2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[keodi]

For Red Week

Bags
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SLGs (left)and Office accoutrements (right)
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And closeup of the “specials”
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Awesome red collection! I love it!

@dcooney4 my response to you triggered my memory! He did buy me a bag once, a long time ago. Actually a friend bought it and gave it to him to give to me
Since it’s red, I dug it out and here it is. By Jamin Puech, silk satin and ostrich feather.
And for @cowgirlsboots, a pair of red lizard Galliano for Dior cowboy boots
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Breautiful! I love the cowboy boots too!

Thanks. Unfortunately I’ve run out of space up the top (unless I start throwing away clothes ). I’ve got a few at the bottom of one cupboard but these I use quite frequently. Here is the rest of my collection edited together. It’s the bottom right image that’s below hanging space. It’s modest in comparison to many of you and mostly Mulberry or contemporary. I definitely find it easier to select/switch when I can see them all.
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That and the usage spreadsheet with colour representation piechart that I got the idea from this thread. I’m loving seeing that change as I use my bags. It’s fun.

Beautiful bag collection!

Here are my red and burgundy bags.
Coach Bleecker large flap in wine
Balenciaga club in poupre
Coach Rambler's Legacy in currant, Coach Sonoma pocket drawstring in red, and Coach vintage small flap
Reed Krakoff 510 bag in cordovan

I love you collection!

Today´s little sewing project:
I brought home some of the big reusable recycling shopping bags from the BHV Le Marais and starting making little pouches out of them. Fiddly job. the material does not sew easy. I´d have loved to buy this kind of pouches from them, but they only seem to sell the big shopping bags in the design, no other merchandise like for example Le Bon Marché does with their iconic escalator print.

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What a great idea! your project was well executed! you're really talented!

Confession: I have two Rouge H trims. One is size 31 in epsom (courchevel) and the other 38 in chamonix. The big one visited Dior today:View attachment 4672548

I love, love, love your trim!

Thanks. The larger one is this Coach quilted Crosby. It’s a really practical yet attractive tote I use mostly in the summer. It carries over the shoulder, arm or crossbody so very versatile. Is this the one you meant?

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The smaller one is a DKNY clutch but I don’t have a close up as I don’t use that one very often now.

I love the quilting on this bag!!

Awwww… that City Steamer is elegant! Why are you rehoming it?

I agree, i'd like to know too!

My one yellow bag - CoLab. Caught my eye on a dreary gray day, had to take her home.
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And my one yellow SLG - Longchamp. I know nothing about it, except that it’s really quite large... so I cut out a section () from the middle. I saved it because it’s like a nice soft card case now... repurposing!
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I love your bag, a very cheery yellow

Come to think of it, I had my chestnut Alexa out with me today. I guess chestnut is an orangey brown especially if worn with orange .
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I love it. I once owned an Alexa, then my sister took it.

I don't think my yellow/orange bags have changed since last year.
Coach sunflower duffle from 2012
Coach Audrey patent cinched tote from 2012
Coach Soho belted pouch from 1997
Coach skinny case from around 1995 (I never use this. I got it in new condition and just like having it in my collection.)

Beautiful coach collection! I owned the belted bouch, and the skinny case in red, I gave them to my mom.

I'm late as usual, which I guess is good as I have no orange or yellow bags. My red bags are an oxblood small BV Veneta, a "dunkelrot" small Longchamp LP Cuir, and a patent wristlet by Hobo:
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And my SLGs are are all Hermes (2 Calvis, 2 Bastias, 1 MC2 Euclide card case, 1 agenda cover and 1 Bearn)except the Longchamp key case. The top Bastia is a super dark oxblood.
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Beautiful red collection!

And a purse that I'm not sure if it's sentimental or not... My mother's mother was briefly into leatherworking as a hobby and made this for my mom, including her name stamped on the inside. My mother has no sentimental attachment to the bag, and her mother died before I was born, so I have no memories of her... so. Not sentimental but I'm pleased to have it. View attachment 4673960
However, I never wear brown, so it's been sitting in my closet for forever, after sitting in mom's storage for 60? years. I made sure my mom didn't mind, and here it is almost finished:
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The lock guard fell off and we don't think it can be crimped/glued back on, so my BF is going to attach it with tiny copper wire. He had far too much fun with his Dremel, discovering that the hardware is copper, not gold - even better! Some conditioner and it will be ready to go for the summer!

