2018 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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Sorry (and everyone not so familiar with Hermes) DS = Double Sens. Basically a reversible tote.
It comes in 2 sizes and the larger 45 is the one I like. It comes i several different colour combos and leathers. Ambre/Gold is a dark egg-yolk and tan and Clemence leather (supple, thick, natural grain).
The re(belle) in python only just came out, only just got to the store but Gucci are having major sell-outs atm and whereas I could wait 'in the old days' now it would be much harder to get a python or croc bag if I miss it in one of the only 2 stores to stock it (there are far fewer made).
I was instantly attracted to the bag, the shape and the vintage vibe. The main thing is most of my python bags are structured apart from my Pourpre (red) tote from Bottega, I like that casual vibe with the luxe of the skin and most importantly it's neutral.
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Amber and Gold
I don’t know if this combo ever exist, but one in electric blue or Prussian blue and rose Tyrian will be very nice.
Sometimes I look at the double sen and just think ... no... you’ll never carry it enough to justify paying that much. So, I’d better just have fun with something I’m comfortable with. Victoria 2 is another temptation. One in etoupe with PHW is divine, but I don’t like that it can’t go over my shoulder. Maybe this is what I also like about MM. I can modify it a bit like strap length to fit me and if I can find the leather that I like, I’m happy. And the price, even with a heavy import tax isn’t too bad.
Going back home from a weekend getaway. MM Juliet in cobblestone Tuscania on my lap. I Love this bag. It’s so easy and relax. I’m glad I ordered it when they still have this leather.
There was an Ambre and Gold on h.com not so long ago but it's gone now so sadly I couldn't post a link to show. I like both colours on their own (already have another Gold bag) which is a good sign. The colours together seem harmonious together and also different enough to think there is literally a 2 for 1 advantage. There is also a beautiful 'red'/Etoupe combo this season and although I have shied away from Etoupe, somehow the red warms the Etoupe from the inside and transforms it. The Magnolia (bright, bright pink) and dark blue is another cute combo for the right person so H has done really well this season in choosing combos. Some of H's duo colour choices have been quite frankly silly or really too safe (e.g. two, too close reds) for the bag IMO.
I was thinking about a Double Sens at the time of ordering my GP but went with the GP because I thought it'd be better for work. I made the right choice but there is still the
for the absolute right colour combo. Large very simple totes/hobos really speak to me as fundamentals and I like bigger H bags with less hardware, large H bags can be heavy enough without.I had a crush on the Victoria (no shoulder possibilities) as I like it's shape, solidness and inside volume. It's fairly light (in H terms) and not too much hw, but the handles are too flat in the hand (I know that sounds stupid). Since it has flat handles there is the expectation it should go over the shoulder but it doesn't. The handles seem like afterthought. I really appreciate the work that goes into a rolled or padded handle, and I like a bag to loo great sitting on it's chair as well as being carried (and vice versa) and the handles don't stand up or fall down elegantly they 'hang around'. I also did not appreciate that Hermes did away with one of its details, it's very own luggage tag which acts like a very grown-up charm and gave the bag added character. Another cost-cutting exercise that ruined the integrity of the original design.
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Travel in style, bon voyage
i think it's Orchid
does it have a colour code on the white tag?
these bags are darn addictive!!
Thanks @essiedub and @spark for your input. I think I knew the second I saw this listing that it was something I would adore and something I haven't stopped thinking about and occasionally stalking for almost a decade but in an even better color... But the price was *just* high enough that I thought maybe I could and should be good and stay on ban island even through an upcoming birthday.... But now that it was listed again at a significantly lower price (90% off retail and smack in the price range I prefer to stay in), I don't have any doubts about it. It's definitely going to be my birthday pressie from my mom (who insists every year that I pick something fun for myself and buy it on her card).
And my husband just knows that I'm kind of a shopping addict and is trying to save me from myself! But yeah seriously I need to finish my thesis and graduate and get a salary (and off this ridiculous grad stipend) and then my husband won't care at all about my shopping habits. He only cares nowadays if I suddenly spend about 10 times the normal amount and he can't help but notice, which is what half of April sick as a dog with the flu and entertainment via online shopping did to our budget. You should have seen the sheer volume of purchases in 2015 when I had a whole summer on bedrest! Ha!
And my husband just knows that I'm kind of a shopping addict and is trying to save me from myself!
But yeah seriously I need to finish my thesis and graduate and get a salary (and off this ridiculous grad stipend) and then my husband won't care at all about my shopping habits. He only cares nowadays if I suddenly spend about 10 times the normal amount and he can't help but notice, which is what half of April sick as a dog with the flu and entertainment via online shopping did to our budget. You should have seen the sheer volume of purchases in 2015 when I had a whole summer on bedrest! Ha!
I'm not familiar with what the numbers on the tag mean, but I posted in the Identify Thread at BV here. Do you think it's Orchid?i think it's Orchid
does it have a colour code on the white tag?
these bags are darn addictive!!
I have limited use for crossbodies but I really could not leave this bag in the store!
I love Reissues and Evelynes, too. I wear mine often. I also switch it up with a Bolide, Coco Handle and Soho Disco. These styles cover my need for hand held, shoulder and crossbody bags.
What size Coco handle do you have? This bag is on my radar as a (possibly) more user-friendly option to the Kelly. Do you use yours as an everyday-type bag, or only on occasions?
There was an Ambre and Gold on h.com not so long ago but it's gone now so sadly I couldn't post a link to show. I like both colours on their own (already have another Gold bag) which is a good sign. The colours together seem harmonious together and also different enough to think there is literally a 2 for 1 advantage. There is also a beautiful 'red'/Etoupe combo this season and although I have shied away from Etoupe, somehow the red warms the Etoupe from the inside and transforms it. The Magnolia (bright, bright pink) and dark blue is another cute combo for the right person so H has done really well this season in choosing combos. Some of H's duo colour choices have been quite frankly silly or really too safe (e.g. two, too close reds) for the bag IMO.
I was thinking about a Double Sens at the time of ordering my GP but went with the GP because I thought it'd be better for work. I made the right choice but there is still the
I had a crush on the Victoria (no shoulder possibilities) as I like it's shape, solidness and inside volume. It's fairly light (in H terms) and not too much hw, but the handles are too flat in the hand (I know that sounds stupid). Since it has flat handles there is the expectation it should go over the shoulder but it doesn't. The handles seem like afterthought. I really appreciate the work that goes into a rolled or padded handle, and I like a bag to loo great sitting on it's chair as well as being carried (and vice versa) and the handles don't stand up or fall down elegantly they 'hang around'. I also did not appreciate that Hermes did away with one of its details, it's very own luggage tag which acts like a very grown-up charm and gave the bag added character. Another cost-cutting exercise that ruined the integrity of the original design.
You’re so right about the Victoria handles. I hadn’t thought about it this way before, but I have come close to buying a Vic on a few occasions and always stopped. I think this is part of the reason why. The flat handles would be great on the shoulder, but the drop is still not long enough, so the bag sort of sets an expectation and then doesn’t follow through. And like you, I’m very disappointed H discontinued the luggage tag — it’s a small thing, but really gave the bag some added punch.
Some people do complain about the DS being heavy — in spite of the lack of hardware, it’s still two thick layers of Clemence, and a large bag that most people will be tempted to fill up. From what I’ve seen of your style, I get why you like the DS, but I see the Re(belle) as being more “you.” Assuming, of course, that you’re choosing between the two and it’s not a case of getting both but deciding which one first!
nah, can't be OrchidI'm not familiar with what the numbers on the tag mean, but I posted in the Identify Thread at BV here. Do you think it's Orchid?
I have limited use for crossbodies but I really could not leave this bag in the store!
then, probably, it is indeed Byzantin
Oh vink this is so luxe! I like how the handles go into a sleeve. I seem to be having a minimal hardware moment. Is the leather buffalo? Is MM Max Mara?
Ha ha you know me well!!!
I have already bought an H bag this year (though pre-loved) and therefore strictly do not even deserve another bag of any description at all.
I had a need for an H bag to go from casual to formal, something I could use for work. The question was GP or DS and the GP won. However, through my research and the up-close admiration of 2 stylish friends' DSs I have to say it is more like the GP came first but I still love the DS.
The Re(belle) is 'another kettle of fish'. If it wasn't neutral python/suede lining I'm not sure I'd go for it (I don't do micro-fibre lining anything). I am charmed by the mini feline hw which echos both Gucci jewellery and RTW I have already and as someone else said it doesn't look like Gucci of the last 3 'mad' years (in which I have not bought a single Gucci bag).
I feel like a have enough structured bags, I want to go back to that side of me that does Modern vintage more (mid-century modern interior but wearing). My late teens were so stealth (and dark) kinda beatnik but really smart and lots of textures minimal colours and then POP bright. I even want to get back to the weight I was happiest at as a dancer and do yoga again. I need to not only get my life under control but look like I do too.
I'm thinking both the Rebelle or DS would actually fit in with collection, same vibe as say my beautiful python Catherine (looks a bit like a Bolide, but 40cm) and other minimal luxe skin/casual vibe bags. In a way Clemence would be a different skin even though it's bovine, the texture and the way it moves makes it luxe (I have not a single bag in that leather yet but I'm a big fan for the right bag). I know the Clemence is the heaviest leather, Sikkim leather is also very nice but I'd just like a chewy leather this time. Anyway, it's all balls in the air atm because as I said already it's one bag past my quota for 2018. I have some important-to-me (non-Cartier/non-VCA) jewellery coming soon too so leaving the Rebelle too long may mean missing out but similarly the Ambre-Gold DS is seasonal.
Everyone's opinions would be welcome.
There was an Ambre and Gold on h.com not so long ago but it's gone now so sadly I couldn't post a link to show. I like both colours on their own (already have another Gold bag) which is a good sign. The colours together seem harmonious together and also different enough to think there is literally a 2 for 1 advantage. There is also a beautiful 'red'/Etoupe combo this season and although I have shied away from Etoupe, somehow the red warms the Etoupe from the inside and transforms it. The Magnolia (bright, bright pink) and dark blue is another cute combo for the right person so H has done really well this season in choosing combos. Some of H's duo colour choices have been quite frankly silly or really too safe (e.g. two, too close reds) for the bag IMO.
I was thinking about a Double Sens at the time of ordering my GP but went with the GP because I thought it'd be better for work. I made the right choice but there is still the
I had a crush on the Victoria (no shoulder possibilities) as I like it's shape, solidness and inside volume. It's fairly light (in H terms) and not too much hw, but the handles are too flat in the hand (I know that sounds stupid). Since it has flat handles there is the expectation it should go over the shoulder but it doesn't. The handles seem like afterthought. I really appreciate the work that goes into a rolled or padded handle, and I like a bag to loo great sitting on it's chair as well as being carried (and vice versa) and the handles don't stand up or fall down elegantly they 'hang around'. I also did not appreciate that Hermes did away with one of its details, it's very own luggage tag which acts like a very grown-up charm and gave the bag added character. Another cost-cutting exercise that ruined the integrity of the original design.
ooh thanks for this analysis papertiger. I have thought about the Victoria but never noticed the handles..yes no rolled handle on a carryon
. Plus everyone has heard about my flat handle tote saga. As far as carry-ons, Last time I traveled, I tried to be cute with a large vintage Gucci carry-on duffel (vs. my trusty rolling Hartmann). Never again. 
Wheels were invented for a reason.