On The Fringe

Come close, I want to share a little secret with you. I love fringe. Yes, you heard right, fringe.

Now before you think I am totally tacky, let me clarify. I like a little tasteful fringe. Something that gives an ordinary item a little swing, a little toughness. Not a huge overdose of fringe ala an ‘80’s rock star. At the point when people started to wear fringed PANTS, I lost respect for fringe. I mean fringe on PANTS?! Come on -that is going overboard. A little fringe on your purse-now that’s what I am talking about.

I know, I know it is a little crazy, but I can’t explain it. It somehow speaks to my inner cow girl without going all country and western. I blame it on MTV. Probably caught the fringe bug from overexposure to all those fringe clad rock stars at an impressionable age.

So while I was sad when fringe went away, I understood that it had to go; it was on EVERYTHING and so overdone (see above reference to fringed pants). Yet, I did mourn it’s demise.

Now, I am totally pumped to see that TrueReligion Brand Jeans has added fringed purses to their line up. Now I am partial to the purses in the beautiful whiskey colored leather, but they have a whole range of colors to please everyone. There is a beautiful red purse with fringe that just might get me to leave my brown leather behind.

These purses are sexy. I mean, come on, there is something about walking along with that little whisper of fringe swinging along to complement your stride. It is just totally cool.

These purses are more a casual purse; I don’t think I would take my fringe purse to work. It might give management the wrong idea-I mean fringe does kind of say “party girl”. Still, on weekends and nights out I am all about the fringe.

Of course, for me the fringe has to be on a leather purse, with real leather fringe, no imitations for me. I can’t imagine how anyone would think a man made material would be suited for fringe.

So come on! Join me and release your inner rock star. Get on the fringe.

~ Jennifer Flaten