Trying too hard is choosing fashion trends that are transient in nature and clearly impractical.
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I love Jacquemus but I am unable to wrap my head around its ‘Le Chiquito’ mini bag that debuted during its Fall/Winter 2019 runway show. When I am not a live Barbie doll!!! What exactly is fashionable about this purse? It looks unreasonable to me. Don’t even get me started on the $500 price tag. A case of an impractical splurge. What can you fit in that purse that looks like a doll’s wearable? The other day, someone mentioned to me that this nano sized purse is the best fashion item she had ever bought. Sounded unreal to me. I love trends but would only follow if it makes sense and I can definitely find a practical use for it. For instance, I am not a fan of belt bags but I ended up buying this Zara leather belt with coin pockets (here). To free my hands while shopping at the mall, I thought the leather belt would go well with my many oversized outerwear especially this Zara teddy coat (here).
If you need this chiquito bag to make a little sense to people that are not familiar with it, I will advice you wrap it around your wrist as a bracelet. All thanks to the savvy stylist that thought to do this but I can’t get my mind off the outrageous price tag.
Okay, Fendi! What is up with that coin purse around this model’s ankle? Not sure if I want my man walking around town in a footwear that looks like an ankle monitor.
“Don’t
make
fashion
own
you.”
This Jacquemus Le Sac leather bracelet would be the perfect accessory for my Gold Souk runs in Dubai. So I thought. Boy, was I wrong. The only thing I could fit in it was a few dental floss that kept dropping out of it to the floor of the Waldorf Astoria in Dubai. I couldn’t even fit a credit card in it. Thank goodness it was not a total fail. I love leather bracelets with a wide straps. This reason only makes owning this almost a failed buy a practical trend for me. Also bought in December during the holiday sales for half the price.
