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ami kio · Aug 27th, 2009, 07:42 AM

I've always liked handbags, but my obsession truly took off when I started reading tPF.

I don't even remember what was my first tPF inspired purchase -- it was so many bags ago!

ashtray-girl · Aug 27th, 2009, 08:15 AM

actually my bag obsession started when I was eleven ( that was back on the beginning of the 90s) and baught an yellow fake-fur bag at h&m . . . totally girly-tank-girl-style

like i said that was 1993 from that moment on I realised what a great accessoire bags are and how they can completly change an outfit. . . so I started to collect strange and vintage bags and of course Ialso bought lots of crap. . . no wonder I was in my teens and fashion was very "crappy" back than

with 16 I started to "invest" in quality pieces, not designer bags but well-known-bag-brands or no-name items made out of high-quallity leather and good craftmenship.

with twenty I gave loads of my bags to charity and sold some to vintage-shops. . . now I don't own so many bags but am as obsessed as ever. . .

Baghabit · Aug 27th, 2009, 09:21 AM

I am really happy to find other people who consider themselves obsessed with bags. For me it started with a Ferragamo that I bought in NYC over 10 years ago. There was no going back after that even though Ferragamo didn't turn out to be my designer of choice.

amorris · Aug 27th, 2009, 10:00 AM

oh my god. i remembered it was a few years ago when i was 17 i think. i saw these pretty girls around my age with a small chanel classic flap bag.. n i was like oh my god, i wanna get that bag so much! after then, i kept collecting designer bags!

zeitgeist4 · Aug 27th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Mine started slowly. Back in 2004/2005 I bought a Cole Haan bag (which back then seemed designer to me, LOL) and that started it. My first actual designer bag was a LV Speedy in 2005 or 2006 and my price tolerance has kept climbing ever since then.

oceanplease · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by ashtray-girl

actually my bag obsession started when I was eleven ( that was back on the beginning of the 90s) and baught an yellow fake-fur bag at h&m . . . totally girly-tank-girl-style

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I LOVED Tank Girl when I was a teenager. I thought she had such great style haha.

~Mina~ · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:58 PM

About a year ago. I loved many bags, but tPF kicked it up to a whole other level. I just love them, even if they aren't my style. I get a kick out of the joy everyone takes in reveals.

NagaJolokia · Aug 27th, 2009, 03:01 PM

I've always liked bags, but my obsession didn't actually start until November of last year when I joined the The Purse Forum, and it was a combination of the Purse Forum and just my spontaneous thinking of what bags I needed for work, parties, being hands-free on short trips to adventures, etc. to what bags I simply wanted. Yeah, that's not even a year ago.

crazyboutcoach · Aug 27th, 2009, 06:44 PM

I love this thread! I love reading how other bag-obsessions begin & what started it, I'm defitnitely hooked now! & I agree with those who say TPF fuels their love for bags & collecting, I feel this too! LOL, we are abunch of enablers, no?

dmitchell15 · Aug 27th, 2009, 06:45 PM

When my dad bought me my first Dooney and bourke. I still have that purse!

manke · Aug 27th, 2009, 06:48 PM

i never liked purses when i was growing up, but i always loved bags (backpacks, messenger bags, cases) and organizing stuff. i didn't start liking also purses until about a year ago. i think it's b/c cheap purses are a lot grosser than cheap backpacks.

crazyboutcoach · Aug 27th, 2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by dmitchell15

When my dad bought me my first Dooney and bourke. I still have that purse!

Aw, I wish I still had my AWL D&B drawstring that my mom got me when I was in the 3rd grade, I don't remember what happened to it but, I do remember that it was beautiful even by todays standards.

QueenLouis · Aug 27th, 2009, 08:21 PM

January 4, 2007. That's the day that the Ugly Betty episode aired that was co-starring a Gucci bag. I fell in LOVE with that 85th Anniversary Gucci and it became my first designer bag.

immijenheap · Aug 27th, 2009, 09:15 PM

2 years ago ( I was 12) Juicy Couture is what started it. Then Dooney to Coach, to LV, to gucci, to balenciaga.
Edit: I loved all th Gymbore bags when I was 5/6. I had to have them all! lol

immijenheap · Aug 27th, 2009, 09:20 PM

You know it's an obsession when all you notice about a woman is her bag lol. I am always bag scouting...

