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

[Cookiefiend]

I have greatly slowed my pace of bag acquisition but, I haven’t been focused on just shopping my closet. And, my life has been chaotic with work and Mr. S’s illness last year. So, that’s made me much less bag focused. Plus, I’m just not loving recent bag offerings. I’m not a big logo girl so logomania just looks gauche to me.

I like your idea of our BOTD. Today I’m in my Fendi BTW. View attachment 4652710 I’ve completely fallen out of love with this bag. It’s super functional and looks sleek - so, it’s definitely has a place in my collection. But, I just wish super functional could also be super cute.

To be honest, while they are all good looking, high quality premier bags, I’m just not in love with any of my 3 functional medium / large black bags (this, my YSL mono Cabas and Max Mara Whitney). If I see something better, I’d likely get it and sell one or more that I have.

I get it - compared to many of your bags and esp your most recent purchases - the Fendi is kinda plain maybe. But - it’s super functional, and something you need because sometimes you need to be under the radar. I like under the radar bags. The Fendi is still a premier bag - just not adorably cute. I will try to remember to post my favorite medium bags, but y’all have seen them many times - the Kelly, Just Campagne Confort 1 and the Ferragamo Studio.
There was no BOTD for me today - I thought I had a massage scheduled so just carried my phone and a card case... turns out it’s next Tuesday (yesterday I went to a dentist appointment that’s not until Monday - distracted much?) so I just went home and did laundry. < facepalm >

This makes me nervous... here´s a pic my son took tonight. No make-up, hair not properly done, no stockings... total lack of fine tuning and taken right amidst our messy main room, but I dare show it with a filter on top... please don´t laugh!

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You look tres chic!

Having small children makes it difficult to stay healthy. Eventually you and your daughter will build up immunity and then you'll stay healthier. I had one bad cold this winter but that's all, I hope. We don't come into close contact with lots of people usually so that helps.

I've been terrible about staying on track this month! I was so good last year, then this month I can't seem to stop shopping. Most of the things I buy I can't think about for a month before purchase because by then they would be gone. I rarely buy things for full price so by the time I'm considering them, they are on sale and in limited quantity. One of the bags I bought was sold out but another tpfer found a store that still had one for me to order. TPF is bad for a ban, but I really only have myself to blame. Another bag I just bought on ebay I've been looking at for a few weeks. I think I would have bought a similar bag sooner or later as I've been looking at them for months.

TPF is terrible for a ban! While I haven’t been super good, what I have bought I either really wanted (long search) or really needed... except for the 2 scarves - I don’t *need* any scarves!

 

[Katinahat]

For the past few years, we’ve done a bag by color showcase in the spring and a bag by brand showcase in the fall. I’m thinking that we’re a little weary of it as participation has dwindled over time. Yes? No?

Perhaps we do something different this year? Ideas? Suggestions?

Meanwhile. Let’s do some challenges in February. Pick the one(s) that work for you. I’ll repost these again on Feb 1.

FEBRUARY PURSE CHALLENGES
1) Valentine’s Day / Month of Love challenge - wear all your red and / or pink bags at least 1x in Feb.
2) Winter Wonderland - Make sure your heartiest bags get a workout before warmer weather comes. Pick your 3 bags best suited for cold or inclement weather and wear them each 2x in Feb.
3) Sentimental Journey - Select the two bags that have the most meaning to you in your collection. Wear each of them twice this month and share your special stories with us.

As always, photos are welcome but not required!

I’m going to do #1. I love red and pink colored bags the most (I have 4). Yet for some odd reason I wear them the least. I need to get my babies out and about.

Thanks for these great challenges. I don’t own any red bags. Red isn’t really a colour I wear so none of my coats really suit a red bag but I’ve found myself looking at a few recently. Plus other colours like orange etc. Pink on the other hand I love so I have 3 pink bags! However, I tend to use them mostly as summer bags.

Therefore, I’m going for challenge 2 myself to see how many times I can wear my winter suites styles. My Mulberry Tessie Hobo in oxblood is a great winter casual day bag.

