…leather. We used to hate that smell. Many moons ago Dad had a speedy little Porsche Carrera. It was painted a beautiful sparkly gun-metal with shiny black leather seats… that smelled awful. It was the most powerful leather smell our nose ever encountered. We complained about it every time we had to climb into that small and tiny excuse for a backseat. One day we were out for a drive and almost fainted. He had added some sort of air freshener to mask that overwhelming leather smell, which certainly didn’t freshen anything. What it did was add a nauseating coconut aroma to the interior of the car. We groaned about it then, but now we feel bad… and silly. We didn’t realize that the smell of leather was actually a good thing. So, even though this prototype has been a pain, it sure does smell nice. It’s also starting to take some shape. What was supposed to be a bucket drawstring bag might turn into something else. The stuff we’re using is really soft [maybe too soft for what we want to achieve], but it feels nice. Nice enough to use as a blanket. And it’s white. We love white. White t-shirts, white jackets, white sheets, white leather. Yeah sure, you have to be careful with white because it can dirty easily. But dirt adds character and life. Sometimes we actively seek out the worn in and aged, just so we can pay top dollar for things like denim. Suppose bags are no different.
TIMMY MAYS 