New bag lurve.

Squee! Is there anything as fun as a new bag? I think not. The husband and I went out for dinner tonight. I strolled down to TJ Maxx afterward to see what they had to offer. Not much, as it turned out.

There were a few cute fabric bags. I was very tempted by an oversized convertible backpack (short strap at the top for handheld purposes as well as the back strap) in natural leather. It was only 108.00, but I didn't want to buy something just to buy it. Back on the rack it went. I also saw a darling Lauren by Ralph Lauren bag, small and beautifully crafted in burgundy leather. 99.00, but again, not really what I was looking for. Lovely, but too small. I kept looking.

Oh my God, there were tons of pleather bags, and bags that might as well have been pleather. Lots of cheesy metallics. All in all, I'd say this was the worst crop of bags I've seen at TJ Maxx. I was pretty disappointed and just as I was giving it up as a lost cause, one of the bags at the back of the lowest rack caught my eye. I pulled it out and oooooh, fell in love.

The leather is beautiful, and the color is gorgeous. The cost, 99.00; the Lauren tag priced the bag at 238.00! It's amazingly light, which is a treat, especially after lugging around the likes of Luella, Marc Jacobs and Kooba bags. Backbreakers, all of them!

I changed bags as soon as I got home, so it's loaded up and ready to carry. I wore it while I continued browsing, so it's already passed the first shopping test. The real test will come tomorrow when I go back to TJ's to grab a couple of things I passed on tonight (stupid, I know).

Mmmm, I love new bags.

Today's bag: Louis Vuitton Speedy 30.