Aug 27th, 2009, 07:42 AM	#16
ami kio Member Joined: May 2006 Location: Down South Posts: 1,339	I've always liked handbags, but my obsession truly took off when I started reading tPF. I don't even remember what was my first tPF inspired purchase -- it was so many bags ago!
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Aug 27th, 2009, 08:15 AM	#17
ashtray-girl Member Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 405	actually my bag obsession started when I was eleven ( that was back on the beginning of the 90s) and baught an yellow fake-fur bag at h&m . . . totally girly-tank-girl-style like i said that was 1993 from that moment on I realised what a great accessoire bags are and how they can completly change an outfit. . . so I started to collect strange and vintage bags and of course Ialso bought lots of crap. . . no wonder I was in my teens and fashion was very "crappy" back than with 16 I started to "invest" in quality pieces, not designer bags but well-known-bag-brands or no-name items made out of high-quallity leather and good craftmenship. with twenty I gave loads of my bags to charity and sold some to vintage-shops. . . now I don't own so many bags but am as obsessed as ever. . .
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Aug 27th, 2009, 12:10 PM	#20
zeitgeist4 I live for bags. Joined: Jun 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,081	Mine started slowly. Back in 2004/2005 I bought a Cole Haan bag (which back then seemed designer to me, LOL) and that started it. My first actual designer bag was a LV Speedy in 2005 or 2006 and my price tolerance has kept climbing ever since then.
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Aug 27th, 2009, 02:58 PM	#22
~Mina~ Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 131	About a year ago. I loved many bags, but tPF kicked it up to a whole other level. I just love them, even if they aren't my style. I get a kick out of the joy everyone takes in reveals.
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Aug 27th, 2009, 03:01 PM	#23
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,835	I've always liked bags, but my obsession didn't actually start until November of last year when I joined the The Purse Forum, and it was a combination of the Purse Forum and just my spontaneous thinking of what bags I needed for work, parties, being hands-free on short trips to adventures, etc. to what bags I simply wanted. Yeah, that's not even a year ago.
	__________________ 35 bags, 1 bag jewelry, 1 agenda/pic book, 1 coin purse, 1 wallet, 1 key chain, 1 money clip, and 1 business card holder in my collection.

Aug 27th, 2009, 09:21 AM	#18
Baghabit Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 40	I am really happy to find other people who consider themselves obsessed with bags. For me it started with a Ferragamo that I bought in NYC over 10 years ago. There was no going back after that even though Ferragamo didn't turn out to be my designer of choice.

Aug 27th, 2009, 10:00 AM	#19
amorris Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 121	oh my god. i remembered it was a few years ago when i was 17 i think. i saw these pretty girls around my age with a small chanel classic flap bag.. n i was like oh my god, i wanna get that bag so much! after then, i kept collecting designer bags!

Aug 27th, 2009, 06:44 PM	#24
crazyboutcoach OP "Kitty kitty kitty!" Joined: Jul 2009 Location: A town I call home, TX Posts: 774	I love this thread! I love reading how other bag-obsessions begin & what started it, I'm defitnitely hooked now! & I agree with those who say TPF fuels their love for bags & collecting, I feel this too! LOL, we are abunch of enablers, no?
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Aug 27th, 2009, 06:45 PM	#25
dmitchell15 Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,640	When my dad bought me my first Dooney and bourke. I still have that purse!
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Aug 27th, 2009, 06:48 PM	#26
manke gumdrops & unicorns Joined: Feb 2009 Location: head in the clouds Posts: 203	i never liked purses when i was growing up, but i always loved bags (backpacks, messenger bags, cases) and organizing stuff. i didn't start liking also purses until about a year ago. i think it's b/c cheap purses are a lot grosser than cheap backpacks.
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Aug 27th, 2009, 08:21 PM	#28
QueenLouis Toki-holic Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 1,907	January 4, 2007. That's the day that the Ugly Betty episode aired that was co-starring a Gucci bag. I fell in LOVE with that 85th Anniversary Gucci and it became my first designer bag.
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Aug 27th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#29
immijenheap Member Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Wishing it was Powell River... Posts: 320	2 years ago ( I was 12) Juicy Couture is what started it. Then Dooney to Coach, to LV, to gucci, to balenciaga. Edit: I loved all th Gymbore bags when I was 5/6. I had to have them all! lol
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Aug 27th, 2009, 09:20 PM	#30
immijenheap Member Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Wishing it was Powell River... Posts: 320	You know it's an obsession when all you notice about a woman is her bag lol. I am always bag scouting...
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