So far I’ve carried 8 different bags in January including my heavier styles.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I get it - compared to many of your bags and esp your most recent purchases - the Fendi is kinda plain maybe. But - it’s super functional, and something you need because sometimes you need to be under the radar. I like under the radar bags. The Fendi is still a premier bag - just not adorably cute. I will try to remember to post my favorite medium bags, but y’all have seen them many times - the Kelly, Just Campagne Confort 1 and the Ferragamo Studio.
There was no BOTD for me today - I thought I had a massage scheduled so just carried my phone and a card case... turns out it’s next Tuesday (yesterday I went to a dentist appointment that’s not until Monday - distracted much?) so I just went home and did laundry. < facepalm >

You look tres chic!

TPF is terrible for a ban! While I haven’t been super good, what I have bought I either really wanted (long search) or really needed... except for the 2 scarves - I don’t *need* any scarves!

Yes, exactly. But, it’s just not...fun. Lol! And, I want to love my YSL Mono Cabas but I bought it to be low key at work. It’s good for that but, leaves me...meh.

I “need” a great black medium bag that makes my heart sing. Maybe I should pull the trigger on a C classic single flap jumbo. But, something has stopped me. Is it bad that I’m kinda used to Chanel after owning several - so I want something a bit more interesting? Maybe Lady Dior? Not sure that will wow me either. I want something that feels fresh to me. We’ll see.

The YSL camera bag was a great add. It took the pressure of my LV LockMe II BB and it is so functional that it’s hard to leave at home. I need a med bag like that. A “disrupter” in my collection that makes me excited to carry it but is also super functional. (But, unlike the YSL camera, it needs to be the same level of quality as the rest of my bags.)

I’m open to all suggestions.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

You look wonderful - what a cool bag! Have a fantastic trip to Paris!

Thank-you!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Yes, exactly. But, it’s just not...fun. Lol! And, I want to love my YSL Mono Cabas but I bought it to be low key at work. It’s good for that but, leaves me...meh.

I “need” a great black medium bag that makes my heart sing. Maybe I should pull the trigger on a C classic single flap jumbo. But, something has stopped me. Is it bad that I’m kinda used to Chanel after owning several - so I want something a bit more interesting? Maybe Lady Dior? Not sure that will wow me either. I want something that feels fresh to me. We’ll see.

The YSL camera bag was a great add. It took the pressure of my LV LockMe II BB and it is so functional that it’s hard to leave at home. I need a med bag like that. A “disrupter” in my collection that makes me excited to carry it but is also super functional. (But, unlike the YSL camera, it needs to be the same level of quality as the rest of my bags.)

I’m open to all suggestions.

I want to love the Lady Dior - but after checking them out in Chicago? I’m just not sure. I would definitely say get the newer style with the flap opening, over the zipper, dragging my hand though the zipper opening would drive me nuts. (Remember Mr Cookie not liking the Alma in the disastrous LV experience because the opening was too small and the zipper would scratch? Umm humm - does that man know me or what?) Anywhoo - I’ll keep thinking!

 

[keodi]

Today was a "first": I made up an outfit around a handbag.
We´ll be going to Paris soon to visit the Salon Retromobile- a vintage car show. Hubby loves it and while I ´m fine with seeing the cars and feeling the atmosphere the thing I like most about it is that it is an opportunity for me to wear one of my true vintage outfits without looking ridiculous.
I´d been planning my outfit for ages. Everything was chosen and prepared- dress, hat, shoes, bag.
Then I found the last model of the Dior Trailer Trash range I really wanted and hubby fell in love with the bag (it resembles a car!) telling me I just had to wear it for the car show.
My chosen outfit wasn´t perfect anymore, so today I shopped in my own wardrobe, found a long forgotten dress, finally altered it to fit and embellished it a bit to be the perfect canvas for my handbag.

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I love the bag! very cool!

Thank-you for this lovely post!
My bag collection solely consist of pre-loved handbags and I am very happy the ones I really love turn up for sale from time to time at prices I can justify.

Same, all of my handbags are pre-loved. The only bag I will buy new later this year is the Hermes Evelyne and thats because its cheaper to buy new than pre-loved.

My daughter started daycare last September or October, and we've been sick on and off since then. Seriously, it feels like she hasn't had a few days of being healthy in a row this entire time! Sometimes it's just a runny nose and sometimes it's a fever on and off, and one ear infection. The way that it is with me being around her almost all the time, I end up getting whatever she's sick with although not as bad. And my husband does too, but worse, and he's working full time. We're having a rough time over here! But whenever we're mostly well we try to get out of the house. Has anyone else had issues staying healthy this winter?

