Work Purse

Nonna is my grandmother. She is, for me, the Original Fabulous Working Mother. She handled new accounts at the same bank for 47 years. Her desk was immediately on the right as you walked in the door. She was always there wearing sparkly jewelry, luscious perfume, and of course, lipstick. Even though she is retired now, she is never without the trifecta of style.

If I had to pick one word to describe Nonna, it would be vivacious. She has always been this way. She has a picture from about 1945 in which she is standing in the snow wearing a bikini, high heels, and a long fur coat. I can only dream of being this fabulous.

Anyway, I could go on and on about Nonna's vivaciousness and amazing sense of style. I'll try to reign myself in. When I was litte, Nonna, my Mother, and I would go shopping on Saturdays. Nonna was always looking for the same three things: a work purse, a slip that was black at the bottom and white at the top, and a Judy Bond blouse. She would occasionally find a work purse, I don't think that kind of slip has ever existed, and I think the Judy Bond blouse thing was mostly a joke.

Well, now Lipstick needs a work purse in the worst way. I would like a nice large LV bag. I would also like to win the lottery and be a foot taller. I like Cole Haan bags too, but same problem. I seem to have a knack for picking out bags that cost $1,135. I guess I am just brimming with talent. I like Coach bags well enough, but they are ubiquitous around here. So much so that they are the Redneck Luxury Item Du Jour.

I think I have found my work purse. The Le Pliage from Longchamp. I know that this bag is probably the Redneck Luxury Item Du Jour in Europe (what do you think Europafox?), but I can't think of a soul around here that has one. Best of all you can even create you own by clicking here I remember a post from Tres Poshe Preppy about spending hours on the color selector on the Bonnanno's site. (some trivia about Lipstick...TPP inspired my blog). And here is where you fabulous visitors to Lipstickland come in. I was thinking black, brown, my initials on the leather, and nickel hardware, but then I changed my mind. About a dozen times. I need some tres help, s'il vous plait!