This week, The Bravern in Bellevue, WA is hosting 10 Hermès artisans, representing their various specialties within the company.  I was lucky enough to be able to observe and speak to each of them (through interpreters), and I highly recommend the trip for anyone near the Puget Sound area. Our first artisan was making gloves. [...]

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OK, this isn’t an ordinary bag review.  But it is a review of a bag. Sometimes it just isn’t practical or feasible to carry a handbag.  I’m speaking specifically of those of us who use mobility aids, like walkers, wheelchairs, and crutches, which make it pretty difficult to sport that great Prada clutch under one [...]

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Finally, someone is taking Coach to task for those Cease-And-Desist letters I wrote about over three years ago.  And, I’m pleased to see it’s one of my homies. Interestingly, the plaintiff actually worked for Coach and used her employee discount to purchase the bag.  I would think a personal lawsuit would have a bit less [...]

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Well, it was bound to happen.  My husband found a line of handbags for me.  Bless.  He stumbled on a blurb while reading a magazine, which is often how I discover new lines of handbags.  In this case, however, the magazine happened to be Plane And Pilot. Anyway, here’s the scoop:  A former flight attendant [...]

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I had a fabulous holiday in Roma. Yes, Rome is everything the guidebooks say it is. But this isn’t about Rome. Not really. We used Ryan Air for our travel since, frankly, it was really inexpensive and we didn’t know any better. So, here I am, flying to Rome, leafing through the ubiquitous in-flight magazine. [...]

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