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

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#3,616
Sparkletastic said:
News from the Quarantine:

I went through all of my shoes and pulled 14 pair that need to go.
• Listed the 2 designer pair
• Pitching 4 (I’d donate them but I can’t get to anyplace)
• Set 8 aside on one shelf - I’ll get rid of them as soon as I find replacements.

I just need to focus and manage my shoes like I did my handbags:
• Keep a list of what I wear
• Aggressively upgrade anything I’m not excited about
• Be relentless about each pair I own being both beautiful and functional (comfortable).

Meanwhile, I’m ticked at one of my good friends. She is having some ladies over on Saturday for dinner and drinks and invited me to come. She said we’ve all been stuck in our houses so we and probably don’t have the virus. So, since no one is “close to 60 or sickly”, we “deserve” a little fun. In the nicest way I know how, I told her she was being selfish, ignorant and short sighted. Our bunch of friends don’t “deserve” to party any more than anyone else. She vehemently disagreed with me and said I was being ridiculous and a “killjoy”.

:cursing:

She is a brilliant, highly successful, extremely well educated and caring woman. How does she not get that this isn’t ok? I’m so bored that I think paint drying would be Friday night excitement. But, it is what it is. SMH! I’m looking at her a little differently now. :-s
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Way to go Sparkletastic. You are on a roll. I am sorry to hear about your friend. What worries me is that one of their beloved friends/relatives, etc., will get this and die because of something they did and they will have to live with it the rest of their lives... and of course the death itself is tragic. I truly have been amazed at some people who, as you said, are well education, intelligent....it makes me crazy trying to figure out why they won't listen.
 
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papertiger said:
Thank you

Questions for you all. Sticking with neutrals, which greys, whites and/or creams do prefer and why?
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I like stark white, like the whites of the 2 bags I own. I don't wear ivory or beige, mostly because in clothes they don't go with my skin, so I never considered them in a bag. I like grey, but it has to be medium to dark, and not have any brown in it. I don't care for taupey greys. I like when they lean more towards blue. I don't generally do light or pastel colors, except for my stark white bags or a white shirt, which coordinate well with darks and brights. I'd like to add a grey bag to my collection but I'm very picky about the shade. I hate yellowy looking camel colors.
 
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papertiger said:
Feeling sad I can't take any of mine out for a spin on this sunny day. You all must be a bit bored with me showing you the same bags year after year but anyway here are my ivory white bags. I mostly wear them in the Summer but the YSL can work all year round.

The one I had first was my large YSL Marjorelle (2009) and still one of my favourite large bags, it's been so great.
The oldest in age is my grandmother's 1940s Arceau clutch, I think the hw is brass. The craftsperson at Hermes worked on it for free because she said it was such an honour, how lovely was that.
The Gucci Flora Nice was a present from my mother when we went on Holiday in Cannes and NICE about 6 years ago. It is lined with purple linen. It lives next to my bed in Summer.
The Barbato ostrich tote is huge but light weight, an amazing piece I bought in the sale (coz no one is as crazy enough but me to buy a white exotic bag especially that large). I think the texture actually helps conceal marks.
The Gucci Bold BTH's official colour is Chalk but I tell you this is the bag I worry most about regarding getting dirty. I probably should have gone for the black but never mind.
I have an off-white and snake Chanel Cambon tote that I always forget about - until I need to go to a wedding.
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I will never, ever, EVER be bored with your ivory/white bags, @papertiger . Each one is a treasure. I love the story of the H craftsperson working on it for free. I had only ever heard of "Arceau" applied to H watches, never handbags. Are there still Arceau bags made???

Your Flora tote, with its secret purple lining, is a gem… and all the more special because of the holiday with your mother. A wonderful (and sad at the same time?) memory.

I adore the slouch of your ostrich tote. I've never been a fan of ostrich before, but this one works. It looks as though it wants to get up and go for a run! :giggle:
 
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Sparkletastic said:
News from the Quarantine:

I went through all of my shoes and pulled 14 pair that need to go.
• Listed the 2 designer pair
• Pitching 4 (I’d donate them but I can’t get to anyplace)
• Set 8 aside on one shelf - I’ll get rid of them as soon as I find replacements.

