I think my obsession with handbags began a long time ago when my Grandmother let me borrow her small sequined clutch to play dress up. How I loved this bag – not only because it was ostentatious, but because it will remain a memory of Grandma. On the sunny afternoons Grandma looked after me, this beautifully detailed bag sparkled like diamonds in the sunlight. The hand beading and the shimmering lining, the metal clasp - all of it had me completely enamored. Instantly this bag glamorized everything I did from blowing bubbles to eating lunch on the picnic table. For years this bag accompanied me to the ball, on my dates, and to every exciting event my imagination could create. In the end I had taken this bag on so many adventures that the last I remember of it the beading had started to wear and the shimmering lining had tears from all my “necessities” it contained – because you have so many necessities at a young age. Never though did the sparkle fade and this, I believe, is what secured my obsession.
Since this time I have owned and obsessed over many handbags from my first metallic Lauren Merkin (the first big bag I ever bought myself) to my feather adorned Leopard bag (it has feathers – of course I had to have it) and my vegan Matt & Nat faux leather tote (five years later and still looks like new) not forgetting my first Marc Jacobs bag (that I scoured the Internet for because it sold out immediately from almost every website I frequented) to my most recent the Fall 2009 Kooba Alex Studded Tote. While all of Kooba’s bags are ridiculously gorgeous the Alex stole my heart. It is with the same passion for that tiny sequined bag of Grandma’s that I announce Kooba has finally arrived and especially the beautifully crafted, soft leather Alex Tote.
We have limited quantities available – so if your obsession is as strong as mine – check them out soon.
Natasha Convertible Bag, Alex Studded Tote, Tess Hobo.
The Natasha Convertible Shoulder Bag
The Alex Tote
The Tess Hobo
