True Beanie Baby story: a friend’s child had quite the collection and they were arrayed neatly on special shelves around her room. A visitor innocently asked “where did you get the bat one?” WHAT BAT ONE?!?!? It was a real bat (and a big one) snugged side by side with pink and blue fuzzies on either side. Cue much…

Meanwhile, I’ll be lucky enough if I get get a job cleaning the display case. I’ll just be enviously admiring it.

It came! I was redonkulously excited to see it in my mailbox today :)

No, that one is from a later collection. This is a photo of the dress, I believe. My grandmother would have a stroke if I posted a photo of her online, but this dress is close. The bodice on my

That you carry around with you every single day for years. Amortize $200 over 5 years. It’s pretty fucking cheap. I really hate when people dress down women for buying pricey handbags. If it’s something classic and well-made that you’re going to use everyday and goes with everything it’s totally worth the money…

I got this magical bag this week and it is my everything. It’s handmade and so beautiful and it smells so good and the leather is so smooth and everything about it it is wonderful and I got it for £100 and I am so very, very happy that I didn’t have to spend thousands of pounds to find a bag I love.

I’m not against people paying hundreds of dollars for something they love. I believe in “investment purchases.” And I paid way too much for a bag last year myself (it was still 40% off retail though!). I’m just tired of people trying to justify these tired-ass fashion victim bags by saying “oh, it’s handmade by…

My Grandmother keeps her Balenciaga gown that she bought in 1952, in a climate controlled storage vault. She has requested to be buried in it. My mother and Aunt’s are pushing for cremation

I think because I’m white, and white people have a history of adopting other cultures as “quaint” or “costumes” or “exotic” without taking the time to appreciate cultural context. Its an ugly history and you can’t just erase it just because YOU are being as respectful as possible. Intent is one thing, perception is…

Bags in general are kinda weird....like I think only once in my life have I looked at a bag and thought “now that’s a pretty bag.”

I’m more of a shoe gal.

There is no justification for a simple leather bag that costs 10K+. Italy is littered with handmade bags from artisans that don’t have the Birkin stamp, and while they are not inexpensive they also don’t cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Call me when we’re talking about something important. Like shoes.

Having worked retail I’m not sure how I feel about honoring something clearly mismarked. I mean, yes, if the price says $X, then technically you sell it for $X. But it seems like these *cough* fashionistas are acting a bit ridiculously. If you really want a tired old Balenciagia bag with that dingle-dangle crap on it,…

Somewhat related, I’m part of a group online of kimono enthusiasts

Somewhat related, I’m part of a group online of kimono enthusiasts. It includes those of us who appreciate traditional japanese art and culture (such as myself), fabric and textile designers (how I became interested in the first place), cosplayers.... its a pretty diverse group. And pretty intensely nerdy. Every once…

I look forward to seeing many more stories with the Poor Allen tag.

That wedding fayre (it does have an olde worlde erroneous y right?) changed you Mark. It turned your head! Congratulations on your impending nupitals!

I’ll bet you $10 there’s one other non-president on your list.

*sniff* I want that for her / us too!!