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

[doni]

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

Love this whole palette

Oh it looks as if I’ve walked into a clutch collection discussion! So I’ll just have to be a bit off topic. It’s been quite a week here in Northern California. I need a break. So in honor of my new Celine Belt, I decided to pull out my brown bags. Oddly brown bags are just not shown much love, yet some of my favorites are brown! Who knew? So because I missed Brown week, here are my brown bags. I decided not to include the LV Monogram SLG’s (because they deserve their own photo anyway)



The Neverfull...j’adore! So easy, so functional. I’d use it everyday (and did for many months). I am 100% a tote person.

The Speedy...this was my first real designer bag from when I got my first job. Sentimental and I do use it for overnight getaway trips. It holds more than you’d expect

The Chanel EW flap..golly for evenings out, I reach for this so frequently..spacious yet sleek and neutral. The woven threads give it interest. The interior is brown lambskin.

This vintage alligator kisslock bag, given to me by my mother-in-law. I’m guessing 40’s or 50’s. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. I definitely don’t have the panache to pull this off and have never carried it.

This Chloe Baylee, I use as a hand carry tote. I adore the colors (called yummy cookie). What I discovered was that I do like a slouchy bag, whereas I always thought that I prefer boxy structured bags(shrugs). Earlier, there was some discussion about Chloe bag weight..yup. The shoulder strap has a brass buckle and must add 5 lbs and it’s long (for cool girls 5’10” and taller) ..I don’t use it despite it being one of the cooler straps around.

Finally, my new (to me) Celine Belt bag. I’ll post on this separately.

That rounds out my brown collection!

Nice! The Neverfull really is such a useful bag. I only like wearing LV canvas in small dosis (i.e., clutches ) for some reason. But I have my mum’s mono NF and I have to admit it is so well designed, I am forever searching for a Neverfull which is not the Neverfull.
Beautiful new Belt, brown rules.

I don’t know about you all, but end of August, despite the weather being mild, the approach of school term always has me considering my Fall wardrobe and what new additions are needed (the correct answer is none, but I am very good at arguing). This year I am all for zooming on the brown color family, and reinforcing my closet with shades of saffron, rust and caramel. I love that nowadays, with the concept of seasons becoming increasingly irrelevant in the runways, you can buy Winter clothing in the Summer sales, and I am currently eyeing some knitwear and shoes at Acne Studios. Well, and a burnt orange blazer (I cannot help myself... and I already got a blazer in dark camel in the local Maje sale, a bargain; someone please explain to me that in this time and age, the last thing I need is another blazer ).

So how is your Fall/Winter game looking for those of you in the Northern hemisphere (and for the rest, I am also interested!)?

 

[momasaurus]

Vis a vis clutches, I’m not sure what the line of demarcation is between minaudieres and clutches except that minaudieres are especially tiny and fancy.

In pre-COVID times, I used clutches a lot. I agree they’re primarily an evening option, and I’d only fill it with the items I plan to use at whatever event it v. transferring whatever I’d usually carry.

I see them as a way to dress up an outfit. They make a dinner dress that much more elegant, but I used to have a big black envelope clutch I’d wear with jeans and heels for happy hour/less fancy restaurants.

Here are the ones I have:

First, I have these. The patterned ones are all from Anthropologie for when I want a funkier look. The black one is from Zappos, and I love that it has no visible hardware so I can do gold or silver jewelry.View attachment 4830515


The petite malle might be more of a minaudiere.

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The floral one came with two straps, but I mostly use it as a clutch:

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This is my least favorite handbag. It's Lanvin, and I got a great deal on it. But 1) it doesn't hold its shape at ALL, 2) the sides are totally open, so I need to use pouches to avoid losing my pen/lipstick/etc and 3) it is huge and awkward to carry. But it's a super cool shape, and it's hard to find nice navy evening bags.

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These are very cool. But that Lanvin - with open sides????

 

[momasaurus]

I didn't take note of the audio book version. I may take another look at this! I looooooooove Tom Hanks' voice.

