Wearing Older Purchases

 The blogs that focus mainly on fashion, new fashion, don't show you often what happens to all of those clothes in their closets, but here's a bit of me wearing older purchases.  Items that I wear over and over again and am not out to sell you or make a few dollars on clicks.

BUT, if you have any questions I am happy to answer.

 The hat, a Russian looking furry hat, is one that has been in my winter wear since the early 2000's when we lived in Columbia, Maryland, and the Hechts Department store was one of the anchor stores at the  Columbia Mall.  It has been and still is the warmest winter hat I have ever owned.  

It's a Ben Berger Luxury Collection hat.  I've seen these hats on pre-owned clothing websites, in fact today I noticed a leopard print one which I may need to purchase!

My pretty turquoise plaid scarf is from a local ladies store, Penelopes, not to bulky, so it wears easily and we 'ladies of age' don't feel as if we need to rip it off when hot flashes occur.  Doesn't that just bug you when you are out and about and suddenly feel the urge to rip things off your body in order to be comfortable?  LOL  I know I DO!

As for the other items:

Jeans by INC at Macys last year

Purse by Fossil (my favorite leather) A few years ago

Chili pepper purse charm from Kate Spade, last year

Black leather jacket from Talbots last year 

Black vest by Jones New York at Macys a few years ago

White turtlenck from Wal-Mart many moons ago

Gold hoop earrings (have had FOREVER)

And I was going out shopping today but we just had snow flurries so the roads could be slick.

Danger Will Robinson!

May need to just stay home today.

When You Love It....You Love It

*image via Neiman Marcus*

So yes... this Tom Ford handbag has been around a few years now, and the fashion bloggers were on fire as everyone blogged about it and hoped that someday she would have one.  Me included, but at nearly $3,000 you can bet that I was dreaming. salivating, fawning over this bag, even though I knew she would nevah, evah, evah be mine.

End of you, Tom Ford handbag.

*image via Macys*

And yet still, today, when I saw this Michael Kors bag, very similar to the Tom Ford bag, on sale at Macy's, I could not bring myself to pay the price.... it was $298 and 20% off, but I balked, even though it was so similar to Tom's bag.  I hemmed and hawed and hemmed again but could not bring myself to crank up the balance of our Visa bill.

*image via Macys*

And then.... there it was!  Just before I left the store I took one more look and came across the Fossil version of the bag priced at $198 with 20% off.

YAY ME!

I love black leather handbags, they seem to be a weakness with me, and although I have purchased other bags over the past year or two, I always come back to a black leather handbag.

They're generally a soft leather and quite utilitarian in both look and purpose.

They get the job done.

They simply feel right to me.

Black with gold zippers always go with any outfit.

This will be my go-to handbag for some time now and I can't tell you how happy I am about this purchase.

All other handbags in my closet will take a back seat to this baby.

In fact, I may even sell one or two of my other bags.

Mama's closet is over-flowing and fall is in the air which means there will be new temptations in all the stores.... I can hardly wait to see the cold weather picks this year.