Monday, 18 August 2008

Utilitarian Handbag



This is Jackie. She is 45 years old and has three children: Ellie (16), Freddie (12) and Louisa (9). She lives in Great Missenden, Buckinhamshire with her children, husband Richard, dog Monty, Cats Bonnie and Clyde and several chickens.

Unlike my past two interviews, Jackie's kids are a bit older so she is no longer struggling with the mummy, career, sexy thing that I think women with younger children seem to have to go through. Instead, she seems perfectly comfortable with her role as wife and mother (although she wishes her family would appreciate her a bit more for all the hard work she puts in to making their home/lives so comfortable!)

Jackie's handbag is purely utilitarian. This particular bag was a distress purchase made when the strap of her other (more fashionable -- her words not mine!) handbag broke.

Her criteria for buying this bag? That is be inexpensive (she never spend more than £50 on a handbag) and that it not look offensive. This was the winner.

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