I am the proud owner of a Baggalini.  My sister and I discovered them in a little shop in Maine a year or two ago, and fell in love with the smartness of this small purse/backpack.  It has become my black bag of choice and I love the fact that I can wear it like a back pack and be hands free.  As a Mom who feels like I could operate much more efficiently if I were a true OctaMom (8 hands, that is, not children, please)  – I appreciate having the hands free ability when I’m running around (typically like a mad woman doing my errands).

So fast forward to last Friday evening when my daughter and I were sitting next to each other at her piano recital.  “Why don’t you get a fashionable bag?” says my 13 year old.  “What do you mean?  I like this bag,” I reply.  “Mom, just buy a designer bag. That one is ugly.”

Man, I’m in trouble.  While I will still use my Baggalini – because I really do love it, I will always think about my daughter’s comments.  Likewise, I know when she compliments something that I wear, I’ve done good.  In fact, I just ordered a new pair of shoes; she was the first to wear them. 

And for those of you who are confident enough to sport a Baggalini, I say, go for it.  We each have our own style, and I don’t need to sport a $200 bag to prove it, right? 

P.S.  Another fashion story.  On the same night my daughter shot down my favorite purse, she was wearing a cute dress that she bought at a store in Evanston, IL called the Fashion Tomato.  I erupt into laughter every time I say or think about this store.  Fashion is about the last thing I would associate with a tomato.  I get a mental picture of a tomato wearing a dress – not too attractive.  Go figure.