FASHION REPEATS ITSELF

That moment when you see a new trend, or actually an old trend, coming back and think: tell me I left that item somewhere in the back of the closet?!

Grandpa used to have a fabric store in Rotterdam and knew everything about it. As an entrepreneur, he had to be smart. He never got rid of ‘old prints’ and qualities. Grandma was done with it, because those rolls could go up to the attic with mothballs and all, to roll back into the store years later as the latest catch.

But well, stubborn as I am... grandma came 8 years ago with her vintage Dior Saddle bag and said: Liz, look at this. Saved from back in the day, especially for you. A big smile on my face, not because I was so happy with that bag, but more because I didn't understand who would ever walk around with a saddle bag. Anyway, the bag came with me.

I live with my niece, who sometimes has a cleaning frenzy. She decided to take the Saddle bag to the ByDanie Vintage store and pick up a nice little sum. Well, she came home from a cold fair: “Sweetheart, we’re not taking that bag in, we can’t get rid of it for love or money.” We had a great laugh about it.

I had my moment again this year, when Dior broke all records last season by bringing back the Saddle bag. That bag from grandma had meanwhile disappeared, you can imagine that stomach pain was the first thing that came to me when love suddenly grew again for that saddle bag.

After a Dior catwalk full of models with different sizes and designs and photos of, among others, Charlotte Groeneveld from The Fashion Guitar, styled with the bag and all, I knew one thing for sure; I had to have that bag!

Last November I turned 25, a special moment and I linked the bag to that. The black Saddle bag with colored Dior strap now stands as a centerpiece in my closet. And you understand, this is going up to the attic with mothballs and all, so I can either use it again years later or pass it on to grandchildren like my grandma did.

It cannot be said often enough: trends ALWAYS repeat themselves.

Written by Lizzy Peridon