November 18, 2012 |
You’ll find, when you ask most doctors why they chose their particular profession, that the real reason has nothing to do with a deep desire to help people. They like to say that’s why they spent seven years or more studying medicine, going without sleep and indulging in various pharmaceuticals, but it’s not the truth. The real reason doctors choose to become doctors is the bag. Once upon a time, the only way a young lady could ever hope to get he hands on this coveted trophy was by devoting herself to wearing blue scrubs for evermore. But times have changed. The year is 2012. This is the year of our medical-accessory emancipation. For this is the year Miuccia Prada has chosen to bestow upon us the doctor bag – the bag that will change the face of the earth as we know it Women will no longer be pushed into unsuitable careers purely to satisfy their accessory tastes. Or be forced to spend thousands of pounds and waste many years of their life studying just to get access to a bag. They will be free to become whatever they may choose. A mechanic? Maybe a masseuse (they could carry their oils in it. And maybe massage the oils into their bag to keep the leather supple)? Or someone royal? The bags do lend themselves to a colour-block outfit very well. Which is basically the uniform of anyone royal. Look at the Queen. But we can’t help but feel that the bag looks best in its original incarnation, set against a backdrop of slim-cut tunic and matching trouser in a geometric, 1960s-type print in a palette of orange, purple and black. The op art print acting as a sort of hypnotic dream sequence swirl with the bag at its centre. A flash of saffiano in bright orange or purple, or patent with embroidered flowers that look a bit like we imagine a flower in Lemmings, that 1990s Amiga video game, to look like, calling you to arms. Spreading the message that, since we have managed to rid ourselves of all reliance on those riddled with the XY chromosome, we should no longer need to cling to such old-fashioned methods of accessory procurement. No, instead we can all just follow the amazing hypnotic dream sequence outfit to the nearest shop and take our pick. Even buy out the entire city’s supply of Prada doctor bags in seven minutes flat. Why wait seven years for the bag of your dreams when you can have it in seven minutes? Go forth, womankind, and buy.
by Natalie Dembinska
