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

[papertiger]

My grandparents had the most beautiful gold silk rug with pale pink and aqua shaded roses and other foliage. It looked practically 3D. It was huge and in the middle of the 2 couches and took up the rest of the room. My grandmother only hovered it one way to keep the pile going the same way and brushed the fringes out. We weren't allowed to walk on it (ever) - you had to put one foot in front of the other just to sit down. I like my rugs now, but I use them as a carpet, totally not precious about them.

Forgot to say it was Chinese.

 

[papertiger]

My grandparents had the most beautiful gold silk rug with pale pink and aqua shaded roses and other foliage. It looked practically 3D. It was huge and in the middle of the 2 couches and took up the rest of the room. My grandmother only hovered it one way to keep the pile going the same way and brushed the fringes out. We weren't allowed to walk on it (ever) - you had to put one foot in front of the other just to sit down. I like my rugs now, but I use them as a carpet, totally not precious about them.

OK. So I just checked on the price of Antique Chinese rugs of a similar quality and I can now understand why we were not allowed to walk on it.

Someone got themselves a nice heirloom too, all I know regards that is it wasn't me.

 

[FizzyWater]

I like it!

My favourite is the Buchanan Hunting tartan (I have a hostess kilt in it) their Ancient tartan is also just gorgeous. I also have a Lindsey knee length. I asked permission to wear the the Lindsey as the lady over the road is a Lindsey and didn't want to offend, she said "I'd be honoured" and wrote me a note saying as a Lindsey she was giving her blessing and I may indefinitely wear a Lindsey tartan whenever I wanted.

How sweet of her! The Lindsey is really so classic! And the Buchanan hunting is gorgeous too, though you know I'm looking at that Buchanan Blue Hunting like

(I do not have tartans memorized - Google is my friend.)

 

[papertiger]

How sweet of her! The Lindsey is really so classic! And the Buchanan hunting is gorgeous too, though you know I'm looking at that Buchanan Blue Hunting like

(I do not have tartans memorized - Google is my friend.)

Love the blue too!

Such a stylish clan!

 

[Cookiefiend]

I like it!

My favourite is the Buchanan Hunting tartan (I have a hostess kilt in it) their Ancient tartan is also just gorgeous. I also have a Lindsey knee length. I asked permission to wear the the Lindsey as the lady over the road is a Lindsey and didn't want to offend, she said "I'd be honoured" and wrote me a note saying as a Lindsey she was giving her blessing and I may indefinitely wear a Lindsey tartan whenever I wanted.

I love this!
I had to Google mine - it’s a glorious purple and green! (I also ordered the book )

 

[papertiger]

I love this!
I had to Google mine - it’s a glorious purple and green! (I also ordered the book )
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How beautiful!

 

[880]

I think I mentioned DH clears His closet out more than I do (the doormen especially like his shirts), and I clean out less frequently. My moms assistant or the cleaning lady (who have large families) like to take my stuff. The latest purge feels good bc I also got rid of anichini high thread count sheets (as I got older, percale is cooler and more comfy). Also got rid of outerwear, RTW, shoes that never were quite right etc. feels great every rime I do it.

 

[Kimbashop]

A pic of the tartan - no really, it's 1000x louder in wool:

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Also, the clan crest. Conversation with my mother:

"There's a chicken on your clan crest, mom."
"It's not a chicken, it's a cock."
"Um. Yes. So much better, that."

Lovely tartan and super funny story! The cock seems to show up quite a big in Clan legends-- seems fitting, somehow.

 

[whateve]

My grandparents had the most beautiful gold silk rug with pale pink and aqua shaded roses and other foliage. It looked practically 3D. It was huge and in the middle of the 2 couches and took up the rest of the room. My grandmother only hovered it one way to keep the pile going the same way and brushed the fringes out. We weren't allowed to walk on it (ever) - you had to put one foot in front of the other just to sit down. I like my rugs now, but I use them as a carpet, totally not precious about them.

I have a silk rug in my entry. It was gorgeous when we got it, I even considered putting it on the wall rather than the floor. It coordinates beautifully with the wool rug in the living room. My cat loved to sharpen her claws on it and I wasn't stern enough with her. It has all these pulled threads in it now.

 

[whateve]

I like it!

My favourite is the Buchanan Hunting tartan (I have a hostess kilt in it) their Ancient tartan is also just gorgeous. I also have a Lindsey knee length. I asked permission to wear the the Lindsey as the lady over the road is a Lindsey and didn't want to offend, she said "I'd be honoured" and wrote me a note saying as a Lindsey she was giving her blessing and I may indefinitely wear a Lindsey tartan whenever I wanted.

My DH wears black watch shirts. He always gets the same tartan but he didn't even realize it was a tartan until I told him. I guess he likes that they are dark and not too in your face.

My favorite is the Anderson. https://www.kinlochanderson.com/tartan/anderson/modern-polyviscose-blue/cl-ba017t-pv

In the US, no one cares if you wear another clan's tartan.

 

[880]

Personally I think there is enough vintage fur in this world (and a good amount of it in my own house already) that I don´t buy any new.

Yes, this ITA

 

[Kimbashop]

Here it is! You’ll have to post your scarf!

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took me a while to find this but here is a totally appropriate bag photo! The picture was taken inside Edinburgh Castle. I had just bought the scarf placed it on top of my bag for a photo op.

 

[ElainePG]

What a great card case family! My faves are the Ferragamo (the colour) and the top left with the heart. So cute!

Those are my faves also! The Ferragamo has been perfect for years (plus… the color!) but now that I'm using it in my daily life, I've found that it's too small. It holds five cards. I needed one that holds six. You'd think it wouldn't make much of a difference, but even with doubling-up cards, it just didn't work out. Thus, the two coach cases. The one with the heart is the one I use most often. The other I kinda sorta bought by mistake. The color was off on the photos: I thought it was red. Um, no. Brown. But it was so embarrassingly inexpensive, I didn't want to be THAT kind of buyer & make a fuss.

 

[whateve]

Those are my faves also! The Ferragamo has been perfect for years (plus… the color!) but now that I'm using it in my daily life, I've found that it's too small. It holds five cards. I needed one that holds six. You'd think it wouldn't make much of a difference, but even with doubling-up cards, it just didn't work out. Thus, the two coach cases. The one with the heart is the one I use most often. The other I kinda sorta bought by mistake. The color was off on the photos: I thought it was red. Um, no. Brown. But it was so embarrassingly inexpensive, I didn't want to be THAT kind of buyer & make a fuss.

This is my current Coach card case. It is from the men's department. They often use better leather for men's goods.

 

[ElainePG]

Also, the clan crest. Conversation with my mother:

"There's a chicken on your clan crest, mom."
"It's not a chicken, it's a cock."
"Um. Yes. So much better, that."

Best post of the day!!!!