Beautiful!!! My mom got me a double tour and this looks like the best way to pair it!
My 10 Piece Capsule Handbag Collection - A smattering of H, C, G, LV, F, D
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Beautiful!!! My mom got me a double tour and this looks like the best way to pair it!
I love your quilted clutches! Quilted clutches are absolutely fascinating, especially if they're Chanel!
Well, let's get on then now shall we?
OK weN84 - here we go!
All right...I'm a little ashamed to admit my collection has now expanded to 13. At first I was at 10, but then I added a Gris Tourterelle Evelyne so then I was at 11. Now, all of a sudden...it has leapt up to 13. I was in Vegas last Christmas and these two bags just kind of fell into my lap.
If you like stories, here's what happened.
I went to Vegas hoping for a Kelly Cut. I figured if I could score a kelly cut (my dream clutch that serves all purposes), I could sell or give away my dior clutch and my fendi clutch. So I could actually downsize my collection! Good idea right? But those unicorns are hard to come by and I knew my chances were slim to none really. I have two SAs in Vegas. One at Crystals and one at Bellagio. Before I left for Vegas, my SA at Bellagio said she *might* be able to get me a malachite kelly in 28. She said she had to enter my name in to a lotto or something. I told her to do it but wasn't sure about malachite or the size 28. I'm usually a 32cm gal and I kind of wanted blue sapphire. But I figured I could always decline it if it wasn't for me. I was slightly intrigued though because I like jewel colors and a 28cm would be a nice evening bag if I had too much stuff to carry to fit into a clutch. On the first day we (DH and I) arrived in Vegas my SA at Bellagio wasn't working so DH and I headed over to Crystals. I found my SA and asked for a Kelly Cut and she shook her head. Yeah, that's what I expected. Then I thought I would just randomly ask for a Picotin MM. I don't have any totes (like a B or GP) and I do find my orange Pico MM very useful when running errands. It's so easy to just stick my hand in to get my wallet and phone out and then put it back. No flaps or stuff to mess with like on my kellys. Also, I think it's cuter than my Evelynes which I use more for trips and long days out walking. But my Orange Pico doesn't really go with all outfits because the color is just so pop. I've been wanting a neutral for some time. So I asked for etain, etoupe, blue sapphire, any dark blues...she had a ton of PMs and said no MMs. Until she checked her little iPad (new inventory system) and said oh! we have a colvert. Want to see it? Um...yes. Thank you! So she brought it out and I was in love. But in the back of my mind, I was thinking, what if I get that malachite Kelly from Bellagio? I can't possibly get two bags in one trip! So DH saw me freaking out and said, wrap it up. She wants it. Then I quickly ran through my twilly inventory at home and realized I didn't have anything to match Colvert so I went to pick out a twilly for it. When we walked out of the store, I looked at him and said, what about the malachite kelly? He said, well, just return this one for store credit and apply it to the green (he has not been totally trained on the exact color vocab) kelly if you want to get it. This is your safety bag! In case you don't get the green one tomorrow. OK, ok. I said it was a good plan. You can't leave Vegas bagless! I do love him so.
The next morning we woke up and we did some normal Vegas stuff. My SA wasn't going to be in until 4pm. Oh the wait was excruciating and I was trying to be calm. I didn't really want my DH to think I'm bat sh!t crazy over handbags. Yes, after 13 years of marriage, I'm still trying to keep up appearances. LOL. So 4pm rolls around and I tell him, why don't you go do something else while I go to Bellagio? I always feel sorry for him because he doesn't have anything to do while I squeal over scarves and handbags. So he goes off and I head over to the boutique. My SA has a sly smile and says I have something for you! The malachite Kelly! dum dum dum dum...She opened the box (still sealed) and I tried to dislike it, I really did. I held it by the handle and looked in the mirror. Nope, it's not too small. The color was an emerald green. One of my favorite colors. I pranced around the store hand carrying it, shoulder strapping it, on the crook of my arm. My SA also knows I have a weakness for 140cm giant silks and found one that looked great with my blue sweater and black pants I was wearing that day because I kept saying, I have more blue and navy clothes than green! But I felt so torn because now I had to give back my colvert pico. Agonizing! Then DH decided to ignore my request to go to the store by myself and showed up at the store unexpectedly asking the security guard if his wife was there. I actually didn't want him there because I knew he would enable me to buy everything. And I am trying to be a good girl! So he took a look at my face and then the bag, and said you need to get it. But I started looking at him and asking about the pico, and he said, keep both! I knew he would say that but I was relieved when he said it outloud. I know I don't need his permission to purchase things but it's always nice when your spouse is supportive and likes the items you've decided to purchase.
And it was just serendipity that the twilly I picked out for my Colvert Pico actually matches my Malachite Kelly better.
So that's how I came home with a Colvert Pico MM and a Malachite Kelly 28cm. I'm not sure if my bag collection still qualifies as capsule. I might need to ask the mods to rename it to My 13 Piece Kind-of Capsule Handbag Collection LOL. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.
Thanks weN84! And for prompting me to refresh my thread.Thank you for humoring me, MYH !
Awwww...thanks for the kind words.
Thank you. I love making them. It's a fun hobby for me.
