I have another admission to make. Are you ready? I am a purse junkie. When I was in college, the obsession of choice was shoes. But, once I had children and the big feet got wider and longer, shoes became frustrating and expensive. My focus turned to the “other” accessory…the purse. Oh, yeah…it’s a good thing I don’t live in a big city. Knock-off purse vendors and I would be on a first name basis! Do let me say that I’m not so much into the designer purses and the up-to-the-minute trends. I am attracted by color, price, pockets, and the most important criteria…will it hold everything?    Good friends also know that a sip or two of “Sarah Juice” can enable purse purchases from the most unlikely of places.  I came away from the 2008 Barbie Convention with two purple purses.  Not one, but two.  Ya’ll know I adore the color purple.  But TWO purple purses??  What was I thinking?  Oh, yeah…I had been plied with lack of sleep and a tall glass of Sarah Juice.

My purse obsession has migrated to 1/6 scale.  I have, in the past, purchased a doll fashion simply because the included purse rocked the Casbah!  Key words: ” in the past”.  I no longer react with such impetuosity.  Well…almost never.  🙂  Occasionally, however, a purse does come along that screams out to me.  The most recent purse to do this was created by the wonderful doll fashion designer, Nise.  When I clicked over and saw the fashion, the lovely model might as well have been naked.  All I saw was the purse.  Here’s the culprit: