“Oh, I want that,” my friend Erin said. We were heading for a subway stop in Brooklyn, but the universe had deposited on the sidewalk, by a small heap of trash bags, an artfully weathered black trunk.We each grabbed a handle and hoisted the box back to her fourth-floor walk-up. I didn’t just fall off […]
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Bag Love, Part II: Buckle Up
Holiday travel draweth nigh, and have I resolved my travel bag quandary? No, reader, I have not. Have I browsed in stores and online, gazing at the leather and vinyl lives that might be mine? A bit. On Facebook (that double-edged time-vaccuum), I recently shared this graphic (by Adam Baranello) promoting independent artists. It’s the […]
Bag Love, Part I: Single Female Seeks Stylish Travel Bag for Long-Term Relationship
You know you need a new travel bag when the guy beside you on the plane asks if you’re a nun. I feel a smidge of guilt and shame that I’m writing a style blog while carrying my roughed-up circa 1995 LL Bean navy blue deluxe book pack through the world’s airports. But if we’re […]