This bucket looks refreshingly different from lots of bucket bags we get to see atm. I really like the unusual hardware. The extra handle is a very nice and useful detail, too and the leather looks lush. Still for me personally a bucket bag won´t do the trick. Over the years I had one or the other (from Moroccan souvenir to various household brands) and didn´t make friends with any of them. I tend to do unintentional bag spills with them...
What a great idea! I'm going to create a COVID pouch instead of having those things rattle around loose in my handbag.
) but I think I may have her olive platform boots somewhere. 
Paper tiger, now we reall need photos and action shots! just saying"I would reverse the black jacket and animal print underneath, to wit: leopard calf hair jacket (I have an old dolce one vintage from my own closet circa 1996) and go either jeans or leggings and balc or white top underneath. All black underneath would be more slick, white and black would pop more."
I have a Roberto Cavalli hair-calf jacket (short, close-fitting wrap with a very large shawl collar and trumpet sleeves, paisley silk lining. I have plenty of slim black beatnik-type style clothes. White Ts too. Black polo or turtle neck would be nice maybe. Also have a leopard and pink roses silk scarf I can wrap my hair. Tick.
"or a shift dress in a saturated color like dark British racing green, bordeaux or royal blue with opaque stockings and a lug soled boot."
Plenty of those too. I have both rust and a greyed-green, long sleeve dresses I haven't made the most of yet from a designer I found in Spitalfields market. Knee high black Doc Martens Britains. Tick
for some reason, I think this bag calls for doc martens, made in UK, matte leather.
I have 4 pairs atm. 2 pairs of Shriver ankle boots, long Britains (and silver glitter Jadons but they wouldn't work)
"I have leather pants, patent in front suede backed, white mens shirt, this bag"
I have leather fronted and material backed, I also have a black suede mini skirt -
personally I love camo (particularly blue, black grey or cool green, black, grey) even more than leopard. So, blue camo leggings, black sweater. Doc martens, this bag.
I used to have a Victorian style camo skirt (not sure if I still have it) but I'm sure I'll have something. Perhaps an urban T-shirt dress?
"for transitional weather, one of those old Norman norell shifts (big button on the collar) and concealed buttons running down the middle. This bag, little flats like valentino rock studs or ballet flats, bare leg."
Not so me but If I ever found a shirtdress that looked good I'd love one.
"for a more 90s vibe. Brunello joggers (or athletica, or whatever suits ones inclination and price point), hoodie in a contrasting fabrication (I am fond of issey miyake) or a Jil sander or yamamoto baseball long sleeve tee, the flat Vans or converse or lanvin sneakers or other, and this bag. , ."
Somewhere I have Y3 stuff, certainly Yohji jacket, and I beetle-black iridescent Nikes. Sold my Jill Sander cashmere blazer (I know
"Akris sequined midnight blue button down top with structured cuffs (current season), leggings, this bag"
I'll check the Akris out. I have a high street dégradé, all-sequin, shades of grey. stretch LS mini-dress bought a couple of years ago. I have beads and sequins in all colours, all manner of tops and bottoms and dresses left over from playing classical guitar at weddings and functions, I'm sure some in tops, they're in bags somewhere.
akris navy dress, bare leg, valentino nude mule, this bag, plus big gold earrings or bracelet"
"I have minimalist dresses in navy or black. My high instep means I kick-off flat mules as I walk so either Westwood nude toe-shoe mules or pig skin Gucci loafers. Certainly have lots of big gold earrings and/or bracelets."
"the trench coat that got away (didn’t have the funds and thought the price was obscene at the time) Chanel beige trench with boucle ? contrasts trim, leggings, this bag. . ."
I have a Chanel Couture beige tweed jacket with lion head buttons OR I have plenty of other brand trenches but alas no Chanel trench. Sounds like my beige Gucci with the orange lining may be nice, I'll try with an orange H scarf.
Lots of wonderful ideas and looks like I can shop from my own closet
Thank you
!!!!!so excited to see your stuff! Am drooling at the thought of high doc martens 
There you go again! I think I need you to create some outfits for my bags too! These images are great!
So interesting!
What a great idea! I'm going to create a COVID pouch instead of having those things rattle around loose in my handbag.
"I would reverse the black jacket and animal print underneath, to wit: leopard calf hair jacket (I have an old dolce one vintage from my own closet circa 1996) and go either jeans or leggings and balc or white top underneath. All black underneath would be more slick, white and black would pop more."
