2017 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

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Sparkletastic said:
I adore this deep red color.

And your scarves are gorgeous!!!! I like how you have it tied to your bag in this photo. I think having a scarf on my bag may be my first approach. I've not yet seen a style of wearing a scarf that works for me yet. I'm going to google some photos for inspiration.

I'm going to be mindful of this purchase just like I am on my jewelry and am teaching myself to be on my handbags. So I need to gather multiple ways to wear scarves before I take the plunge. This will be fun!

One thing that my handbags have done (in a happy way) is "force" me to get ever more neutral with my clothing. I love brightly colored bags so I've been buying and wearing more black, white, cream, grey, etc. Adding brightly colored scarves will just reinforce that trend. So more neutrals are happening in my closet. The cut / design of my clothing is getting far more important than having color.

Don't get me wrong - I don't have a problem mixing colors or brights. And I still have many bright / saturated color wardrobe pieces. It's just that for the reasons above, I'm trending more to neutrals than I had in the past.

Anyone else find that their wardrobe gets impacted by their accessories v. the other way around?
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Spark,

For me I start with my wardrobe and build my accessories around that. I love color so I'm always trying to make sure that bags, shoes etc work well with my wardrobe. It's a moving target because I'm always refining my wardrobe.
 
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bakeacookie said:
Which do you have?
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One and only H Enamel
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2 CDCs same cw (I sometimes wear both over a black sweater or long sleeve evening dresses)

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One and only hinge in lizard

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I also have this cute enamel scarf ring (you can wear it on chain or cord too as jewellery)

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and you can turn scarf rings and scarves into jewellery (the ring is a fine gold and enamel from Frey Wille, I would prob never wear it as a scarf ring but you never know)

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For the money I prefer Gucci. This bracelet is solid silver, gold and enamel and I have others LOL

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msd_bags said:
Okay, I went on a quick trip to the post office just now to claim my scarves bought via ebay, bought preloved from Japan. Unfortunately, there were a lot of people there and I could not stay long. I have a meeting in 2 hours. I need to get lunch and the traffic going to the meeting venue is usually terrible. In short, I need to go back for them! I hope the post office will still be open after the meeting later. It is just around the block from my office but I will be coming from the traffic place.
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I hope you get your scarves soon. That had to be so frustrating!
UpTime said:
Im so glad I found this group. Hi everyone, this is my first time paticipate. Here are my 2 girls this week

Vermillion Miss Dior
10c Red Jumbo

Any head up what for next week ladies? Loves,
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We're so glad you're here!!! I adore your reds. So saturated and happy! You and I love the same flaps. LOL! Miss Diors & Chanel CF's.

We're doing reds all week. Then next Sunday we'll start to showcase our oranges and yellows.

Question for you. I have a hot pink Miss Dior and have resisted buying a fuchsia pink CF because I thought they were too close. Do you find your reds to overlap in your wardrobe or do you find the wear occasions to be different?
 
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papertiger said:
One and only H Enamel
user222564_pic67282_1288609810.jpg


2 CDCs same cw (I sometimes wear both over a black sweater or long sleeve evening dresses)

CDC_0787_zpszl74iuxi.jpg



One and only hinge in lizard

DSC_0268_zpspbf8wbpj.jpg


I also have this cute enamel scarf ring (you can wear it on chain or cord too as jewellery)

scarfashat_zps21b2d4d7.jpg


and you can turn scarf rings and scarves into jewellery (the ring is a fine gold and enamel from Frey Willi, I would prob never wear it as a scarf ring but you never know)

DSC_0174_zpsgepd38j6.jpg


For the money I prefer Gucci. This bracelet is solid silver, gold and enamel and I have others LOL

DSC_0030_zps43ztuist.jpg
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Hmmmm...I forgot about the option to wear a scarf as a bracelet. Very nice.
 
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Sparkletastic said:
I hope you get your scarves soon. That had to be so frustrating!

We're so glad you're here!!! I adore your reds. So saturated and happy! You and I love the same flaps. LOL! Miss Diors & Chanel CF's.

We're doing reds all week. Then next Sunday we'll start to showcase our oranges and yellows.