I just need to focus and manage my shoes like I did my handbags:
• Keep a list of what I wear
• Aggressively upgrade anything I’m not excited about
• Be relentless about each pair I own being both beautiful and functional (comfortable).

Meanwhile, I’m ticked at one of my good friends. She is having some ladies over on Saturday for dinner and drinks and invited me to come. She said we’ve all been stuck in our houses so we and probably don’t have the virus. So, since no one is “close to 60 or sickly”, we “deserve” a little fun. In the nicest way I know how, I told her she was being selfish, ignorant and short sighted. Our bunch of friends don’t “deserve” to party any more than anyone else. She vehemently disagreed with me and said I was being ridiculous and a “killjoy”.

:cursing:

She is a brilliant, highly successful, extremely well educated and caring woman. How does she not get that this isn’t ok? I’m so bored that I think paint drying would be Friday night excitement. But, it is what it is. SMH! I’m looking at her a little differently now. :-s
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Okay… two things. First of all, congratulations on using your time productively, doing for your shoes what you've done so successfully with your handbags. Way to go! :flowers:

Now. About your friend. This makes me so angry, I can't see straight. :doh: I know that you and I live in different states, and maybe it's different where you live, but out here on the coast, people are being issued citations (or something… not clear on the details) for gathering in groups like that. The medical reality is simply NOT on your friend's side. People can be coronavirus carriers and asymptomatic. The CDC is telling people to wear masks whenever they go out of their house… and to only go out of their house when absolutely necessary. Dinner and drinks isn't necessary. Even bored 8-year-olds understand this. I have friends whose kids are having long-distance birthday parties: they stand on their front step, and grandparents/aunts/cousins gather (6 feet apart!) at the bottom of the driveway and sing at the top of their lungs. Is it fun? Heck, no! It's stupid! But it's necessary.

We're all in this together. Or at least, we should be. :whut:
 
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papertiger said:
I'm convinced that one hasn't much to do with the other.

Our olive skinned sisters (and brothers) can wear usually wear taupes and neutrals with green or brown undertones but have to actually keep away from green.

If you're eyes are caramel you're probably better-off with blues because they will make them look like sparkling gold. You could probably try a soft, light rust or soft red instead of the more muddy, earthy colours.

BTW, I LOVE your colour savvy digital swatches and pics that go with them. I understand immediately.
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I think you may be right. My eyes are an unusual light medium- ish honey / toffee color. Not hazel. Not brown. I have tried and tried to use that as a jumping off point for colors in my wardrobe and it’s always a fail. The very pale eggshell of the Dior looks good against my skin which gave me hopes for more creams and beiges. But, nope. It seems it’s that one shade or bust. Happily though it works so well with colors that look great on me.

I’ve also given up the ghost on continuing to try to force some colors. I know I look terrible in lavender for some reason so I avoid it like the plague. But, I don’t look “terrible” in rust, brown, harvest gold, olive green... I just look sad and blah. Unremarkable. Meh. They are just suboptimal colors for me. So I’ve stopped even trying. BUT! True greens look great on me - lime, emerald, Kelly. Why? Who knows.

I’m no longer asking questions. It is what it is. :lol:
dcooney4 said:
I received my Posh purchase. It is brand new and still had all the wrapping on it. I took it all off to check it out. It is quite cute. The strap could be a bit longer but it is long enough .
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This is SUPER cute!
whateve said:
I like stark white, like the whites of the 2 bags I own. I don't wear ivory or beige, mostly because in clothes they don't go with my skin, so I never considered them in a bag. I like grey, but it has to be medium to dark, and not have any brown in it. I don't care for taupey greys. I like when they lean more towards blue. I don't generally do light or pastel colors, except for my stark white bags or a white shirt, which coordinate well with darks and brights. I'd like to add a grey bag to my collection but I'm very picky about the shade. I hate yellowy looking camel colors.
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Yes, yes, yes to all!
On stark white - why is it so hard to find a true white bag???? Especially one without gold hardware???
 
