2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[ElainePG]

The only way I would wear that green Dior is if I had a date with the grinch.

Now the song is gonna be in my head all night! "You're a meeeeeean one, MISter GRINCH!"

 

[whateve]

What a sweet thing to say. It was years ago, and honestly I never think about it, but the discussion about Galliano brought it to mind. Like you, I make it a point to only keep positive people in my life. But sometimes "stuff" happens. When you least expect it.

I've had similar experiences. I grew up being a different religion than most of the people who lived in our city. I've been very sensitive to prejudice. I remember hearing comments in junior high so you know these kids learned it from their parents. Once I met a boyfriend's aunt. When my boyfriend told her my religion, she said she could tell from looking at me. Then followed it up with the "some of my best friends..." comment. My DH doesn't get it because he's never been part of a minority group.

However, being a part of minority group doesn't automatically teach people to be tolerant of others. Where we live currently, there is a huge Mexican population but very few black people. The black kids in school were picked on relentlessly and the school did nothing about it.

 

[ElainePG]

Here is my bag #11 of 10. Prada double zip tote in tamaris (salmon pink) saffiano w/ghw with Tom Ford Miranda sunnies. If I EVER think of selling this bag like I was last year, please come as a group to my house and bag slap me! When I don’t wear the bag I always think I don’t want it. But every time I wear it I love it. View attachment 4323823

Form and pretty is one thing. But, function reigns surpreme. I love the Dior WOC I had on yesterday but it isn’t the most functional bag. It’s small and the snap is fiddle. But, THIS bag is super functional and easy to wear. The double zips are perfect for keeping my wallet and other items secure but separated. The open center is perfect for my sunnies, cosmetic case and any number of other things I throw in during the day. It can even hold a water bottle and snack. Yet it’s still relatively small. It can be worn in ANY weather and wipes clean.

I’ve gotten some fun bags lately but I need to keep my eye on function too.

I would wear this (and it’s red sister) more if I had more accessories to go with gold hw. I need to work on that. I now have 3 bags with gold hardware that I really want to wear but I’m thwarted by shoes.

I really like the design of this bag. It's just like my Mulberry Small Bayswater Double-Zip. A zipped section on each side for wallet, phone, and other need-to-be-secured things, and a big open section in the middle. I don't think Mulberry makes this bag any more, which is a shame. I probably should have bought two. The one I own is in a lovely shade of taupe, but I could have used another in oxblood. At the time, though, I was reluctant to duplicate bag styles.

Dumb.

 

[ElainePG]

Beautiful! And hard to believe it's vintage--it looks terrific.


Yuck. I'm so sorry, Elaine. What an awful experience, and what a jerk. At least he did you the favor of letting you know not to associate with him anymore.


How different are the black bags you already have? I have a ton of black bags too, but they almost never steal wears from one another. If you start getting into any sort of regular overlap, though, it's probably time to cull.

Would an organizer help with the Jimmy Choo? If not, and if it would leave a gap, maybe it's worth replacing it before you get rid of it.

True! Fortunately he & his wife weren't actually friends... she was the volunteer coordinator at a museum where DH and I volunteered on Sundays (we'd never even met him until their dinner party). So it was awkward when we saw her after that, at the museum, although certainly we were polite to her. But for sure, we never invited THEM to dinner at OUR house!

 

[Sparkletastic]

LOL camping. In our house, The Hubster and I say that our idea of "roughing it" is a bad Ramada Inn.

We do enjoy hiking. Plenty of great places to hike here on the coast. But at the end of the day we want to come home to a hot shower. AND a flush toilet.

Lol! I agree. I like a day of nature. I love hiking, biking on trails, etc. But, I firmly believe that I shouldn’t overstay my welcome and be caught dead in nature overnight. LOL!

You HAVE to sell the cream chanel. You HAVE to based on all your comments on this thread.
Otherwise your plan sounds good.

Yes. I do! If I were seeing anyone else go through this I would want to scream at them to sell. Why is it so hard when the shoe is pinching my foot?

The only way I would wear that green Dior is if I had a date with the grinch.

I've had similar experiences. I grew up being a different religion than most of the people who lived in our city. I've been very sensitive to prejudice. I remember hearing comments in junior high so you know these kids learned it from their parents. Once I met a boyfriend's aunt. When my boyfriend told her my religion, she said she could tell from looking at me. Then followed it up with the "some of my best friends..." comment. My DH doesn't get it because he's never been part of a minority group.

However, being a part of minority group doesn't automatically teach people to be tolerant of others. Where we live currently, there is a huge Mexican population but very few black people. The black kids in school were picked on relentlessly and the school did nothing about it.

I don’t get this. I just don’t. How can rational people judge any group as a whole? And then feel justified in being mean. Pathetic.

