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

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I’m having a hard time deciding which bags to take on my upcoming trip. It will be rainy per forecast. I have my trusty Longchamps, but I really would have wanted to carry something else. I was eyeing the Proenza tote as it is lightweight, but since it’s nubuck then NO! I’ve decided against the Massaccesi midi Angel because of weight. Normally when we leave the (Airbnb) apartment in the morning, we come back already in the evening. So lightweight is important. Plus the bag should be big enough for a jacket/sweater. I think I will end up with my Longchamps...No issue really except that every trip my bag photos are the same. [emoji18]

Longchamp!
 
Thank you! I don't do anything special, just tie the scarf and then throw a necklace on top. If the scarf covers the necklace a bit, or the other way around, I don't worry about it. I find that messier is actually better! :graucho:
See this is a huge help! I had the necklace underneath. Then it could only be seen when I removed the scarf! So I just do one or the other.
 
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Thank you! And - get well soon, Elaine and Sparkle! [emoji253]

I think, I have to elaborate on that. I am already two bags in, this year, but the itch is strong. I am lacking green, blue and multi-colour in my collection. A lot of my bags are excellent for work, big enough for sheets of paper. So, I could do something on the smaller side, for weekends and more casual outings. This Kate Spade was on my list - which is somehow sad now - but I would get a lot more all year round use from the Coach Parker. And I am lusting for these BV bags but have to wait for the day they might become available... at a good price... To sum up: I would love to find something new but do not want to spend a four digit sum at the moment. The Parker ticks all the boxes but I am confused nevertheless. We are going to an open air concert on Saturday, this would be a perfect occasion to wear it. I will see. Scroll down for pictures!







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Love the grey color of the last BV, but I still vote Parker!
 
I still prefer agendas. I tell people I have to check y agenda at home before I can commit to something. It helps when they are standing next to me and it’s not something I want to do. Also if my phone got stolen or lost I would not loose all my appointments.

I have an agenda still too! [emoji119]

Sometimes there’s just too much going on and it helps to physically write things down.
 
I promised to show my Frye spur boots I scored second hand for €20 including shipping!!

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Trying to find the silver lining in the temperatures dropping thirty degrees F (15 degrees C) in a couple days. I get to wear my boots to keep my feet toasty!
Fab boots!! :tup:

Thank you! And - get well soon, Elaine and Sparkle! [emoji253]

I think, I have to elaborate on that. I am already two bags in, this year, but the itch is strong. I am lacking green, blue and multi-colour in my collection. A lot of my bags are excellent for work, big enough for sheets of paper. So, I could do something on the smaller side, for weekends and more casual outings. This Kate Spade was on my list - which is somehow sad now - but I would get a lot more all year round use from the Coach Parker. And I am lusting for these BV bags but have to wait for the day they might become available... at a good price... To sum up: I would love to find something new but do not want to spend a four digit sum at the moment. The Parker ticks all the boxes but I am confused nevertheless. We are going to an open air concert on Saturday, this would be a perfect occasion to wear it. I will see. Scroll down for pictures!







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great choice! I'll keep an eye open for you :smile:
 
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I love the Cabat and the other BV bag. Do you love the Parker bag or are you just itching for something new? Will it fill a gap in your collection or is this replacing another bag? It’s pretty, I hope you get to wear it often.

Good question! It will fill a gap, it is a step into unknown territory - multi-colour [emoji6] - and it is exciting. But somehow I am not 100% sure. Tonight I have a big work event - after that, I can relax and see how I feel with it. Chances are good that it will stay!
 
I love all these- they're so different! I'm a a huge sucker for wicker basket-type bags, though they're REALLY awkward for me to use.

I thought I'd commented on the Parker- it's gorgeous! I kept picking it up when it first came out, though I'd have to agree w MSD, as it would drive me nuts to have to match-match the colors on that bag. (Unless all black of course!) It really is a nice bag.

Thank you! Yes, I have a feeling I am a bit all over the place with my wish list. But hey, it is a wish list... And yes, the Kate Spade would be a special occasion summer bag - that is why I did not get it in the end. It is very pretty still! My clothes are mostly without prints and as the colours of the Parker feel like „my colours“ I think it will work. DBF is pro-Parker in the meantime. And I sent a friend some pictures and she found that it is very „me“.
 
I have to admit that I am the dissenter on the planner thing. I put everything into my calendar which syncs with iCloud into all my devices and would not be lost with my phone. I have to because with a 6 person family there's so much coordination happening with my husband and I and we have a family calendar that all entries immediately show up on one another's calendars, but when I put in an entry I choose whether it's a family calendar entry or just for my eyes only and that way I have one calendar with all my entries in purple and the family events in green. It works really well and pen and paper would never work for my husband keeping me abreast of his comings and goings for work trips and my designating times that I go on my own somewhere and he needs to hold down the fort with the kids.

Plus I don't think I would want to weigh myself down with an agenda, no matter how gorgeous it is, after 5 years in a row with a diaper bag I an streamlining what I carry as much as humanly possible and am brutal about what cosmetics I'm willing to carry and put my sunglasses in a leather pencil case because it saves so much space compared to a hard shell, and went from continental wallet which I loved to a card holder which now allows me to use smaller bags most of the time and lighten my load a lot!
 
A few weeks ago I treated myself to an Hermès scarf as a pre-surgery present (any excuse for a present, right???). It arrived the day after the operation, which was good timing, but of course it didn't look like much of anything with my nightgown! Here it is now, in all its glory...
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Beautiful!!
What about your SDJ?
I'm back and forth with the SDJ. I'm not sure I am ready to expose her to this very casual environment, although I already did once (but only to the mall). And if we ride trains, it might bump into just anyone.
Longchamp!
I know she is the smart choice. Only con as I said earlier are the photos. :biggrin: Btw, I also cannot choose among my LCs, lol! I only have 1 large long handle which I think is the best size for my purpose. So it will be her again in photos if ever. I'm thinking of the others but they are the medium size!
 
great choice! I'll keep an eye open for you :smile:

Uh, that would be great, thank you! I missed an occasion to buy the BV Loop bag in krim new online because it was not the right time. Now it is sold out in Europe. I know the size and shape will work, I tried it on in another colour. (I do not actually need it, though.) The BV Cabat in barolo is so beautiful, however, I worry a bit about the size and occasions to wear / use it. Whether I keep the Coach Parker or not, I should sit on my hands and watch the preloved market to be ready to snatch when the right BVs appear...
 
it's Samsonite Black! They had a retro collection some years ago.

You know a Samsonite bag took me through my entire undergraduate course. My BF at the time was apparently so sick of seeing it on me she threatened to cut it off my shoulder ha ha. I really wish I'd known about this line (I also missed out on the McQueen skeleton case but my mother thought it was far too macabre and was so heavily against (me buying) it.
 
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