The Magic of the Accessory Handbag
The right accessory handbag can change your life. I know this from
personal experience.
My mother used to keep boxes and boxes of old stuff in her closet.
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section of her walk-in closet occupied by boxes of fashion relics
dating back to the era of love-ins and Volkswagen buses. In truth,
this collection was a treasure trove of abandoned designer duds,
just waiting to come back into style. And that’s how I discovered
the little Gucci handbag.
I was in college at the time. I couldn’t afford an expensive
accessory handbag. I carried everything around in a rucksack, even
when I went out in the evening. My only concern when it came to bags
was functionality. How little did I know!
My mother’s lovely little Gucci purse was a clutch handbag dating to
the late 1970’s. It was covered with the characteristic Gucci
insignia, the two little interlocking G’s. And it had a green and
red stripe of ribbon around the middle. Anyone who knows about
handbag accessories would recognize it for what it was: pure
vintage, and really cute. A similar pocketbook selling at a vintage
store would have cost a few hundred dollars at least. And I got
this lovely little accessory handbag for free, from a mom whose
closet was so overstuffed, she had forgotten she even owned the
thing.
Once I started carrying around the Gucci clutch purse, I discovered
something amazing. Even the most ordinary outfit turned into a
fashion statement when I carried my vintage Gucci bag. I could wear
a ten dollar tee shirt and ratty old pair of jeans with sneakers,
but if I carried my favorite accessory handbag, suddenly it looked
chic instead of sloppy. I could convince myself that I didn’t look
like a lazy, poor college student, but rather a hip and edgy fashion
maven. If I could afford an accessory handbag like that, and if I
was savvy enough to go vintage, then I must know what I’m doing.
Anyway, that was the logic in my mind.
Truth be told, I was largely right, and I follow that simple fashion
principle to this day. I don’t bother filling my wardrobe with
pricey designer clothes. I don’t need to keep wasting money on the
latest sartorial trends, knowing they will fall out of style in a
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invest in a really fabulous accessory handbag every once in a while
– preferably a gorgeous, vintage designer bag. I pair it with
everything from elegant eveningwear to sweats. And I always look
like I know what I’m doing.