“Luxury is a necessity that begins when necessity ends”, so said Coco Chanel. That’s pretty true, don’t you think?

I’m normally fairly disinterested about Salvatore Ferragamo stuff, mostly associating it with ‘older’ tastes and designs. It’s a very classic brand to me, with neutral colours and very safe styles. All of which are the exact opposite of what I go for.

So I surprised myself when I popped into a boutique one day, and walked out with a bag!

The real name is the Salvatore Ferragamo Vara Patent Leather Piuma Clutch, apparently. But I just call it my “Ferragamo turquoise bag”, to make things easier 😉 It’s small, it’s compact, it’s glossy, and HELLO it’s turquoise!!!

Guess I don’t really have to explain why I basically LEAPED over the counter like a crazy person to buy this sucker.

How could I possibly resist that stunning colour? And the cute trademark bow??

I… ermmm… sorta butchered mine a little. I didn’t fancy the short strap – it made the bag seem very dressy  so I couldn’t use it for casual wear. So I took it off and used pliers to stick on a long chain and VOILA! Cross body bag 😀