Purses Like Stocks - Buy Low, Sell High

  How is a purse collection like investing in the stock market?

If you can identify the future famous purse designers while they are at the beginning of their career, then you can buy low.  And, if you can bear to part with your treasured and coveted purse later, then you can make a profit when that designer is on the upswing and pinnacle.

Can you identify the "Bruce Makowsky's" before fame?  Buy low.
How about the "Michael Kors"?  Buy low.

Who are the current, undiscovered, new purse designers now?
There are places to look for them, and are you one of them?  Maybe you aspire to design? 

At the Independent Handbag Designers website the 2014 Application process is open, and look at past winners -
Link to Independent Handbag Designer Awards

 If you aspire to design, here's a book to get you started
Handbag Designer 101

And a workshop
Handbag Designer 101 Workshop


Here's 3 up and coming "who's" from 2013
3 Debut Handbag Lines in 2013


Check out Undiscovered.com to see who is registering and displaying their "unknown" wares
http://www.undiscovered-online.com/about

A Purse of Your Own, Financial Guide



Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security, by Deborah Owens with Brenda Lane Richardson

Have you resolved to get your finances under control and make headway on defining and achieving your financial goals? Here is a very helpful guide for how to do just that. It is written especially for women, encouraging them to take control of their lives, their futures, and their purses by leveraging knowledge detailed in this book.
The author, Deborah Owens, is a wealth coach and has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is a Wall Street veteran. She is a former vice president . . . .

Link to My Recommendation for A Purse Of Your Own

Small Offices, Big Bags

As office cubicles continue to shrink smaller and smaller, there's no problem with losing file space since the work is mostly electronic. But we miss space for our family photos and concerns abound with no room to stow our big purses.  We're starting to see gallery hangings of gorgeous purses in the aisleways outside our offices. Is this the silver lining to losing our private personal space?  Our office aisles are becoming purse art galleries.

Here we see Louis Vitton hanging casually outside the Project Manager's office.  Notice the beauful, gentle leather pleating in this style,.  The pleating is on both sides.  In fact this bag is identical on both sides.  So comfortable to carry because it folds right in against your body.  The leather straps with the red detail accent alongside the stitching is eye catching.  Inside there's a matching shade of red lining, so you can easily see all you are carrying inside. There's no outside pockets, but a big inside zip pocket, along with two slip pockets for easy access to cell phone and glasses and keys. There is also a matching long shoulder strap, but that was not used today.

Here we see that the Relationship Manager has arrived at the office for the day, so LV has been joined in the aisle by Calvin Klein.  CK is a combined large bag/briefcase, easily accomodating a full size laptop, papers, notebook, and a novel for relaxed reading on the bus commute.  A big bag indeed, yet so easy to carry either by hand or using the comfortable shoulder strap.  The large outside pockets are great for easy access items, and even for stuffing in a tote umbrella.  Inside it's the signature CK lining.

CK and LV will be hanging around together all day.
 

Down the hall, a fleeting picture of a colorful, generic shoulder bag.  The electric blue is outstanding against the silver hardware.  Love the braided shoulder straps.  Just hanging around until time to head home.
 

Seattle Purses Celebrate the New Year

Decision to be made . . . An evening bag for New Year's Eve, but gold or black with the classic black dress? Which would you choose?

The Winner!

Setting the scene for the dance floor after the Seattle Symphony New Year's Eve performance



Setting the stage as well. Awesome show that was a mix of classical and jazz. Seattle Symphony, you even outdid yourselves! Ludovic Morlot and Jeff Tyzik creative conductors, and the unbelievably talented musicians!



Still very popular - Coach.  Here's a beautiful tote Coach making an appearance on New Year's Eve

Sleek, classic black purse is a lovely accessory on New Year's Eve.  Overwhelmingly, black was the most popular color at the Seattle Symphony New Year's Eve party

And yet, there were delightful splashes of color.  Like this cheery, burgundy leather clutch, as seen on the terrace level

And here and there a show of creativity, like this very furry, hot pink accent to welcome in 2014

Partying purses on the dance floor!  Mostly clutches, some shoulder straps, a few cross bodies, and even that surprising recent development of ladies with no purse at all.

Best wishes for a very happy, purpurseful 2014 to you all!