And shut up, those who think it is not. Atypical indecision dictated that I should have uploaded both of the pictures I took of this SGD149 Fred Perry manbag, rather than astutely select one from a paltry two. (The camera-savvy will point out that this is an issue of flash [mis]management.) Okay folks, meet the latest resident in my wardrobe.
Pangs of honesty impel me to reveal that opinions on the wisdom and sensibility of such a purchase have been well and truly split. The conservative are cringing at the striking hue of the red trim (and more ostensibly, red side panels). The pragmatic are scratching their heads wondering how I am to integrate something unabashedly metrosexual with the more classic styles that my wardrobe is known to conjure up. The chic and trendy have given me the thumbs-up. The courteous make excuses and avert my questions. Go, taste my scorn.
The prospect of lugging copious numbers of voluminous volumes around my university town was the driving force behind my decision to grab a carrier with size on its side. Undoing the zipper that runs along its upper face reveals cubic acres of storage space which seems to accommodate any permutation of bulky objects from my working demands. Impressively, the main compartment is spaciously built to allow two 'XL' History texts to sit abreast. (XL = A4-sized pages) In addition to this, there is a hard base that was conspicuously absent in the SGD199 Ted Baker model which gave this beauty the impression of sturdiness. There is also a pocket in which a notebook can comfortably sit, and an exterior compartment for the more trivial bring-alongs.
It does take a historian to pick the point up that I haven't answered the REAL question that instigated the furore. (Like, who else cares about what is ABSENT from the narrative!) Question being: Why this audacious colour? Any suggestions? I'm out of ideas.
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