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2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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So I’ve decided to TRULY shop my closet and I think I have a potential huge win win. Remember I want to sell the ivory Chanel? And I’ve talked about wanting a pink Chanel.
Well I looked at the going prices for the ivory and would have to take a hit. I’m doing that. So, I’ve decided to send the bag off and I’ll have it dyed!!! Whoop! That way I “get rid” of the ivory Chanel with no hassle and “buy” my pink Chanel with only a few hundred dollars. And, I get my pink Chanel in the exact shade I want, in the single flap with the bijoux chain.Whoop!
Smart! Can't wait to see the final result if you're willing to share it here!
I definitely will! I sent emails to get quotes from 3 places. I’m excited!
That's a great idea!So I’ve decided to TRULY shop my closet and I think I have a potential huge win win. Remember I want to sell the ivory Chanel? And I’ve talked about wanting a pink Chanel.
Well I looked at the going prices for the ivory and would have to take a hit. I’m doing that. So, I’ve decided to send the bag off and I’ll have it dyed!!! Whoop! That way I “get rid” of the ivory Chanel with no hassle and “buy” my pink Chanel with only a few hundred dollars. And, I get my pink Chanel in the exact shade I want, in the single flap with the bijoux chain.
Bag #9 of 10: Fendi Ltd. Edition Mini Mon Tresor in pink & pearls w/rose gold and silver tone hardware.
You're getting a lot of use out of this cute little bag!
What is that dish? Are those french fries?
I love this bag! It’s mini but it’s not. It holds my regular wallet, sunnies, small pouch, keys, iPhone, and lotion with a little bit of room to spare. I would have never bought it for myself because I don’t do novelty-ish kind of bags. I’m too afraid they won’t go with enough or I’ll tire of them. But, this one is a keeper! I actually just bought a pair of purply raisin colored jeans with the same undertone to be able to wear it more in cold weather.
And, yep. That was a trough sized platter of loaded fries. They were yummy but now we’re headed home and I’m half asleep in a food coma.
Wow, it holds a lot more than it looks!I love this bag! It’s mini but it’s not. It holds my regular wallet, sunnies, small pouch, keys, iPhone, and lotion with a little bit of room to spare. I would have never bought it for myself because I don’t do novelty-ish kind of bags. I’m too afraid they won’t go with enough or I’ll tire of them. But, this one is a keeper! I actually just bought a pair of purply raisin colored jeans with the same undertone to be able to wear it more in cold weather.
And, yep. That was a trough sized platter of loaded fries. They were yummy but now we’re headed home and I’m half asleep in a food coma.
Ok. Now I’m waffling. Lol! Since I realized I can just dye the ivory bag, I’m thinking of other potential colors.
I was originally thinking pink. Something like this color.
But, I have three pink bags - a hot pink Dior, salmon pink Prada and today’s pale pink Fendi. In a collection of 26 bags - of which 7 are black, do I need a 4th pink?
Last year I wore my pink bags a total of 13 times. So, probably not.
I thought about green which is a color I want in my wardrobe. But, a big green Chanel flap seems a bit much.
Plus, while I love the color green, I’m not sure how much I’ll wear a green bag.
The two other colors I very much want to add are bordeaux and navy. I don’t see this bag looking good in bordeaux. And, I have a red Chanel jumbo. So, nix the burgundy.
Where I think I’m going to land is a rich navy. I just asked if I can do this color. Even cooler if I can get a metallic sheen.
The only question on navy for me is around the interior which is a light caramel color. It makes a nice contrast with the ivory.
But, would it be too much contrast with the navy? Perhaps not since many black Chanel bags have red lining. And, all my Miss Diors have a leather lining in a contrasting color.
With the dying, I worry a teeny bit about someone thinking the bag is fake but, I can’t let that stop me from getting the right color for me.
I’m open into any and all thoughts. I think I’m going to post in the Chanel forum and see what people think.
I was originally thinking pink. Something like this color.
But, I have three pink bags - a hot pink Dior, salmon pink Prada and today’s pale pink Fendi. In a collection of 26 bags - of which 7 are black, do I need a 4th pink?
Last year I wore my pink bags a total of 13 times. So, probably not.
I thought about green which is a color I want in my wardrobe. But, a big green Chanel flap seems a bit much.
Plus, while I love the color green, I’m not sure how much I’ll wear a green bag. The two other colors I very much want to add are bordeaux and navy. I don’t see this bag looking good in bordeaux. And, I have a red Chanel jumbo. So, nix the burgundy.
Where I think I’m going to land is a rich navy. I just asked if I can do this color. Even cooler if I can get a metallic sheen.
The only question on navy for me is around the interior which is a light caramel color. It makes a nice contrast with the ivory.
But, would it be too much contrast with the navy? Perhaps not since many black Chanel bags have red lining. And, all my Miss Diors have a leather lining in a contrasting color. With the dying, I worry a teeny bit about someone thinking the bag is fake but, I can’t let that stop me from getting the right color for me.
I’m open into any and all thoughts. I think I’m going to post in the Chanel forum and see what people think.
Yum!!! These days I dream of plates of plain tater tots!!! And gorgeous bag too!I love this bag! It’s mini but it’s not. It holds my regular wallet, sunnies, small pouch, keys, iPhone, and lotion with a little bit of room to spare. I would have never bought it for myself because I don’t do novelty-ish kind of bags. I’m too afraid they won’t go with enough or I’ll tire of them. But, this one is a keeper! I actually just bought a pair of purply raisin colored jeans with the same undertone to be able to wear it more in cold weather.
