me loves céline classic box bag

right when you think "how much cooler céline can get?", the brand comes up with something that's even cooler. their classic box bag is possibly this season's it bag, and my favorite bag in a long time, too. epitome of this season graceful lady bag trend, with a refreshing touch of 90's minimalism. such a timeless piece yet it captures the zeitgeist so well; it's definitely a hit for me. I wish I had enough money to consider it a must-have.

beauty comes in all colors!

zara red shoulder bag with gusset

I like this one a lot- particularly mouth-watering when worn with a camel coat.

season checklist: ladylike bags

I'm really glad fashion has taken this 50's-inspired chic, sophisticated and elegant direction this season. and it's not just clothes: seems like these structured "mad men" bags are the perfect arm candy now.

as for me; I first set my eyes on the lovely, precious genuine croc vintage bag that used to belong to my grandma in fifties and it screams "I should belong to betty draper". it's been sitting in my mother's wardrobe forever- not really her thing. so I thought, why not? and although it took me weeks, I finally convinced her to let me borrow the bag for the season. can hardly wait to try it!

my picks for the season:

1. valentino, 2. pierre cardin vintage, 3. fendi, 4. nancy gonzalez, 5. marc jacobs, 6. alexander mcqueen, 7. valentino, 8. chloé

let's google "school satchel" together.

I know what I said yesterday, but now the idea of skipping on the school satchel-inspired mulberry alexa and getting a real vintage school satchel instead is growing on me. I love how it's the "real deal", and it appeals immensely to my nerdy side. plus, this way I can save some cash. okay, more than some.

after a day of countless obsessive ebay, etsy, vintage e-shop and google searches with different combinations of the same four or five words related to the topic (mom had to warn me, after seeing a different tan school satchel on the screen of my laptop for the millionth time), here you have what I put together for inspiration.

first things first: alexa chung with her mulberry elkington briefcase.

 clever nettle

tess p from lookbook

eve's eden

lucy player

mulberry elkington

asos (last year's, out of stock now. otherwise I would have bought it already)

cambridge satchel company

(some website of which track I've lost)

while I'm off to google "vintage camel school satchel", please let me know what you think!

alexa question.

good news: there's a chance I might get my hands on the lovely mulberry alexa satchel (which I've been kind of obsessed with) sometime soon. however, believe it or not, everything's not coming up roses. I'm seriously struggling between black and oak. frankly, oak appeals a lot more to me, it's what first comes up to my mind when I think of mulberry alexa. but unfortunately (fortunately?) I already own a mulberry bayswater tote in oak, and I'm not so sure if I want two mulberry bags of the same color and similar shape... and black seems to be more of a color of all seasons, and however shades of camel are trendy this season, you know, I don't buy a designer bag everyday.

I could use some help from my lovely readers... what do you think?