Sounds like a perfect birthday!Great birthday, thanks for asking! DH made dinner... he makes a fabulous coq au vin especially for my birthday every year, and it’s always yummy. We did a long walk along the bay this morning as the waves crashed on the rocky shore, which was very energizing and a great start to the day.
I did indeed get a bag... but it’s the Gucci Queen Margaret that I’ve already bragged about.That was my b’day present, but I got it a few months early. I suppose I COULD have hidden it away from myself until this morning, but hey, life’s short!
2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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Well, my sister was supposed to get a bag from me, but the package has gone missing. I got a confirmation that UPS delivered it yesterday, but it’s not there. I fear it was stolen off her porch. Fortunately, I remembered to put extra insurance on the package, so I’m hoping I can get my money back, but what a hassle. And she didn’t have anything from me to open on Christmas!
Oh! I hope your package turn up with no problem.
DD woke up early for Chris day, discovered her presents, and went running around the house. She loves the book I got her so much she carried it around whole day long (it shaped like a bag and showed everything that’s supposed to be in a real bag). After breakfast, DD, my dad, and my youngest brother went out for some cake and coffee. (My mom, DH, and another brother were at another city or at work) After the delicious cakes, we decided to have lunch and stuffed ourselves fulled then walked around a bit then come home. My bro offer to his party and I packed for next day early flight to DH’s hometown.
Now, we’re in DH’s hometown since morning and I sleep all day long while DD plays with all the dogs they have.
Now, we’re in DH’s hometown since morning and I sleep all day long while DD plays with all the dogs they have.
I’m so behind on this thread again!!
Yes, also a metallic. Here are the 4 bags I’d shortlisted as party clutches. Currently I don’t have any superbrand gold / silver bags, so I thought I could use one in a pale gold which would be flexible as a party clutch.
I ended up ordering the Jimmy Choo Florence bag (bottom right) which is on sale, at about one-quarter of the price of the YSL WOC, and is also a bigger capacity. But I need to see in real life to decide whether or not to keep.
It was lovely, thank you!
Completely agree with this. I also have categories I think are worth paying premia for. One thing I’ve read on TPF is that some people are very frugal on everything else but handbags. I don’t think that’s true for me. I pick sort of mid-range decent quality on most things, and then pay premia for some that are important to me.
Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Yes, also a metallic. Here are the 4 bags I’d shortlisted as party clutches. Currently I don’t have any superbrand gold / silver bags, so I thought I could use one in a pale gold which would be flexible as a party clutch.
I ended up ordering the Jimmy Choo Florence bag (bottom right) which is on sale, at about one-quarter of the price of the YSL WOC, and is also a bigger capacity. But I need to see in real life to decide whether or not to keep.
It was lovely, thank you!
Completely agree with this. I also have categories I think are worth paying premia for. One thing I’ve read on TPF is that some people are very frugal on everything else but handbags. I don’t think that’s true for me. I pick sort of mid-range decent quality on most things, and then pay premia for some that are important to me.
Thank you!
Thank you very much!
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These are the scarves I got with the help of my friend yesterday. She tried them on for me so I can decide.
This one is 100% cashmere.
And this one is The one I really want since summer. It’s silk. I’m not sure if it’s a blend or not.
Both are 50% off and no tax! Yay!
And the is MM (Massaccesi) Stella clutch. The photo aren’t mine. This belongs to TenKrat. I have a similar one with a darker (more gray) hardware.
Lovely scarves. I prefer the look of the first one. I’m very partial to pinks and oxbloods!
Yes, I use lots of fountain pens.
I have about a million pens
My wonderful father gave me my first fountain pen when I was only 10. I took it out and tried to annotate something above my chalk drawing on the concrete pavement! Ye Gods! I ruined its nib. I always kept it for sentimental reasons, and when I was at university I found a pen shop that replaced nibs
The snooty SA thawed immediately when she saw my pen- turned out she had the same one, and loved it! Anyways, I replaced the nib with a new one and have never written on pavements since then! For notebooks, I use:
- one as a daily journal,
- one as an ad hoc travel journal (Mr Dawn and I travel a lot),
- one as an ad hoc Diary when I want to write more than a daily journal entry
- one for daily notes at work, and
- one for to-do lists
I love your idea of instaprint scrapbooks!!