I just finished The Dutch House and loved it. I don't read a lot of fiction, so my choices have to be REALLY GOOD. Hanks has apparently narrated quite a few books. You can search by reader, when you find a voice you really like!

 

[momasaurus]

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

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Thanks so much! I do like that Oxblood with the contrast handles......Hm.....

 

[momasaurus]

Love this whole palette

So how is your Fall/Winter game looking for those of you in the Northern hemisphere (and for the rest, I am also interested!)?

I know a lot of people like looking ahead to each new season, but I love summer and hate to see it go. This is the time of year when I try to cram in wearing all the pretty summer things I didn't wear, and carrying the summer bags I didn't carry. I have a cute little wicker bag I haven't used all year - I have an excuse to carry it tonight! Will post pix.

 

[880]

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 LOVE everything about this post! hank you for writing it! Racing off to show DH and make restaurant reservations!

@essiedub, your brown collection looks so rich, lush and chocolatey!

@Annabell Lee, I love all of your clutches especially the Lanvin! Just realized I don’t know how to pronounce or spell minaudiare ( and neither does spell check) but I love them too

@missie1, love your clutch collection esp the one in the middle back with the colors and swirls!

@cowgirlsboots, the way Id think of it is the cost of the volvo subsidizes your chanel bag fund (I think of bags like cars bc I live in NY and walk everywhere) I would estimate the cost of a new Volvo, deduct the cost of your great deal Volvo and add th remainder to the bag fund

 

[880]

aviation (a smoke blue-grey).

I will drink or buy anything by the name aviation! (And I’m somewhat alcohol intolerant and trying to buy bags that weigh less)

also, I am suffering as I read you got rid of two Jil sander cashmere. . . I almost couldn’t read the end of the sentence. DH and I love Jil Sander even when he was more sartorial and less fashion, JS kind of straddled that line in navy blue. Also, I always felt like she was shafted when she temporarily lost control over her eponymous brand name. . , I’m very thankful that I kept all RTW despite lots of minimalists saying, if you didn’t wear it in a year. . . Pls post what you get with your farfetch credit! Am already excited for you!

 

[papertiger]

Love this whole palette



Nice! The Neverfull really is such a useful bag. I only like wearing LV canvas in small dosis (i.e., clutches ) for some reason. But I have my mum’s mono NF and I have to admit it is so well designed, I am forever searching for a Neverfull which is not the Neverfull.
Beautiful new Belt, brown rules.

I don’t know about you all, but end of August, despite the weather being mild, the approach of school term always has me considering my Fall wardrobe and what new additions are needed (the correct answer is none, but I am very good at arguing). This year I am all for zooming on the brown color family, and reinforcing my closet with shades of saffron, rust and caramel. I love that nowadays, with the concept of seasons becoming increasingly irrelevant in the runways, you can buy Winter clothing in the Summer sales, and I am currently eyeing some knitwear and shoes at Acne Studios. Well, and a burnt orange blazer (I cannot help myself... and I already got a blazer in dark camel in the local Maje sale, a bargain; someone please explain to me that in this time and age, the last thing I need is another blazer ).

So how is your Fall/Winter game looking for those of you in the Northern hemisphere (and for the rest, I am also interested!)?

Don't worry about it, a blazer will get plenty of wear.

I'm only sorry I got rid of 2 Jill Sanders cashmere blazers a while back, one in rust-orange and another in duck egg blue. Everything comes around again and now I'm looking for basically the same thing. Why did I ever listen to DH when it comes to clothes? He'd be happier if I got rid of everything except bandage dresses and pencil skirts I want classic, I just don't want to pay those prices.

I actually wished I'd bought the midnight blue/black tux from Hermes last year, it was expensive but worth it, I just couldn't be bothered to chase it (someone else had my size on hold) I would have had to have ordered it in. They say no pressure, but I'd just bought and returned a dress so....

