Look, I know I have a problem with internet surfing in that I do way, way, way too much of it. I follow random link to random link all over the information superhighway, and usually end up on some one-lane dirt road to nowhere because I took an off ramp after seeing an interesting billboard...
Very often I bookmark those lost little dead ends. Sometimes I link to them. Sometimes they go to the mental graveyard that such detritus deserves.
And then, once in a while, I find something truly wonderful. And that is why I need your help, dear readers. Because I found a truly wonderful site and didn't bookmark it. Although I have a shoe addiction, when it comes to purses, I tend to schlep the same one ratty leather bag around until even I realize that it is a disgrace. And the site I stumbled over was a purse designer.
More acurately, it was a pair of purse designers. I think they were English. I think that they both had names that started with an H and that their company and thus their site was both of their names. They had reasonably priced goods that were stylish and trendy. There was a hobo bag in particular that made my shriveled little heart go pitterpat. I think it was in a metallic burgundy leather.
Now, I can write a search string like nobody, and I found a 1983 article on AIDS from Rolling Stone and a source for a copy and the author's name and another article citing the first one, all within five minutes of my boss requesting it thus: "Sometime in the early 80s there was a story about AIDS in Rolling Stone. It may have been a cover story. I think they used the phrase gay plague."
Yet, no matter how I search, no matter what string I put together, I cannot find this website again. I have searched for photos of metallic leather hobo purses. I have ransacked the lists of British designers. I have gone through Google like Sherman through Georgia. Nada. Nothing. Zilch. Goose eggs.
I'm asking for help* here. Please?
* I erase my histories and caches with obsessive regularity, so don't suggest that. Plus, I stumbled across this a month ago or more. I've checked all the links on Manolo's Shoe Blog, and the purse blogs. I'm just stumped.
Posted by Miz Shoes at December 10, 2005 07:35 AM
Tried a YAHOO search: check out Ebay with the category designer inspired hobo purse. It might give you some leads...good luck!
Posted by: SteveA. in Boca at December 10, 2005 05:13 PM
Did that, Steve. And any number of other combinations in Google, e-bay, etc. The only thing I haven't tried is Ask Jeeves, and I may be reduced to that.
Posted by: Miz Shoes at December 11, 2005 05:01 PM
Sorry, I'm no help to you with this one. Good luck.
Posted by: Miss Bliss at December 12, 2005 03:51 PM
Hayden-Harnett???
http://haydenharnett.com/handbags/havana.cgi?c_d=yes&discount=BLOGAX2
Posted by: oceanguy at December 12, 2005 04:03 PM
Yes. That's it. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I owe you a hot dish of kippers, don't I?
Posted by: Miz Shoes at December 12, 2005 05:04 PM
It was just a bit of trivia floating in my memory that I'm happy to put to good use.
Yes... Krispy Kippers, i grilled some not long after your post about them... I need to do it more often.
Posted by: oceanguy at December 13, 2005 08:38 AM
I am so happy you found your nadbag site! Isn't the internet WONDERFUL?
PS: Do you have XM radio?
Posted by: Reecie at December 13, 2005 06:50 PM
Nad bag. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
HAND bag. HAND bag. Sweet Jesus.
Posted by: Reecie at December 13, 2005 06:51 PM
Glad you found it! Also check out: www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com
Very cool stuff!
Love, K
Posted by: Kathleen at December 17, 2005 12:01 AM