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

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ElainePG said:
I used to love Wolford tights (stockings? pantyhose?) back when I was wearing such things, and even though they were $$$, they lasted & lasted. The black patterned ones, worn with a skirt & sweater, really lent "oomph" to a casual outfit.
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Me too! I still have micro fish nets, thigh highs and leggings from. . . well a really long time ago :smile:

@Etriers, thank you for the reminder not to go crazy! It’s just with covid, the majority of shopping has been done via the internet and I havent been IRL shopping very much :biggrin:

@Cookiefiend, happy belated birthday! I hope you find the perfect bag for the cross stitch!

@ElainePG, @dcooney4, @papertiger, when we go shopping with everyone on this thread, we would only stop mistakes. We’d enable must haves and other things! congrats on the ring !

congrats @Sparkletastic on achieving bag equilibrium :biggrin:
 
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msd_bags said:
Belated happy birthday @Cookiefiend !!
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Thank you!! :heart:
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Me too! I still have micro fish nets, thigh highs and leggings from. . . well a really long time ago :smile:

@Etriers, thank you for the reminder not to go crazy! It’s just with covid, the majority of shopping has been done via the internet and I havent been IRL shopping very much :biggrin:

@Cookiefiend, happy belated birthday! I hope you find the perfect bag for the cross stitch!

@ElainePG, @dcooney4, @papertiger, when we go shopping with everyone on this thread, we would only stop mistakes. We’d enable must haves and other things! congrats on the ring !

congrats @Sparkletastic on achieving bag equilibrium :biggrin:
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Thank you so much! :heart:
 
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For @ElainePG, my Mulberry wallet!
The color is Porcelain Blue (not Prussian - d’oh), and is a little smaller than my H Silk’in - shown underneath it so you can see the difference.
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Inside are 6 CC slots, a center zipped section and 2 pockets (one on each side) behind the CC slots. There’s plenty of space to put papers or other cards too.
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I have been interested in the H smaller Silk’in, but was worried it would be too small. I need to carry business cards too, but I want them separate from the personal cards. I honestly think this is perfect.
 
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Cookiefiend said:
For @ElainePG, my Mulberry wallet!
The color is Porcelain Blue (not Prussian - d’oh), and is a little smaller than my H Silk’in - shown underneath it so you can see the difference.
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Inside are 6 CC slots, a center zipped section and 2 pockets (one on each side) behind the CC slots. There’s plenty of space to put papers or other cards too.
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I have been interested in the H smaller Silk’in, but was worried it would be too small. I need to carry business cards too, but I want them separate from the personal cards. I honestly think this is perfect.
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This is lovely. Perfect color and format too.
 
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Cookiefiend said:
zomg Zomg ZOMG!!
I SOLD the Danse Lente!!! :faint:

(also: :panic::panic::panic:)
(also - Running to the post office with it!! :giggle:)
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Woot woot! Congratulations on selling this bag.

Cookiefiend said:
For @ElainePG, my Mulberry wallet!
The color is Porcelain Blue (not Prussian - d’oh), and is a little smaller than my H Silk’in - shown underneath it so you can see the difference.
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Inside are 6 CC slots, a center zipped section and 2 pockets (one on each side) behind the CC slots. There’s plenty of space to put papers or other cards too.
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I have been interested in the H smaller Silk’in, but was worried it would be too small. I need to carry business cards too, but I want them separate from the personal cards. I honestly think this is perfect.
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This is lovely - the colour and the layout. Thanks for sharing the helpful pics. Now, going to check it out online!
Edited to add: the red is so pretty and I don’t need another wallet. :angel:
 
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papertiger said:
August
Bags
Out 1 Pan Am cabin bag (or 3 see above)
In 1 (Gucci Baiadera print 1955 Shoulder bag)
SLGs
Out 0
In 1 (not leather but velvet pouch)
Lets not even talk about jewellery :rolleyes:
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PT, what happens in jewelry stores stays in jewelry stores. :lol:
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Holy cow Sparkletastic! Congratulations on your outs AND a on the sale of your last unwanted bag. How do you feel?
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Thanks! It feels great but, oddly anticlimactic. I’ve been actively “curating” (I love using this elegant term to elevate my past manic buying and selling) my collection for a decade. Many times I thought I was finished, but I wasn’t. There was always a bag or two irritating me in my closet or a missing bag I really wanted to own. Now, I know I’m finished. I’ve lived with 90% of my current collection for at least a couple of years. I’m actively using them (Covid time excepted) and I love them.

