My lastest addiction? This bright exotic holiday shade of blue. It’s been cropping up all over the latest fashion collections and yet no-one seems to have admitted it’s a trend yet, which makes me quite happy because I feel like it’s still my hidden little treasure.

This Gucci Diana bag is my favourite example. Not only is it bright and simple (and reminds me of the Caribbean sea) but it has the ultimate holiday detail: the bamboo handles. Now, these are usually something I might sniff my nose up at, something I’d associate with cheap-looking beach bags, but Gucci have managed to make me fall in love with them (possibly more than I’ve fallen in love with sheer maxi skirts, and that’s pretty outstanding).I love how simple the shape is, how un-try hard it is, and yet how beautiful it is to stare at (as I’ve taken to doing). But most importantly it creates an illusion, and not just that I have a few pennies in the bank. It says to my peers that i’m a jet-setter, that I’ll spend the weekend in Dubai, before hot-trotting it to Brazil, having a stop-over in Barbados before ending my month in the south of Italy. For me fashion is a way to show-off, not only with my personality and creativity, but to create an illusion for the benefit of other people. I truly love this handbag, I love the colour, the design and the functionality (because let’s face it, it is the perfect size for everyday) but I also love what it says about me to everyone else.

So if the tangerine trend isn’t really your thing, I recommend you snap up a blue handbag, because they look great not only with summer dresses, and all the exotic prints about to explode into the high street, but with your timeless work wardrobe. My blue beauty from Gucci will look perfect with my favourite ankle grazing work trousers and block colour blouse. I can’t wait to team it with a coral lipstick, for a really summery feel.

Buy the Blue Gucci Diana Bag

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