I had never owned a fancy evening bag.
True no longer.
For my daughter’s wedding, I wanted something to keep my phone and lipstick in and sling over my shoulder during cocktail hour, and hang on the back of my chair while I ate dinner. So here we are. I took a look at TheRealReal, where I had previously only sold some shoes I didn’t wear, and found this gold Kate bag in “Excellent” condition. Made much more sense than buying new, as I rarely need such a thing. Besides, with the tassel and that name, how could I resist;). Shoes: Malone Souliers. I like the two different golds.
But this may be more useful than I knew. Regard, with the orange Ann Mashburn. (Bag color difference is due to a lighting change.)
Cork platforms feature tiny gold specks. Perhaps pushing their limits, paired with a gold satin bag, but tiny cracks in the Appropriate never hurts. Like a style wink, essentially.
Or with my tropical Dries polo-necked shift, should we ever go back to Hualalai,
or the 14-year old black urban/bucolic Dries that remains, to this date, my most cherished piece of clothing. Faille pumps from Neous.
Now I just need to get out more. Hikes to granite-embedded lakes in the Sierra in technical pants; evenings in new cities with satin. Or such is the vision. In any case, these days I love to look into my closet whether I wear what’s in there or not. Having spent the past 16 years considering fashion and designers, not to mention the meaning of style, those hangers tell me a story I enjoy.
Me and my very big navy blue sweatpants hope you have a wonderful weekend.
9 Responses
Even if you don’t get out much an event-ready wardrobe needs an evening bag that plays nicely with whatever you’re going to wear. The next time you replace your phone you’ll need to keep the dimensions of the bag in mind so you don’t out-grow your once in a lifetime evening bag.
Aha! Good point on the phone. And I agree, it feels quite nice to have an evening bag that can take me out to any occasion.
Beautiful choice! Even better that it goes with other pieces in your wardrobe!
My reluctance to buying the larger iPhone… it doesn’t fit in ANY of my evening bags… telling my grown son that resulted in Are you kidding me? Your photos will be better, get over it! Why don’t the Apple designers consider this serious design dilemma?
That is completely reasonable! Once one has collected a few lovely evening bags, the phone must be bought to fit the bags.
What a great bag! It’s a great find that brings out the best in your existing favorites, and this does so beautifully.
Oh, you clever girl! Your array of pictures tells a whole fashion story. But the two golds against the wisp of green chiffon – dollink, it’s to die for! You are going to look so good – understated shine, supporting and celebrating the bride, while being your own fabulous self. Your daughter is lucky to have you.
Nice YSL bag. The color works with many pieces in your wardrobe. Win-win!
All my bags are smaller and the only priority I have is, my phone and wallet must fit inside the bag.
It’s looking more and more fabulous! Dying to see the final outfit…
Love the tropical shift from Dries, a classic you can enjoy forever.
If you are considering fitting a new phone into that lovely purse:
I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 flip phone I can fit into any pocket, the dimensions collapse to teeny tiny: Unfolded: 165.1 mm (6.50 in) H 71.9 mm (2.83 in) W 6.9 mm (0.27 in) D
Folded: 85.1 mm (3.35 in) H 71.9 mm (2.83 in) W 15.1 mm (0.59 in) D.
The photos have the usual Samsung Galaxy brilliantly high quality.