Today is my birthday and this is what 54 looks like.
Even though there are those who fear we have sacrificed interpersonal relationships for an impersonal wireless connectivity, I have to admit that the happy little gurgles and chirps of my phone as friends and acquaintances near and far send birthday wishes brings a smile to my face and makes my feet skip with joy. Thank you all.
I am wearing my favorite tunic top, purchased this summer even though it is too bright and not really my colors. It is, however, happy and summery and wearing it makes me smile. It also goes with my old red espadrilles, which are also not the right shade of red, and my red patent Coach tote which must be at least 8 years old by now. It too is the wrong shade of red and it doesn't really go with anything else unless I wear black, which isn't my best color either.
The red bag does "pop" against some of the dusty lavenders in my wardrobe, and although I take consolation in that fact, I find that I am increasingly interested avoiding sharp contrast. Well, perhaps with the exception of today's outfit.
I recently stumbled across this newer version of the Coach tote however and am now considering replacing the red bag with this new one. The color looks good on my monitor, but it may be something completely different in person. Hoping to see the actual bag, I called a local store that sells Coach, and after a difficult conversation concerning the model and the color (Madison in aubergine), I was told "no purple purse".
At first I quibbled, telling myself I don't really need a new purse and that the red isn't really that bad. But I managed to convince myself only until I took the photo shown above. As so often happens with me, I can see in a photograph what I cannot see in real life, namely the thing stripped of my personal associations and baggage. It really is the wrong shade of red. I might be buying a new purple handbag after all.
I hope the rest of your day is as lovely as mine!
purple Coach handbag at coach.com.