Review: Jerome Dreyfuss Robert Bag

I told you I needed this Jerome Dreyfuss bag! After obsessing about it for 48 hours, I went ahead and ordered it from Active Endeavors last week and it arrived today. I haven’t actually carried it outside yet, but I’ve loaded it up with all my stuff, and so far, I love it. The leather is the SOFTEST textured leather I’ve owned, and the bag itself is incredibly light; I’m actually surprised by how light it is. The only thing I’ll have to get used to is the flap over the top of the bag. It closes only with a leather strap through two d-rings (which I will probably never use), but stays in place very well. I’m just not used to “closed” bags anymore! But I have a feeling I’ll manage.

The skirt is by American Apparel. I was intrigued by the high-waist, and thought I could try to work with it. I ordered the XL (because I have found that AA runs pretty small, for my hips anyway) and washed and dried it on HOT so it would shrink a bit. It fits very well now, and you can see I tried it the high-waisted way, and then folded down. I think I prefer it folded down, and would like to wear it with a v-neck or boatneck tee instead of this crew neck, but I was wearing the crew neck and too excited to try everything on, so I left it…

And last, but not least…the shoes. I spent the entire weekend thinking about what I needed to add to my wardrobe to get ready for warmer weather, and one thing was a comfortable pair of wedge sandals to replace my 3-year old Prada sport sandals that are looking a little ragged. I have literally worn them out over the years, and they have been good to me (got them down to about $.25 per wear), so I wanted to go with another pair of Prada Sport sandals. These are SO comfortable, and very easy to walk in. I was concerned about the t-strap not being flattering for my leg, but I think they work.

Prada Linea Rossa Platform Sandal