Bags to fulfil my life

Do you think that if Coco Chanel was alive today she'd die with horror over how far the 2.55 has come? How many imitations and variations of this bag exist? How many people own a version without even know their copy's true source of birth? Anyway, my ultimate bag. Black lamb skin. Gold hardware. End of story.


But it's not the end of the story or at leas this blog story; it's almost the end, but not quite. I also really reeeeeally want this Sofia Coppola x Louis Vuitton bag. That's all really. Nothing new or ground breaking here. Just two classic, beautiful, amazing bags.

Well , the time has come when I have decided I need to buy a bag. A real one. Like, a nice leather one. Flimsy canvas totes no longer cut it.
Seeing as the bag of my dreams -see below - is waaaaaaay out of my price range right now (sigh ! woe is me)


this could be the next best thing... Sarah, what do you think?



Granted, the leather will not be as buttery and smooth. And the hardware isn't gold. That long strap looks awfully long, I must admit..But its like, 650 dollars cheaper and that is $650 I could use for something else awesome.
Yes or no?

I could do with this in my life

This is one hell of an amazing bag. Look at it more here.

Porenza Schouler PS1 Goes All Navajo On Us

And it's old news, but it's still awesome.


But there is still nothing quite like the classic black (or navy if you are feeling crazy) PS1. Not even my Country Road try hard - despite it trying oh so VERY hard.

So if you don't know by now

Urban Outfitters ships here now! HURAH! HURAH! HURAH! You have no idea how excited I am about this! VERY. Probably more excited than I was when Topshop opened it's shipping doors here last year - yeah, that's right! THAT EXCITED. For those who haven't had an Urban Outfitters experience let me just say that it is AWESOME! Anyway, I am so predictable that I had already started a 'shopping cart' on their website before I had even heard the news. Since hearing the news, a lot of my items have been moved to my wishlist to make my cart realistically affordable - perfect varsity jacket and a near perfect summer tee come to me (once I have mulled over a footwear option for one more night or so). But one whislist item I am very, very tempted to add back into my shopping cart is this little fellow.


Deena & Ozzy black pony hair front flap messenger bag. Awesome, awesome, awesome. But sigh I have put my sensible hat on and realised that my Porenza Schouler PS1 look-alike from Country Road still has a lot of life left in it. Does this mean that I can add another (or two) more items back into my cart? I think it might... Anyway, go start a shopping cart. Faux-online shopping is probably one of life's most simple joys.

Over and out, S

DEATH OF A FAITHFUL BAG

Well. Today is the day I put my Widdess Owl Bag to rest. After many,many faithful services ( I think about 2 years?) the strap has fallen off and there are holes in it. The end of an owl era. Sad face.

On the upside, this is my other bag which I have been meaning to show and tell for a while. If you can't tell, its TEXTURED! With fringing! Two of my favourite things ever. People always tell me its ugly, but to me its so ugly its cute. Like Yoda.

Bucket Bags

Bucket bags are totally awesome and I want one! Any of these would do. If I had one I'd refer to it as my 'bucket bag' for example :"Could you please pass me my bucket bag?" It'd be fantastic! Bucket Bags for Prime Minister!




S

EMERGENCY BLOG II (not all in capitals)

Erm, hi y'all. So, I WANT THIS BAG SO MUCH! But is it worth $440 (or $398 online? p.s. how do i bring that up when I negotiate my lay-by? I hate confrontation) bones? I THINK YES!!! But I also almost bought those Opening Ceremony shoes way back when. P.s. will you hate me for putting my belongings in a deer? I'm pretty ok about fur to be honest. But this is a deer, Bambi if you will...ok let's try not to think about that shall we. And it's not black! Which from the vain-tastic photo I guess you all can see I need less of (in case you didn't believe me before). Do I hear lay-by calling my name? It whispers 'Sarah's credit card' in the wind. Oh god, what a fucking predicament! Moral of this story - NEVER try ANYTHING on Sarah, just leave it on the mannequin. Sigh, sigh, sigh. Someone push me over the edge please.

All I want for Christmas (for the moment)

I want this bag. Christmas present anyone? I haven't thought of any 'realistic' presents I'd like to receive this year from family, friends and devoted readers, so until I do, I'll just keep on posting the ridiculous wish list of Sarah.



Oh and shoe predicament update: I bought the silly, nasty, cheap shoes. But did a little compromise in my head and got them in black so that takes away about 40% of their silliness. Black. I can't keep away.

When you grow up...

...or at least begin to, there are several things you should start to do in order to plant yourself properly in the world of adults. One of these steps is finding and buying the perfect bag. A grown up's bag. This bag will be a) practical and b) long lasting. And unfortunately a + b usually equals ex.spen.sive!!! As discussed earlier with a fellow blogger (and flatmate and buddy - prizes for guessing who) it is very hard to find a non-trendy/cheap ass throw away bag that appeals to our discerning eyes, and when this event does eventually happen I usually flip out and become totally indecisive (so out of character *cough*) convince myself that I'll hate it in two months and ultimately get myself a long way away from the situation. This only seems to happen to me in real life though, or so I thought...

Faux-shopping online has lead me to these 'I will always love it if I had it. This is my adult bag!' examples.

Chloe


and this Porenza Schouler PS1 satchel.


Ultimately I'd love to have both, but I'm on the fence about a stupid financial decision that could potentially get me one - I robbed a green grocers and now I'm rolling in a bit of money. No but seriously, I could potentially (yes stupidly) spend my clean money on one of these bags. I have been all green eyed over the PS1 satchel ever since Snaggle Tooth began sporting it a while back. We saw a much more economical version today but a) it wasn't black python skin and b) it had eyes for someone else and I'm not a total bitch - despite thoughts to the contrary.

OK. SO. What should I do? Make my net-a-porter fantasy life real? Fucking just jump into the freezing cold pool? It won't be that chilly will it? But as confident as I am about my faux-purchases when I stare at them on my computer saying 'If only I could, I would' I now, potentially can, but can't. Is this the same thing that makes me run away from perfectly fine grown up bags in Country Road? Or is it more along the lines 'Sarah you should probably use that money for a house' or whatever is more sensible than blowing a couple of thousand on a bag....that I end up hating...but probably will love forever...but will most likely get sick of...but I've wanted it for so long...etc...

Sigh my life! I should just give up on this and brighten up my day with this


Actually if I ever get that above bag, someone kill me.

Oh, and by the way, two ferrel pigeon's walking on my balcony right now. Rats of the sky.

P.S. upon further investigation, the PS1 cannot be shipped out of the EU because of its python nature. So, now I have the same issue with the Chloe bag. Sigh, can I really be THAT stupid to do this...?