As the season changes, our closets gradually evolve as well. We somehow feel compelled to involuntarily eradicate the chiffons shirts, denim cut-offs, laced t-shirt to gracefully and utmost willingly invite in the knits, jeans and oversized coats. We often do it for our 'clothing closets' and not our 'accessories closets' because accessories are like chameleons. They are easily adaptable to whatever the season is. You will not find a neon orange weaved purse or fuchsia dyed fur clutch only applicable for Spring and Summer, neither would you discover a military green duffle bag or a magenta tote au courant for Fall and Winter. Rather, like a chameleon, accessories could be used at any point in the season.
Despite the fact that bags and shoes and anything else that are deemed under the 'accessories' segment could be reused and revisited at every season, we still have that unexplainable urge to purchase something new of everything for every climate change. There is just this unknown spark within us that stir our hearts into splurging on a new pair of Christian Louboutin, or a Proenza Schouler purse. It is innately in our minds (and heart and thus forth our hands and credit cards) that we need to purchase a new thing for a new season. We momentarily come to a pause with our garment shopping, head straight to that shoe department or bag section (also includes jewelry) to pick out that new item we "need".
Is this a natural human behaviour? That when an old season disembarks and a new season arrives, we tend to do the same thing to our lives; discarding certain old bags and shoes (and clothes too) and welcoming brand new ones? Or are we just simply craving for more material goods that are only available during that current season and hence automatically tagged as limited edition?
And that is exactly what occurred to me, a blame I choose to put on what I deemed as the "natural human instinct"; I picked a new bag straight from (nope, not the shelves) Shopbop when they were announcing that major sale. I decided that it was time I chaperoned a new bag in to my fully-packed-hence-close-to-non-existential closet, because it was my way of "inadvertently" welcoming the new season.
And since I've "unintentionally" brought up the topic of purchasing something new and actually, legitimately bought something au courant, I've decided that you guys should be (voluntarily this time round) influenced by me with my top few choices for bags this season.
In clockwise rotation from top left: Alice + Olivia Martini cross body bag, Milly hologram python clutch, Furla candy mini bag with embellishment, Rebecca Minkoff Paris clutch in petrol and Clare V. tan with blue stripes tote (middle).
How are the ideas? Tempted to sing and dance along to Jingle Bell Rock (this is random because the song was playing on the radio and I suddenly thought of Mean Girls and since Christmas is approaching, why not?) and get yourself something new now?
P/S: I also got the bracelet because I couldn't resist.
3.1 Phillip Lim small Ryder cross body bag in black and nickel hardware c/o Shopbop, Aurelie Bidermann red district bracelet.
Image credits Imran