Usually when we hear about something as awesome as a chance to collaborate with Proenza Schouler on your very own, custom Proenza Schouler PS1, we’re not lucky enough to ever see the results. That’s what I assumed would happen when I heard about this charity auction a few months ago, but luckily for us, a style blogger won the auction and now we have lots of photos of the finished product.
Jena Gambaccini, Chicagoan and proprieter of ChiCityFashion.com, worked with Proenza Schouler to come up with the final product that you see above: a medium PS1 in purple python with black trim and a yellow suede interior. I might be a bit biased because I’m also a big lover of this combination (I have a pair of custom Nike running shoes in the very same colors, except I like my yellows a bit more chartreuse), but I think she chose very wisely. If you could design your own version of any bag, which one would you choose and what would it look like?
I would also choose a PS1, but I prefer the Large to the Medium; it’s not that much different, but I tend to err on the side of a little extra room. I’d also choose a sueded python instead of a glossy one, much like the grey python PS1 that I publicly drooled over recently. Those are just picky personal preferences, though; I think Jena did a lovely job with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
