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

[Purses & Perfumes]

That's a very good question. Beige is a serious colour and like most non-black neutrals it has to be just right for the wearer/wardrobe.

Beige is not an easy colour for me as it can be either too cool or too warm (OMG I sound life Little Red Riding Hood )

This is my favourite, a Gucci Med Bold Top-handle. Just right

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I love this bag! It's the perfect shade of pinky beige (beige with pink undertones).

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

The quilted Mulberry would be the Darley. I´ve been looking at it. It´s too new to turn up preloved and new falls into the used-car-range for me.

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Yes, I think these are newer bags. On the Mulberry US website, they also have a smaller quilted Darley with gold hardware (cute smaller bag), and the Lily is also available in this quilting. The leather looks kind of matte online -- I wonder if it's like that in person.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

I love beige bags. I don’t find it hard to carry. Though I’m confused sometimes, do you make a distinction between beige and taupe?
This is beige, right?
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I am not sure what the exact differences are between beige and taupe but I think typically taupe leans more on the grey side with brown undertones, and beige is a creamier color. This bag looks like it's beige to me. Very nice bag!

And I need to figure out how to incorporate more than one quote in a single post so that I can reply to everyone in one single post.

 

[880]

I am not sure what the exact differences are between beige and taupe but I think typically taupe leans more on the grey side with brown undertones, and beige is a creamier color. This bag looks like it's beige to me. Very nice bag!

And I need to figure out how to incorporate more than one quote in a single post so that I can reply to everyone in one single post.

Yes, me too!
papertiger, my Victoria is clemence; I thought all of the all leather ones from about 2008 on were Clemence except for those toile exceptions, but I’m not sure.

also, query, I had dinner with someone who is looking for a smaller JPG (not the JPG I or II and not the JPG Kelly) do any of you have another JPG in your closet? and, are all JPGs heavy?
thanks!

 

[Sparkletastic]

I'm a cheapskate. I've always been one. I remember back before I got into purses, I used to always say I'd rather have a lot of clothes for moderate prices than a small wardrobe full of expensive labels. I guess I've extended that to purses. What has made in even more important for me is the sheer number of purses I own. If I spent thousands on a bag, I would feel I would need to carry it very often to get my money's worth, which would mean the rest of my bags would get neglected. When I've gotten a bag cheaply, there is no guilt about not carrying it enough. With those, once I've carried them a few times, I've already gotten my money's worth.

Every time I've considered buying a bag over $1000, or even over $500, I break out in a cold sweat. I usually can't bring myself to do it. I've discovered that my comfort number is around $350. If I see something I like for that amount, it doesn't take much thought to pull out my credit card.

It has nothing to do with how much I can afford. I have many bags I've gotten for around $25 secondhand that I really love that it doesn't make sense to overspend. I love my more expensive bags too but there is more pressure with them, such as the pressure that it will be harder to recoup my money if I decide to sell.

With some other things, I am opposite. Like with furniture. Our furniture was very expensive. This seems justified because once a room is furnished, we are going to live with it for many years. It is going to get used a lot so we will get our money's worth. A few years ago I used some allergy spray on our couch that smelled awful. The company that made the spray offered to pay for a new couch. We couldn't find anything of the same quality so we had it recovered instead. When you buy top quality furniture, it lasts more than a lifetime. With purses, while the $10,000 purse might be better quality than the $1,000 purse, it isn't 10 times better quality, at least in my opinion. When you get up in those price ranges, the extra cost is for exotic skins, precious metals, and design. I'm more than happy with the quality of my purses that retailed for $300 - $500 that it doesn't really make sense for me to pay more unless there is a design I can't live without. If there was an exotic I really wanted, that would be worth more to me. I've always wanted a stingray bag.

The way I “justified” buying more expensive bags was to spend the most on the bags I’d use the most. That way the CPW goes down and I don’t feel guilty having spent money on them. Plus I get to enjoy my prettiest, best made bags everyday.
But, now I don’t really need anything so I suspect additions won’t get a lot of wear. Limited wear means I just can’t justify $$$$.

Very OT.

re: slow cookers, I guess people are nervous about leaving the whole oven on but not the countertop electric Crock Pot. Not amazingly logical, but what I grew up with.

Also what I grew up with, my grandma's pressure cooker looked like this and she was nervous about it so rarely used it. My mom never used one. So the WMF is a huge step forward, and I just never knew about it until I moved to Germany and saw the Rewe promotion.
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Lordt! That thing is scary looking! We would eat cold cuts if that was my only choice in cooking implement.