Also wondering, what are your best tips for staying on track with your purchases? I spend a lot of timing surfing around on instagram for bags, TheRealReal, Vestiaire Collective, etc. And a decent amount of time on TPF too. I know people mentioned the wishlist ideas and keeping things on there for a month before making a purchase. Do you mostly try to avoid shopping websites to not get sidetracked?

I'm sorry to hear of the illness struggles, I hope it gets better soon. I don't avoid shopping sites but If I come across something that wasn't planned, I'll add it to my wishlist, and wait a month. Most of the time I forget about said item.

It has been less active perhaps, but this is just my third year on this thread so I can’t really say. I’ve been *trying* to really use what I have - which makes the challenges* important for me - they make me use my bags.
I really like the end of the month tally too - though I often think “Gee Cookie - you’re TERRIBLE at this!”
I like having a place where we cheer each other on, celebrate our sales... and our purchases...
(I have another to confess to ) I like seeing posts of the purses in action - though I know there’s another thread specifically for that - it’s fun to see what each of us is wearing.

1) What if we did a “A Day in My Purse” - we show the purse we’re carrying, what’s in it, where it went that day, if it had an adventure (snowy day, fell off the seat (guilty), the dog slobbered on it, etc) and then what we thought of it that day.
2) I did kinda enjoy my month of only 4 bags - I know a lot of us couldn’t do that but it was fun - what if we did just a week?



* The Hermes SOTD thread works the same way for me - it encourages me to wear something I might have forgotten about otherwise, and makes me really look at them. This week is something with trees - do I have anything with trees on it? Oh hellz yes I do and i haven’t worn this one in a while! So I pull them out and wear them!

Great ideas! I like the purse of the day! I like the Hermes scarf of the day thread too, it gives me fresh ideas on how to wear my scarves.

This makes me nervous... here´s a pic my son took tonight. No make-up, hair not properly done, no stockings... total lack of fine tuning and taken right amidst our messy main room, but I dare show it with a filter on top... please don´t laugh!

View attachment 4652751

You look fantastic!

Yes, exactly. But, it’s just not...fun. Lol! And, I want to love my YSL Mono Cabas but I bought it to be low key at work. It’s good for that but, leaves me...meh.

I “need” a great black medium bag that makes my heart sing. Maybe I should pull the trigger on a C classic single flap jumbo. But, something has stopped me. Is it bad that I’m kinda used to Chanel after owning several - so I want something a bit more interesting? Maybe Lady Dior? Not sure that will wow me either. I want something that feels fresh to me. We’ll see.

The YSL camera bag was a great add. It took the pressure of my LV LockMe II BB and it is so functional that it’s hard to leave at home. I need a med bag like that. A “disrupter” in my collection that makes me excited to carry it but is also super functional. (But, unlike the YSL camera, it needs to be the same level of quality as the rest of my bags.)

I’m open to all suggestions.

I can't wait to see what you end up with!

 

[whateve]

About half of my purses, excluding vintage, were bought from a retail store or outlet. I can only think of two that I paid full retail for.

 

[essiedub]

Ok check this out! Woohoo!
I am changing my bag (for the evening as we are headed to dinner at MIL) Switching from my Neverfull to the Lady Dior! Sorry DH,..won’t be carrying your leftovers

 

[baghabitz34]

For the past few years, we’ve done a bag by color showcase in the spring and a bag by brand showcase in the fall. I’m thinking that we’re a little weary of it as participation has dwindled over time. Yes? No?

Perhaps we do something different this year? Ideas? Suggestions?

Meanwhile. Let’s do some challenges in February. Pick the one(s) that work for you. I’ll repost these again on Feb 1.

FEBRUARY PURSE CHALLENGES
1) Valentine’s Day / Month of Love challenge - wear all your red and / or pink bags at least 1x in Feb.
2) Winter Wonderland - Make sure your heartiest bags get a workout before warmer weather comes. Pick your 3 bags best suited for cold or inclement weather and wear them each 2x in Feb.
3) Sentimental Journey - Select the two bags that have the most meaning to you in your collection. Wear each of them twice this month and share your special stories with us.

As always, photos are welcome but not required!

I’m going to do #1. I love red and pink colored bags the most (I have 4). Yet for some odd reason I wear them the least. I need to get my babies out and about.

I’ll do #1. It will motivate me to use my red bags more.