I tend to use my phone as a photo diary, but this is a great idea.
I only have one Caran d’Ache ball pen, I think. I must try out their rollers and fountains next time I have a chance.
Thank you for the kind message @ipsum !
Well, my sister was supposed to get a bag from me, but the package has gone missing. I got a confirmation that UPS delivered it yesterday, but it’s not there. I fear it was stolen off her porch. Fortunately, I remembered to put extra insurance on the package, so I’m hoping I can get my money back, but what a hassle. And she didn’t have anything from me to open on Christmas!
Oh no. How gutting. I’m so sorry to hear this
I hope this gets resolved soon via insurance.One of my favourite pens is my Waterman Expert 2 FP in marble red. It writes so smoothly and it was a “GLBB” ( Good Luck Boo Boo ) present from Mr Dawn before a very important set if exams that I ended up acing. So it has a huge amount of sentimental value as well as technical merit
Great birthday, thanks for asking! DH made dinner... he makes a fabulous coq au vin especially for my birthday every year, and it’s always yummy. We did a long walk along the bay this morning as the waves crashed on the rocky shore, which was very energizing and a great start to the day.
I did indeed get a bag... but it’s the Gucci Queen Margaret that I’ve already bragged about.
It sounds like a perfect birthday!
Now you can plot and plan your (potential) LV empreinte speedy purchase for the next birthday
As we’re discussing pens, here are some of mine. A lot of them are presents from my parents, family and Mr Dawn. I’ve always loved writing, so pens have been a common present.
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This was not a Christmas gift, but I found this last month and bought it as an early birthday gift to me ( and good wishes to my fellow birthday buddy @ElainePG
).Two things I had learned and really had reinforced from this thread last year are am I buying duplicates in color and style/function and what do feel is missing from my assortment of bags?
I was really missing some spots of color. I love that I have many black, red and neutral bags in my mostly vintage gang. Coach did make vintage bags in some great colors, but they are few and far between to be found, and most I do find are in terrible condition.
So anyway, About a year ago, I do see someone posting the Ace satchel in cornflower blue and all I could thing was Wow. Wow. Vintage-loving-me in love with a contemporary bag! Because it was discontinued and even it I could find it at half retail, it was still more than I wanted to pay. So I just simply admired it whenever I saw it posted on Passenger or WCBAYCT. It did reinforce my periodic search for a HG vintage bag in that shade of blue, cause you never know, right??
I was floored just before Thanksgiving to see it listed generically as a blue Coach satchel. With a starting bid of $50 and the buy it now option!! I made a modest offer and the next thing you know it’s being shipped to me for under $100
And I’ve been using this beauty since I do like to wear navy blue, denim and khaki. The style is not something I would choose for being out all day long, but it is great to take to the office.It is very satisfying to make a make a purchase I never thought would be available at my price and on a bag that makes me say Wow. Repeatedly, lol. I felt like I had done my home work, and was able to seize the unexpected opportunity when it presented itself.
So here’s my question for everyone: What bag have you bought, that you truly enjoy, that was the result of doing your *homework*?
Just took a quick snap of my favorite from them. It is black China lacquer and gold . It writes wonderfully. I also have this same shape in regular metal and many different designs and colors.
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It has a light patina . I really don't do anything to it but I also try not to wear it if it is going to rain. Though I did get caught in the snow with it but it was fine.
Oh no! I hope it suddenly turns up.Well, my sister was supposed to get a bag from me, but the package has gone missing. I got a confirmation that UPS delivered it yesterday, but it’s not there. I fear it was stolen off her porch. Fortunately, I remembered to put extra insurance on the package, so I’m hoping I can get my money back, but what a hassle. And she didn’t have anything from me to open on Christmas!
This bag is such a gorgeous blue. Love it! As to your question I would say my Jerome Dreyfus Bobi bag in goat skin. I wanted a flap bag with chain but not with quilting and a little unique. I looked around like a crazy person until I found it.View attachment 4288982
This was not a Christmas gift, but I found this last month and bought it as an early birthday gift to me ( and good wishes to my fellow birthday buddy @ElainePG
Two things I had learned and really had reinforced from this thread last year are am I buying duplicates in color and style/function and what do feel is missing from my assortment of bags?