Random thoughts:
I'm also looking at AW generally. Usually, the new season's RTW is already in stores by mid-August. Have you noticed production and delivery seems delayed everywhere (naturally enough)?
I have £300 credit at Farfetch burning a hole in my pocket.
Going into town tomorrow perhaps they'll be something.
My 'story' for AW season is military.
I can't see me needing anything before October anyway.
It pays to look smart on camera too

 

[papertiger]

I will drink or buy anything by the name aviation! (And I’m somewhat alcohol intolerant and trying to buy bags that weigh less)

This is Gucci Aviazione (aviation) blue:

 

[keodi]

Oh, I meant the modern pressure cookers that don't have valves and dials and make people (me!) nervous that the food will end up on the ceiling. My WMF pressure cooker just has a lid. Make sure there's enough liquid in the pot, twist the lid on, turn on the stove burner. There's a certain amount of keeping an eye on it (it has a little color-coded pop-up indicator for low/med/high pressures) but it has like 5 different auto-release mechanisms so even if I abandoned it I'd just end up with a boiled-dry pot.

The Instant Pot is even more so - set the timer and walk away. Set the timer on another timer, walk away and come back in three hours to it having just finished a five minute run.

I'm a late learner to cooking, so I still depend on recipes, and even more so for pressure cooking. I'm finally getting a bit more adventurous. But really 90% of the time I'm using it to cook the beans/lentils/whatever that I forgot to soak overnight for today's meal.

I love using my instant Pot to pressure cook, it's so easy! I've alway been afraid to use a traditional pressure cooker pot.

On the subject of budgets and beige.

I don’t have any beige proper bag. Cannot say that I need it. Thinking about it, I gravitate towards warmer brown shades. Maybe it is coloring like @whateve says. I admire those tall blond women clad in subtle shades of oatmeal, cream and sand. It doesn’t come naturally to me that kind f look, I guess because it doesn’t become me (I believe we tend to naturally gravitate towards the thing that suit us).

On budgets. Because I am changing careers I need to think this over too, in terms of my clothes/fashion budget... For bags what it works for me is thinking in terms of one out one in. I have no wish to grow my stack (cannot bring myself to calling it collection). So if I have a wish for something, I think what to let go, and the cost is then at least partially compensated.

I agree on beige bags, I admire them on others but it's just not for me..I would baby it and be afraid of ruining it. As for budgets especially bags, I generally use that too.

The only thing close to beige is actually more like tan. It rarely gets used. My daughter helped my dh pick it. She is a tall dirty blond and it would look great on her. I have the wrong coloring for it. I wish they had gotten it in black as the bag design is wonderful just the color doesn’t look good with my pale skin tone.

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Beautiful!

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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I love your diverse clutch family!

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.

Congratulations! I'm very excited for you! I can't wait to see it.

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

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I love them!

Oh it looks as if I’ve walked into a clutch collection discussion! So I’ll just have to be a bit off topic. It’s been quite a week here in Northern California. I need a break. So in honor of my new Celine Belt, I decided to pull out my brown bags. Oddly brown bags are just not shown much love, yet some of my favorites are brown! Who knew? So because I missed Brown week, here are my brown bags. I decided not to include the LV Monogram SLG’s (because they deserve their own photo anyway)

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The Neverfull...j’adore! So easy, so functional. I’d use it everyday (and did for many months). I am 100% a tote person.

The Speedy...this was my first real designer bag from when I got my first job. Sentimental and I do use it for overnight getaway trips. It holds more than you’d expect

The Chanel EW flap..golly for evenings out, I reach for this so frequently..spacious yet sleek and neutral. The woven threads give it interest. The interior is brown lambskin.

This vintage alligator kisslock bag, given to me by my mother-in-law. I’m guessing 40’s or 50’s. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. I definitely don’t have the panache to pull this off and have never carried it.

This Chloe Baylee, I use as a hand carry tote. I adore the colors (called yummy cookie). What I discovered was that I do like a slouchy bag, whereas I always thought that I prefer boxy structured bags(shrugs). Earlier, there was some discussion about Chloe bag weight..yup. The shoulder strap has a brass buckle and must add 5 lbs and it’s long (for cool girls 5’10” and taller) ..I don’t use it despite it being one of the cooler straps around.

