I think there's a crocodile madness sinking into this group! We've all become possessed by croc!
ooooo.....I just saw a GORGEOUS, drool-worthy black Lizard Plume Elan PM at the SF store and honest to God I was tempted.......TEMPTED. Just...you know.....didn't have the $8K dangling off the money tree at that very moment...........
Ok.....on my April NYC list is a pair of either Manolo's or Lou's.....leopard print and preferrably wedges. Then, a sweep at Hermes of God only knows what....and let's just hope I get off the first floor and find out what's going on on the other four!!!!!
ooooo.....I just saw a GORGEOUS, drool-worthy black Lizard Plume Elan PM at the SF store and honest to God I was tempted.......TEMPTED. Just...you know.....didn't have the $8K dangling off the money tree at that very moment...........
I have something like 3 copies of this book! I love it. The book is from 1964, and specifically, she mentions alligator several times, doesn't mention croc that I could find anywhere. She says "I see a woman carry an alligator handbag with a dressy ensemble merely because she has paid an enormous sum of money for it. Alligator is strictly for sports or travel, shoes as well as bags, and this respected reptile should be permitted to retire every evening at 5 pm."
In the section on Leathers, she says "Alligator. The most expensive of all, which does not necessarily mean the most elegant. Perfect for traveling and mornings in town, it should never be worn as a bag or shoes with a dressy ensemble. Very stiff in women's shoes, and terribly nouveau riche in men's shoes. The smartest shades are: black, brown, gold, beige, blond, and red."
The author was the director of Nina Ricci at the time of publication, and was quite the Hermes fan.
I carry my croc pretty often.
I use it everytime I hit the malls, which is probably at least once or twice week :shame:.
Oh, and I use it when I visit my beloved grandma, she doesn't judge me by the bags I carry and loves me all the same. And I get to sit my croc on her bed so the kids doesn't reach it.