editing. We take each others.
I honestly can’t remember the last time the wind blew my hair about… 😉 Seriously though, the wind is no problem as it adds a bit of extra movement to the shots both in your hair and in the coat too. It’s a great autumn look with totally authentic and unpredictable autumn weather. 🙂
The earrings are certainly very pretty – nice mix of colours.
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Thank you, Steven 🙂 So pleased you like them 😀