What's the leather in my wardrobe?

I have been shying away from buying any garments due to: a certain (and very enormous) weight gain. The expression “eating for two” did literally apply to every inch of my body, every minute of the day for as long as the ‘we both shall live’ or was it 9 months? Either way, "I do" (or did)!

Anyways, here I am…still double chinned and very much the 60 year old self I never intended to become over the leap of a year. This body has very little to be desired even if my gentle kiwi husband still convinces me the complete opposite, I love him. Having a baby can work as a legitimate excuse for at least another month, then it has to be a brutal show down. Gruelling power walks and a diet consisting of carrot sticks, oat meal and yoghurt (something like that). So, instead of wishing for another dress that didn't fit or like some spandex, lurex and stretchy pair of leggings boring enough to take a slow jog in I wanted a pretty and very expensive leopard printed Jane bag from Alexander Wang, I figured I'd deserve it after all this flustered body aches and watery legs and arms I'd been having, and look what a Christmas can bring.

It never gets small, the size doesn’t matter and it has been wonderfully converted into a Maternity bag. My 'go to' bag, loving the smell of leather, the heavy zippers and deep somewhat square shape (everything fits, we are talking a heavy load here girls…change mats, diapers, maternity pads, a crises bottle, wallet, things for mommy like Nivea lip cream, some summer glow bronzer and an eye brow pencil from Clinique etc. etc…

What's the leather in your wardrobe?

Lots of love as always, Alice