I don't think it looks odd but with your dark outfit it stands out just as your hair does. It wouldn't look that way if you were wearing , say, white or khaki.
2018 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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That is a cute bag. I’m not usually a fan of Ferragamo but I really like that bag!!!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.
Yay! You’ve been working on this a while. I’m glad you are in a good - almost finished - place!
I don’t think so. I think (the right shades of) red looks great on redheads. Cute!
I’m a paper person too. Although my appointments are in my iPhone calendar, I also keep a bullet journal. Love the Leuchtturm notebooks! I used to use Moleskines, but now I really prefer the Leuchtturm ones, because they are slightly wider and have two bookmarks.
I have no idea what the leather is. I just checked to see if there was a stamp, but all it says is Made in Italy. From the texture, it may be pigskin, but I really don’t know. It’s at least 15 years old, purchased from an outlet!
I think it looks great on you! Not odd at all. And, I love your hair!
Do any of you ever feel silly about having to talk yourself through bag purchases. I don’t have this irrationality in any other category (except maybe books and the worst thing there is I end up with something for $8 that I just easily give away.) I like jewelry more than bags but am always pretty thoughtful about what I buy. And, oddly, participating in a jewelry forum would be boring to me. I almost never go to the jewelry section of TPF.
I tell myself this is my hobby so no big deal. It’s like being a car nut or oenophile. But, some times I really think - Spark, what is the deal with you and handbags????
Yes, I am totally like this, even down to liking jewelry but almost never going on the jewelry forum! IDK what it is about handbags, but they’ve been my “thing” forever. I used to be pretty jewelry obsessed, and even worked in a jewelry store in college, but I never made the leap to designers like Cartier and VCA, the way I made the leap to Chanel and Hermes with bags. Not sure why, but David Yurman, Ippolita and Tiffany silver is fine with me. Maybe it’s the combination of form and function that bags offer, making them a unique challenge. Jewelry, OTOH, is pure adornment (not that there’s anything wrong with that!). Same with scarves — I love them, but don’t obsess like I do with bags!
Ha Ha. Me, too. I always take my trusty low-key Kipling on my trips. Only the Japan trip that I took my Chanel WOC.
I have this feeling, too, so my Singapore trip this July is quite a struggle, too. I want to take my Chanel or something on the higher end and probably some other bags for change, but the family friends will tag along and I don't want them getting wrong impression. I'll think about this later, though. [emoji4]
I like my agenda, too. I prefer to put them in on writing. It's a comfort for me.
I'm doing a bullet journal, too! Never know that's what it's called until one day I stubble on a YouTube video then voila! What I have been doing for years actually have a name. [emoji4]
Just need to vent and would love to hear thoughts on how you deal.. I am super happy about a bag purchase for about 2-3 weeks, then it starts to wane and in a month or so I'm craving a new bag... but doing my best to just divert my attention.
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Been using this tote a lot recently (to the left). It was a graduation gift from college. Came in handy when I had job interviews and needed to store papers, folders, files, etc. Also fits my laptop perfectly so it’s my designated computer bag.
Although it’s the only Kate Spade bag I own (have some jewelry as well), I find her distinct whimsical style so refreshing, youthful, and classic. If I were in high school even early college I probably would have purchased more purses of hers. My younger cousin in high school along with her friends adore her brand. It’s a shame such a brilliant and creative mind felt so much pain that this ending was the only solution.