 

[muchstuff]

I usually love toile but I don't care for this. Am the only one that is disturbed by the mauling of the snake? I know it is just a snake, and I don't even like snakes, but I don't want to carry something that has a picture of violence. I read a thread or two in which people were saying they liked it though.

What I've read about the harvesting of snake skins would be enough to put me off completely if I already wasn't against exotics.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I posted this on the wrong thread.

I don’t think I’ve posted a pic of my Knomo laptop bag. It is wonderfully functional... and visually meh. Lol! Just as I wanted. I don’t want attention from clients or peers on my work bags. But it so awesome. Full leather exterior, comfy straps that don’t slip and perfect organizational pockets. If I’m traveling overnight, it can even hold a couple dresses, undies and toiletries. I just have to skip my workouts (oh darn...not) because I can’t also fit athletic shoes.

This is a pic from today. (The change in car upholstery from the Prada pic is because I was back in my car after picking it up from the repair shop. LOL! So glad to have my car back!!!!)

 

[Sparkletastic]

I got a mess o’ shoes, boots, etc. in the mail. Most of it is “almost”. I’m so glad I learned from the bag journey not to settle. I’m having to apply this to other categories and it’s hard because I really hate to shop.

Clothes, interestingly, are the easiest to buy because, if necessary, can buy something to fit the largest part of me (always my hips / butt) and take it to the tailor for a perfect fit.

But, shoes? Sigh.

I decided to try YSL tributes because they are supposed to be comfy. I was giving them the hairy eyeball because the pronounced platform isn’t my style. But, why not try? So? I bought two pair on sale. Who the heck finds these comfortable? The heel height isn’t an issue because the platform is so high. The problem is the bottoms of those shoes are as hard as cement! And, honestly, I’m 5’8”. Adding 5,5” to my height makes me pretty tall. I dunno.

Also, I have an issue with boots because forever ago I was running late to a step aerobics class. I didn’t warm up properly and I was on Cipro. So, voila - torn Achilles’ tendon. Despite working out to solve the issue, my calves are two different sizes. Why is this relevant? I bought an adorable pair of Jimmy Choo knee high boots on sale. They fit the right calf and not the left. But most “regular” knee high boots are too big. So...what to do?

I swear I need shoe elves to just make shoes and boots for me.

 

[msd_bags]

Give me your perspective ladies (do we have any gents that have joined us this year?)

When I think about what I want in my collection over the next few years (not counting work bags), I want

• a black lamb jumbo SF Chanel flap
• a pink Chanel (size / type TBD)
• a stunning but inexpensive green bag (like my red Trussardi. I only spent a few hundred on that bag but love it as much as my Diors.)
• A navy bag (something unique!)
• A black tote (will it ever happen?)

But, I have 7 black bags. So something needs to go before I get an 8th and 9th. (At least I think so. I do actually wear all of them. Sooooo?)

I have 4 silver bags. I don’t need that many. The PS never gets worn anymore.

But, I don’t want to put a lot of new money towards bags this year. I got 4 as gifts from DF last year and I’m concentrating on clothes, shoes and jewelry which is a ridiculously expensive undertaking.

So this is what I think I’m going to do3

• Sell the Ivory Chanel
• Sell the silver Proenza Schouler
• Sell the black Proenza Schouler
• Sell the grey metallic Jimmy Choo hobo (I really like the look but, it’s a slouchy back hole and drives me crazy.)

That would yeild me enough to get a black Chanel SF jumbo w/shw.

Then I can hunt for the right pink Chanel over time and buy it. If I feel like it’s redundant with the Dior, I can sell her at that time.

I have a lot of heartache about selling the PS’s and the J Choo but, I don’t wear them. I keep the PS’s in case I need something non branded but honestly, that just isn’t coming up. My other bags are quiet enough that they don’t cause a ruckus. I would rather search for a different non branded bag for work functions.

Re: the J Choo. I reeaaaaally like the bag. It’s so not me. But I still love it. That brings said I think it be better off buying a more functional large bag when those come back in style (which we know they will.)

Thoughts?

I've not been able to post a lot lately (even if I managed to read all posts). I'm glad that you've decided against dye-ing your ivory Chanel. And I'm also glad that you've finally decided to sell it. You've been agonizing over wearing this bag since last year (if I remember correctly). There were all indications that it really is not a bag fit for you.

On your other 'dilemma' regarding the PS, I think you've worn those to your heart's content and it's time to let others enjoy them. I'm not sure about the JC Biker - if now is the right time to sell it. But I know you'd eventually decide to sell it.

I think if you find the right Chanel black flap, you need not wait for the other bags to sell first.

I’m so sorry this happened. People like to excuse bad behavior with some substance or even a bad period in their lives. But, I don’t buy it. Nothing could make me slap a child, say something racist, steal from a purse, etc. because it isn’t in me to come out.

