We never took our minimalist queen Dakota Johnson for a customized bag girlie, but she’s been bopping around Rome on a post-breakup getaway (Eat, Pray, Love-style? Maybe…), and we just spotted her sporting a purse with “Dakota” embroidered on it in a delicate ladylike script. It’s an unexpected accessory for the star, but a very sweet item.
The personalized pouch is a leather Celine pochette, which she wore to lunch at the Pierluigi restaurant on July 15. In addition to her bag and a sun-kissed glow, Johnson sported a white skirt, a black tank, gold jewelry, black and gold shades, and her signature long dark hair and curtain bangs, as well as Alaïa mesh flats.
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Tory Burch T-Monogram Coated Canvas Envelope Crossbody
Johnson’s Roman holiday wardrobe has been noticeably lighter than the sexy, if funereal, goth girl look she was sporting in Ibiza directly after the breakup with the Coldplay frontman, to whom she was engaged to and with for eight years. Hey, who hasn’t worn black to get over heartache on a Eurotrip? Not to read too much into it—sometimes a purse is just a purse—but nice to see her with her own damn name on something. You can just be Dakota, girl. Dakota Johnson, if you’re nasty.
Speaking to Pedro Pascal about Materialists back in May, she hinted at the travels to come, saying, “Ultimately, I feel every human being has the option in this life to question and interrogate themselves, and to go inward and ask: ‘What is my real desire? What is my real truth? Who am I?’ It’s not easy to do, and I get why not holding up a mirror to yourself can be a way more enjoyable path. Untangling yourself is uncomfortable and can be quite ugly…I’ve got to go back to set…Honestly, I feel like we both need a vacation.” See? Manifesting works.
