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

[Bag peace]

No, I haven’t. Didn’t think Etsy of a serious place to sell bags. But this is def a collector’s bag for sure. Thanks!

Etsy has a vintage section that is thriving with activity. I've bought vintage on Esty, and some of my friends have sold their vintage on there.

Etsy is for vintage as well as handmade. I just sold a bag there last week.

Oops, you said it better!
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I'm loving all the bags posted over the last couple of pages! It's glorious seeing the unusual, the modern, the vintage and the sentimental!

 

[Kimbashop]

So sorry I answered wrong earlier. It's Angela Valentine Gavi shoulder bag in Triblue. https://angelavalentinehandbags.com/shop/ols/products/145724923-gavi-shoulder-bag-in-triblue

It’s adorable! And I love the bags on the website.

 

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quite a few!
Beloved India
Carre Kantha
pelages et camouflage


So true, and very well said too!

Ooh, those are beauties. I especially like Pelages et Camouflage!

 

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On that note, I want to share some of my non-mainstream bags (Hipster bags? ) I have a ton more, mostly clutches/evening bags, but here are some of my favorites.

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!
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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

@Annabel Lee these are fabulous, my favourites are the Olive tote and the minaudiere, great texture on both bags.

 

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For the December challenge, I am going to carry this Prada Matinee bag. I love the color and although I am not the biggest fan of saffiano leather, I must say I find it very easy to use and wipe down without worries, especially after outdoor trips. Sorry for the fall- themed picture. I need to take a new picture when I use this bag soon.

Beautiful colour!

cowgirlsboots, here you go. All my bags mostly just go in the car with me on drive-through errands.

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Your camellia WOC is stunning!

 

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I live in Alberta, Canada. We are not allowed to have any guests in our homes and we’re under a fully mandatory mask order. It’s another lockdown that came too little too late for us. I am genuinely frustrated with the measures be enacted as had they been done sooner, we may have been able to celebrate Christmas with our families. I know so many people who are going to be alone during the holiday season. I hope they reach out and if they don’t, I’ll keep incessantly contacting them. A good friend of mine lives by herself in Ontario with no family nearby in a cramped apartment. I hope she’s okay.

Hey there, Alberta sister <waving>
That is really thoughtful of you helping others feel less lonely. I hope you and your friends and family get through the next month with good health and good spirits.

 

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Bag #5- new to me vintage Gucci. 30-40 years old never looked so good!View attachment 4926030

She’s in wonderful shape. You have a good eye for finding treasures.

 

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Here´s the De Manta after I worked on her last night.
Most of the yucky (food?) stains and bits of red glitter came out. The suede is very good quality and did not mind a lot of brushing and erasing. At some point I stopped, though- clean is clean enough! Any more might have affected the leather. Being suede it shows pawprints immediately when you only touch it, anyway.
I refreshed the colour on the leather trims and repaired the edge coating, too. (Only repaired, as it wasn´t bad enough to remove and redo. Never touch a working part!)

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In the background on "Olga"´s head there is my latest millinery project made from a very random 80ies hat. (Not finished, yet.)

Wow, your De Manta is gorgeous, amazing transformation! Olga and her hat are lovely, too.

 

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My bags in current rotation

@SouthernPurseGal, wow, what a showcase - they are beautifu!

 

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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.

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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.

Great vintage bags. I especially like the one that belonged to your mom - the texture and the emotional significance are amazing!

 

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Oh dear no. But they are just lovely, covered in glitter and you hang them by the thread joining the two boots (a feature which for some reason I love). Mostly, they remind me of our wonderful Christmas when we were living in the States when my kids were little. Most of the other ornaments we brought back are long gone



I am pretty certain I am not getting any help here
It is a vintage H box Faco clutch. Just saw it by chance and I don’t need it. But I LOVE the colors, looks in great condition, will surely find a use for it and the seller accepted a (in my mind) very low offer...

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I love Faco clutches, it’s gorgeous, it’s box, it’s tricolour, it’s a great design and to quote you,
“But I LOVE the colors, looks in great condition, will surely find a use for it and the seller accepted a (in my mind) very low offer...”
it sounds like it was meant to be yours.

 

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I KNEW you'd be able to pin down the time period, @papertiger ! So interesting to read about the evolution of handbags during that decade. I was there, but much too young to pay attention. And my Mom was for sure not a handbag person.

Speaking of vintage (late 1940s, I think) it's been a while since I showed this fun clutch. It's made of a special fabric called cordé. The handle is lucite. This isn't a family heirloom; I bought it from a site that specializes in vintage bags. But there is a family story involved. My great-uncle Joe had a (very tiny) factory in New York that produced cordé evening bags. I learned about this from my Mom a few years ago. She told me that all the women in the family carried one of Uncle Joe's cordé evening bags… even she did, and she wasn't particularly interested in bags! Of course, hers was long gone, so off I went to snag my very own.

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I love when you share pics of this clutch @ElainePG, the handle is divine and the fabric has gorgeous texture. I especially love the family significance.

 

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December Challenge: Carry five different bags
Bag 4: Hermes Etain Evergrain Massai Cut 40
Activity: grocery shopping and school run


Bag 5: Chanel Red Quilted Lambskin Wallet on Chain
Activity: school run and grocery shopping

These bags would also qualify for the thread sharing my largest and smallest bags in my collection.

 

[papertiger]

On that note, I want to share some of my non-mainstream bags (Hipster bags? ) I have a ton more, mostly clutches/evening bags, but here are some of my favorites.

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!
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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

These are so cool.

The Antropologie is a dupe for the Panier from Perrin of Paris (which I've always wanted) and the blue/rainbow is soooo cute

Is the velvet a Roberto di Camerino or a Fior? Whatever, it's fabulous

 

[papertiger]

I've managed 4 bags in December and it's not over yet. I'm proud of myself because since March it's been 95% H Evie or nothing.

H Double Sens maxi (Etain/Black)
H Evie 29 (black ghw)
H Bolide (Rouge H ghw)
Gucci 1955 (Baiadera multi)

I really enjoyed carrying my Gucci velvet 1955, an unexpected pleasure. The flap stays put more easily than I thought (no magnet or flip under the tongue) because the leather grips, and the compartments are really well organised. They knew how to design a woman's handbag in 1955. I thought the shortness of the drop carrying cross-body would bother me but over a slim coat it was fine. If I wore it with, my thick double-breasted Burberry, it would have to go under, same as I wear all X-bodies with furs/sheepskins. Anyway, far more practical on an all-day adventure than I thought.