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

[ksuromax]

Hi Sparkletastic, you're preempting my pen pic for next week!
I was planning to show some pens with non standard ink colours. Here's my green, purple and turquoise inks for you!
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Hi essiedub, I only have one fountain pen. I bought it last summer. I do have a number of pretty rollerball and ballpoint pens. You also caught me holding out. I posted last night about my Visconti Van Gogh, knowing I would post the pic today.

Here is a pic from yesterday, submitting this week's bag-scarf-pen pic,

• Hermes Etain Bolide 31
• H Jardin de la Maharani
• Visconti Van Gogh Tortoise Rollerball Pen

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Here are the two previous bag-scarf-pen pics from earlier in this thread.
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your JdM is TDF!!!

 

[More bags]

Didn't realize it had an outside pocket for a phone... that's a really good feature. I do wish it had an inside back zipped pocket for keys and a pen; I can't decide if this will be a deal-breaker. I'll just have to look at it in the boutique and see if it's true love.

I haven't thought much about color yet. They look really pretty in various brown/tan shades, but my Valentino, which is Cognac, already covers that base. I'm thinking some version of grey, since I have a ton of black bags. H does a grey called Etoupe, don't they? And it's pretty? But there's also Etain, which is darker, and also looke nice.

I don't know if either of these colors is available new. Or if I even WANT to buy new. Or if I'm educated enough to buy pre-loved. So this will definitely be a long-term project, which won't start until next fall after we've been to the boutique. It might be that I check one out, and...

And then just think of the $$$ I'll be saving!

My dear Elaine, it looks like there are a number of us trying to enable you towards your first Evelyne.
@catsinthebag has shared how useful and practical the bag is
@lynne_ross has mentioned the outer pocket and the beauty of Clemence for this style of bag
I will add that I enjoy Etoupe and Etain in my collection. I have an Etoupe Evelyne III PM, as does catsinthebag. It is one of my most frequently carried bags. It is a wonderful year round neutral. I carried mine to the hockey rink today. I also have an Etain Bolide, which is a year round neutral. I checked the Canadian H site and both colours are available. Here are a few pics to assist you with your research. The colour is better reflected in the top two pictures, the lighting in the third is a bit muddy. Feel free to ignore us if we’re getting to be obnoxious.

 

[More bags]

your JdM is TDF!!!

Thank you so much ksuromax

 

[ipsum]

Questions for the day:

• We’ve talked about deal breakers. But what is the ONE thing (not brand) for a handbag that you will NOT have in your closet.

I can't use bulky bags like Boy or bucket bags. They just bounch too much when I am on the move and I also feel all door openings are not wide enought for both of us. It is not nice to get bruises from a bag.

Question for those who sell bags on a forum like eBay. What do you do when the buyer quickly moves on and doesn't bother to leave you a review? I don't have much feedback on eBay so every review counts. I usually will ask once after they received an item, and then again if they are messaging with me about how happy they are with an item. But then I leave it at that. Does anyone take the approach of not leaving the buyer feedback until they leave feedback for you?

As it is mentioned here, I don't poke a sleeping bear... I have encountered too many buyers who have left a negative because they were having a bad day and don't know how to handle it like complaining the price they paid and they absolutely knew all costs in advance.

 

[catsinthebag]

Didn't realize it had an outside pocket for a phone... that's a really good feature. I do wish it had an inside back zipped pocket for keys and a pen; I can't decide if this will be a deal-breaker. I'll just have to look at it in the boutique and see if it's true love.

I haven't thought much about color yet. They look really pretty in various brown/tan shades, but my Valentino, which is Cognac, already covers that base. I'm thinking some version of grey, since I have a ton of black bags. H does a grey called Etoupe, don't they? And it's pretty? But there's also Etain, which is darker, and also looke nice.

I don't know if either of these colors is available new. Or if I even WANT to buy new. Or if I'm educated enough to buy pre-loved. So this will definitely be a long-term project, which won't start until next fall after we've been to the boutique. It might be that I check one out, and...

And then just think of the $$$ I'll be saving!

Etoupe is really Taupe, not really gray. But it’s a great year-round neutral (I know, I have one!). Etain translates to Tin, and is more gray.

Do you like contrast stitching? Etoupe has it, Etain doesn’t. Just one more thing to consider/make your head swim!

 

[ElainePG]

It was purchased at qvc and it is Lori Greniers silver safe keeper. Not sure if they have the large one I have any more but it is definitely worth checking.
I also ordered the book you recommended.

I checked, and they don't have it. But I'm going to look into some other options.

I hope you like the book! She's certainly given me a lot of good ideas, and so far I haven't spent a dime. Just reassembled what was already in my closet. Though I'm only halfway through the book. I may go shopping yet! But at least if I do, it won't be my usual "boring black"!

 

[catsinthebag]

Not to enable but there is the garden party with the long strap so it can be worn crossbody or over the shoulder. I've never seen one in person but it does sound intriguing.

These were available years ago, only in canvas and only in size 30. I see them for sale pre-loved occasionally, but they are all too worn/stained for me to buy, I think the current GP with the multiple exterior pockets has a detachable strap too. That one is a 36 but also, only in canvas. Personally I think that one looks way too busy with all the pockets — like something LL Bean would make to actually work in the garden!

