I’d rather just get a second smallish gold bag (I have my gold new medium Boy) and use those when I wear yg jewelry v my previous approach of trying to have bags with both shw & ghw in all my “key” colors.
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Finally, I have some clothes the were lurking earmarked for sale a couple months ago that I forgot about.
They are mostly mistakes from my last trip to Europe. I just went buying cuckoo. I look at the items and think what alien took over my body and made me buy these???
One cream colored jacket is my size but so voluminous, that it looks like I’m being swallowed by demonic yet artistically designed marshmallow. Another bad idea is a black pantsuit with ankle pants hemmed in 3 inches of white lace.
I really have no idea what I was thinking.
Ha! I'm usually pretty good about not shopping for my fantasy life, but there's something about shopping while traveling that makes me pitch all sense out the window. OF COURSE I will spend all my days cavorting in front of historic monuments and eating only Michelin-starred fare and sipping lattes al fresco and dropping my dry-cleaning with the hotel valet. When in reality, once I'm home, I spend my days at the office with a take-out sandwich and a slightly chipped Starbucks mug and my mornings wondering if I really have to iron this shirt. So I definitely understand the travel goggles.
And as a fellow silver-tone liver, I struggle with the gold hardware question as well. There are some bags that simply look better with gold hardware, so I'm happy to buy them that way, but some of my duplicates are just because of hardware and that feels a little silly. Can someone please make me a bag with interchangeable hardware?
There's a post up today on the Purse Blog today about whether no top zipper on a tote is a deal-breaker. For me it isn't, since I live in a small town. And even for my zippered bags (like my 3 Balenciagas) I never zip them up. But I understand where it definitely would be a concern for city-dwellers.
For me, a deal-breaker is a bag that doesn't have a zipped pocket on the inside, at the back of the bag. It doesn't have to be large... in fact, small is good. But it absolutely
has to be there. It's where I put my car keys, my house keys, and my little mini-pen. Those are three things I use all the time, and I HATE fishing for them inside a handbag.
And this is why, even though I adore the look of it, I will never own an Hermès Evelyne.
Any bag design deal-breakers for anyone here?
I put up with a lot of things I don't like in bags so I guess nothing is an absolute deal breaker. I like at least 2 pockets, either inside or outside, but 3 are better. I put my card case in one, my phone in another, and my lip balm in another. They can share a pocket if necessary.
I keep my bags zipped closed. I'm kind of fanatical about this. It is more for looks than security. If I have a bag that is open, I'm fine with it as long as it is deep enough that stuff isn't sitting right near the top.
I won't get bags that are hard to open and close. There are some vintage
Coach and Dooneys that have a buckle closure. That is too much work! The designers figured it out eventually because later designs had a magnetic snap under the buckle.
I need a strap that fits on my shoulder but I have some bags that don't meet this requirement and I still like them.
There are some colors that I absolutely hate, so I guess that could be a deal breaker.
I try to avoid colorblock or multicolor bags even if I'm drawn to them because they are hard to coordinate with clothes.
Faux leather would be a deal breaker.
These days any bag that is too small to hold my long wallet and sunglasses is a deal breaker. I have to keep reminding myself of that so I don't get any more small bags.
I keep finding what I thought were deal breakers are actually workable. I do prefer at least one zip pocket, but if there isn't one, I use a pouch which is easy since I contain everything in pouches/wristlet anyway. I have to really love a bag to put up with that. I used to think I didn't like a flap bag. They are my favorite, aesthetically. I still don't like big flaps, like on a saddle bag. I saw one up close once and smiled when I noticed I took a step back away from it even though it had gorgeous burnished edges.
Ooh, good question! Like
@tealocean and
@whateve said, never say never. I don't carry much, so I don't need a lot of function for my bags. The biggest dealbreaker for me is that it has to fit my phone, but I've even relaxed that a little--I used to mean that as "must fit my phone with its case," but there are some small evening bags I've loved enough (including the petite malle,
@Rhl2987!) to remove the case on my phone. And I NEVER change my phone case, so that was a stretch for me.
An open, non-zip tote is indeed a dealbreaker for me, but I could see a bag being designed well enough that I wouldn't notice/care about that as much. I've never tried a Neverfull.
Other current dealbreakers:
-A flap that leaves gaps at the side in a way that small items could fall out. This bothers me even more than an open tote--if I close a bag, it should be closed.
-A bag with shoulder-carry only--I much prefer crossbody or handheld. I think my shoulders are too slope-y for shoulder bags to be a really convenient option for me.
-Certain bags at certain price points. I'm not sure that's really in the spirit of the question, but I have some price ceilings in my mind that I don't see being easily surpassed. (This dealbreaker also covers some of the low-end day bags I have--I'm happy to own a few funky and colorful bags, as they make me happy, but I can't see myself ever having higher-priced versions of these as it just wouldn't be worth it from a CPW standpoint.)
My people! My people!
The heavens have opened
The search for my black tote is over!
Here she is!! Yay!!
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Despite the crazy with the shipping box, there were no issues with the box or bag!!!
She’s perfect for me. The caviar is softer than I had with my red 10c jumbo so I get durability without the plastic-y feel. And, the hardware is ruthenium so it’s not ultra shiny. I really prefer it being more low key.
The flap closures provide light security and open to divided sections in which my laptop fit perfectly! Also a zip section will keep my wallet secure
View attachment 4332243View attachment 4332251I was worried about the back pocket but it’s much more roomy than I thought. It will fit my iPhone and travel documents. It will also fit both my and Mr. S’s iPhone X’s (here is his, I had to take the photo with mine. Lol
View attachment 4332242And, she came with a full set: box, bag, ribbon, flower, auth card, booker,
Thank the purse goddess. I FINALLY have my black tote. Whoop!!!!!!!
Mr. S and I are going on a couple of vacations in March so she arrived just in time!!!
Congrats! it's lovely!
There are some resellers that I trust where you could begin to peruse their options on Instagram if you’re interested. I can PM you! The Medor clutch is lovely! It was the first clutch I wanted and probably should have gotten. Instead, I got a Jige and ended up rehoming it. I love the bold metal detailing that makes it edgy. It’s a good pick! I have a Kelly Cut, which was the clutch I though I liked most from Hermes and it’s just not doing it for me. I’m the type of person who could take a smaller handheld even to the grocery store, but I think the color of mine is too light and fussy to do this, plus I don’t have evening events where I could make use of it.
Also, the Hermes price increase that just happened and is still happening is just so outrageous that it makes me unhappy to think about. And I’m trying to figure out ways to get what I want from Europe!
I adore the Medor clutch. Do you have one yet after rehoming the Jige? There are a few Hermes items that are perpetually on my wishlist--it's the Medor, the Constance, a larger Bolide and a larger Lindy. But as much as I like them, I have yet to find them in a color I really need and love, and I find Hermes intimidating enough that my efforts to find them have all been really limited.
I bet the Kelly Cut is beautiful. I hope you either find a way to use it or get a really good price for it if you wind up selling.
... and it has paid off.
If I see a bag that I adore (I'm looking at YOU, Hermès Evelyne!) which doesn't have a little zipped pocket for my keys and pen, I'll try it with a pouch and see how it works.
