...this purse from Botkier. I know the style has been around for a while now, but the incarnation for summer is uniquely different. It looks like something found in the back of an older, fashionable woman's closet. She being very much a "Jacky O" type carrying this lady-like bag for years and storing it waiting for the day when someone would discover it and appreciate it's the well-loved patina.

I've always liked items that aren't quite perfect. As if they have been cherished for years and only parted with out of deep love wanting the item to "live up" to its rightful purpose through continual use.

The color of the moment is silver but it's not the high gleam of the ugly mirrored Louis Vuitton bags or the repetitive body styles of Marc Jacobs offerings for spring. This is a bag you can't quite place. The shape is familiar, but not overly exposed through knock-offs. The wear patterns of the leather give a look of a vintage find.

I know with this bag, I might very well be the old lady with treasure tucked away for some lucky young explorer.

Labels: essentials, handbag