SHOW US YOUR PURSE

• Name: Tarissa Tiberti

• Occupation: Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art manager

• Occasion: At work

• What kind of handbag? A ruby red Gerard Darel.

• What does it say about you? Color has a language all its own.

• How much did it cost? You'll have to ask Santa.

• Where did you get it? Underneath the Christmas tree

• Tell us about the first handbag you ever bought.

(The) first purse I ever bought (was a) brown bag by LeSportsac from the Soho store in New York City. I am a fanatic for pattern and design. The bag had it all!

• How many handbags do you own? As many as my closet will allow.

• What do you like about this handbag? It's roomy without feeling like a suitcase. And, of course, it's fabulous color!

• What's the most you ever paid for a purse? A couple hundred for a designer bag at a sample sale at Comme de Garcons. (My best gems are always found on the sale rack.)

• Image is... The courage to be bold.

• What's in your handbag? Clockwise from top: Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion, Lodis, brown leather business card holder, BlackBerry, Neutrogena Lip Soother, Memo Mate notepad and green leather wallet.

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