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

[dcooney4]

This is great! Did you watch Seinfeld? Elaine's electronic device won't stop beeping, it gets tossed out the window, and she loses all her contacts.

I don’t recall that one. It sounds funny.

 

[dcooney4]

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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These are all pretty.

 

[dcooney4]

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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Great scarf and glad your healing well.

 

[dcooney4]

I wish my Mulberry took Filofax refills. It only uses Mulberry paper. [emoji849] still handy though!

I also like my LV planners, but they get kinda heavy after awhile. Currently use one from Cath Kidston [emoji4]

At the moment I am using a inexpensive Kate Spade one . I have a Franklin Covey one for all my lists and on going projects. Debating about get a Filofax one but not sure if the metal rings would bug me if I use it on a daily basis. Also can filo paper be easily erased as things change rapidly around here.

 

[dcooney4]

Went to the mall w/ Mr. Sparkle yesterday. Gosh how I hate the mall.

But, I saw some things... and...

I wanna new bag
I wanna new bag
I wanna new bag



Notice - I said I want a new bag. I didn’t say I want a particular bag. I’m just in new bag depravation mode. Eek! Trying to stay strong til I’m sure something is “the one”.

That being said, that little pink Fendi nothingness is still on my mind... I’ve started planning outfits - that’s a dangerous stage.

We need chuckling smiley .

 

[ElainePG]

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.

Yes, the necklace on top, or part of it on top, and part under. Again, think of it as being a casual rather than a "finished" look. I've learned a lot from other tPF members' photos... I used to be MUCH too fussy about my scarf-tying. Every knot had to look perfect. Now I just kind of toss it together, and I find it looks a whole lot better. Less "buttoned up," if you will.

 

[ElainePG]

Got my first rainbow hardware bag! An Etsy maker in Australia did it for me, her shop is called PurJus.
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I also feel good about replacing my deep blue Africa mm midi angel that I traded with a TPFer for my first mulberry. This metallic navy is even better than deep blue Africa, the grain is not so pebbly as that one was and it's softer and less laminated feeling to the touch. It smells very leathery and feels very leathery. I think this woman has the best metallic leathers I've ever had the honor of seeing and handling in real life. And nice of her to source rainbow hardware for me.

This is my most unstructured bag! Hope I can cope!

This is a standout bag! Love the rainbow hardware, the the slouch in the leather is terrific.

 

[ElainePG]

Not bag news but, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide.

I’m so sad / frustrated by recent events.

Yes, I saw this too. It's so terribly sad.

 

[taho]

Re: Anthony Bourdain

I'm extremely sad. I have so much admiration for him..

 

[ElainePG]

Notice - I said I want a new bag. I didn’t say I want a particular bag. I’m just in new bag depravation mode. Eek! Trying to stay strong til I’m sure something is “the one”.

That being said, that little pink Fendi nothingness is still on my mind... I’ve started planning outfits - that’s a dangerous stage.

Not to enable you or anything, but speaking of pink bags, did you see the review of the pink Ferragamo bag on the Purse Blog this morning? Pink with silver hardware... I have to admit, I was intrigued!
If I didn't live in the back of beyond, and there was any way I could get to a Ferragamo boutique without making it an all-day project, then I'd be checking it out this weekend.
But I do.
And there isn't.
So I won't.

 

[dcooney4]

The bag that had a small flaw was replaced with a flawless one and the bag that did not work is sold. Took a bit of a loss but In the end it was for the best. I am still looking for an Mz with silver hardware instead of gold for the summer.

 

[dcooney4]

Getting very close to be done with this revamping thing. Still trying to get rid of a few bags that I don't use often but it is not mandatory as I like what's left.

 

[taho]

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!

I love how organized you are!

 

[dcooney4]

Does this bag look odd with my hair color and skin tone?

 

[dcooney4]

Does this bag look odd with my hair color and skin tone?

I have not bought it . Someone asked me to hold it so they could photo the color. Dh says it looks odd with my hair.