Oh, I am absolutely enamored. Currently, I am in love with approximately seven Prada handbags, but they seem okay with the arrangement so I don’t mind introducing a new model into the mix. Because it is metallic. And also because it is called the Prada Nappa Mordore Hobo and I am generally attached to anything that reminds me of Lord of the Rings, even though it’s a total coincidence. This is lovely. This is heaven in a handbag and I want it so badly I could cry.

In general, I like my purses simple. Sometimes I get in the mood for something with a lot of pockets on the outside, but I have bags for that mood. They correspond with my punk fashion days and it all works out nicely. I love the way the silhouette of this bag is clean and sleek, yet the structure and design itself is gorgeously complicated. What you are seeing here are separate strips of decadent nappa leather which have been stitched together in order to create that intricate stripped pattern you see. Prada’s signature silver logo takes center stage, creating the perfect accent piece. Needless to say, all those pieces of nappa are also metallic, lending the entire purse a glimmering sheen.

It comes in two colors, copper and anthracite. This is the latter, which is a type of dark, pewter shade. There is something evocative and somehow romantic about pewter – and the way the Mordore Hobo is crafted lends itself extremely well to that.