I Dreamed Of Buffalo

When I wrote about this bag last month, a dear reader advised me to sleep on it and see if the Chanel pale bluish-gray Chain Around flap in sueded buffalo was worth hunting. Well, I did mull it over, over many cups of tea and stronger drinks, over long walks…even longer talks with anyone who’d listen (including myself). And even as the taupe lambskin version quickly sold out in stores, making my taupe one now a commodity, I couldn’t shake it.
The heart wants what the heart wants, and just like with buying art, it is all about that immediate connection. I know I’m talking about fluff again today, but fashion is highly subjective, and based on my own experience, the things I end up keeping forever have to have that love at first sight sensation.
So a week ago I gave it another shot. I got up at 5am and called the Paris boutiques and was abruptly dismissed by one (but you know, it still sounded so pretty in French!) then referred to London by another. The first London boutique had sold out and the second had the wrong size. Of course by now this sicko mind of yours truly was in overdrive. The harder the chase, the bigger the kill. I just wanted to slay that darn dragon. At all costs! Then a charming voice came over the phone at the Sloane boutique and in two minutes flat the dragon, er buffalo, was conquered. Days and miles of ocean passed and then…

It is a sueded (I want to say nubuck?) leather, and as soon as my eyes made contact with the color, my heart melted into a small puddle of water at my feet. If it wasn’t completely inappropriate to weep over a bag, I would.

Here it is next to the taupe lambskin version…and next to the equally anemic gator flap…

Maybe not in all things, but generally my instinct is strong when it comes to fashion. I could tell from one tiny picture that this bag was the one for me. I’m glad I took the time to think it over so that it wasn’t an impulsive decision. So when that reader told me to sleep on it, I did. And I dreamed of buffalo. So glad it is even better in person than all my dreams combined :D.