2018 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

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Sparkletastic said:
Funny. We are just talking about colors and, today, I did the reverse of what I’ve been doing. I’m wearing pink so I wanted a neutral bag. That got me into my ivory Chanel.

I definitely need neutrals and colors in my bag wardrobe. I can’t be happy with just one or the other.

Question for everyone: if you had to pick only ONE color for your bag(s) in your wardrobe and it couldn’t be the safe choices of black or brown, what would it be?
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Navy or dark grey. Or maybe gold/natural (like vache), but it's hard to go really dressy with that, I think.
 
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More bags said:
Thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery from surgery. I can’t wait to see your scarf mail!


Excellent recommendations, I am adding them to my to be read list!


Congratulations on the sale!


I would pick red - Gucci Hibiscus Red, Hermès Rouge H and the red of my Chanel Reissue!


Boo, isn’t that a safe choice, per @Sparkletastic ’s description? If not then I will also add navy - Hermès Blue Sapphire.
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Oh right. Rouge H or Blue Sapphire also. See, we are already up to more than one color, LOL!
 
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catsinthebag said:
Wow, eight bags, that’s impressive!

Re. the Garden Party, I can definitely chime in. I used to have a whopping three of these, and now have just one. I have a love/hate relationship with this bag. I guess I feel like it should be the perfect tote, and in many ways, it is: understated, durable, super high quality, not too heavy for a leather bag of this size. But I’ve struggled with it, mainly because I need a shoulder bag and the GP was not really intended to be one. The handle drop is 6 inches, so it can fit over the shoulder, but it’s a tight fit, especially with a coat on (in the interest of full disclosure, my handles have stretched about 1/2 an inch to an inch). And the handles aren’t really comfortable over the shoulder either — they are rolled, not flat, and not the slightly-flattened rolled handles like on a Longchamp bag.

When I carry a bag of that size, it’s because I have a lot to carry that day, so my load is often heavy, which means I don’t want to carry the bag by hand. If I elbow-carry a loaded GP, the handles leave welts on my arm, and as I said, shoulder-carry isn’t great either. If I spent more time in a car and less on public transportation, I would probably love and use this bag a lot more!

So, I’ve gone from three of these, to two, and now to one as I just sent one off to consignment. The color I kept, funnily enough, is Rouge H. We’ll see if it stays. I love the color but if I find something that works better for me, I will have to decide whether to keep it or let it go.

I’ll be curious to see yours when you get it! The last time I saw a Rouge H GP on the Hermes website, it didn’t have the contrast stitching mine has, so I wonder if the photo was wrong or if they’ve changed it.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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This is all great info. I keep thinking I need one, but like you I would load it and then not really be able to carry it!!
 
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minoxa33 said:
Hello all, I am late to the conversation but wanted to share nevertheless. In my collection, I have two pairs of siblings and several LC LPs. First pair are the Mulberry Bayswaters. The mole grey one was my first premium bag - and then I could not resist the dusty rose one at Bicester Village. Second pair are the H GPs, which answers another question. They are under my most worn bags - always handheld or in the crook of my arm. Under the radar, easy to access, work stuff fits perfectly. And lightweight, which is a problem with the grey Bays, sadly. So I vote for the Garden Party! (And I am certainly the gold / caramel type.)

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Nice. That dusty rose is soooo pretty!
 
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minoxa33 said:
Hello all, I am late to the conversation but wanted to share nevertheless. In my collection, I have two pairs of siblings and several LC LPs. First pair are the Mulberry Bayswaters. The mole grey one was my first premium bag - and then I could not resist the dusty rose one at Bicester Village. Second pair are the H GPs, which answers another question. They are under my most worn bags - always handheld or in the crook of my arm. Under the radar, easy to access, work stuff fits perfectly. And lightweight, which is a problem with the grey Bays, sadly. So I vote for the Garden Party! (And I am certainly the gold / caramel type.)

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Beautiful pairs!!
 
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msd_bags said:
No tips, but I just want to share. When I look at my closet I see a lot of white, black and blue tops. And I tell myself I want to inject some variety on the colors. And then I go shopping and a pretty blouse would have several beautiful color options. But what do I pick? Still any of white or blue or black!
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It depends on how brave you want to be or how on trend. Off-greens, yellows and pastels seem to be the colours/tints 'du jour' atm but any pink or red is going to look pretty and classic, purple and violet are also lovely.
 
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