Steve Mono

I've been looking for the perfect briefcase for as long as I can remember but the wait is now over. As if they were able to read my mind, the people at Steve Mono have done exactly what I wished for. The bags are carefully made in Spain with an exquisite leather and are inspired by "vintage photos, books or movies" from the 50's and 60's.

Picture: Steve Mono

By the way, I've been interviewed by the people at shopaholic. You can see my answers here scrolling down a bit.

Vanport Outfitters

I have what it could be defined as a love-hate relationship with bags. On one hand, I believe what it is said that they can make or break an outfit.I like them a lot in others, but with me the thing is different. I can't find one I really like; they are either too serious or too shabby. There's no happy medium. However, that changed when I saw the picture above at This is Naive. I could daydream about being a cabin boy who is about to be shipped overseas.

Mantengo con los bolsos una relación que podría ser definida como ambivalente. Por un lado, creo firmemente en su poder para cambiar un look. Me gustan mucho en los demás, pero conmigo la cosa cambia. Soy incapaz de encontrar uno que me guste realmente; o son demasiado serios o demasiado cutres. No hay término medio. Pero eso cambió cuando vi la foto de allá arriba en el blog de This is Naive. Cada día podría soñar despierta pensando que soy un grumete que va a embarcar a ultramar.

OK now the question is: where can I find something like this? Well, the answer came a couple of days ago, when by pure chance, I saw that they sell something similar at Le Train Bleu.The bag is called The Laurent Sauvé, "named after the French Dairyman who in 1839 was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to the Portland Island that now bares his name." Bags with history...that's what I want.

Vale, hasta aquí todo bien. Pero, ¿dónde encuentro yo algo así? Bueno, pues hace un par de días, de pura casualidad, veo que en Le Train Bleu venden algo muy parecido. El bolso en cuestión se llama The Laurent Sauvé, en honor a un lechero francés que en 1839, fue enviado por la compañía de la bahía del Hudson hasta la isla de Portland que ahora lleva su nombre. Bolsos con historia...así, sí.

Source: This is Naive, Vanport Outfitters

Favoritisimos: Chanel 2.55

My Chanel 2.55. Such a classic. It was named, as you probably already know, after the date it was created: February 1955. Coco sougth to create a versatile bag that gave women freedom of movement. Success has followed this purse since its birth and due to its timelessness it has become an -obscure- object of desire.

Mi 2.55 de Chanel. Todo un clásico. Su nombre, como muchos sabreís ya, hace referencia a la fecha de su creación: febrero de 1955. Coco buscaba crear un bolso versátil que diera libertad de movimientos a la mujer. El éxito le ha acompañado desde su nacimiento y es que su atemporalidad lo ha convertido en todo un -oscuro- objeto de deseo .

Vivier

Don't be fooled by the title; this post is not about Roger Vivier, I am going to talk about Clare Vivier, a french journalist who started to design her bags as a result of being unable to find anything that suited her needs. Her top priorities are quality and simplicity, which turns her products into classic, timeless objects.

No os dejeis confundir por el título, este post no va de Roger Vivier sino de Clare Vivier, una periodista francesa que empezó a diseñar bolsos fruto de su incapacidad para encontrar modelos en el mercado que se adaptasen a sus necesidades. Sus máximas prioridades son la calidad y la sencillez lo que convierte a sus productos en objetos clásicos y atemporales.