Handbag Crush.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A serendipitous path led me to Ralston, a new handbag line from DC-based Paige Ralston Fromer, who used to be on the Hill and at the RIAA. A friend who met her at a local restaurant told me about her, and soon I was lusting over several of the handbags online while she and I exchanged an email or two (and in full-on Web 2.0 obsession mode, I even googled her and looked her up on Facebook…and saw that we had a few friends in common). Then, one day when I happened to be in Bloomingdale’s in Chevy Chase, I was heading out the door when a bag caught my eye. I went over to admire it, and sure enough, it was Ralston, and there was Paige standing among them (on a white horse! Kidding.) Something drew me to the line, and fate led the way!
The Ralston “Cindy”
The Ralston “Raquel”
I’m crushing on two bags in particular: the Cindy (LOVE the studded details on the upturned sides of the bag. Ladylike and quietly subversive at once!) and the Raquel, which would be the perfect work-to-cocktails option. One’s fun and one’s serious. Can’t a girl have both? Which do yall like?
I’ll quickly add that she’s planned two trunk shows with Bloomingdale’s – November 14 in Chevy Chase and December 5 in Tyson’s Corner. But hands off my bag(s).
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That Raquel bag is HAWT. I have a thing for croc, esp. faux croc. No endangered species that way.
I purchased the Ralston Raquel in the deep burgunday color and when I saw it I thought how gorgeous it was. I could not put it down and ended up walking out of Bloomingdales with it. I talked with Paige about the line and did not even know she was the designer, she was really nice and I enjoyed the conversation. I love the outside pockets, I can put all of my pairs of glasses in there and more. The inside of the bag is equally spacious for all of my stuff.