Coach, Kate Spade and Michael Kors, Oh My!!

I LOVE purses!  Big, small, blue and black.  They are all beautiful.  However, I want them to be leather.  Real, soft genuine leather.  It must be as soft as a baby blanket and have that new leather smell.  Classic lines, shape keeper with multiple pockets.

It all started when I went shopping with my sisters and best friend.  We went to the outlet mall and they had a Coach outlet.  When we opened the door, I inhaled the sweet, musty smell of leather and I was hooked.  I wanted them all.  My first bag was a Willis bag and it was hunter green.  I used that bag for two years and it maintained and looked brand new until I bought my second one.

Very few people at the time owned a Coach bag.  I would go to visit my parents and they had a exceptional outlet mall 20 minutes from their house.  What do you know?  They had Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors and Dooney & Bourke.  I was in heaven.  I would go into every store and see what they had before I would make my final selection.  Who had the best sales?  Which purse did I like best.  What color was going to be this year’s pick?  So many choices.

What I like about purses is that it fits no matter what.  Size doesn’t matter and neither did labels. As a result they all fit.  Purses are sort of like shoes.  You can change the color and style with whatever you are wearing.  Like the icing on the cake.

I have multiple purses that are on my wish list.  When I accomplish this, I will purchase this purse.  Oh!  I need a crossbody.  Oh! I need a travel bag.

As the years have gone by, so have the handbags.  I have kept some and they are now considered vintage.  Everywhere you look someone has a Coach, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors.  I need to expand my horizons so I can try other brands.  I’m thinking Burberry!  Have to go shopping.  The only question is “What purse am I going to take”