The Ugly Truth About Why I Wanted My First Designer Bag

At 14, I thought the right bag would help me belong. At 41, I know what it really means.

I think everyone deals with insecurity. I’m definitely not alone here. I’m 41 years old now, and I’d like to think I’m far more secure than I was at 14, when I first discovered bags. In many ways, I am. But in other ways, that insecure 14-year-old is still a part of me.

At 14, I was the new kid in South Florida after my dad’s job transferred us there. I’…