I was really missing some spots of color. I love that I have many black, red and neutral bags in my mostly vintage gang. Coach did make vintage bags in some great colors, but they are few and far between to be found, and most I do find are in terrible condition.
So anyway, About a year ago, I do see someone posting the Ace satchel in cornflower blue and all I could thing was Wow. Wow. Vintage-loving-me in love with a contemporary bag! Because it was discontinued and even it I could find it at half retail, it was still more than I wanted to pay. So I just simply admired it whenever I saw it posted on Passenger or WCBAYCT. It did reinforce my periodic search for a HG vintage bag in that shade of blue, cause you never know, right??
I was floored just before Thanksgiving to see it listed generically as a blue Coach satchel. With a starting bid of $50 and the buy it now option!! I made a modest offer and the next thing you know it’s being shipped to me for under $100
It is very satisfying to make a make a purchase I never thought would be available at my price and on a bag that makes me say Wow. Repeatedly, lol. I felt like I had done my home work, and was able to seize the unexpected opportunity when it presented itself.
So here’s my question for everyone: What bag have you bought, that you truly enjoy, that was the result of doing your *homework*?
What an impressive collection! I especially love that gray (blue?) Montblanc in the third picture. So elegant!
Hi msd_bags - this is awesome, you totally speak my bag tracking language!I use both Evernote and Excel. I have a Note by month and I indicate what date of the month I wear a certain bag. At the end of each month I summarize using Excel, so I’ll know YTD usage, etc. I have a grouping for my bag - satchel/hand carry vs shoulder carry, so I get to monitor stats for those as well. My worksheet is almost 2 years complete by now!
On the left is a sample Evernote Note and on the right is my Excel worksheet. Those with blue highlights mean they have been rehomed. Kind of OCD huh?! [emoji3]
How very satisfying! Congratulations! It is a lovely colour and it looks like it’s in great condition.View attachment 4288982
This was not a Christmas gift, but I found this last month and bought it as an early birthday gift to me ( and good wishes to my fellow birthday buddy @ElainePG
Two things I had learned and really had reinforced from this thread last year are am I buying duplicates in color and style/function and what do feel is missing from my assortment of bags?
I was really missing some spots of color. I love that I have many black, red and neutral bags in my mostly vintage gang. Coach did make vintage bags in some great colors, but they are few and far between to be found, and most I do find are in terrible condition.
So anyway, About a year ago, I do see someone posting the Ace satchel in cornflower blue and all I could thing was Wow. Wow. Vintage-loving-me in love with a contemporary bag! Because it was discontinued and even it I could find it at half retail, it was still more than I wanted to pay. So I just simply admired it whenever I saw it posted on Passenger or WCBAYCT. It did reinforce my periodic search for a HG vintage bag in that shade of blue, cause you never know, right??
I was floored just before Thanksgiving to see it listed generically as a blue Coach satchel. With a starting bid of $50 and the buy it now option!! I made a modest offer and the next thing you know it’s being shipped to me for under $100
It is very satisfying to make a make a purchase I never thought would be available at my price and on a bag that makes me say Wow. Repeatedly, lol. I felt like I had done my home work, and was able to seize the unexpected opportunity when it presented itself.
So here’s my question for everyone: What bag have you bought, that you truly enjoy, that was the result of doing your *homework*?
I think the closest I have to doing my research is the Antigona. I wanted a small black Antigona but I didn’t particularly like the very shiny or very matte versions, and I was hesitating over the price tag. I told Mr Dawn I really wanted one (he is excellent at bag missions!) and he called up Givenchy, made friends with the SA, and asked to be told if a black Antigona goes on sale.
Wonder of wonders, the SA called back at some point and offered this beautiful limited edition black Antigona with metal detail. Even its leather was between the matte and shiny versions. It was perfect.
It was a limited edition, and more expensive than the regular version, but because it was around 30-40% off, I got it at less than the regular version. Mr Dawn had to drive many hours to pick it for me (very grateful), but I do love it.
