Working Woman
Where’d you get that?:
CALISTO BAG BROWN HANDWOVEN LEATHER TOTE - MILLOO
Earlier this year, at the start of the spring semester, I became obsessed with brown leather tote bags. To me they symbolized growing up, a graduation from my brightly-hued backpack, an essential possession for every sophisticated young female professional. After perusing everywhere from Madewell to Mansur Gavriel, I stumbled upon this bag from Etsy store Milloo and knew it was a winner. The Italian cow leather is soft and sumptuous; I compulsively run my fingers over the braided, hand-woven texture. There’s room enough to cart my laptop around and a zipper on top to deter light fingers. Though I didn’t have any big plans in the works when I bought it, my momentary infatuation proved fortuitous — when I landed a fashion internship located in a luxurious Beverly Hills coworking space, the bag fit right in with all the Goyards and Louis Vuittons.
I’m obsessed with:
KOREAN ROASTED SWEET POTATO SNACK - H-MART (AMAZON)
The H-Mart in New York’s Koreatown, despite being wildly overpriced, is the only grocery store where I can find all the Asian snacks — wasabi peas, roasted chestnuts, rice crackers — that I like to nibble on at work. I didn’t have high expectations for these sweet potato strips when I grabbed a packet at the checkout line; I thought they would be similar to the oily, orangey sweet potato fries that every mediocre burger joint scrambled to add to their menu ten years ago. But rather, they’re soft and chewy, with a golden yellow color and a naturally sweet taste, and they are my HOLY GRAIL of snack foods. At $5/bag, they cost a pretty penny, but oh, they are so, so worth it. At this point, I can say I’ve definitely spent at least $100 buying them up, and would gladly spend $100 more.
On my wish list:
PINK FAUX FUR BUNNY PHONE CASE - CLAIRE’S
I was on the train, minding my own business when the girl next to me pulled out her phone. It was encased in fluffy pink fur, topped by floppy bunny ears, and it provoked in me a Pavlovian response in which I was immediately overcome by an intense desire to stroke it.
After a little internet sleuthing, I found it at Claire’s for $14.99, that tween mecca of cheap, girly, over-the-top junk destined to clog landfills. I refrained from getting it because I just KNOW I’ll have to replace it in a few months once the fur becomes all grimy and matted. But it’s sooo cuteee and I waaant it daddy, pleaseee can I have it?