Brilliant!

Who hates when their bag (often fancy and nice and new since you're going out) has to go on the floor? Hands up ladies!

Who hates when their bag, since on the floor, is filthy when you pick it up...even tho you were so smart and got a bag w/the little doo dads on the bottom so it wldn't get dirty? We Do! We Do!

Who hates when they spend the time switching bags to go out for a nice dinner (bc you should all know by now a day bag and a night bag are NOT THE SAME THING!) and it ends up on the floor and is too hip and cool to have the doo dads (since it's probably a clutch and thus by definition shouldn't end up on the floor...unless you're having a realllllly good time) and now your perfect doo dad-less clutch is dirty? WE DO!

Our hero has arrived in restaurateur Alain Ducasse. Yes, we've all heard of him (and may not be able to afford to eat at his restaurants, since we can't stop buying new bags) but he really is brilliant.

This article in NY Mag explains that Essex House and his new resto, opening TODAY, have a little chair for your purse. So, if you can't make it to the American Girl Store for tea with your doll (or would rather poke your eyes out) your second favorite friend can have a seat all her own. And shouldn't she? She carries all the essentials with style and grace...and now you can do your part to keep her clean! ...of course they have them everywhere in Japan already...the flight's too long for me right now. I'll see you at Adour. The NEW bag-friendly spot.

I know, some of your are saying, what about the cool hangy things they sell at container store (this one's not from Container Store(mine is and has a mirror, but this one might be a good V-day gift for someone with the problems outlined above)? ya know, the bag hook-on-to-the-table-thingys. Those are good too, but you kick them and they sometimes fall. Plus, you don't want anything to distract from the game of footsie you're playing w/the nice guy who's buying you dinner (stop it feminists, many of my friends make more than their sigothers but who doesn't like to have dinner bought for them...it's my fantasy). FYI - I use mine in my closet to hold up the bags I use most often so i don't have to find them and the straps don't get all tangled and smooshed. HATE smooshed straps, they're never the same.