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

[Annabel Lee]

This is the shopping your closet thread so I don’t want to enable or tempt anyone. But, I’m curious.

What bag do you want or plan to buy this year. Is anything calling your name?

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And, I want to keep adding interesting bags. My last 3 additions are all limited edition or limited run bags. I bought some great classics, now I like having a few bags with personality. I just don’t want anything trendy. Not at the price point I tend to buy now.

I said one of my 2019 goals was to only add real showstoppers, and that's partly because I know I have a couple of really gorgeous evening bags coming in. That's been a weak point in my collection--most of my evening bags are mall brands, though I also have a couple premier formal bags that just aren't versatile, so I wanted to add some high-end bags in neutral colors.

I have a list of bags I want, but the fact that I haven't actually pulled the trigger on any of them makes me wonder how much I actually want them v. just think I want them.

 

[Rhl2987]

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]

I love it!! I’m doing a crazy closet clean out (making me realize I need no new things ever again...) but I’m going to put something like this together right after! I love it!

 

[ElainePG]

*** January Challenges ***

I’m sharing these a little early so those of us who participate can plan.

• New Year, New Bag - Wear your three newest bags at least twice this month

• Like it or List it - Several people plan to sell bags. Pick one on the bubble and wear it a few times. If it’s not love by 1/31, commit to selling it.

• 10 in 31 Challenge - Wear at least 10 bags one time this month to help you rotate (we did 15 in the past but I’m lowering the number so more people can participate and to take into consideration extreme weather in some regions)

• Color Challenge - Pick a color and wear all the bags you have in their color at least once. (Starting in Feb, the color will be based on the birthstone for the month. But since Jan is garnet and we recently did red, I’m leaving the color up to you to chose this month.)

I’m going to do the color challenge (red) and the 10 in 31 challenge. I’m actually going to try to do 15 in 31.

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Question: do we want to do the weekly color showcases again this year?

Any other suggestions on what we should do to keep ourselves shopping our closets and playing with our bags?

I'm going to do the "love it or list it" challenge. There's one bag in my collection that I've been on the fence about for a while (I'll explain more in January). This will be a good way to find out!

 

[bellarusa]

You are all inspiring me to do better! I had a couple rounds of in-and-out in 2018 with two (?) adds- the pink Orciani Sveva and the Cuyana zipper tote (with insert). In-and-outs include a light blue Prada galleria tote and a LV speedy.

The goal for 2019 is actually to get rid of bags, now that I'm convinced that I simply can't make smaller (than laptop) bag work for me with my current life style. Anything that computer can't go into, and is not small enough to fit into a computer bag should probably go.

 

[ElainePG]

This is the shopping your closet thread so I don’t want to enable or tempt anyone. But, I’m curious.

What bag do you want or plan to buy this year. Is anything calling your name?

I’m still cuckoo for a Dior. The black WOC is AH-ma-zing!!!! Definitely a keeper. It fits my iPhone, keys, lip color, tissues, and tiny medicine container without stuffing or playing bag Tetris. Lol! It also actually fits my slimmer sunnies if I take out the tissues and med container (neither of which I have to carry). And, the leather is ridiculously supple and lush!!!

Mr. S. has been “fussing” since it came in that I didn’t let him get it right away and so, it could have been gone. He’s really a sweetie. Now that we are empty nest, he wants to be involved and buy my bags for me. It doesn’t make a difference since all our money is in the same pot but, I guess his male mind wants to “take care of the little woman.” And, I have to admit it makes me feel spoiled. It’s funny how the mind works. Hey, whatever works!

Anyway, now that I have 3 Dioramas, I’m fiending for another. Lol! And now that I like the WOC, I’d like a second (not necc a Diorama) in a metallic.

Other than that, the bags I’m super interested in are the Gucci Dionysus, Givenchy Antigona, Bal City and Lady Dior. I’ve wanted these last two for a while and can’t pull the trigger. Maybe this year, I will!!!

And, I want to keep adding interesting bags. My last 3 additions are all limited edition or limited run bags. I bought some great classics, now I like having a few bags with personality. I just don’t want anything trendy. Not at the price point I tend to buy now.

Nothing is calling my name... but then again, I said this a year ago at this time, and then in September I fell HARD for the Gucci Queen Margaret!

Certainly I don't see any functional holes in my collection. No missing colors. No missing shapes/sizes. No designers I'm lusting after. Which means that I don't think I'll be buying any new bags in 2019.

But.

I'll repeat what I said at the beginning of the 2018 thread, just so I can see it in front of me: I'm allowing for the possibility that one of the high-end brands may release something that has me swooning. If that happens, I may just treat myself. But it would have to be something amazing, that doesn't overlap anything I already own. No shopping "just to shop."

There. I said it. Now let's see what happens!

 

[ElainePG]

You are all inspiring me to do better! I had a couple rounds of in-and-out in 2018 with two (?) adds- the pink Orciani Sveva and the Cuyana zipper tote (with insert). In-and-outs include a light blue Prada galleria tote and a LV speedy.