And, yep. That was a trough sized platter of loaded fries. They were yummy but now we’re headed home and I’m half asleep in a food coma.
I will be interested to hear what those on the Chanel forum have to say AND if anyone else has experience with this and what their results were. I personally love jewel tones like navy and burgundy and they’re neutral and can be used often. I think navy would be perfect and it probably is easier to dye darker rather than a light color. I wouldn’t worry too much about the contrast on the interior. No one will really see it and I think navy and that color interior would still look nice!Ok. Now I’m waffling. Lol! Since I realized I can just dye the ivory bag, I’m thinking of other potential colors.
I was originally thinking pink. Something like this color.View attachment 4317748
But, I have three pink bags - a hot pink Dior, salmon pink Prada and today’s pale pink Fendi. In a collection of 26 bags - of which 7 are black, do I need a 4th pink?
Last year I wore my pink bags a total of 13 times. So, probably not.
I thought about green which is a color I want in my wardrobe. But, a big green Chanel flap seems a bit much.
The two other colors I very much want to add are bordeaux and navy. I don’t see this bag looking good in bordeaux. And, I have a red Chanel jumbo. So, nix the burgundy.
Where I think I’m going to land is a rich navy. I just asked if I can do this color. Even cooler if I can get a metallic sheen.
The only question on navy for me is around the interior which is a light caramel color. It makes a nice contrast with the ivory. View attachment 4317747 But, would it be too much contrast with the navy? Perhaps not since many black Chanel bags have red lining. And, all my Miss Diors have a leather lining in a contrasting color.
With the dying, I worry a teeny bit about someone thinking the bag is fake but, I can’t let that stop me from getting the right color for me.
I’m open into any and all thoughts. I think I’m going to post in the Chanel forum and see what people think.
Hopefully you’ll be able to get some good feedback from others who have dyed their bags. I wonder if there are more threads out there for this.
I’ve actually had two Chanel bags and a Chanel card case dyed but all to their original color. My grey jumbo was preloved and arrived horribly scratched (not as described by Reebonz. They were horrible to deal with. The bag took weeks to get to me, they said it came with the dust bag and it didn’t and the bag was supposed to be lien new and showed up looking like it had been used as a football. Their customer service was slippery and I had to fight to get a tiny partial refund to pay for the refurbishing.) I kept it because the ‘07 bijoux chain is hard to find and the bag was otherwise in great condition. Here are photos. It was perfectly restored by Leather Surgeons.
And the final product.
I also had my gold Boy touched up on the edges by Leather Surgeons to look brand new.More dying: I have a pink Chanel card case that I cleaned to aggressively after dye transfer from jeans
so I also had that recolored.Lastly I had the top flap of the currently-in-play ivory bag re-colored as it was also preloved and came in with sun fading on the top flap. Leather Pros did the wonderful work on the last two items.
These experiences turned out really well. (Though the stress made me much less likely to buy preloved bags.)
So, I feel pretty comfortable that the bag can be dyed well in a non metallic color.
I’m just wondering if the contrast with the interior would be too much for a navy. And, I’m open to hearing if another color may be even prettier.
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talking you accumulating stuff and keep bringing the same thing again and again...
My DH went to empty the trash bin last night, we have a huge skip behind our house, and oops! he did it again!
i just came back from Vets, did the first round of necessary procedures, now we need to wash her, it's a female and we named her Snowflake
So precious!
Two other notes
First, Mr. S and I were just talking about how we want to spend our disposable this year. We want to do a big house project and both of us have a relatively expensive want on our wish lists. So, we decided to get those for each other as combo bday / Christmas presents. And, we both are still working on our wardrobe updates. Those aren’t cheap propositions.
Soooooo...the upshot of this is we can’t spend on random other stuff. So, for the first time I’m going on (quasi) ban island.
No new bags for me this year unless it’s a one in / one out situation.
And, I just sold 2 bags. Yippee! They were bags that I thought I sold last year but because of a number of factors still own. ONE IS THE CELINE!!!
I took a serious bath on it but, it’s still outta here as of tomorrow. Someone got a crazy good deal on that bag. But, these don’t count on my one in one out for this year. Lol!
Now, I just have the 2 Proenza Schoulers and 1 MK to sell and I am DONE with selling for the foreseeable future!!! Whoop!! I sorta kinda am thinking I might sell my big Jimmy Choo biker hobo because I just struggle with the black hole that is this slouchy bag. But, we’ll see. I really do love it.
First, Mr. S and I were just talking about how we want to spend our disposable this year. We want to do a big house project and both of us have a relatively expensive want on our wish lists. So, we decided to get those for each other as combo bday / Christmas presents. And, we both are still working on our wardrobe updates. Those aren’t cheap propositions.
Soooooo...the upshot of this is we can’t spend on random other stuff. So, for the first time I’m going on (quasi) ban island.
No new bags for me this year unless it’s a one in / one out situation. And, I just sold 2 bags. Yippee! They were bags that I thought I sold last year but because of a number of factors still own. ONE IS THE CELINE!!!
I took a serious bath on it but, it’s still outta here as of tomorrow. Someone got a crazy good deal on that bag. But, these don’t count on my one in one out for this year. Lol! Now, I just have the 2 Proenza Schoulers and 1 MK to sell and I am DONE with selling for the foreseeable future!!! Whoop!! I sorta kinda am thinking I might sell my big Jimmy Choo biker hobo because I just struggle with the black hole that is this slouchy bag. But, we’ll see. I really do love it.