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dcooney4 said:
I received my Posh purchase. It is brand new and still had all the wrapping on it. I took it all off to check it out. It is quite cute. The strap could be a bit longer but it is long enough .
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This is a very cute bag! That quilted pattern is so interesting. At first I thought it was chevron, but now that I look more closely I see that it's more complicated. I'm not a quilter, so I don't know if there's a name for it, but it's very cool!
 
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whateve said:
I like stark white, like the whites of the 2 bags I own. I don't wear ivory or beige, mostly because in clothes they don't go with my skin, so I never considered them in a bag. I like grey, but it has to be medium to dark, and not have any brown in it. I don't care for taupey greys. I like when they lean more towards blue. I don't generally do light or pastel colors, except for my stark white bags or a white shirt, which coordinate well with darks and brights. I'd like to add a grey bag to my collection but I'm very picky about the shade. I hate yellowy looking camel colors.
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I love how well you know yourself and your wardrobe. It sounds so clear, I always feel so 'complicated' with colour. not too bright white, not too cream, not too taupe, not too.... I know I can't so pastels either apart from a light peach or blush everything else terrible. Shame we hare having an ice-cream trend right now, although so pretty on others and good for my wallet.

ElainePG said:
I will never, ever, EVER be bored with your ivory/white bags, @papertiger . Each one is a treasure. I love the story of the H craftsperson working on it for free. I had only ever heard of "Arceau" applied to H watches, never handbags. Are there still Arceau bags made???

Your Flora tote, with its secret purple lining, is a gem… and all the more special because of the holiday with your mother. A wonderful (and sad at the same time?) memory.

I adore the slouch of your ostrich tote. I've never been a fan of ostrich before, but this one works. It looks as though it wants to get up and go for a run! :giggle:
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How kind of you to say :hugs:

I found the bag's name when looking at H's Leather Forever Exhibition when it came to London. I looked up Arceau and it means 'hoop' (peak use in France 1770 :biggrin: ) Alas no Arceau bags now only watches but there are some fabulous examples of those around :graucho: unfortunately the one I like the most is £6.5K.

Yes, my Flora tote, a bitter-sweet bag of memories, it reminds me of my mother in every way. If I was going to see her, I'd call her first to ask if she wanted anything on the way she'd say "flowers" (and occasionally fish and chips or bagels but those are not as easy to find depicted on bags ha ha).

Ha ha, I'll never be able to look at my ostrich shopper again in the same way. I usually like ostrich in black or dark colours and have a few, this was (brace yourself) an impulse buy. Happily it worked out very well.

Oh please say that this dreadful thing will go away soon and we can return to normal once again, including carrying our bags. Even our Prime Minister is in intensive care now.
 
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Sparkletastic said:
I think you may be right. My eyes are an unusual light medium- ish honey / toffee color. Not hazel. Not brown. I have tried and tried to use that as a jumping off point for colors in my wardrobe and it’s always a fail. The very pale eggshell of the Dior looks good against my skin which gave me hopes for more creams and beiges. But, nope. It seems it’s that one shade or bust. Happily though it works so well with colors that look great on me.

I’ve also given up the ghost on continuing to try to force some colors. I know I look terrible in lavender for some reason so I avoid it like the plague. But, I don’t look “terrible” in rust, brown, harvest gold, olive green... I just look sad and blah. Unremarkable. Meh. They are just suboptimal colors for me. So I’ve stopped even trying. BUT! True greens look great on me - lime, emerald, Kelly. Why? Who knows.

I’m no longer asking questions. It is what it is. :lol:

This is SUPER cute!
Yes, yes, yes to all!
On stark white - why is it so hard to find a true white bag???? Especially one without gold hardware???
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Because leather is naturally darker. Even bleached, most pure white bags are over-dyed white.
 
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