to purchase or not to purchase, that is the question

ACB Leather Fringe Necklace, previously available on Net-a-Porter

Leather Fringe Necklace by Martin Margiela


Leather Fringe Necklace by Annie Costello Brown

I found a rather bold necklace at Express today that simulated the above three, and was moved to purchase, for reasons that had nothing to do with me. Let me explain. Working in fashion, and working around other women, you see a lot of merchandise bandied about. Sometimes, you might be inspired to purchase something that has nothing to do with your own personal style. Sometimes you might purchase because you identified a key trend, and want to own it for yourself. Sometimes you might purchase because you found an even cooler version of an item for an even better price (case in point: the Express Necklace which by the way replaced the leather strips with chains of all shapes and sizes).

Well you get the idea. I did not purchase the Express necklace because the proportions were all wrong on me. As an object, I liked it. On me, not so much. I'll have to tell the friend who bought the Leather Fringe Necklace about it. The quality isn't there, but the shape is cute.