Well, let me tell you, I seen a thing or two about them fancy bags. Especially them YSL Envelope bags. You know, the ones them city folks carry around, lookin’ all important-like? I heard folks call ’em Yves Saint Laurent, some just say Saint Laurent. Sounds all the same to me, just a fancy name for a purse if you ask me.
Now, these YSL bags, they cost a whole heap of money. More than I ever made in a month pickin’ cotton, I tell ya. But they got these, whatchamacallits, “remakes” now. Cheaper, they are. Still look mighty close to the real deal, though. Seen one the other day, looked just like them YSL Envelope bags in them fancy stores. This one, though, it was way, way cheaper.
This one fella, he was comparin’ the real one to the, uh, the “remake.” Said the leather and the shiny bits, the “hardware” he called it, weren’t as good on the cheaper one. But shoot, for the price? He said it was a steal! He paid, like, two hundred and somethin’ for the fake one. The real one? Over two thousand! Can you believe that? For a purse!
They make these YSL bags all over, I hear. Even in China, land sakes! Guess them fancy brands gotta save a buck somewhere, right? They gotta make a whole bunch of these things, see, and sell ’em all over. And they try to make them cheaper so more folks can buy them.
Now, they got different names, I reckon. Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent, it’s all the same thing. They got these different, uh, squiggly lines, “logos” they call ’em. One has the letters YSL, and one has the word Saint Laurent on them. But they all belong to the same folks, makin’ the same bags. It is all the same thing. It is just a bag with a fancy name if you ask me.
- YSL Envelope bag – that’s what they call the one I’m talkin’ about.
- They got all kinds – big ones, little ones, ones you hang on your shoulder, ones you hold in your hand.
- They got these shiny chains on some of ’em.
- Some of them are called chain wallets, whatever that means.
I seen ’em in them specialty stores, the YSL Envelope bags. Neiman Marcus, that’s one of ’em. Bergdorf Goodman, that’s another. And there’s also Saks. They got all these fancy names, but they are just stores that sell expensive stuff. They sell all kinds of fancy purses there, not just the YSL Envelope bags. But them Envelope bags, they sure are popular. Everybody wants one, I guess.
This one lady, Hailey somethin’, she carries one of them YSL bags. A shoulder bag, they call it. Looks like a fancy saddlebag to me. Folks are always buyin’ these things, addin’ to their collection, they say. Like they’re collectin’ bottle caps or somethin’. I just don’t get it.
These YSL Envelope bags, they got a flap that folds over, like an envelope, I reckon that’s why they call it that. And they got that shiny YSL thing on the front. Magnet, they say, keeps it closed. And a pocket on the back, for puttin’ your… I don’t know what. Maybe your shopping list?
They say these bags are made in Italy. Fancy, huh? Made from, uh, “textured leather.” Sounds like somethin’ you’d find on a cow, don’t it? And these are all full of tags, such as Black Envelope, Saint Laurent Envelope Bag, and Yves Saint Laurent. They call this small one the “perfect choice” for goin’ out at night. Guess you can fit your lipstick and your dancin’ shoes in there.
And they got these bags at Saks, too. Free shippin’, they say. Well, for that kind of money, it better be free! These Yves Saint Laurent Handbags are expensive, I’m telling you.
Bergdorf Goodman, they got ’em too. They call it a “clutch bag” sometimes. Guess that means you gotta clutch it in your hand. They say it’s made of “grained leather.” Sounds like they ground up the leather, like hamburger meat. They also have tags like In stock, Saint Laurent Envelope Bag, and Yves Saint Laurent. These bags, they sure are somethin’. Expensive somethin’. But hey, if you got the money, and you want a fancy YSL Envelope bag, then you go right ahead. Just don’t come cryin’ to me when you’re eatin’ beans for a month to pay for it! And these specialty stores will sell you any kind of fancy bags.
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