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

[cowgirlsboots]

Your hard work looks like it's has paid off

Thank-you! I worked on her several times, always touching up some more...
... building up layers of liquid leather on the ruined top bar corners after sewing them up nicer than they used to be
... treating the handle which actually has paper inside which´s edge had started to look like puff pastry with wood glue and doing a new edge coating
... treating all scruffed surfaces with leather fresh paint
... moisturizing it like mad (I didn´t know you are not supposed to moisturize lambskin)

If you look really closely the repairs are visible of course, but when carried the bag looks decent.

 

[whateve]

Thank-you! I worked on her several times, always touching up some more...
... building up layers of liquid leather on the ruined top bar corners after sewing them up nicer than they used to be
... treating the handle which actually has paper inside which´s edge had started to look like puff pastry with wood glue and doing a new edge coating
... treating all scruffed surfaces with leather fresh paint
... moisturizing it like mad (I didn´t know you are not supposed to moisturize lambskin)

If you look really closely the repairs are visible of course, but when carried the bag looks decent.

I didn't know you weren't supposed to moisturize lambskin either. I believe I bought a special conditioner for it.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

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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Your clutches are all gorgeous! I adore the one with the inlayed pattern. Is there an Alexader McQueen next to it- from the egypt line? What´s wrong with the lovely YSL? The red patent is stunning.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

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.

Sorry, I haven´t seen any of these bags in person. I agree they look a bit matte on the website pictures.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

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.

❤❤❤

 

[papertiger]

I didn't know you weren't supposed to moisturize lambskin either. I believe I bought a special conditioner for it.

It's more a case of not getting it too wet as you can take a way the sheen or even scuff it if you polish.

I tiny bit of beeswax or lanolin used sparingly and buffed in gently is fine. You can repeat in a few days.

The softest lambskin I ever felt is on a navy early-1970s Chanel 'Mademoiselle', it makes 1980s Chanel lambskin is robust by comparison, so I have top be really careful.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I love that you are able to repair these things.

Thank-you! I´m not so sure I´m actually able to, but when I get a bag at a bargain price I just go ahead and see what I can do- not to much to lose. To my amazement most of my bold actions do work out in the end. I do the same with cheap true vintage dresses.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I didn't know you weren't supposed to moisturize lambskin either. I believe I bought a special conditioner for it.

I think I read it in some post here recently that lambskin is not to be moisturized.... well, mine all already had Elephant leather conditioner/ Ballistol Oil/ Collonil ... and they all look much healthier afterwards.
I´d love to know the reason why not to treat them, though. Maybe it does structural damage to the leather? Weakens it?

 

[cowgirlsboots]

It's more a case of not getting it too wet as you can take a way the sheen or even scuff it if you polish.

I tiny bit of beeswax or lanolin used sparingly and buffed in gently is fine. You can repeat in a few days.

The softest lambskin I ever felt is on a navy early-1970s Chanel 'Mademoiselle', it makes 1980s Chanel lambskin is robust by comparison, so I have top be really careful.

OK, thank-you! I understand this. The Karenina is made of very soft lambskin and I noticed she needed her sweet time to dry before any buffing was in order.

 

[whateve]

It's more a case of not getting it too wet as you can take a way the sheen or even scuff it if you polish.

I tiny bit of beeswax or lanolin used sparingly and buffed in gently is fine. You can repeat in a few days.

The softest lambskin I ever felt is on a navy early-1970s Chanel 'Mademoiselle', it makes 1980s Chanel lambskin is robust by comparison, so I have top be really careful.

The softest lambskin I've ever felt was a Coach from 2004, surprisingly. It was the most gorgeous aqua blue. I sold it because I felt I would ruin it just by looking at it. I've been disappointed by the feel of recent lambskin bags.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Confession time! My heart is still hammering like mad. I did it! I bought a New Lock bag tonight. There was an auction on ebay UK for the medium size and I think I got it at a reasonable price. (At least all bags on Vestiaire, Vinted and the ebay classifieds were significantly more expensive.) Up to the last minute I wasn´t sure whether to go for the medium or continue to look for the big one.
These old advertisements were very helpful.



The big one looks massive- as if she could have out the dog inside... (but I´m sure the bag wouldn´t be happy to hold all the weight you could load into it...)
Now to delete all my watchlists and wait for my purchase.

 

[dcooney4]

Had a moment so here it is. First Honey, Oxblood, sunflower and then nutmeg. They smell so good.

 

[dcooney4]

Confession time! My heart is still hammering like mad. I did it! I bought a New Lock bag tonight. There was an auction on ebay UK for the medium size and I think I got it at a reasonable price. (At least all bags on Vestiaire, Vinted and the ebay classifieds were significantly more expensive.) Up to the last minute I wasn´t sure whether to go for the medium or continue to look for the big one.
These old advertisements were very helpful.

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The big one looks massive- as if she could have out the dog inside... (but I´m sure the bag wouldn´t be happy to hold all the weight you could load into it...)
Now to delete all my watchlists and wait for my purchase.

That is stunning! Congrats! Pictures when it arrives please.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Had a moment so here it is. First Honey, Oxblood, sunflower and then nutmeg. They smell so good.

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Glorious! The leather looks so good and I swear my eyes can smell the rich leather scent!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

That is stunning! Congrats! Pictures when it arrives please.

Thank-you! Of course! I love sharing my bags here, because I know people are interested in them. When I show them at home there usually isn´t much of a reaction. Wait, the Cadillac themed Trailer Trash bags were received with a lot of male enthousiasm because of the CAR reference...
I´ll be nervous until it arrives and proves to be in the condition described. There were quite a few pictures and everything looked good.