Now if I did drink too much your sugar cookies that I ignored at the beginning of the event would suddenly show up missing. That’s because I always wanted them. I was just trying my best not to eat thorn. Lol!

That all being said, I can’t stand people who say one thing and think another. I don’t mean being polite and not saying if you don’t like someone’s shoes. I mean people who hate others, think less of others, want to do awful things.

People need to stop being cowards and say / do what they want. Because, if it’s too ugly to put out there, you should work to be a better person who doesn’t have it inside.
<hearty harrumph>
Off my soapbox. Lol!
I never wanted to be a mother. When I got married I told my husband I didn’t want children. Then, whoopsie a year later I was pregnant though I was on birth control. I was devastated and cried all my first trimester. Then I was miserable and depressed the 2nd and 3rd. I didn’t even want to be a mom the day I went into labor.

Then when DS was born and I heard his first cry MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED! He became the most precarious thing in my life and I immediately fell in love.

So, the young woman who hated kids and didn’t want to be a mom ended up being cuckoo crazy about her two and corralling all their friends to come over our house and on our vacations. Ain’t life funny?

Never say never. Loving being a mom was the nicest plate of crow I ever ate.

I’m assuming something similar will happen when the (blech!) grand demons... Er..: I mean grand kids arrive. But, right now I’m glad they aren’t here yet. I’m having too much fun with my newly minted adult kids. Lol!

You will adore being a mom. It’s hard, disappointing, frustrating, maddening, confusing and completely tiring. And still wonderful!
Except for the large logo don’t think it’s really trendy. It’s a standard shape. If you like it you should get it. People wonder why I have 7 metallic bags (most of which are lambskin) and wear them all casually. Lol! Get what makes you happy!

"Never say never" is also something that I'm trying to internalize!

I really like the design of this bag. It's just like my Mulberry Small Bayswater Double-Zip. A zipped section on each side for wallet, phone, and other need-to-be-secured things, and a big open section in the middle. I don't think Mulberry makes this bag any more, which is a shame. I probably should have bought two. The one I own is in a lovely shade of taupe, but I could have used another in oxblood. At the time, though, I was reluctant to duplicate bag styles.

Dumb.

I also like that Double Zip, I wish Mulberry did not discontinue it.

 

[ksuromax]

This.

I had an experience years ago at a dinner party, where the (much older) host became quite drunk and proceeded to blatently insult my religion. It wasn't just one throw-away comment... he went on & on. I was practically in tears, but since he was so much older, and also the host, plus I was seated right next to him at the dining room table, I didn't feel as though I could respond in any way. So I just sat there, looking down at my plate. The Hubster and I left the party as soon as we decently could. The next day the man's wife called me to apologize, saying that her husband really didn't mean it, and putting it all down to "too many martinis."

Nope.

I'm very sorry for you, but i totally don't understand his wife who did not take him away and either calm down, or put him to bed (if he indeed had 'too many martinis')
when i was younger (under 30) i, too, would sit quietly and would not raise my voice, but moving from our place to a different world and changing the life completely made me realise that i am much stronger and can resist the abuse whatever it may be!
Now i will not tolerate any conversation no matter who talks, on whatever of the 'no go' subjects in the form that is not acceptable for the general conversation, be it politics, religion, races, or expenses! i reserve my right to a) tell the person that i strongly disagree with his point, and b) walk away! Some people go too far just because they never got any 'kick-back' and they think that all the rest agree with them

 

[dcooney4]

I got a mess o’ shoes, boots, etc. in the mail. Most of it is “almost”. I’m so glad I learned from the bag journey not to settle. I’m having to apply this to other categories and it’s hard because I really hate to shop.

Clothes, interestingly, are the easiest to buy because, if necessary, can buy something to fit the largest part of me (always my hips / butt) and take it to the tailor for a perfect fit.

But, shoes? Sigh.

I decided to try YSL tributes because they are supposed to be comfy. I was giving them the hairy eyeball because the pronounced platform isn’t my style. But, why not try? So? I bought two pair on sale. Who the heck finds these comfortable? The heel height isn’t an issue because the platform is so high. The problem is the bottoms of those shoes are as hard as cement! And, honestly, I’m 5’8”. Adding 5,5” to my height makes me pretty tall. I dunno.

Also, I have an issue with boots because forever ago I was running late to a step aerobics class. I didn’t warm up properly and I was on Cipro. So, voila - torn Achilles’ tendon. Despite working out to solve the issue, my calves are two different sizes. Why is this relevant? I bought an adorable pair of Jimmy Choo knee high boots on sale. They fit the right calf and not the left. But most “regular” knee high boots are too big. So...what to do?

I swear I need shoe elves to just make shoes and boots for me.

Can one calf be stretched a bit to fit better?

