Matchy-Matchy? No Way!

I was shopping for a laptop case the other day, and I came across this beauty. Of course, any accessory I carry has to be fabulous, non? Well, this one called to me across the store. I had lusted after one very much like it last year. It was the same shape, but it was made of ocelot print ponyskin trimmed with bright red patent leather. I walked around the store with it for about a half hour, then put it back: it was right on the border of too expensive, so I wanted to think about it. The next morning I woke up and decided to go back and buy it and - quel horreur - it had been sold the day before. I was devastated. I checked back frequently to see if they got any more, but no, that was the only one. Sigh.

Well, I was determined not to let this one slip through my grasp. And the color! It's a beautiful egg-yolk yellow. You know what I really love about it, though? It matches absolutely nothing that I own. So in reality, it goes with everything I own. I've never been one for the matching bag/shoe/belt/gloves/whatever, even when it's been the fashion. I really love mixing it up. This bag looks fabulous with a pair of bright blue shoes I own, and it looks equally fabulous with red, tan, brown and black. It's such a fun color! This is one that I'll carry all summer long. Just looking at the color makes me smile. My friend Emmett really loved it when he saw it, so it gets the designer stamp of approval, which is always good.

Happy handbags!