Good morning, Friday. Just finished my all time fav spin class, though this cricket silence work thing is a little weird right now. I'm a fairly busy lady most of the time, but the past few weeks there's been a radio silence that at most times, is pleasant, but at some times it's deafening. Yikes. Hire me, people. Hire me. You know you want this.
So the last thing I should really be thinking about in lean times should be handbags. But I am. And I can't stop.
Because as I'm finding myself in a more mature mood these days when it comes to style, I can't help but obsess over a structured bag like the Saint Laurent Sac du Jour. Of course I want the largest one too. Duh.
I have a good friend who I trade bag links with, much like I imagine dudes do when they see a hot car or a hot chick. I sent her a link to the Saint Laurent number, to which she replied, "Oh that? I'm kind of surprised you don't have one already". Right????
Another friend of mine was in Barneys with me midweek on one of our "fa la la" days (both of us freelance so we meet for lunch and window shop when we're not working- so fa la la, fa la la, you can't sit with us), and as I grabbed the purse of my dreams, she immediately exclaimed "GAME CHANGER". She probably yelled this about 10 times, just to make sure I got the point. Noted. Loud and clear.
I've always been partial to unstructured totes and hobo bags, even slouchy clutches to go with my decidedly unstructured appearance. But lately I've been wearing more grown up clothes- think blazers, good tees, and jeans with heels and I feel like I need the right bag to accompany my new vibe.
I'm also fairly in love with Ferragamo's excellent bags shown above- beautiful,simple, clean. These are bags that mean business, they are the "bags you will have forever"- timeless, classic, and insanely expensive. And I'm sure by now you're wondering why I'm not mentioning the Birkin, but that bag will most likely never be mine. Unless I start running a hedge fund or win the lottery, that is. A bag that costs the same as a car is not really going to happen any time soon. It's ludicrous anyway and just a bit "too too" for me. I love how a structured bag can be so elegant and quiet- free of artifice, logos, and impervious to trends and fads. In one word, perfection.
I'm putting this out there in print because I'm using this post like a mantra to secure some work so I can buy this damn bag. Priorities, children. Priorities. I'm madly in love with it- of course I'd buy it in black and wear it all year round- gorgeous with everything I own, and a perfect bag for work and ultimately, redefinition.
That's all I've got for the moment. Je desire a bag with some structure, and some substance. I crave the same from my career. Funny how that works. Namaste.
Cause that's what's up this life mirrors fashion kind of Friday in the 718. Yours, in game changers. XO