Funky Footwear

Fashion is unpredictable at the best of times, but there are 2 things that go together like salt & pepper and its shoes & bags.

I was getting ready to go out on what is increasingly becoming a rare event, when I come across that very common obstacle… what to wear?

I did what we all do…  try several things on and ask our partners/husbands their opinion (which is never what you want to here)

What became clear after 2 hours of trying on my entire wardrobe is I could not get any bag to compliment the shoes I wanted to wear.

Time was moving on and I had narrowed my choice of footwear to just 3 pairs, although none of the bags that I had looked anywhere near okay with the shoes I was choosing.

You know the situation, you don’t want to obviously match up the bags and shoes (it looks way too contrived) but at the same time you don’t want them to work against each other.

Then it occurred to me (finally) rather than take a small handbag as an accessory why don’t I go for a much more bolder but casual bag that can withstand contrast and comparison with almost anything…

Enter my Hobo style bags, which I have a few from over the years. These are practical, trendy and are almost universal with much of what I would normally wear.

See the picture for some of my favorite examples.

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