Homage

While K’s beautiful bag is undoubtedly beautiful, I have a few of my own beloveds.

My modus operandi in buying purses is usually “Hey, it’s cute! I don’t care if it’s cheaply made. I’ll just ruin it anyway.” This theory was acutely tested in March when A. and I went to New York City for a business/pleasure trip. On our first flight, I somehow dumped orange juice over the entire contents of my adorable purse (a medium-sized, medium-shine fake leather bag with an adorable floppy bow from EXPRESS). By that night, it was starting to smell. Nasty. It was time for a new purse.

Enter, my darling giant:

Walking around Rockefeller Plaza in the frigid March air, this shining beauty beckoned me from the windows of Ann Taylor Loft. I went in, petted it, walked around, aggravated A., petted it some more, and finally decided it was too expensive.

Then we walked to H&M, and I bought a cheap, white purse.

Then we walked back to Ann Taylor Loft, and I bought the giant.

Then we walked back to H&M, and I returned the white scrap. It was the right thing to do.

And guess what? If you are insane and need even more room, the ends unsnap, fold out, and voilà!

Oh, how I love it. And, you know what? Since it was so much more expensive than any of my previous babies, I have treated it much better. We’re together for the long haul, I believe.

Which is not to say that I don’t cheat every once in a while:

I saw this lovely lady in Target a month or so ago, and my heart responded to the siren call of pleather. I needed a little sunshine.

And look – purple insides! It would have been wrong to say no.

So…let’s hear it. Are you emotionally attracted to cheapo bags? Or, do you sigh softly and caress your $445 Kate Spade at night before you say your prayers? Heh heh…right.

Always Double Check the Lid to Your O.J.,

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