La Mia Borsetta Italiana

My Italian purse... I walk by a purse store on my way to work everyday. It's sort of an outlet store. One day when I walked by, they had this purse in the window:



I ended up plucking it out of the display, finding that the price was very reasonable, and buying it. All leather, "Luana" brand. Purses that have both handles and straps are popular in Italy right now, and I find it pretty practical that way. I wear it cross body sometimes, and when my shoulders get tired I tote it by hand. I have not much worn it one-shouldered, though I will probably try that. It's a medium large tote, big enough to put my small laptop and a water bottle in. There's one downside, which is that it doesn't have a proper bottom with hardware and the like. That's really nice when you are carrying it, since it's more comfy and body conforming, but a pain when you want to put it down somewhere and dig around in it... it doesn't stand up on its own.

Anyway, it's my go-to purse in Italy, since it's relatively roomy, comfortable, and fashionable.

(Side note: Borsa Italiana is what they call the Italian Stock Exchange! Gotta look out for that...)