2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
- Thread starter eggtartapproved
- Start date
TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others
What a stunning rotation! wow. What is the bag to the left of the Astra? They look good together!
Thank you, Elaine! I have been enjoying our tree immensely now that the living room has essentially become my home office.
I LOVE a good bargain. The Antigona has been perfect for me in nearly every way. It's "quiet" in terms of design and logo and it is a great size. I love that I can undo the sides to turn it into a larger tote when I need the extra room.
Wow… that Halston!!!Bags 4, 5 and 6 (oops) for the December challenge. I'm basically grabbing a different bag for each errand I run.
I've shared the first two before: Coach ombre, KS Owl bag. The third is the Halston suede convertible clutch.
The Halston is actually a brick red suede, it came out brighter in the photo. Definitely in my top 10 bags of my collection. The interior of the flap is glovetanned leather.
Looking forward to rotating the 6 bags for the rest of the month.
View attachment 4924148View attachment 4924149
And the KS owl is just so darned cute.
Great bag! What color is it? It looks chocolate brown from here. I love your comment about the "Dior smell." I'm sure your right; every brand has its own aroma!
Thank-you @ElainePG ! Chocolate brown sounds like the correct description to me.
Here´s the bag sitting in my car this afternoon to go grocery shopping.
In the spirit of sharing unique, vintage bags, I decided to shop my closet for some of my own. This picture highlights 3 vintage gals, one of which belonged to my mom and two of which I thrifted at a local shop.
The one on the left was my Mom's. She had little means and never cared for fashion or buying clothes but acquired this bag in her 20's, right around the time she got married to my dad, I think. This bag is one I have always loved. It isn't branded but has a "made in Italy" tag on the inside. It appears to be a combination of straw, thick plastic flower beading, and thick lining that reminds me a bit of Marco Massaccesi's bag linings -- a thick, ribbed fabric (cotton?). There is a crack in the plastic top handle, but I adore this bag and have used it on occasion. Mostly I keep it because it reminds me of my mom and what it must have meant to her to have a dress bag from Italy!
The middle and right bags are from a local shop. The black is snakeskin and the brown is lizard. they are fun top handles for a brunch or evening out. I believe they were designed in the 1950s but I will have to check on that.
Tomorrow I will pull out other vintage bags.
The one on the left was my Mom's. She had little means and never cared for fashion or buying clothes but acquired this bag in her 20's, right around the time she got married to my dad, I think. This bag is one I have always loved. It isn't branded but has a "made in Italy" tag on the inside. It appears to be a combination of straw, thick plastic flower beading, and thick lining that reminds me a bit of Marco Massaccesi's bag linings -- a thick, ribbed fabric (cotton?). There is a crack in the plastic top handle, but I adore this bag and have used it on occasion. Mostly I keep it because it reminds me of my mom and what it must have meant to her to have a dress bag from Italy!
The middle and right bags are from a local shop. The black is snakeskin and the brown is lizard. they are fun top handles for a brunch or evening out. I believe they were designed in the 1950s but I will have to check on that.
Tomorrow I will pull out other vintage bags.
Last edited:
Glad you ended up not having to do the massive three part canvas for your brother, especially since it wasn’t something that excited you. Would love to see the triangle pouch. I have a few art bags in process ( one metallic — to replace a beater HAC and one blue camo, but although I paint on canvas, leather is not my wheelhouse
I would rather ask @docride to do the work, as she is an artist in that medium.. @Kimbashop, I love the beige beaded one with that kind of framed handle and the thick lining. It’s especiallly nice that it was your moms!
@SouthernPurseGal , I love the blue and black purse and the way you styled it. If it were up to me, I’d keep the top handle, bc I once took the top handle off of a bag (TBH, my mom had borrowed the bag and wasn’t careful and the handle fastening had worn out on one side) and some balance is now missing. . . Also, forgot to say that I love the group portrait of your bags in current rotation
@Purses & Perfumes, if you decide to try to paint, blick on line always has great sales, just sayin’!
