You just reminded me that I had the best pair of emerald green velvet skinny jeans a few years back, they wore out since I wore them so much. I could not find another pair to replace them with. What is the brand of your Bordeaux ones? I need to replace mine.
I have velvet jeans from two brands. 7 for all mankind and INC (Macy’s house brand). Love them!
I am feeling good! But I only buy bags when I travel so it is easy to control not buying when I am home. Ask me again after my annual trip to Paris .
I am enjoying shopping my clothes, still have everything divided. I think this and tracking my bag usuage will really help me understand what I use, do not use and need more of.
I really need to track my clothing usage. I’m so spotty in doing so which is weird because I always track bag usage. I’m going to commit to starting today.
However, I am not doing well at shopping my jewelry and I foresee getting more items then planned this year. I am pretty sure this is where I will fail this year (since I failed last year too...). I do need to start tracking my jewelry wear so I can sell items I do not wear, but it feels daunting to track and then sell. So I keep pushing this off. Maybe i’ll Do this second half of year.
Jewelry is my weakness but I’ve grown very planful.
I finally decided to get serious with my everyday items - for me that means pretty, sparkly, non branded white gold and diamonds. I wanted 3 sets (earrings, bracelets, necklaces) that I can rotate and semi mix and match. Some selling, some buying and some restyling has gotten me to just about complete with that project.
And, because I’ve collected jewelry since my teens, I already have a number of yellow gold items from when that color was more popular. However, I sold / gifted a lot (anything 10k, 14k or generally blah) and only kept the best pieces. Most of what I kept were pretty chains for which I upgraded / restyled pendants so that the stones were a good size. One of my favorite is a yg drop pendant in which I set the 1ct diamond that was in my mom’s engagement ring. It means a lot to me to wear that. I have a couple pair of pretty yg earrings but, need to work on that a bit too.
And, I’ve sold off almost all my sterling silver (lots of Tiffany’s stuff) and just about all my colored stone jewelry except for one killler earring / necklace set I adore and one bracelet. Sterling silver gets on my nerves with the tarnish. Colored stones just don’t make my heart go pitty pat as much as diamonds. (Plus the price I’d rubies has gone through the roof. It was a good time to sell mine.)
What’s slowing me down is that I only want to add super extra special pieces at this point. And, most of those are 5 figures in cost.
Not the kind of items I can just run out and impulse buy.
So, Mr. Sparkle has his marching orders and I expect him to look neither to his left nor right til he’s done.
Seriously though, I’m really not thinking more bags right now. I’m really focused on jewelry. I have about 12 pricey items at the consignment jeweler right now.
I need some hungry buyers to buy so I can get moving with what I want to get. Lol!
I encourage you to sell what jewelry you aren’t wearing. It feels as good as getting rid of bags and clothes we aren’t wearing.
It's so nice to check in and read how everyone's doing! I've been well-behaved so far - only bought that one Longchamp pouch and no bags yet! I'm actually finding it much easier to avoid shopping this year, even though I was in an undeniable shopping addiction last year. I only see myself buying two bags in the next few months. My money tree is already ripe for the picking, but I am going to put off buying until I - knock on wood - get a graduate acceptance! Maybe I'll get a rejection, and in that case I'll let myself shop as consolation, lol.
On the other hand, I think I need to work on contentment with what I have. I have a wishlist about a mile long of bags I want. I think part of reigning in a shopping addiction is not just stopping the buying, but also stopping the browsing! At the same time though, window shopping is a really fun way of keeping up with fashion while not spending any money! Does anyone else have thoughts on the dangers or lack thereof of window shopping?
I can’t window shop or I will buy. So, I just have to stop cold turkey.
In contrast, TPF doesn’t tempt me. It helps me refine my choices so I make better purchases. It stops me from making purchases as I get the inside scoop on bags and learn of deal breakers. And, this thread gives me healthy peer pressure to resist buying into external buying / marketing / keep up with the Joneses messages. So weirdly, TPF stops a lot of my buying and makes what I do buy much smarter choices.
My yellows and oranges
My dream bag, a Faye in a color Chloe calls "dusty yellow".
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I only have one orange bag, but I LOVE it. I wear it all the time and I think it matches everything. I got it from the
Coach outlet but the leather quality isn't bad, and I love that it's from the Keith Haring collection!
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One of my first purses, a gift from my mom from I don't even know how old I was. Funny how this monogram shoulder style is back in fashion again!
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A bag I thrifted when I was a student in London. I love that rectangular shape, the same shape as an LV Danube. I've been wanting a Danube-esque bag shape for a while (sans logos), but it's hard to justify when I have this bag! It has inner dividers though, which makes the interior really teeny.
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An honorable mention to my yellow colorblocked bags (some of which I already posted during the red week, so I won't talk about them again). One of the ones I hadn't mentioned yet is the canvas tote I got from the Tate Modern, where I got to see Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein. I really love going to art museums, and I especially love art from 20th and 21st century!
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That orange bag is so happy!!!!
And this is why, even though I adore the look of it, I will never own an Hermès Evelyne. 
OMG. I’m just happy that I am actively using my fountain pens again! I think you asked about how I carry my pen. This is just a cheapy velvet pen sleeve that is low profile. I have other leather ones that just add bulk and weight. Here she is with my calendar (yes, still paper) and notebook inside this red H cover, which I switched to for “red” month. And finally, one of my red bags, the Dior le Trente. I like its profile but it is annoying digging for things. I should put the little loose things into smaller pouches..as I have a zillion SLGs. I think putting SLGs into use needs to be one of my goals for the year. Next week
It's just that I'm so excited to finally be doing something intelligent about my wardrobe.
Adding colors in pops was easy peasy and natural for me to do too. They make strong statements and I like interesting clothes. 