I'm doing a new segment here on Retail Hell! Take a pic of your favorite handbag and tell me why it's your fave!
The first one is from my friend Janna Segal:
"In preparation for a move, I spent this weekend packing boxes of handbags I had acquired during my days as a retail slave at the Big Fancy's Handbag Department.
In the process of pulling what may be the oldest extant Kate Spade handbag out of a storage closet, I stumbled upon this grey, embossed Ferragamo backpack (yes, I said backpack).
I opened it up to find the matching wallet and was hit by a wave of nostalgia.
I remembered that regrettable moment in fashion history when we wore backpacks as handbags. More important, I remembered that moment when I bought this gorgeous Ferragamo backpack (yes, I said gorgeous and backpack in the same clause) from Freeman while we both we're working at the Big Fancy.
The handbag brought us joy: it made me happy because I owned something so beautiful; and it made Freeman happy to know that I would never, ever return that bag, even if backpacks went out of style the very next day (which I think they did).
Once the memories faded, that now vintage designer backpack was promptly put back in its protective Ferragamo bag and carefully placed in a box clearly marked "Segal, Handbags.
I may not wear it until backpacks are chic again (did I just say backpacks were chic again???), but that Ferragamo handbag is a favorite of mine because it signifies the entire moment of its purchase, which was full of so much warmth and love. And that is why they call it retail therapy."
Take a picture of your favorite bag and tell me why you love it! Send to retailhellstories@gmail.com
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