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I have the Jeni Frost backpack which I bought during the MZW sale. I live near the equator, so there is no winter season (fortunately or unfortunately??). Just sun and rain. But I would have likely use it, even with snow. It's light and I think the color will match the winter season enough imo.
It is love!
I'm already eyeing bags and thinking what to buy. Bad me. I'm glad you like Ms Purple!
Thank you!
I don't own Chanel but I wouldn't say it is a boring flap.
I have the Jeni Frost backpack which I bought during the MZW sale. I live near the equator, so there is no winter season (fortunately or unfortunately??). Just sun and rain. But I would have likely use it, even with snow. It's light and I think the color will match the winter season enough imo.
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Eiiv,I don't own Chanel but I wouldn't say it is a boring flap.
Thanks dc! Getting rid of 26 bags is amazing! I need to sell a few that I know I won't use anymore. Selling is just so stressful to me.
This is so gorgeous not boring! I avoid buying black bags but with Chanel, black is a must for me
I have the Jeni Frost backpack which I bought during the MZW sale. I live near the equator, so there is no winter season (fortunately or unfortunately??). Just sun and rain. But I would have likely use it, even with snow. It's light and I think the color will match the winter season enough imo.
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I almost give up since I just don't want to switch out and think which bag to use. Anyway, tomorrow, there'll be a new one.
I've seen Bree bags before on the forum and they stood out to me because I really love vachetta and the patina it develops. Would love to see your other vachetta Bree...Have you always used them just for storage? Any patina?!!Caution, long post!!
Today I put all my bags into an excel sheet and sorted them by buying date. It reads like a diary of a journey.
I have to say that I started rather late buying bags, I was already in my late 30s. Before that I used to have all my stuff in my jeans pockets, lol.
So, I only have 25 bags, but since I always love to cleanout this feels massively cluttered to me. Thus, I plan to reassess the bags in chronological order.
My oldest bags in the list are from 2005-2010, and they are all from my first brand love. BREE is a local (German) brand. It is a privately owned company founded in 1969 that used to be high quality. However, a few years ago they started to replace parts of their production from Germany to Eastern Europe and eventually to China. Although I know that some of their bags are still made in Germany (and you can see and feel the quality difference of the different lines) somehow the brand lost it on me. I was so disappointed by this move.
I already sold quite a lot of their bags. I still have 6 left.
Of those, I just listed two and decided to keep four.
- Two bucket bags (identical but different sizes) that are made from thin Vachetta leather (somehow they achieved to have it paper-thin, the company always experimented a lot with material). I am just sentimental about these two bags, I use them not as a bag but as sort of storage containers in my closet.
- Two shopping totes that are handmade in Germany and that come from a special collaboration with a Turkish designer, one in white, one in yellow. I am using both of them.
If I would be very strict, I would sell one of each I guess. Maybe 2018.
Down on 23 and counting.
Thanks for letting me share.
I have to wait on a family shot too. I have 2 bags and a card case at the spa and one out for authentication. Also thinking about purchasing a bag on my list but I'm hard pausing.
Great advice, dc.
Chanel flaps are never boring. LOL! I almost wore my patent today. I can't seem to stay out of it or my YSL which I'm wearing today.
I am the yin to your shopping yang. I only shop 2 ways. The first is if I need a specific time. Then I run in get it and run out. The second is my twice a year bulk shopping. I go at the end of the summer and winter seasons and buy a bunch of stuff so I can stay the heck out of the stores the rest of the year. I'm psyching myself up for winter clearance in about a week. I'll wear easy to get in and it if clothes, throw my hair into a ponytail and gel like I'm going to war. I truly, truly despise going shopping. That is why I love the internet. I don't have to go into a mall or boutique and waste time.
And having been in conservative industries, St. John was the "uniform" for female execs. I actually really like the simple ones - not the gaudy ladies who lunch ones. 
Showing any personal "style" at my former jobs was a serious no no.