But, I miss the hunt, capture and reveal of bag acquisition a little bit. I’m going to have to figure out a new way to get the adrenaline rush. And, I’d really like it to be something non acquisition oriented. :smile:

That all being said, I’d still allow myself to buy a bag or two each year. But, they would have to be special acquisitions I know I will wear.
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  • Carried 12 bags
  • Exited 63 items - books, clothes and household items
  • I feel like any new bag would have to compete with a solid stable of bags I already love and carry frequently. I carried a couple of my potential bags to be rehomed and they still feel amazing and fill specific roles. Bottom line, I have purchased nothing and released nothing in either handbags or SLG categories. My recent online eye candy to oogle is scarves and shawls. I still enjoy looking. :girlsigh:
Aug 2020 Stats
Bags - 0 in, 0 out
SLGs - 0 in, 0 out

YTD Stats
Bags - 0 in, 0 out
SLGs - 0 in, 0 out
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Kudos on your stats. Even bigger applause for your comprehensive decluttering and thoughtful approach to your bag collection.

I so agree with you on new bags. It’s not that I don’t see nice ones that I’d like to own, I just don’t see how they can compete with my current bags to get enough wear. :shrugs:
dcooney4 said:
Could you imagine us all together. It would be wonderful.
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Yes!!! But, we’d have to do it after the Covid time. I’m a hugger!!
papertiger said:
even though it's kinda the point we STOP each other from going shopping he he :pray: it would be so much fun
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We’d loosen the reigns just for our extravaganza!
 
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Cookiefiend said:
So… stats for August…. Birthday month so - I did some things. :nuts:

Purses in - 1 - The Goyard Sac Rouette. So light and easy to carry, I carried it 7 times in August.

Purse out - 1 - The Coach Saddle Bag. I really liked this but decided I liked the Lederer Toile bag much more.

SLGs in - 1 - I am thrilled with my new Mulberry Medium Zip Around wallet. In Prussian Blue, with a burgundy leather interior. It is (finally) exactly what I've been looking for.

SLGs out - 0 - but I might list my very small Coach card case… I've never carried it, but I love the leather. :-s

Scarves in - 5. Oops! A 140 moussie (I was enabled!), a vintage jacquard, a 70 that I had been looking for, a 90 in a super fun graphic pattern, and a CS losange - which might be my foothold into the CSGM?

Cross Stitch/Lederer Update - I had sent the Lederer bag to a trusted purse person in Montana; she thought she might be able to get the cross stitch on the purse, but needed to see (and handle the bag) it first to make an informed decision. Welp - it's coming back to me this week - she just didn't feel comfortable. It would have involved taking the bag completely apart, and then the worry of getting it back together, leather issues, hardware issues and lets not talk about how much all that would have cost! So - I'm glad. When I sent it off, I was of two minds. Yes - I want that work on the bag. No - I like that bag just as it is. Okay - I was of three minds - what if I didn't like it once the cross stitch was on it?
She thought maybe it would be better if I put it on a tote - like a Double Sens, or even a RL tote of some sort. But, I learned that while I *like* a tote, I don't like a BIG tote. I love my Just Campagne - it's a great size. But I don't love any of my other totes, I only carry a tote when I have a crap-ton of stuff to haul to the office or if I'm traveling - so they aren't a thing for me. So, I don't want a tote!
When the Lederer gets here, I may carry it a few days out of sheer relief that it's back and I didn't ruin it.
Now my thoughts for the cross stitch is to make it into a smallish clutch or just frame it and enjoy it that way.
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Thanks for the bag update. I was wondering what had happened tp the cross stitch bag project. It´s good that the bag is coming back to you as it was- "unharmed". I did not realize you had second thoughts on putting the embroidery on it before you sent it in.
 
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