Some people collect cars, watches, Precious Thoughts figurines... I collect bags. Well, and shoes, but that's another story for another day.
You'd think that working in magazine publishing and having easy access to fashion launches would be the reason for my obsession, but no, this is merely a happy circumstance that also happens to be a perfect accessory.
My interest in bags began - as most passions do - as a child.
Blame it on my mother (as we are wont to do), my OG fashion inspiration and enabler. In her Versace jeans accessorised with an array of arm candy from Louis Vuitton to Burberry, she gave meaning to the term Sunday best.
One of my distinct memories as a nine-year-old was writing down in a notepad a list of outfits I would wear to camp (BTW, a habit I still practise today when I travel), along with suggestions on which bags to match them with. I felt so chic knowing my accessories were perfectly coordinated to my Giordano threads.
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