waxing lyrical

24 October 2008

Like a pregnant lady craves sour plums.

My birthday gift, Fossil gift cards worth $100, was meant for this wallet:

And I was there to witness the transcendent moment during which its status switched from while stock lasts to sold out. Only, the buyer wasn't me. Le sigh.

Maybe that wasn't such a bad thing after all. If I can lay my claws on the following beauties, that is.

Fossil, of the Fifty-Four range. Don't think they are selling it in Singapore (yet) though.

I like the funnel-shaped insert thingy, but I'm prone to damaging delicate stuff like that. And I'd be less inclined to close my wallet properly with it too.

So cheery! My only complaint is that it's in patent leather, which is hard to maintain (cannot put near PVC products and stuff). I'd like it matte, in either yellow, granny smith or black.

There's a slight difference - that is not the colour, because I'm sure it's due to the lighting's rendering - between the two Burberry wallets, but I reckon only the girls would notice it at first glance.

I have no idea whether the Burberry wallets are the real deal as I ripped these photos off ebay (couldn't find them on the official site, but that might just mean that the site hasn't been updated), but they sure are sitting pretty. I've always liked Burberry's signature plaid design. It looks great even on watch faces and their fragrance bottles rock too, though the smells don't really do it for me.

Obviously I know that these wallets are pricey, but I promise to get a good deal and use the gift card money as well. I'm not the sort who only hankers after branded stuff, but it's hard to find a nice wallet and my current wallet looks like it's been used to scrub gravel, run over a truck, flushed down the toilet and then some. I've been using it for at least three years, and hopefully the new one will serve me five. Reason enough?