Initials CR

Last year, I got hung up on a Margaret Howell shirt. So simple, so beautiful, in the most perfect cream cotton. The thing that did me in was the little MH discretely embroidered on the pocket. I pictured myself wearing it like a piece from a bygone era, like something that belonged to my grandmother.
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Real Leather

In terms of city bags, there are a many schools of thought.
From the most comfortable to the almost impossible to wear :

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The backpack : It’s so ugly it’s beautiful, you wouldn’t understand.
The Epitome : That padded Chanel bag with two giant gold Cs, on loan from the 80s, they don’t make it anymore, which makes it even more trendy. (Personal note = Violaine, whenever you can send me that list of words that you are forbidden in your magazine, that’d be great. I think I’m gonna need it. And if you have any suggestions as to how to replace them, I’ll need those too.)

Ok, so in short… Practical, yes, but too trendy for me.
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