The goal for 2019 is actually to get rid of bags, now that I'm convinced that I simply can't make smaller (than laptop) bag work for me with my current life style. Anything that computer can't go into, and is not small enough to fit into a computer bag should probably go.

This is a good goal! Do you have a plan for how to get rid of the bags? Donation vs. consignment vs. direct sale?

 

[ksuromax]

This is the shopping your closet thread so I don’t want to enable or tempt anyone. But, I’m curious.

What bag do you want or plan to buy this year. Is anything calling your name?

I’m still cuckoo for a Dior. The black WOC is AH-ma-zing!!!! Definitely a keeper. It fits my iPhone, keys, lip color, tissues, and tiny medicine container without stuffing or playing bag Tetris. Lol! It also actually fits my slimmer sunnies if I take out the tissues and med container (neither of which I have to carry). And, the leather is ridiculously supple and lush!!!

Mr. S. has been “fussing” since it came in that I didn’t let him get it right away and so, it could have been gone. He’s really a sweetie. Now that we are empty nest, he wants to be involved and buy my bags for me. It doesn’t make a difference since all our money is in the same pot but, I guess his male mind wants to “take care of the little woman.” And, I have to admit it makes me feel spoiled. It’s funny how the mind works. Hey, whatever works!

Anyway, now that I have 3 Dioramas, I’m fiending for another. Lol! And now that I like the WOC, I’d like a second (not necc a Diorama) in a metallic.

Other than that, the bags I’m super interested in are the Gucci Dionysus, Givenchy Antigona, Bal City and Lady Dior. I’ve wanted these last two for a while and can’t pull the trigger. Maybe this year, I will!!!

And, I want to keep adding interesting bags. My last 3 additions are all limited edition or limited run bags. I bought some great classics, now I like having a few bags with personality. I just don’t want anything trendy. Not at the price point I tend to buy now.

I don't know any bag (or brand) that i would WANT to add, but same as @ElainePG said, who knows how it goes?
i didn't plan my Balenciaga Tattoo, simply because i didn't know Bal would make something like that, but when i saw it, i could not sleep (literally!) until i snatched it! and now i cannot imagine my collection without it!
i leave the door open, but i am not in the market

 

[papertiger]

I haven't been too bad with bags over recent years and I'm really happy with what I have, but I've been naughty and making it up with jewellery and scarves. I'd like to let go of at least 4 bags next year and only buy one pre-loved/new H.

 

[Cookiefiend]

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]

Very nice!
I use Excel for both my purses and my scarves - super easy to do and really makes it easy to see what is getting used and what isn't.

 

[ipsum]

@papertiger did you get someting from fairfax & favour?

 

[Rhl2987]

*** January Challenges ***

I’m sharing these a little early so those of us who participate can plan.

• New Year, New Bag - Wear your three newest bags at least twice this month

• Like it or List it - Several people plan to sell bags. Pick one on the bubble and wear it a few times. If it’s not love by 1/31, commit to selling it.

• 10 in 31 Challenge - Wear at least 10 bags one time this month to help you rotate (we did 15 in the past but I’m lowering the number so more people can participate and to take into consideration extreme weather in some regions)

• Color Challenge - Pick a color and wear all the bags you have in their color at least once. (Starting in Feb, the color will be based on the birthstone for the month. But since Jan is garnet and we recently did red, I’m leaving the color up to you to chose this month.)

I’m going to do the color challenge (red) and the 10 in 31 challenge. I’m actually going to try to do 15 in 31.

————

Question: do we want to do the weekly color showcases again this year?

Any other suggestions on what we should do to keep ourselves shopping our closets and playing with our bags?

I am totally in for New Year, New Bag. I already plan on listing a bag that I absolutely love but just don't get much use out of anymore! It's my barenia faubourg Birkin...gasp!! I just really love my bags that have strap options these days and I am waiting for smooth barenia. I'm also in for the 10 in 31 challenge BUT I pretty much have 10 bags, so this will be interesting! And I'm also out of town for almost 2 weeks in January and I can only bring one bag per trip... But I'll see if I can make this work!

Another suggestion I have is some kind of challenge around being daring. Is there a bag that you have that you are scared to use because of the color (be it really light and prone to staining) or really bright (that you're afraid it screams look at me)? For me, this is my very light colored Kelly cut that is just not a good fit to run errands or get groceries, but I love it and want to wear it more. I just have to work up the courage.

 

[Rhl2987]

This is the shopping your closet thread so I don’t want to enable or tempt anyone. But, I’m curious.

What bag do you want or plan to buy this year. Is anything calling your name?

I’m still cuckoo for a Dior. The black WOC is AH-ma-zing!!!! Definitely a keeper. It fits my iPhone, keys, lip color, tissues, and tiny medicine container without stuffing or playing bag Tetris. Lol! It also actually fits my slimmer sunnies if I take out the tissues and med container (neither of which I have to carry). And, the leather is ridiculously supple and lush!!!

