Re: Spending money on purses vs. clothes

Theoretically, would you rather spend
$5k on a pair of snakeskin capris, silver lame cargo pants, high–waisted
designer jeans, and a one sleeve cashmere sweater, or on a Hermes kelly bag
or 5 LV bags (or whatever) that will survive 30+ years and liven up any
given outfit?
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I don't think I'd ever want to wear the same thing for 30+ years anyway,
even if it were absolutely gorgeous and looked new –– I'd simply get bored
:)

Dariss wrote:
high–waisted
kelly bag
any
anyway,
bored
My M.O. lately is to buy lots of purses. Seems the same standard outfit
(black sweater, black/grey/tan pants, etc) can be jazzed up to look
totally different by just changing the purse. (Or coat, or shoes,
or...).
But, I wouldn't go so far as to drop a ton of money on a Hermes or
something like that. As you say, I'd also get bored way too fast. Also,
my challenge is to find great looking bags that are totally different
than what everyone else is carrying, and make a statement. Label is not
important to me. And I give myself bonus points if the bag is
inexpensive to boot.
I did buy a Coach bag last summer; my first, in fact. I bought it for a
pittance at a second–hand shop. My very fashionable girlfriend talked
me into it, saying that "everyone must have a Coach" and that it would
go with anything.
I do agree it goes with a lot of things in my closet, and that it is a
very well–made bag. BUT, when we were on vacation recently in Miami, I
felt so........... unoriginal. Every other person was carrying the
exact same bag. That's no fun to me.
I just picked up a new bag this weekend, while at a gallery opening.
It's very unique and hard to describe, and made by a local artist. It
is in the shape of a neat, compact envelope that's just the right scale
for me, and made out of a silky fabric with a tasteful–yet–fun
palm–like print in turquoise, light green, silver and black. The
handles are made out of a lightweight cast iron. I love it when art
meets function, and I love it that this is the kind of bag that will
never be available on the mass market, or pictured everywhere in
high–gloss fashion mags.
jen