Yesterday I was trying to decide between two Fossil bags: a brick red satchel style, with both handles and a crossbody strap, and a light gray-blue crossbody bucket style:

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....elp-please

Aaaaaand....today I came home with a completely different, even better one. Una pointed out this other style (thanks Una!) which I had not noticed in the shop, but which I ogled on the website last night. I went back today and it's even more awesome IRL:

http://www.fossil.com/webapp/w.....m_vc=PDPZ1

Perfect size, perfect shape, handle plus crossbody strap, charming key and keyhole details, delicious leather that looks even better when scuffed up. I love it. So now the decision is: butterscotch or pecan? Butterscotch is the bolder choice, and as Suz predicted, it looks surprisingly awesome with everything in my wardrobe...except not so much with red shoes. Problem is, I wear red shoes an awful lot. Brown is not as daring (and I like a bit of daring!) but is equally beautiful, and doesn't look all Ronald McDonald with my three pairs of red shoes. (The butterscotch does look better in the photo than the pecan one, but they both look pretty great IRL).

(By the way, the red satchel that seemed to be the favourite last night, and which I did love, is not going to work for my lifestyle. I need my hands free, and the darned thing kept sliding off my shoulder. I tried walking around the house in it, and bending and lifting, etc. It drove me crazy in just a few minutes. And it was too bulky when worn as a crossbody style, especially on my frame).