Question for you. I have a hot pink Miss Dior and have resisted buying a fuchsia pink CF because I thought they were too close. Do you find your reds to overlap in your wardrobe or do you find the wear occasions to be different?
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I think these red more overlap in my wardrobe as they are in red shade group, same style -flap bag, shoulder bag, almost same sz as well, and same usage occasions. But I dont mind actually, the MIss Dior lambskin is so much better than CC Lambskin and I just must have it. The red 10c is tdf so it is also a must have. The VermillionDior has orange undertone so it does not go with everything like the true red 10c jumbo. To me, the 10c jumbo is so neutral, is another black bag [emoji38].

Are you tempting on another fushia? [emoji8] am I supposed to talk you out of it?
 
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papertiger said:
One and only H Enamel
user222564_pic67282_1288609810.jpg


2 CDCs same cw (I sometimes wear both over a black sweater or long sleeve evening dresses)

CDC_0787_zpszl74iuxi.jpg



One and only hinge in lizard

DSC_0268_zpspbf8wbpj.jpg


I also have this cute enamel scarf ring (you can wear it on chain or cord too as jewellery)

scarfashat_zps21b2d4d7.jpg


and you can turn scarf rings and scarves into jewellery (the ring is a fine gold and enamel from Frey Willi, I would prob never wear it as a scarf ring but you never know)

DSC_0174_zpsgepd38j6.jpg


For the money I prefer Gucci. This bracelet is solid silver, gold and enamel and I have others LOL

DSC_0030_zps43ztuist.jpg
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I wish I was able to do one and only for things! I admire your ability to do so, as well as your gorgeous accessories!
 
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UpTime said:
I think these red more overlap in my wardrobe as they are in red shade group, same style -flap bag, shoulder bag, almost same sz as well, and same usage occasions. But I dont mind actually, the MIss Dior lambskin is so much better than CC Lambskin and I just must have it. The red 10c is tdf so it is also a must have. The VermillionDior has orange undertone so it does not go with everything like the true red 10c jumbo. To me, the 10c jumbo is so neutral, is another black bag [emoji38].

Are you tempting on another fushia? [emoji8] am I supposed to talk you out of it?
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:smile: Thanks for the insight! I agree on Dior lamb. Chanel lamb is luxe but even their older lamb isn't as insanely beautiful (and relatively sturdy) as Dior's. And the 10c is a phenominal neutral. I find myself pairing it with many combos I wouldn't have considered prior to owning it. Being neutral and caviar I'd almost consider it a workhorse.

For pinks I currently have the hot pink Miss Dior (shw) and a salmon pink Prada (ghw). These two are very different in usage and color so they work well in my wardrobe. But I'm always tempted to get a Chanel cf in fuchsia or true pink (a shade or two darker than pastel pink.).

Sigh! Don't worry. I won't try to get you to talk me out of it. LOL! I'm happy to just get your perspective. :amuse: For jumbos, I only like the single flap and those come available at unpredictable times. So I always have to make a firm decision on what I want in advance so I know if I'm passing or buying if the bag in question pops up. I think I'm still holding for now. :sad: I need to see if get get enough wear out of the 2 pinks I have this year before I add another.
 
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Sparkletastic said:
[emoji2] Thanks for the insight! I agree on Dior lamb. Chanel lamb is luxe but even their older lamb isn't as insanely beautiful (and relatively sturdy) as Dior's. And the 10c is a phenominal neutral. I find myself pairing it with many combos I wouldn't have considered prior to owning it. Being neutral and caviar I'd almost consider it a workhorse.

For pinks I currently have the hot pink Miss Dior (shw) and a salmon pink Prada (ghw). These two are very different in usage and color so they work well in my wardrobe. But I'm always tempted to get a Chanel cf in fuchsia or true pink (a shade or two darker than pastel pink.).

Sigh! Don't worry. I won't try to get you to talk me out of it. LOL! I'm happy to just get your perspective. :amuse: For jumbos, I only like the single flap and those come available at unpredictable times. So I always have to make a firm decision on what I want in advance so I know if I'm passing or buying if the bag in question pops up. I think I'm still holding for now. :sad: I need to see if get get enough wear out of the 2 pinks I have this year before I add another.
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Spark, pink is in red group, isnt it? You should show group pic of them here for this week. I wanna see [emoji259]
 
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