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Grown Up Pencil Case

Posted on July 17th, 2015

Going from pharmaceutical consulting to the fashion industry have made me realize there are some definite aspects of my wardrobe where I need to step up my game (hello, shoes).  The halls at Nordstrom are secure, so we need cards to swipe in everywhere.  As people move from meetings from floor to floor, they take their wallets with them with their card, but I’ve found that between my wallet, my notebook, my phone, and my pen, my hands are pretty full.  I have an old green Kate Spade ostrich Stacy wallet that works well for me (I love the current striped version and the bow on sale), but I’m thinking some kind of larger pouch that could hold more of my meeting essentials could be pretty clutch.  Is there a grown up version of a pencil case?

 

 

Mackenzie Horan models my favorite version, found here, which is conveniently really not in my price range at all.  But the blue, the scallops, the monogram… perfect.

 

Other contenders:

 

But I could go another direction.  I don’t really need my whole wallet for meetings most of the time unless I have to do emergency online shopping (it happens), so what I really need is a place for my swipe access card.  Those phone cases with a card holder that were so popular in college would work well.  Although they’re kind of cumbersome to carry all the time, it would be easy to swap over for another case on the weekends.  (Sidenote: am I the only one who needs a new phone case all the time?  When it comes to phone cases, I am like Pig Pen.  So much dirt.)

 

I was very unsuccessful in finding good options here, to be honest… although these would work: One // Two .  This Kate Spade one would be perfect, but I’m having trouble finding it!  It seems like a concept that is being phased out, and most of them available are just not that cute.  Does anyone have any suggestions for something similar?

 

Please use this as an excuse to online shop on my behalf.  Enjoy!

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