 

[catsinthebag]

My dear Elaine, it looks like there are a number of us trying to enable you towards your first Evelyne.
@catsinthebag has shared how useful and practical the bag is
@lynne_ross has mentioned the outer pocket and the beauty of Clemence for this style of bag
I will add that I enjoy Etoupe and Etain in my collection. I have an Etoupe Evelyne III PM, as does catsinthebag. It is one of my most frequently carried bags. It is a wonderful year round neutral. I carried mine to the hockey rink today. I also have an Etain Bolide, which is a year round neutral. I checked the Canadian H site and both colours are available. Here are a few pics to assist you with your research. The colour is better reflected in the top two pictures, the lighting in the third is a bit muddy. Feel free to ignore us if we’re getting to be obnoxious.
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I carried my Etoupe Evie to a hockey game a couple of days ago! Who would have guessed it’s a great hockey bag!

 

[ElainePG]

My dear Elaine, it looks like there are a number of us trying to enable you towards your first Evelyne.
@catsinthebag has shared how useful and practical the bag is
@lynne_ross has mentioned the outer pocket and the beauty of Clemence for this style of bag
I will add that I enjoy Etoupe and Etain in my collection. I have an Etoupe Evelyne III PM, as does catsinthebag. It is one of my most frequently carried bags. It is a wonderful year round neutral. I carried mine to the hockey rink today. I also have an Etain Bolide, which is a year round neutral. I checked the Canadian H site and both colours are available. Here are a few pics to assist you with your research. The colour is better reflected in the top two pictures, the lighting in the third is a bit muddy. Feel free to ignore us if we’re getting to be obnoxious.
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Oh, @More bags , you and @catsinthebag and @lynne_ross are being absolutely WONDERFUL! This is one of the things I love about tPF... tapping into the wisdom of the community.

Thank you for your gorgeous photos! Etain (that's the dark grey one, right?) is really appealing to me. The Etoupe, while lovely, is looking a little bit like the color of my Mulberry Bayswater Double-Zip (although it looks on the pinkish side in my photo). And while the Evelyne and the D-Z are of course totally different in design, I would prefer not to duplicate color, since my collection isn't very large.

 

[catsinthebag]

That's something I could use... I have a lot of silver jewelry, and I'm constantly polishing it. May I ask where you found it? I've tried tucking those anti-tarnish cloths inside my current jewelry box, but they don't do anything.

Wolf jewelry boxes use an anti-tarnish liner. They’re expensive but beautifully designed, I can’t speak to how well they work because I just got one!

 

[ElainePG]

Etoupe is really Taupe, not really gray. But it’s a great year-round neutral (I know, I have one!). Etain translates to Tin, and is more gray.

Do you like contrast stitching? Etoupe has it, Etain doesn’t. Just one more thing to consider/make your head swim!

My head IS swimming, but in a good way! I'm having fun looking at pix on Dr. Google. The Hubster just asked "What are you so busy with over there???" "Oh, nothing..."

 

[ElainePG]

Wolf jewelry boxes use an anti-tarnish liner. They’re expensive but beautifully designed, I can’t speak to how well they work because I just got one!

Oh! That explains it! I've had my Wolf jewelry box (it's actually four trays, stacked up) for about three years, and the pieces stored inside it never, ever tarnish. It's the things stored elsewhere (my jewelry overflows my jewelry box, which is embarrassing) that tarnish. Mostly my silver earrings, which are stored on a wooden hanging thing inside the closet.

I can't believe that I never put this together.

 

[bellebellebelle19]

Harrumph! Well... the Charles et Charlus arrived - and I hate it. What a bummer. The leather seems cheap, it looks cheap, it’s just yucko chucko all the way around.
So I was grumpy - never good because ‘things’ happen. I got a project in my head (tho it had been floating around) and went to the fabric store, and ran a couple errands.
And look what I found! I never in million years would have thought that my eye would have been caught by this - but it is so cute and so cheery - I had to have it.
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Made by CoLab in Montreal, on clearance too!

My project was to make a tote bag out of a couple scarves I just didn’t like and felt the chances of selling them was slim to none. So my red Vinci and La Marine a Rames have a new life ahead of them. I’m going to get an organizing thing to put in it to hold its shape better, but overall I’m happy with the results.
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Gorgeous yellow color!! And wonderful L sewing project

 

[essiedub]

Moto City is available, with classic brass hw, or shiny silver/gold
but not as much as they used to be
and a few older models have been replaced by City-Small and City-mini
they looked alike (for not trained eyes at least) anyway, so if you have never had one, you will not notice the difference
here are the snaps i took very recently in the boutique, (sorry, could not find a properly facing snap of the red one) they are from Moto line and Graffiti line, and these just a few i have at hands (tons of them on my laptop!)
you can check Matchesfashion, NAP, Italist, they all have City in various sizes and colours
Needless to say, should you need any help, I'll be more than happy to assist!

Thanks! And I thought they’d been discontinued. I’ll take a look.

 

[essiedub]

Hi Sparkletastic, you're preempting my pen pic for next week!
I was planning to show some pens with non standard ink colours. Here's my green, purple and turquoise inks for you!
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Hi essiedub, I only have one fountain pen. I bought it last summer. I do have a number of pretty rollerball and ballpoint pens. You also caught me holding out. I posted last night about my Visconti Van Gogh, knowing I would post the pic today.

Here is a pic from yesterday, submitting this week's bag-scarf-pen pic,

• Hermes Etain Bolide 31
• H Jardin de la Maharani
• Visconti Van Gogh Tortoise Rollerball Pen

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Here are the two previous bag-scarf-pen pics from earlier in this thread.
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Ooh yes love love! I need torquoise ink!
Your etain bolide just killed me. All that puddly goodness! Is it photographing more blue grey? I love it. I dont have a bolide but have been thinking about them..only thinking