Great restoration job! the bag looks great!

 

[msd_bags]

I had a random bag sighting moment and I was so excited!! Proenza Schouler is not a generally known brand in my country. There’s no boutique as far as I know. So I couldn’t sit straight when I saw a white version of my beloved black tote! That tote of mine has very very nice leather that smells so good, plus it is very easy to carry.

This was at a restaurant when I visited my Dad in my hometown (excuse the glass of water that seems to be the subject of my amateur photo, lol!):

The lady carrying it walked by me when her group entered the resto.

 

[momasaurus]

How tacky!

Don't get me started on this one!

 

[momasaurus]

Awesome red collection! I love it!


Breautiful! I love the cowboy boots too!

Beautiful bag collection!

I love you collection!


What a great idea! your project was well executed! you're really talented!


I love, love, love your trim!


I love the quilting on this bag!!

I agree, i'd like to know too!


I love your bag, a very cheery yellow

I love it. I once owned an Alexa, then my sister took it.

Beautiful coach collection! I owned the belted bouch, and the skinny case in red, I gave them to my mom.


Beautiful red collection!


Great restoration job! the bag looks great!

Thank you for the Trim love. H is bringing back the bag but with a longer strap, some with fringe, and more of an "evelyne" vibe. I like my old trims much better, although I am rehoming the smaller rouge H.

 

[momasaurus]

I had a random bag sighting moment and I was so excited!! Proenza Schouler is not a generally known brand in my country. There’s no boutique as far as I know. So I couldn’t sit straight when I saw a white version of my beloved black tote! That tote of mine has very very nice leather that smells so good, plus it is very easy to carry.

This was at a restaurant when I visited my Dad in my hometown (excuse the glass of water that seems to be the subject of my amateur photo, lol!):
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The lady carrying it walked by me when her group entered the resto.

nice! Proenza is a brand I wish I knew more about.
Anyone?

 

[Cookiefiend]

Awesome red collection! I love it!


Breautiful! I love the cowboy boots too!

Beautiful bag collection!

I love you collection!


What a great idea! your project was well executed! you're really talented!


I love, love, love your trim!


I love the quilting on this bag!!

I agree, i'd like to know too!


I love your bag, a very cheery yellow

I love it. I once owned an Alexa, then my sister took it.

Beautiful coach collection! I owned the belted bouch, and the skinny case in red, I gave them to my mom.


Beautiful red collection!


Great restoration job! the bag looks great!

Thank you - I carry it on the dreary days when I need cheering!

 

[Cookiefiend]

nice! Proenza is a brand I wish I knew more about.
Anyone?

I have one (the small courier) and I love it. It has lovely leather, inside and out - which is one of the things i like most about it. It's also a perfect size (all my stuffs fit) and it's lightweight minus the chain strap.

 

[Katinahat]

Awesome red collection! I love it!

I love it. I once owned an Alexa, then my sister took it.

There is no way I’d let my sister run off with my Alexa! You are very generous.

 

[ElainePG]

Thanks @ElainePG. The Alexa is my idea of a perfect crossbody. Effortlessly beautiful, easy to carry and holds a lot. It’s not a light bag but I don’t really notice the weight either as it has a comfortable strap. I keep being temped by a preloved one in black but can’t justify it as I already have a small Bayswater satchel. Why is yours on probation?

It's a bag I've had for 6 years, and when I bought it I didn't have the shoulder & upper back stuff that I have now. I got a great deal of use out of it for about 4 years. I carried it everywhere! But last year I was using it one day, and I realized that the strap was digging in to my shoulder when I carried it cross body (which is the way I need to carry it, since the strap is long). And even though I don't carry much, just the weight of the leather seemed awfully heavy.