Last edited:
Thank you for this post. I love your bags! So visually interesting, and it's great that you also included the outfits you pair them with. I can just imagine the little Anthropologie clutch with a black dress & pewter heels.On that note, I want to share some of my non-mainstream bags (Hipster bags?
First up are the clutches.
- The minaudiere with the funky design is from Anthropologie, though I'm not sure what brand. It is absolutely gorgeous with a little black dress, and sometimes I wear it with pewter heels to match the grays on the bag. I bought this during a bag ban just a couple years ago--I had to have it.
- The black satin clutch is THE perfect evening bag. It's visually interesting, elegant and has no visible hardware, so I can wear it with gold or silver jewelry. I got it on Zappos a million years ago.
- The rattan clutch is from a flea market. It's a bit fiddly with the clamshell style opening, but it is so cool, I don't care. I always get a ton of compliments on it too!
View attachment 4925482
And the day bags:
- The olive tote with the cool handle is another find from Anthropologie. My mom has the same one, and we don't live in the same state, so it always makes me smile to carry it, because I think of her. Also, she has exquisite taste, so I'm in good company there.
- The bright blue bag was a find from a cool gift store. Depending on how you view the bag, the rainbow strip in the middle appears wider/narrower. I love this bag with a plainer outfit--talk about a pop of color! I love it with grays in particular.
- It might be hard to see, but the velvet bag has a trompe l'oeil buckle effect. We don't get much of a winter where I live, so I'm not sure I had any business buying such a seasonal bag, but I absolutely love this. And I always pet it when I wear it!View attachment 4925484
So cool that you have a bag your mother wore when she was in her 20s. The other two bags scream late 1940s or early 1950s to me, just based on their shape & hardware, but I'm sure @papertiger will know for sure!
It's a stunning bag. Congratulations. But… really??? This bag is over 30 years old? Yikes… I don't think *I* looked this good when I was in my mid-thirties!
I've been staring at the Astra also. (I do NOT need a new bag. I do NOT need a new bag.
)If I were to order one, I would lose the top handle. It's one thing too many. It distracts from the overall design. Of course, then it wouldn't technically be a stachel. So where would the strap be attached?
Assuming you & Marco can figure this out (and of course Marco is a genius) I'd do a leather strap rather than a chain strap, but that's just me… I don't like the feeling of a chain strap digging into my shoulder. If you have the option of both, that would work. Maybe the strap(s) could attach on the sides of the bag?
Rosey taupe in a shimmery leather sounds gorgeous! What would the contrast color be?
Lambskin lining would be luscious, but would it make the bag heavy? Again, that might just be me. I worry about the weight of bags.
Have fun planning! And show us photos when it arrives!
Maybe start with a sketch book and some pencils. Something fun and no major clean up. Thanks for the compliment. I feel like a work in progress but it does cheer me on when someone likes my work.
I now take a few broken ornaments as part of the deal and I am at peace with that. Although there are a couple that I would be so sad to see go. Once our tree completely fell three times, and we had so many casualties, but my pair of glass ice skating boots I brought from America which go always on top miraculously survived each time, so I have decided they are magically indestructible
Love the bags and the stories!
On that note, I want to share some of my non-mainstream bags (Hipster bags?
First up are the clutches.
- The minaudiere with the funky design is from Anthropologie, though I'm not sure what brand. It is absolutely gorgeous with a little black dress, and sometimes I wear it with pewter heels to match the grays on the bag. I bought this during a bag ban just a couple years ago--I had to have it.
- The black satin clutch is THE perfect evening bag. It's visually interesting, elegant and has no visible hardware, so I can wear it with gold or silver jewelry. I got it on Zappos a million years ago.
- The rattan clutch is from a flea market. It's a bit fiddly with the clamshell style opening, but it is so cool, I don't care. I always get a ton of compliments on it too!
View attachment 4925482
Love that rattan clutch. You don’t even need to wear it, would make so nice decoraction...
Amazing! The suede looks scrumptious!
And love Olga and her hat!
Now, this thread is supposed to help with not shopping but it is not working... All this talk of vintage clutches... I am now considered a total impulse bag buy which was really not on the agenda... I really shouldn’t...
Maybe as a Christmas present...
Last edited: