Meet Willow

I have been eyeing up this basket shopper style bag by Zara and made famous by reality star and socialite Olivia Palermo forages but was reluctant to buy it because I felt that everybody had it.

When I started working at R&B I attended the Spring Summer new stock conference I got to see their take onthe popular style I loved it but couldn’t bear to part with the £225.

After months of contemplation and seeing Flora rocking her willow bag to work I still had the desire to own it but still couldn’t justify spending that money.

Image from RussellandBromley.co.uk

The time came for the Autumn winter stock conference and a host of new colors to the collection and a Mini Willow! Slightly smaller than the original Willow but just as cool.

This week I thought fudge it

This can be my birthday gift to myself

Yes my Holiday to Cancun and Ipad were technically meant to be my birthday presents to myself and my birthday isn’t actually for another 3 weeks but damn it you only turn 30 once right.

Done

Ladies and Gentlemen meet Willow

I decided to go for the chocolate brown version and I love the way the gold stamped Russell and Bromley logo contraststhe chocolate brown calf skin leather.

I also love the fact that this bag is Über roomy and has plenty of space for my I pad diary etc. and is has a handy internal pouch which is great for spare change, mobile phone, oyster card or anything I might need to retrieve quickly instead of riffling around through the many useful things I may be carrying.