Finally, my new (to me) Celine Belt bag. I’ll post on this separately.

That rounds out my brown collection!

Beautiful brown collection! I'm curious about the celine I'd love to hear your thoughts on the bag, so I can't wait for your post!

 

[keodi]

This is Gucci Aviazione (aviation) blue:

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[Cookiefiend]

Oh it looks as if I’ve walked into a clutch collection discussion! So I’ll just have to be a bit off topic. It’s been quite a week here in Northern California. I need a break. So in honor of my new Celine Belt, I decided to pull out my brown bags. Oddly brown bags are just not shown much love, yet some of my favorites are brown! Who knew? So because I missed Brown week, here are my brown bags. I decided not to include the LV Monogram SLG’s (because they deserve their own photo anyway)

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The Neverfull...j’adore! So easy, so functional. I’d use it everyday (and did for many months). I am 100% a tote person.

The Speedy...this was my first real designer bag from when I got my first job. Sentimental and I do use it for overnight getaway trips. It holds more than you’d expect

The Chanel EW flap..golly for evenings out, I reach for this so frequently..spacious yet sleek and neutral. The woven threads give it interest. The interior is brown lambskin.

This vintage alligator kisslock bag, given to me by my mother-in-law. I’m guessing 40’s or 50’s. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. I definitely don’t have the panache to pull this off and have never carried it.

This Chloe Baylee, I use as a hand carry tote. I adore the colors (called yummy cookie). What I discovered was that I do like a slouchy bag, whereas I always thought that I prefer boxy structured bags(shrugs). Earlier, there was some discussion about Chloe bag weight..yup. The shoulder strap has a brass buckle and must add 5 lbs and it’s long (for cool girls 5’10” and taller) ..I don’t use it despite it being one of the cooler straps around.

Finally, my new (to me) Celine Belt bag. I’ll post on this separately.

That rounds out my brown collection!

Brown does seem to always be a not so loved color, but I do like it and do wear it. Frankly - I l o v e the vintage alligator bag - it’s beautiful!

Here is the Celine Belt in the mini size. Celine calls it Supersoft calfskin and it reminds me of H Tadelakt. It has a softer velvety hand and glows. This will be great for my autumn wardrobe (kidding...I’ll be sporting the same all-season clothes)..but hey I have a pretty healthy pretend lifestyle. I decided I needed to change out the SLG’s to lighter colors so I can find them in the brown interior!

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The H wallet is tadelakt. Pink piccolo holds my pens/pencils (no fountain pen this time) My calendar and notebook in their respective agenda covers, both housed in the orange Bridge card holder. The atomizer really is too heavy to carry around. Finally my key holder and makeup bag. In case you wonder..it was that H Rainbow thread that started me on this madcap SLG craze. You’ve been warned..Don’t go there!

Lovely bag and SLGs - and I am taking your warning about the H thread... sounds VERY dangerous!
(bright SLGs are so fun! No boring black ones for me!)

This is Gucci Aviazione (aviation) blue:

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I really love this Gucci - you have several in this style? I’ve looked at them in vintage - some have a gorgeous leather lining. ❤️

 

[Sparkletastic]

Oh it looks as if I’ve walked into a clutch collection discussion! So I’ll just have to be a bit off topic. It’s been quite a week here in Northern California. I need a break. So in honor of my new Celine Belt, I decided to pull out my brown bags. Oddly brown bags are just not shown much love, yet some of my favorites are brown! Who knew? So because I missed Brown week, here are my brown bags. I decided not to include the LV Monogram SLG’s (because they deserve their own photo anyway)

View attachment 4830904

The Neverfull...j’adore! So easy, so functional. I’d use it everyday (and did for many months). I am 100% a tote person.