Oh my, that looks like an instrument of torture, let alone dangerous

Welcome to the world of the modern pressure cooker.
Rewe runs those promotions every year I believe. I wonder people buy the VWF any other way

Re. Career change, leaving a well paid 100%-safe corporate job to make it on my own. Because, you know, corona times, I have chosen the best moment in history to do this . Right now doing a Masters and setting my own company. Wish me luck...

Good Luck!!!

For anything fancy and takes a while to prepare- I use a restaurant - that's what they're for

Yes, yes, a THOUSAND times yes!

I used to pride myself on throwing Martha Stewart level parties with all kinds of effort put into cooking. Now I think “what in the world was I smoking???” All that effort for nada. I’d just as soon sling some fruit loops in a bowl now.

When people in my house are hungry now, I want to jump out of a window. Mr. S and I had to come to a reckoning. Prior to Covid we were busy, traveling, working late, dining out, having fun, etc. So the cooking “demands” on me were doable. Now it’s multiple meals at home each day. Nuh uh. Nope. We both work. So we BOTH need to cook. It was either that or it was time to call the divorce attorney or undertaker.

That's a very good question. Beige is a serious colour and like most non-black neutrals it has to be just right for the wearer/wardrobe.

Beige is not an easy colour for me as it can be either too cool or too warm (OMG I sound life Little Red Riding Hood )

This is my favourite, a Gucci Med Bold Top-handle. Just right

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Beautiful! I would love to have that in navy or burgundy. Swoon!

My max for bag is in the range of $1,000-1,500, plus customs duties. But better if lower. And this will be a once in a while purchase. A good price for a good bag will be at $300-$500 all-in. I have to factor custom duties since it’s a big amount at 30-35%. Before the pandemic, I wanted to get the Loewe Puzzle. But in the end, I couldn’t bite the price.

I used to buy pre-loved, but there had been a lot disappointments and there was a lot of hard work involved with authentication, communication with seller, etc. I got tired of that. And maybe to somehow control my purchases as well, I now buy almost all brand new (except if from tpf contacts who I have access to).

I think you and I were doing a lot of our preloved buying at the same time and I agree. It’s exhausting. Plus the super fakes are just too good. It’s easier to buy new - especially when I just don’t have to have anything. When I was building my collection and buying so many in a year (and unsure if I would keep them) I was more motivated to find deals.

Spark,

Its so funny that you say this. I find myself balking at spending serious money on bags right now. Anything over 3k and I’m like oh no. I think it’s because I’ve been building my staple forever jewelry Collection and that is so expensive. I have priority list so when I think another bag I’m like I can put that towards Arm candy

Absolutely. Jewelry is just more fun now. Plus I think the current bags are pretty uninspiring. Nothing is making my heart go pitter pat.

So here is family shot of my current good clutches. I now realize that I need to retire my red YSL clutch and replace her.

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What’s wrong with your YSL?

 

[papertiger]

I love this bag! It's the perfect shade of pinky beige (beige with pink undertones).

Thank you

 

[papertiger]

The way I “justified” buying more expensive bags was to spend the most on the bags I’d use the most. That way the CPW goes down and I don’t feel guilty having spent money on them. Plus I get to enjoy my prettiest, best made bags everyday.
But, now I don’t really need anything so I suspect additions won’t get a lot of wear. Limited wear means I just can’t justify $$$$.
Lordt! That thing is scary looking! We would eat cold cuts if that was my only choice in cooking implement.
Good Luck!!!
Yes, yes, a THOUSAND times yes!

I used to pride myself on throwing Martha Stewart level parties with all kinds of effort put into cooking. Now I think “what in the world was I smoking???” All that effort for nada. I’d just as soon sling some fruit loops in a bowl now.

When people in my house are hungry now, I want to jump out of a window. Mr. S and I had to come to a reckoning. Prior to Covid we were busy, traveling, working late, dining out, having fun, etc. So the cooking “demands” on me were doable. Now it’s multiple meals at home each day. Nuh uh. Nope. We both work. So we BOTH need to cook. It was either that or it was time to call the divorce attorney or undertaker.
Beautiful! I would love to have that in navy or burgundy. Swoon!
I think you and I were doing a lot of our preloved buying at the same time and I agree. It’s exhausting. Plus the super fakes are just too good. It’s easier to buy new - especially when I just don’t have to have anything. When I was building my collection and buying so many in a year (and unsure if I would keep them) I was more motivated to find deals.
Absolutely. Jewelry is just more fun now. Plus I think the current bags are pretty uninspiring. Nothing is making my heart go pitter pat.
What’s wrong with your YSL?

I think the only other colours the Bold variation came in were black and aviation (a smoke blue-grey). I already had the same bag in the same blue in large and although I liked the Black it looked a bit 'heavy'.

 

[papertiger]

Yes, me too!
papertiger, my Victoria is clemence; I thought all of the all leather ones from about 2008 on were Clemence except for those toile exceptions, but I’m not sure.

also, query, I had dinner with someone who is looking for a smaller JPG (not the JPG I or II and not the JPG Kelly) do any of you have another JPG in your closet? and, are all JPGs heavy?
thanks!

I don't have one but my mother's friend did. All JPGs are heavy for their size.

Let's talk about weight. Chloe and Sonia Rykiel are some of the heaviest bags I own, my MJ Venetia too. Makes me appreciate my Bolides and Plumes for the day after carrying any of them.

 

[doni]

My mother gave us ours. It can be useful for proper chicken soup, or brown rice (if careful). I don't cook meat but you can cook cheaper cuts of meat in a pressure cooker quicker. DH uses it for potatoes as he loves potato salad. For me it's just another pot unless it's got the lid on and they're better than microwaves I'm sure. I overuse microwave ovens if I have one, they are now banned.

For anything fancy and takes a while to prepare- I use a restaurant - that's what they're for

Love that quote.
I also boil my potatoes in the pressure cooker. That is what I use it for, boiling vegetables, from carrots to green leaves. They only need a little bit of water and take minutes to cook, so they keep the vitamins (and their color) too.

The only dish I cook in the pressure cooker is lentils, for some reason.

So here is family shot of my current good clutches. I now realize that I need to retire my red YSL clutch and replace her.

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What a lovely collection! love the color of your Pouch. Why would you get rid of the Belle de Jour? That’s a classic. I have it in black, wish I had it in a bright color like you. I never wear it anymore but that’s because I have too much choice. It is a nice bag to pass on.

I don't have one but my mother's friend did. All JPGs are heavy for their size.
Let's talk about weight. Chloe and Sonia Rykiel are some of the heaviest bags I own, my MJ Venetia too. Makes me appreciate my Bolides and Plumes for the day after carrying any of them.

Oh the weight of Chloe bags! I have a friend who is a Chloe fanatic, she has every bag. She is your German very tall blond and can pull it off. When I take one of her bags I feel like I am being dragged to the floor by all that hardware, they are SO heavy. The only Chloe I ver had was the Madeleine, a very toned down minimalist out of character Boston they made. It is funny because their whole vibe is this flowy ethereal girl dancing in a field of marigolds, but you need to be a crossfitter to carry their bags....

 

[dcooney4]

I´m glad you had the option to return the bag for a refund!


Here´s my Karenina after some home-spa work.

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I got her for about a quarter of the price they usually sell for. The handle was coming apart as the edge coat had disappeared, one corner of the top edge was badly sewn and the bottom corners quite rubbed.

I love that you are able to repair these things.

 

[dcooney4]

That's a shame, such a nice bag.

For now I am keeping it. In winter and fall my clothing can add enough color to make it look okay. I just don't wear it in spring or summer when I wear lighter different colors .

 

[dcooney4]

My max for bag is in the range of $1,000-1,500, plus customs duties. But better if lower. And this will be a once in a while purchase. A good price for a good bag will be at $300-$500 all-in. I have to factor custom duties since it’s a big amount at 30-35%. Before the pandemic, I wanted to get the Loewe Puzzle. But in the end, I couldn’t bite the price.

I used to buy pre-loved, but there had been a lot disappointments and there was a lot of hard work involved with authentication, communication with seller, etc. I got tired of that. And maybe to somehow control my purchases as well, I now buy almost all brand new (except if from tpf contacts who I have access to).

These are the bag price ranges I feel the most comfortable in too.

 

[momasaurus]

I have been bad . I now have four. I have three minis and the small one tote in oxblood. I put an organizer I bought for another bag that I sold in it and it made it work even better. Then I bought two more organizers for the other two. I do have the smooth honey one up for sale after all, but if it does not go it is no big deal. I had dh take a picture of me holding the honey and it looked the same color as my hair which I was not crazy about. I keep hoping they will come out with the mini in oxblood or dark cherry. This style bag has turned into one of my most used bags.

I can't blame you - it's a great bag. I love that it's light but also structured, and the size is perfect. And the sale prices are awesome! Can we maybe get a family photo, please?

 

[momasaurus]

The color is amazing.

Thank you! Rouge H is magical.

It's gorgeous, the hw is amazing

Thanks. I agree - I also like the verrou, even though it looks like a barn door or an outhouse - but this is much cooler, actually.

 

[papertiger]

Thank you! Rouge H is magical.

Thanks. I agree - I also like the verrou, even though it looks like a barn door or an outhouse - but this is much cooler, actually.

If you gonna have hardware on a bag, it should be the best!