tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-48345350518227487772008-07-16T18:11:00.000-07:002008-07-16T18:26:05.908-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6fT5fhiGI/AAAAAAAAA2M/Luo3nUyqX7c/s1600-h/ysl+nadja+bag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223787781995726946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6fT5fhiGI/AAAAAAAAA2M/Luo3nUyqX7c/s320/ysl+nadja+bag.jpg" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite bags of a few years ago is this Yves Saint Laurent Nadja rose, presented by Christy Turlington.<br /><br />It was available in smooth leather or suede, and the size I coveted cost about $900.<br /><br />So I ordered it from Bergdorf Goodman in dark brown suede and counted the days till it arrived.<br /><br />But alas, the edges were shoddy (hanging threads!) and the packaging was surprisingly slipshod for a luxury item, so I happily sent it back, having satisfied my fashion fantasy. (Sometimes I’m happy when the item doesn’t live up to my imagination; it saves me money and I can banish it from my thoughts.)<br /><br />Earlier this week I was paging through a magazine and saw a gorgeous black-and-white ad for a Valentino bag with three visible rosettes. I tracked it down at Neiman Marcus and saw that everything’s coming up roses once more.<br /><br />I like the draping on this bag (the one from the advertisement):<br /><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223787415724092722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6e-lBj7TI/AAAAAAAAA2E/x0H_V_mTIyI/s320/valentino+rose+bag+1.jpg" border="0" /><br />This is my favorite:<br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223787216695837906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6ey_lhxNI/AAAAAAAAA18/maOTZc4hRdg/s320/v+rose+bag+2.jpg" border="0" /><br />I find this one a little ho-hum, something I’ve seen before:<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223786999270765938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6emVnWdXI/AAAAAAAAA10/KFbLzqTlI0c/s320/large+val.jpg" border="0" /><br />Black patent rosettes? Possibly. This bag reminds me of some Hostess cupcakes I devoured in Canada as a child. (I really had to reach to remember that brand name.) They came with pink, white, and chocolate rosettes. Delicious:<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223785880930997090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_vYoIziS3lcA/SH6dlPeX02I/AAAAAAAAA1k/f5dPZ-FnDLc/s320/valentino+rose+4.jpg" border="0" /><br />Thanks to inflation, these bags cost almost three times the amount of the “vintage” Nadja, but I’d be tempted to fly one in for an interview. Anyone want to join my HR team? </div></div>miss cavendishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.com