Mr. S. has been “fussing” since it came in that I didn’t let him get it right away and so, it could have been gone. He’s really a sweetie. Now that we are empty nest, he wants to be involved and buy my bags for me. It doesn’t make a difference since all our money is in the same pot but, I guess his male mind wants to “take care of the little woman.” And, I have to admit it makes me feel spoiled. It’s funny how the mind works. Hey, whatever works!

Anyway, now that I have 3 Dioramas, I’m fiending for another. Lol! And now that I like the WOC, I’d like a second (not necc a Diorama) in a metallic.

Other than that, the bags I’m super interested in are the Gucci Dionysus, Givenchy Antigona, Bal City and Lady Dior. I’ve wanted these last two for a while and can’t pull the trigger. Maybe this year, I will!!!

And, I want to keep adding interesting bags. My last 3 additions are all limited edition or limited run bags. I bought some great classics, now I like having a few bags with personality. I just don’t want anything trendy. Not at the price point I tend to buy now.

Lately, I've been tempted by the new LV bags that are coming out, and mostly the limited editions ones. Two of my summer bag purchases were the Cannes bag and the Petite Boîte Chapeau, even though I'm not hugely into monogram. They are just so cute! So, I am tempted by a new suitcase bag that is coming out for SS 2019 and I was very tempted by all the Catogram pieces.

On my for sure list, if they come in, are my two outstanding special order bags from Hermes (one Birkin 25 and one Kelly seller 28). Anytime a smooth barenia Birkin comes in and is offered to me, I will take it. And, lastly, I'm waiting for a Birkin or Kelly 25 in vert cypres (dark green) or gris asphalte (a pretty light gray color). So, I'm hoping that only two from this list come in for me this year but we shall see!

 

[papertiger]

@papertiger did you get someting from fairfax & favour?

I didn't at this time for me but they're still on my list for my aunt's Bday

 

[Sparkletastic]

I'm still struggling. If there is a specific bag I know I want (Hermes Bolide 31 etoupe or whatever), I'm really good at holding out for that particular bag in general.

But sometimes I don't have a bag in mind, and I just know I need a navy crossbody (for example). I get so tired of looking at all the options out there and not finding what I want and STILL needing that particular kind of bag in my closet that I give up and just get something because I worry that what I want doesn't exist.

How do others handle that?




I love this! You're so organized!

This used to be my problem when I was in the heat of rebuilding my collection. I knew I’d needed a red satchel or black crossbody and would get tired of searching. And it would get irritating not to have that color / usage in my closet.

Honestly the way I eventually stopped buying the settling AJG was to think about how sick I was of 1) having a bag I don’t live and 2) eventually selling it when I found the bag I wanted.

This is where I am with that danged black tote. It drives me crazy not to have it when I need it. But the minute I buy a placeholder, I’ll find the right bag. So nope, nope, nope.

I am totally in for New Year, New Bag. I already plan on listing a bag that I absolutely love but just don't get much use out of anymore! It's my barenia faubourg Birkin...gasp!! I just really love my bags that have strap options these days and I am waiting for smooth barenia. I'm also in for the 10 in 31 challenge BUT I pretty much have 10 bags, so this will be interesting! And I'm also out of town for almost 2 weeks in January and I can only bring one bag per trip... But I'll see if I can make this work!

Another suggestion I have is some kind of challenge around being daring. Is there a bag that you have that you are scared to use because of the color (be it really light and prone to staining) or really bright (that you're afraid it screams look at me)? For me, this is my very light colored Kelly cut that is just not a good fit to run errands or get groceries, but I love it and want to wear it more. I just have to work up the courage.

Great idea. We’ll do some kind of daring challenge in February!

 

[papertiger]

I am totally in for New Year, New Bag. I already plan on listing a bag that I absolutely love but just don't get much use out of anymore! It's my barenia faubourg Birkin...gasp!! I just really love my bags that have strap options these days and I am waiting for smooth barenia. I'm also in for the 10 in 31 challenge BUT I pretty much have 10 bags, so this will be interesting! And I'm also out of town for almost 2 weeks in January and I can only bring one bag per trip... But I'll see if I can make this work!

Another suggestion I have is some kind of challenge around being daring. Is there a bag that you have that you are scared to use because of the color (be it really light and prone to staining) or really bright (that you're afraid it screams look at me)? For me, this is my very light colored Kelly cut that is just not a good fit to run errands or get groceries, but I love it and want to wear it more. I just have to work up the courage.

I think you have every reason to worry a bit more about very light clutches, they are totally hands-on and need to look pristine. I have off-white, ivory and cream bags, even exotics ad they're a bit easier because I can add a strap, use gloves or a twilly (or use a handkerchief i my hand if it's really hot). But you can clean bags with a no-alcohol baby wipe or just damp cotton wool pad. Brights are not so easy either, I won't go lighter than a mid-tone, Modern brights don't look good grubby.