I have a Roberto Cavalli hair-calf jacket (short, close-fitting wrap with a very large shawl collar and trumpet sleeves, paisley silk lining). I have plenty of slim black beatnik-type style clothes. White Ts too. Black polo or turtle neck would be nice maybe. Also have a leopard and pink roses silk scarf I can wrap my hair. Tick.
"or a shift dress in a saturated color like dark British racing green, bordeaux or royal blue with opaque stockings and a lug soled boot."
Plenty of those too. I have both rust and a greyed-green, long sleeve dresses I haven't made the most of yet from a designer I found in Spitalfields market. Knee high black Doc Martens Britains. Tick
for some reason, I think this bag calls for doc martens, made in UK, matte leather.
I have 4 pairs atm. 2 pairs of Shriver ankle boots, long Britains (and silver glitter Jadons but they wouldn't work)
"I have leather pants, patent in front suede backed, white mens shirt, this bag"
I have leather fronted and material backed, I also have a black suede mini skirt -
personally I love camo (particularly blue, black grey or cool green, black, grey) even more than leopard. So, blue camo leggings, black sweater. Doc martens, this bag.
I used to have a Victorian style camo skirt (not sure if I still have it) but I'm sure I'll have something. Perhaps an urban T-shirt dress?
"for transitional weather, one of those old Norman norell shifts (big button on the collar) and concealed buttons running down the middle. This bag, little flats like valentino rock studs or ballet flats, bare leg."
Not so me but If I ever found a shirtdress that looked good I'd love one.
"for a more 90s vibe. Brunello joggers (or athletica, or whatever suits ones inclination and price point), hoodie in a contrasting fabrication (I am fond of issey miyake) or a Jil sander or yamamoto baseball long sleeve tee, the flat Vans or converse or lanvin sneakers or other, and this bag. , ."
Somewhere I have Y3 stuff, certainly Yohji jacket, and I beetle-black iridescent Nikes. Sold my Jill Sander cashmere blazer (I know
"Akris sequined midnight blue button down top with structured cuffs (current season), leggings, this bag"
I'll check the Akris out. I have a high street dégradé, all-sequin, shades of grey. stretch LS mini-dress bought a couple of years ago. I have beads and sequins in all colours, all manner of tops and bottoms and dresses left over from playing classical guitar at weddings and functions, I'm sure some in tops, they're in bags somewhere.
akris navy dress, bare leg, valentino nude mule, this bag, plus big gold earrings or bracelet"
"I have minimalist dresses in navy or black. My high instep means I kick-off flat mules as I walk so either Westwood nude toe-shoe mules or pig skin Gucci loafers. Certainly have lots of big gold earrings and/or bracelets."
"the trench coat that got away (didn’t have the funds and thought the price was obscene at the time) Chanel beige trench with boucle ? contrasts trim, leggings, this bag. . ."
I have a Chanel Couture beige tweed jacket with lion head buttons OR I have plenty of other brand trenches but alas no Chanel trench. Sounds like my beige Gucci with the orange lining may be nice, I'll try with an orange H scarf.
Lots of wonderful ideas and looks like I can shop from my own closet
Thank you
- I haven't seen the PBS show, though I've heard great things about it. I used to have an Ancestry.com membership, where I found some cool links (they have scans of Ellis Island entry records, where I found my great-grandmother and her oldest son*) and linked up with a relative who shared some great pictures from my dad's side. In the end I wasn't using it enough to maintain the membership. This is three servings of eye candy.
“I find it interesting that the Trim 38 is almost the largest that H made them, while the same size of Venetas is almost the smallest.” This is an interesting point to think about. I love the Trim and BV’s Venetas. I don’t own either bag. From pictures on celebrities I imagined that the BV Small Veneta was on the small side for a day bag and that I would one day go for a medium. When I tried on the medium it looked large on me.I guess I am goldilocks when it comes to Venetas. I love both colours of Venetas in your picture. I am especially loving your oxblood one, perfect dark, rich, silky leather for fall. I have been searching pics of gorgeous burgundy bags with fall outfits in mind (even though I own a burgundy Chanel Coco Handle, I would love a burgundy lambskin bag or oxblood Veneta
). Your bag looks divine.
I think the gusset, as papertiger mentions below, may be the difference. The 31 I had briefly didn't have a gusset and there was just not much room there.
