Handbag heaven

So, there I was, innocently sauntering down towards Bond Street on Friday night, en route to the fabulous Bearded Ladies recording (which has already been elegantly reported on by Patroclus) when I passed this:



It actually brought me to a dead halt. How had I never noticed this shop before? And how long had this 50% sale been on?

So, having hot-footed it back there on Saturday, I can report the following:

1) Ollie & Nic are purveyors of lovely leather and fabric handbags in a wide range of colours and styles, at non-scary prices;
2) Their shop in St Christopher's Place has been open for three weeks (giving me an excellent excuse for having missed it - I was out of the country);
3) Every single bag in the shop is on sale at half price;
4) All the stock is beautifully laid out, meaning there are no horrid sale rails to make everything look cheap and nasty;
5) Amongst the handbags (have I mentioned them?), they also sell jewellery and other girly things by the likes of Johnny Loves Rosie and Bombay Duck, though not all of these are on sale.

Mr P seemed to have read most of Saturday's Guardian by the time I had made a purchasing decision, but still there when I left were an enormous, tropical-print weekender for the frankly bargain price of £40, and the acceptable face of the metallic fad, a lovely shoulder bag in a subtle bronze, which was sorely tempting.

Ended up leaving, however, with of all things a white leather bag. At one time this would have been second only to white stilettoes on what was then known as the Essex girl scale, but fashion is fickle and so am I. Must get some Scotchguard.