I honestly haven’t loved any Botkier style since the Trigger. For those of you not nearly as addicted to handbags as me, the Trigger was Monica Botkier’s first style, and in my mind, her best. My steel large Triggers was my first high-end handbag, and it set me back $595 if I recall correctly, and that was 4 or 5 years ago? As a bit of nostalgia, here’s my very first picture with it:
Sadly, my Trigger wasn’t getting enough love in my closet recently, so I sold it to a fellow purse-addict and now they’re both happy!
Apparently, by popular demand, Monica’s decided to bring back the Trigger for a limited time on Botkier.com. Sadly, the bag is only available in black and brown, and it appears to be the smaller size, not the large like I had. Who knows, maybe if this encore presentation of the classic Trigger is well-received, she’ll bring back more colors and sizes.
Update 3/3/09: here’s the trigger at Shopbop:
It’s also available at Luna Boston.
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I agree! I haven’t had a Botkier yet top the love affair I had with my original Trigger (yep, shoes are not my only weakness). I wish they were bringing bag the large version too but I think she redeemed herself a bit by making that new mini Trigger-ish cross body bag.
P.S. I heard acid yellow will be a Spring option!
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i LOVE that little mini-trigger – it’s so cute! but way to small to be remotely practical for me. my problem with my original trigger was that it was SOO heavy – even without anything in it. sorta like my rebecca minkoff morning after bag. that thing is brutal when i have all my stuff in it.