 

[dcooney4]

Sparkle could you list your chanel now at slightly above what you want just to see if it will go now? Before Valentines is when I have had things move.

 

[Annabel Lee]

My black bags are:

Non Work:

• Dior Ltd Edition Studded Diorama WOC (5 wear in a month)
• Fendi Large By the Way Bag (89 wear in 2.5 years)
• Jimmy Choo Raven Hobo (24 wear in a 1.5 years)
• Louis Vuitton LockMe II BB (76 wear in 3 years)
• Proenza Schouler Black Sm Courier (22 wear in 4 years)
• Saint Laurent So Black Mono Cabas (26 wear in 1 year)

Work only:

• Max Mara Black Whitney

My non work bags get a lot of wear because I work from home and travel to see clients. So, unless I’m client facing I wear my other bags. (I did stick my Dior WOC in my laptop for one trip as a test and it worked really well!)

If any bags were possible overlap it would be the Fendi and YSL but they feel so different to me. The Fendi is sporty while the YSL is classy.

Like I said, I have a teeny bit of heartburn over selling the black PS because it’s complexity non branded. But, I’m not crazy about it. Perhaps it’s just the kind of bag I “need” to have. It can’t hurt to let it sit a while.

I don’t see the black Chanel as stealing a lot of wear either. I’d wear it when I currently wear my LV or Dior WOC but need something bigger. I think it would be a good add. When I had the bag in patent I always wished it was in a different material and I would have worn it.

Ya know, after thinking about this. I think I need to just get the black flap regardless. I want it. I’ll wear it. I’ll be happy with it. The silver PS just needs to go. No worries there. The black Jimmy Choo gives me a large ish bag to hold me over til I find a larger neutral non black bag. So, I can also sell the JC Biker bag. (I’ve tried pouches. It still drives me cuckoo)

I have the black PS up for sale and if it goes at my asking I won’t be upset. But it has enough utility (and looks new) that I won’t let it go for nothing.

I need to wear the ivory flap this spring and sell if I don’t LOVE it. Too much money in that bag for it to be a closet dweller.

The pink Chanel will come when it comes. If I haven’t bought it by now, I’m probably not as hot on it as I think.

And, let’s ask the heavens to open and present me with a super cool, relatively inexpensive green bag and a black tote ray

These feel like totally different functions to me, but I'm not exactly a minimalist, so take that with a grain/shaker of salt. I agree the YSL and Fendi aren't an overlap, and I do think a black Chanel is a perfect addition. You mentioned it as an alternative for the LV/Dior, but I also see it as a good replacement for the PS.

I've had similar experiences. I grew up being a different religion than most of the people who lived in our city. I've been very sensitive to prejudice. I remember hearing comments in junior high so you know these kids learned it from their parents. Once I met a boyfriend's aunt. When my boyfriend told her my religion, she said she could tell from looking at me. Then followed it up with the "some of my best friends..." comment. My DH doesn't get it because he's never been part of a minority group.

However, being a part of minority group doesn't automatically teach people to be tolerant of others. Where we live currently, there is a huge Mexican population but very few black people. The black kids in school were picked on relentlessly and the school did nothing about it.

That is so pointlessly nasty. I don't get why people behave this way, and I'm sorry you had to experience it.

I really like the design of this bag. It's just like my Mulberry Small Bayswater Double-Zip. A zipped section on each side for wallet, phone, and other need-to-be-secured things, and a big open section in the middle. I don't think Mulberry makes this bag any more, which is a shame. I probably should have bought two. The one I own is in a lovely shade of taupe, but I could have used another in oxblood. At the time, though, I was reluctant to duplicate bag styles.

Dumb.

Hey, learning our handbag preferences is a process--nothing dumb about that.

 

[Annabel Lee]

Sparkle could you list your chanel now at slightly above what you want just to see if it will go now? Before Valentines is when I have had things move.

Smart!

 

[ElainePG]

I posted this on the wrong thread.

I don’t think I’ve posted a pic of my Knomo laptop bag. It is wonderfully functional... and visually meh. Lol! Just as I wanted. I don’t want attention from clients or peers on my work bags. But it so awesome. Full leather exterior, comfy straps that don’t slip and perfect organizational pockets. If I’m traveling overnight, it can even hold a couple dresses, undies and toiletries. I just have to skip my workouts (oh darn...not) because I can’t also fit athletic shoes.

This is a pic from today. (The change in car upholstery from the Prada pic is because I was back in my car after picking it up from the repair shop. LOL! So glad to have my car back!!!!)View attachment 4324322

Honestly, I don't agree that it's "visually meh." I think it's a really nice bag. The leather looks really soft, and the two zippers in the front give it visual interest.

And then, because it isn't branded, it's perfect for seeing clients, since you certainly don't want to wave a Chanel or Hermès bag under their noses!