My solution was to buy a wider strap for it. This camo one, by Marc Jacobs.


In retrospect, this was NOT one of my better ideas! To my eye, the camo pattern fights with the classic lines of the bag. The wider strap does make the bag a bit more comfy to carry, because the weight is distributed better, but I still don't find myself reaching for the bag.

Dare I say this? My Alexa no longer "sparks joy."

 

[ElainePG]

I don't think my yellow/orange bags have changed since last year.
Coach sunflower duffle from 2012
Coach Audrey patent cinched tote from 2012
Coach Soho belted pouch from 1997
Coach skinny case from around 1995 (I never use this. I got it in new condition and just like having it in my collection.)

These are such happy colors! The sunflower duffle makes me want Spring to be here.

 

[ElainePG]

hahaha, except that someone decided a Birkin with a cupholder was a good idea. Who were they listening to? LOLOL
https://www.collectingluxury.com/blog-1/hermes-cargo-birkin-bag

Me, maybe… I love cupcakes!

 

[ElainePG]

That is a cool strap, though. Can you still keep it attached, and dangling festively, even though you're actually using the shorter strap?

The short (original Bal) strap is difficult to take on & off, but the longer one is easy-peasy. So… when I'm carrying it with the longer one, I think I'll just leave the short one on (and dangling festively!). But when I'm using the short one, I suspect I'll take the long one off to keep it out of my way.

 

[ElainePG]

And a purse that I'm not sure if it's sentimental or not... My mother's mother was briefly into leatherworking as a hobby and made this for my mom, including her name stamped on the inside. My mother has no sentimental attachment to the bag, and her mother died before I was born, so I have no memories of her... so. Not sentimental but I'm pleased to have it. View attachment 4673960
However, I never wear brown, so it's been sitting in my closet for forever, after sitting in mom's storage for 60? years. I made sure my mom didn't mind, and here it is almost finished:
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The lock guard fell off and we don't think it can be crimped/glued back on, so my BF is going to attach it with tiny copper wire. He had far too much fun with his Dremel, discovering that the hardware is copper, not gold - even better! Some conditioner and it will be ready to go for the summer!

You did a great job restoring this. How nice to have a piece made by your grandmother. I love the design in the front.

 

[Katinahat]

It's a bag I've had for 6 years, and when I bought it I didn't have the shoulder & upper back stuff that I have now. I got a great deal of use out of it for about 4 years. I carried it everywhere! But last year I was using it one day, and I realized that the strap was digging in to my shoulder when I carried it cross body (which is the way I need to carry it, since the strap is long). And even though I don't carry much, just the weight of the leather seemed awfully heavy.

My solution was to buy a wider strap for it. This camo one, by Marc Jacobs.
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In retrospect, this was NOT one of my better ideas! To my eye, the camo pattern fights with the classic lines of the bag. The wider strap does make the bag a bit more comfy to carry, because the weight is distributed better, but I still don't find myself reaching for the bag.

Dare I say this? My Alexa no longer "sparks joy."

It was a creative solution that was well worth a try! It might have been the answer.

I’m sorry to hear about your back problems. I’m sure that’s quite restrictive. I’ve been having problems with my feet and had to stop wearing heels or completely flats so I get how irritating/painful such things can be.

Your Alexa has lovely leather. What is it?

 

[ElainePG]

It was a creative solution that was well worth a try! It might have been the answer.

I’m sorry to hear about your back problems. I’m sure that’s quite restrictive. I’ve been having problems with my feet and had to stop wearing heels or completely flats so I get how irrigating/painful such things can be.

Your Alexa has lovely leather. What is it?

It's called "Shrunken Calf." Really! I am NOT making this up!
At the time I bought it, I wondered… how does one shrink a calf? Leave it out in the rain? Wash it, and then put it into the dryer on too high a temperature???
The details on it are fantastic. The leather is great, and even little touches like the braiding on the handle.
As I said, it's a fabulous bag… it just isn't working for ME any more. Sigh.
And I'm so sorry to hear about your feet. Can you find pretty flats that don't hurt?