The Speedy...this was my first real designer bag from when I got my first job. Sentimental and I do use it for overnight getaway trips. It holds more than you’d expect

The Chanel EW flap..golly for evenings out, I reach for this so frequently..spacious yet sleek and neutral. The woven threads give it interest. The interior is brown lambskin.

This vintage alligator kisslock bag, given to me by my mother-in-law. I’m guessing 40’s or 50’s. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. I definitely don’t have the panache to pull this off and have never carried it.

This Chloe Baylee, I use as a hand carry tote. I adore the colors (called yummy cookie). What I discovered was that I do like a slouchy bag, whereas I always thought that I prefer boxy structured bags(shrugs). Earlier, there was some discussion about Chloe bag weight..yup. The shoulder strap has a brass buckle and must add 5 lbs and it’s long (for cool girls 5’10” and taller) ..I don’t use it despite it being one of the cooler straps around.

Finally, my new (to me) Celine Belt bag. I’ll post on this separately.

That rounds out my brown collection!

Beautiful browns! I’m looking for a multi shaded brown bag and would love to have something like your C flap!

Love this whole palette



Nice! The Neverfull really is such a useful bag. I only like wearing LV canvas in small dosis (i.e., clutches ) for some reason. But I have my mum’s mono NF and I have to admit it is so well designed, I am forever searching for a Neverfull which is not the Neverfull.
Beautiful new Belt, brown rules.

I don’t know about you all, but end of August, despite the weather being mild, the approach of school term always has me considering my Fall wardrobe and what new additions are needed (the correct answer is none, but I am very good at arguing). This year I am all for zooming on the brown color family, and reinforcing my closet with shades of saffron, rust and caramel. I love that nowadays, with the concept of seasons becoming increasingly irrelevant in the runways, you can buy Winter clothing in the Summer sales, and I am currently eyeing some knitwear and shoes at Acne Studios. Well, and a burnt orange blazer (I cannot help myself... and I already got a blazer in dark camel in the local Maje sale, a bargain; someone please explain to me that in this time and age, the last thing I need is another blazer ).

So how is your Fall/Winter game looking for those of you in the Northern hemisphere (and for the rest, I am also interested!)?

I typically don’t like anything earth toned - mustard, mossy greens, pumpkin, brown, greige, ivory, etc. Visually they really don’t appeal to me at all. And, I don’t think they look good on me as I’m a walking earth tone - brown hair, brown skin, greenish hazel eyes... so adding a brown dress or hunter green blouse makes me feel like a wood nymph or a rejected hobbit from Lord of the Rings. I literally disappear in earth tones.

That being said, I‘m tip toeing out of my comfort zone. I want to wear more navy so, I decided to buy a very limited amount of brown accessories. First was the brown Louboutin boots I bought last year. Now I “need” a bag to coordinate with them (similar to essiedub’s gorgeous C Flap). It’s made me consider a canvas LV for the first time because I don’t want a brown bag in one brown shade. It has to do the work of coordinating with any brown shoe I buy going forward.

The biggest upside of this change for me is that I will likely wear more of my yellow gold jewelry. I have a ton of it and it’s calling to me again! The brightness of the yellow gold will also help keep me from feeling navy / brown / and perhaps cream additions to my wardrobe will still have life and energy on me.

I will drink or buy anything by the name aviation! (And I’m somewhat alcohol intolerant and trying to buy bags that weigh less)

also, I am suffering as I read you got rid of two Jil sander cashmere. . . I almost couldn’t read the end of the sentence. DH and I love Jil Sander even when he was more sartorial and less fashion, JS kind of straddled that line in navy blue. Also, I always felt like she was shafted when she temporarily lost control over her eponymous brand name. . , I’m very thankful that I kept all RTW despite lots of minimalists saying, if you didn’t wear it in a year. . . Pls post what you get with your farfetch credit! Am already excited for you!

Oooooh! Aviation martinis are my favorite!!!

 

[880]

This is Gucci Aviazione (aviation) blue:

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This is one of my favorite colors! This bag is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it! Hugs

 

[Sparkletastic]

Oh and good news! I got my money back for the Disgusting Dior!