 

[baghabitz34]

It has been less active perhaps, but this is just my third year on this thread so I can’t really say. I’ve been *trying* to really use what I have - which makes the challenges* important for me - they make me use my bags.
I really like the end of the month tally too - though I often think “Gee Cookie - you’re TERRIBLE at this!”
I like having a place where we cheer each other on, celebrate our sales... and our purchases...
(I have another to confess to ) I like seeing posts of the purses in action - though I know there’s another thread specifically for that - it’s fun to see what each of us is wearing.

1) What if we did a “A Day in My Purse” - we show the purse we’re carrying, what’s in it, where it went that day, if it had an adventure (snowy day, fell off the seat (guilty), the dog slobbered on it, etc) and then what we thought of it that day.
2) I did kinda enjoy my month of only 4 bags - I know a lot of us couldn’t do that but it was fun - what if we did just a week?



* The Hermes SOTD thread works the same way for me - it encourages me to wear something I might have forgotten about otherwise, and makes me really look at them. This week is something with trees - do I have anything with trees on it? Oh hellz yes I do and i haven’t worn this one in a while! So I pull them out and wear them!

I like that - A Day in My Purse idea.

 

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I also second the "A Day in my Purse" idea!

 

[essiedub]

) I like seeing posts of the purses in action - though I know there’s another thread specifically for that - it’s fun to see what each of us is wearing.

1) What if we did a “A Day in My Purse” - we show the purse we’re carrying, what’s in it, where it went that day, if it had an adventure (snowy day, fell off the seat (guilty), the dog slobbered on it, etc) and then what we thought of it that day.
!

I like this! I will stay in my Lady Dior tomorrow and see what adventures she will have. I do know that I’m dropping car off for service.

 

[sexycombover]

Oh, I wished... I´ve been looking at preloved Dyonisus bags for a while (I´ve never ever bought a brand new designer bag in my whole life! Going into a boutique alone scares me...I always fear they´d ask me to leave) but the current prices are still far too high for me. I can´t justify to spend more than 1000 Euro on a handbag. That´s just not me. But I´ll keep hunting! I once saw a lady in some restaurant with her stunning big Dionysus on the table next to her. Being a coward I didn´t go and ask for a closer look at it.

If you are patient, I'm sure you will run across the right deal for you. I just bought a celine bag which I never thought would be possible since I'd never spend over $700 on a bag. But she arrived today, is authentic and gorgeous. Way better condition than expected.


I've been terrible with shopping my closet so far, but great with the one in one out and keeping within my budget (still haven't touched my $700 net new spend).

 

[Sparkletastic]

I want to love the Lady Dior - but after checking them out in Chicago? I’m just not sure. I would definitely say get the newer style with the flap opening, over the zipper, dragging my hand though the zipper opening would drive me nuts. (Remember Mr Cookie not liking the Alma in the disastrous LV experience because the opening was too small and the zipper would scratch? Umm humm - does that man know me or what?) Anywhoo - I’ll keep thinking!

Lady Dior has had the same issues for me as the Dionysus did. I loved them but couldn’t find the right color / material to pounce. add to that they zipper issue and I’ve been on the sidelines. I like the new flap but don’t like the thicker strap which I think comes with that version. So, it’s an admire but hold for me right now.

About half of my purses, excluding vintage, were bought from a retail store or outlet. I can only think of two that I paid full retail for.

Mr. S has no problem paying full price for bags which still sometimes makes me want to jump out a window. But, he’s made a good point that if the bag in question is limited edition or one I’ll hold for a long time, it’s worth it.

I just....sigh....ugh. I can’t quite shed my midwestern thrifty roots. Lol! I personally have only bought 2 bags full price. All the rest were gifts from DH.

 

[dcooney4]

Thanks for these great challenges. I don’t own any red bags. Red isn’t really a colour I wear so none of my coats really suit a red bag but I’ve found myself looking at a few recently. Plus other colours like orange etc. Pink on the other hand I love so I have 3 pink bags! However, I tend to use them mostly as summer bags.

Therefore, I’m going for challenge 2 myself to see how many times I can wear my winter suites styles. My Mulberry Tessie Hobo in oxblood is a great winter casual day bag.

So far I’ve carried 8 different bags in January including my heavier styles.

I don't have red bags either and my one pink is also a summer bag. I do have one red backpack but that is at the consignment shop.