Show Us Your Purse

■ Who? Dori Rosenthal, board member of the Nevada SPCA and improvising actress with Improv-Vegas

■ Location: Home

■ Handbag: Louis Vuitton GM Tivoli

■ Are handbags status symbols? Yes, I guess they can be, especially if they are these expensive things (which I hate) but I also think they are a sign of quality appreciation. There is a reason why people carry these LV bags: They last. I am extremely tough on my bags and I tell you, this thing holds up. I love its sturdiness and the fact that it can go with so many things. I am a lazy purse person; I don't switch my bags with every outfit. I am just too busy.

■ What does this bag say about you? I value quality and I wore my husband down!

■ If someone found your bag and looked inside, what would he/she think of you? That I am a messy mom that carries way too much makeup and not enough cash.

■ What's the most important item you've carried in your bag? My son's EpiPen (he is allergic to peanuts). And my concealer -- let's just be honest.

■ What's the strangest item you've carried in your bag? My dog's poop in a baggie for the vet. He ate something and we needed a sample. Yuck, huh?

■ Tell us about the first special bag you owned. Well, the very first purse I ever received was from my grandmother on my first birthday. I thought it held me up and I took my first steps carrying it. As soon as someone took it away from me, I sat down. I thought the purse was the magic.

■ Knockoffs: Love 'em or hate 'em? I both love and hate them. I had one in college in New York because I so dreamed of having the real deal, but I always knew it wasn't real and felt silly carrying it. It also fell apart rather quickly and that was an embarrassment.

■ Image is ... a way to express yourself, but not always perceived truthfully.

■ What's in your bag? 1. Sunscreen (we live in the desert), 2. Small video recorder (I am a mom), 3. Toys and place mat for my little ones when we go out to eat, which is more often than I would like to admit., 4. Fiber drink thingy to put in my water bottle (boy, that makes me sound old), 5. EpiPen, 6. Receipts for all of the stuff I purchase and never remember to give to my husband to file. Did I say I was messy?