Volunteering at the Thrift Store, I can go through the barrels of rejected donations: things too damaged to go out on the floor, or things that just didn't sell, for whatever reason.
Most will eventually be exported overseas.
(Every year, the USA exports more than a billion pounds of secondhand clothing and textiles : see "The Afterlife of American Clothes".)
Anyway, I saw a handbag with a neat design. Looking closely, I saw it was a Kate Spade, a name even I recognize. It has a slight (repairable) tear along a seam. I don't carry purses, but for 25 cents, I thought I'd give it to a friend who does.
When I got it home, though, I thought maybe I'd use it myself.
However, I don't really understand its design:
the handle is so short (and it doesn't adjust to extend), the bag bends when you carry anything heavy in it.
I assume this is on purpose?
Anyone out there know?
Poodletail???
Btw, I looked it up--the design is "Noel". I don't know how to tell if it's an original or a knock-off. If it's a copy, someone took a lot of trouble with it---like, the little "feet" on its leather bottom are stamped with the dot noel pattern.
Maybe I'll put a new handle on it, so I can sling it over my shoulder.
Most will eventually be exported overseas.
(Every year, the USA exports more than a billion pounds of secondhand clothing and textiles : see "The Afterlife of American Clothes".)
Anyway, I saw a handbag with a neat design. Looking closely, I saw it was a Kate Spade, a name even I recognize. It has a slight (repairable) tear along a seam. I don't carry purses, but for 25 cents, I thought I'd give it to a friend who does.
When I got it home, though, I thought maybe I'd use it myself.
However, I don't really understand its design:
the handle is so short (and it doesn't adjust to extend), the bag bends when you carry anything heavy in it.
See?
I assume this is on purpose?
Anyone out there know?
Poodletail???
Btw, I looked it up--the design is "Noel". I don't know how to tell if it's an original or a knock-off. If it's a copy, someone took a lot of trouble with it---like, the little "feet" on its leather bottom are stamped with the dot noel pattern.
Maybe I'll put a new handle on it, so I can sling it over my shoulder.
