Comments on: The Handbag Chronicle http://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/ Because Whatever Doesn't Work Here Anymore Mon, 13 May 2013 23:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: ellen.lubin.shermanhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-10403 ellen.lubin.sherman Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:23:04 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-10403 Dear Emily: We are who we are and not what we wear. You can love your bag but it’s more important to love the person carrying it. Thanks for writing! As ever, E.

]]> By: Emilyhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-10384 Emily Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:41:14 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-10384 Hi,

I loved this piece. I loved handbags long before they were popular and expensive. For me, I like a place to carry my comforts and my talismans. I like being organized and having what I need with me. It’s not a lot: some well edited pieces, chic, simple, etc. I won’t spend a lot for a bag. The one I use was not expensive but it’s easy to carry, easy to open. I admt that it’s a part of me somehow but I walk freely without it too.

I get your point though. We don’t need LV bags and other such “things” to be fabulous. What we need is a sense of self. Knowing who I am inside makes me eschew the Lindsey Lohan stuff of life. I choose what I want to carry and what goes in it. I don’t care what the others do. Love this piece over and over and over.

Emilyatheart

]]> By: ellen.lubin.shermanhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-10297 ellen.lubin.sherman Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:52:16 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-10297 Dear Karina: There was no postscript to the story. What seemed hilarious at the time now looks so poignant and sad. Thank you for writing and trying to untangle the knot of Wendy Wasserstein. Regards, E.

]]> By: karinahttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-10291 karina Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:32:20 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-10291 Ellen, this is a lovely piece of writing. But the moral is so sad. Poor Wendy. How did she feel about herslef when the bag went bag to its owner?

]]> By: ellen.lubin.shermanhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9995 ellen.lubin.sherman Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:44:28 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9995 Dear Jennifer: And I am still looking for a bag my Mother found at a junk store that was in the shape of a beach ball. Abfab. I guess we can trace our self-images by the bags we once carried. These days I carry a plain canvas tote, no logo. It serves me well and it telegraphs how serenely indifferent I am to trends. Er…some trends. Great to hear from you as always! Affectionately, E.

]]> By: ellen.lubin.shermanhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9994 ellen.lubin.sherman Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:42:08 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9994 Dear Editrix: Wendy had so many awards but I guess she needed a bag to hold them. How poignant. And how identifiable, yes?

]]> By: Editrixhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9976 Editrix Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:27:53 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9976 I love this.

]]> By: jenniferhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9919 jennifer Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:47:53 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9919 Well yes, a good number of those bags did walk at one time…yikes…especially the baby alligator! Ugh, so sorry, but I found it at a street fair in its original box, it was gorgeous and fascinating and a fab conversation starter. I ultimately passed it onto a lovely young lady who admired it. I was just reminded of a handbag idea I had years back…oh the creativity just flows when I blog with fabulosos. *giggles*

]]> By: ellen.lubin.shermanhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9779 ellen.lubin.sherman Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:33:52 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9779 Dear Gail: I am truly grateful for your support and encouragement. I have so many stories that I want to share in the hopes that no one buys a Louis Vuitton handbag thinking it will change their life! If only it could…thank you for the compliments and for sharing my post with your posse. Most affectionately, E.

]]> By: Gailhttp://essentialsoffabulous.com/blog/the-handbag-chronicle/#comment-9776 Gail Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:25:58 +0000 http://essentialsoffabulous.com/?p=4386#comment-9776 Oh Ellen, how I adored your latest post, you have put a great big smile on my face, I intend to forward your wisdom to all my friends!!! Did I ever tell you what an amazing and wonderful woman you are??!!

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