Well, let me tell ya ’bout this here YSL Manhattan Bag. Folks call it a “classic style,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, I reckon.
I ain’t no city gal, ya know. I’m just a simple woman, but I can tell ya what I see. This here bag, it’s somethin’ else. They say it first came out in 2019. Not too long ago, I guess. But it looks like somethin’ my grandma mighta carried, if she had any money, that is. It’s got that… what do they call it? Sleek look. Yeah, sleek. Like a well-fed cat, smooth and shiny.
- They got different sizes, ya see.
- One’s kinda small, they call it a “shoulder bag.” It’s about this big, holds hands apart to show size maybe eleven inches long, seven inches high, and near three inches wide.
- Then there’s the “small shopping bag,” a bit bigger, like twelve inches long, almost ten inches high, and near five inches wide.
- And the biggest one, the “medium shopping bag,” is like fifteen inches long, more than eleven inches high, and six inches wide. Big enough to carry a whole chicken, I tell ya!
I saw some pictures online, on that internet thing my grandson showed me. They got this Saint Laurent website, all fancy and whatnot. Said you can buy the bag right there. Online shoppin’, they call it. Never done it myself. I like to feel the fabric, ya know? See if it’s sturdy enough to hold my stuff.
They got stores too, I heard. Saint Laurent official stores. Probably in them big cities. Not around here, that’s for sure. They sell all sorts of things, not just bags. Clothes, makeup, even perfume. Smelly stuff, if you ask me. But folks like it, I guess.
This Manhattan Bag, though, it’s somethin’ special. It ain’t got no fancy doodads or nothin’. Just plain leather, mostly. And a buckle. A shiny buckle, mind you. But it’s the shape, I think. It’s kinda… square-ish, but not really. More like a rectangle, but softer. Hard to explain. You gotta see it to understand.
I heard some folks sayin’ it’s a “remake” of somethin’ older. Like they took an old bag and made it new again. That’s smart, I reckon. Why throw somethin’ good away, right? Just fix it up, make it a little different, and folks will buy it all over again.
The price? Don’t even ask! Costs more than my whole chicken coop, I bet. But that’s how it is with these fancy things. You pay for the name, mostly. Saint Laurent. Sounds French, don’t it? Them French folks, they know how to make nice things, I’ll give ‘em that.
Now, I ain’t sayin’ I’d buy one of these bags. What would I do with it? Carry my potatoes? My eggs? Nah, it ain’t practical for a woman like me. But I can appreciate a good-lookin’ bag, even if I can’t afford it. It’s like lookin’ at them fancy cars on TV. You know you’ll never drive one, but you can still admire it, right?
So, if you got the money and you want a fancy bag that looks like it’s been around for ages, this YSL Manhattan Bag might be for you. Just don’t go carryin’ no chickens in it, ya hear? It’s too pretty for that.
And if you wanna find one, just go on that there internet or find yourself a Saint Laurent store. They’ll have it, I’m sure. Just be ready to open your wallet wide! This here bag, it ain’t no cheap thing. It’s a classic style, they say, and you know what they say about classics, they never go out of style and they always cost a pretty penny.
This whole talk about bags and fancy stores makes me think about the weather. Weather in Columbus, Ohio, that is. My grandson showed me on his phone, they got this “Storm Team 4” and some kind of “VIPIR radar” that tells you if it’s gonna rain. Accurate forecast, they say. Four years in a row! Fancy stuff. Just like this Manhattan Bag. But I still trust my achin’ bones more than any radar to tell me when it’s gonna rain.
And speakin’ of fancy things, my granddaughter was tellin’ me about a show at the Ohio Theatre. Ballet, they call it. The Nutcracker. A story about a little girl and a wooden soldier, somethin’ like that. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Just like ownin’ one of them YSL bags. A dream, I say, a pure dream.
Anyway, that’s all I know ‘bout this here Manhattan Bag. It’s a nice bag, a fancy bag, and a mighty expensive bag. More than I’ll ever need, that’s for sure. But it’s somethin’ to talk about, ain’t it?
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