San Francisco - January 26, 2005

Purse Springs

Sobella Handbags

February. The sizzle of New Year’s has faded. A constant chill sharpens the air. Your tired wardrobe droops. A fine layer of flaky dryness overtakes your skin.

Where, oh where, is spring?

Still a ways off, we’re afraid. But a new bag from Sobella’s spring collection will plant some welcome inklings of the season into your weather-worn brain.

The first full-size handbags from the already popular line of clutches and jewelry are perfect carryalls made from butter-soft leather. Like spring, they blossom in an eye-popping range of colors — yellow/silver, baby blue/red foil, lime/gray, black/white, and brown/baby blue. Each is adorned with a one-of-a-kind tassel containing adorable hidden charms, whose faint jingle will echo in your ears as you walk.

Know what they’re saying? Spring is coming, spring is coming, spring is coming …