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

[dcooney4]

Well, I can see that the title of this thread is a misnomer. How many of you would say are you truly shopping from your own collection?

It is not just shopping your own collection. Some people truly only shop their closet and for others it is more about staying in control of there collection. Each person has different goals. Mine is never to exceed the allotted amount of space and has to remain in a certain budget. If my closet is full I can’t get anything new unless I sell or give away something first.

 

[indiaink]

I don’t think any thread that is a year old and still active is still completely on target. All rivers twist and turn and sometimes even jump their banks...

It's been going on for a while, though - with new years as needed.

 

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OOoooh that burgundy is especially lovely!

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Every time I see it, I'm all googly eyed!

Thank you @momasaurus and @Cookiefiend!

 

[indiaink]

@papertiger @dcooney4 @Vintage Leather Thank you for your measured responses. I feel better now.

PT, I immediately saw "Scotland" on my screen in big glowing letters! I relatively recently found out that my heritage is in Scotland and Wales (heretofore thought it was Ireland) and I cannot wait to plan a trip to Scotland!

 

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Both gorgeous, you are way ahead of me in this challenge

Today, still looked like rain when I left. I carried my trusty H Evie and a completely superfluous umbrella, and bought a plastic 'bag for life' from the supermarket. Could have carried the planned bag afterall.

Thank you PT! I am appreciating what I already have as an attempt to continue exercising restraint on acquisitions. It’s not easy or straightforward when I see all of the amazing finds people are showcasing on this thread!
Darn it for the planned bag and your trusty Evie is a beautiful trooper! I have many times thought of adding a black Evie. I am glad you are thoroughly enjoying yours!

 

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I just impulse bought my first yellow bag. I'm a bit out of control lately with buying bags. The secondary market is dirt cheap, such a buyers market (this one was $340!!!), so it's hard not to be sucked in...but now I've got a 6-8 bag list of bags I want to custom order from Massaccesi (at a rate of maybe 2 per month) that I fully plan on pulling the trigger on and I'm just wildly collecting. I have an addiction!!! I need to get my collection somehow into thoughtful order so that it makes sense in my own head at least and isn't some confusing amorphous sprawling black hole threatening to overwhelm like cancer any reasonable place in my home to house the things. First the walk in closet overflows with bags, then they spill out of the bedroom, then they fill the hall and soon bags have filled up the entire house and the world ends.

Am I the only one?

beautiful yellow Bal!

 

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Oh, come on, that's the most perfect yellow I've seen yet.

Nope. You do NOT want to open the door to indiaink's
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When ever I feel like that I put my least favorite up for sale. Though lately I really like all my bags so since I have shoulder issues I put my heaviest bag up because it just wasn’t getting used. I have only a certain amount of space and I refuse to squeeze my bags together so when it gets full I find something to let go of.

This is great advice dc, especially getting rid of heavy bags. Congratulations on curating your closet to favourite bags!

 

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In January? When we thought Australia on fire was the biggest problem? We were doing great about bag stats, tracking usage, and talking each other off the ledge

In December? We are at varying degrees of success.

Personally, although I had a rough November, I’ve been doing all right.
While I’ve bought 7 bags all year, I’ve released 24, and 90 pieces of jewelry and slg

What a fantastic job of curating, streamlining and making amazing stats @Vintage Leather! That’s a tremendous amount of work. Can you share any tips or strategies that worked for you?

 

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I must say the silver hardware on the yellow is so very pretty.

I find the best thing is:

Don't regret past (or pipeline) purchases but look for the bags which no longer measure-up to the best (for you) and think of weeding them out steadily.
Don't buy for savings or price. If you don't buy it you'll save even more.
Don't keep what you're not sure of (that goes for new).
Don't get rid of what you can't replace (financially or for specific purpose)
Don't get into the habit of looking for new bags after having added an HG.

Only buy for gaps in the wardrobe or better than you have already.

If things are spilling over and you feel out of control, you probably are. Only you can know for sure.

Excellent advice PT!
Your comment, “Only buy for gaps in the wardrobe or better than you have already,” is where I have been living this year.

 

[indiaink]

"Don't get rid of what you can't replace". - papertiger, 12-19-2020
"Only buy for gaps in the wardrobe or better than you have already" - papertiger, 12-19-2020

I think we should collecting these great quotes... My favorite is the first one, because coming from BV and the no-longer-being-made Cervo Hobo and the Chain Knot, that really hits hard for me.

My sincere apologies for missing the rest of the great advice that's been offered here over the years.

 

[papertiger]

It is not just shopping your own collection. Some people truly only shop their closet and for others it is more about staying in control of there collection. Each person has different goals. Mine is never to exceed the allotted amount of space and has to remain in a certain budget. If my closet is full I can’t get anything new unless I sell or give away something first.

Agreed.

@indiaink, there are a couple of other threads that are better for supporting 'no buy' or 'getting rid of everything but set number' etc.

I think we tend to reflect more without die-hard rules and support a range of different objectives with our various challenges, explaining our colour/style/size prefs, having fun, selecting on our respective shopping habits (sometimes this also means factoring other buys and not just bags). So yes, particularly enjoying what we have to the max, but also open to considering refining and refreshing what we already have.

I like to be in control (all sectors of my life) but be able to sometimes just have crazy FUN. For instance, going on a diet and thinking I could never have chocolate again ever. That would NOT work for me, I'd end-up in a chocolate fountain OD-ing on cocoa. I could go without anything, so long as I'm allowed it.

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

I I was raised in a thrifty household so there is a pretty big part of me that thinks I am being extravagant. I justify it by telling myself I am getting great deals and can sell them for as much of not more than I paid for them. I have also bought, cleaned up and resold bags that has helped pay for my collection. I would not call this an addiction, maybe a bit of an obsession? I love how “put together” a great bag makes me feel and a bag does not depend on your weight or size to look good.

Ditto to all that except replace thrifty with poverty.

Well, I can see that the title of this thread is a misnomer. How many of you would say are you truly shopping from your own collection?

Not I.

beautiful yellow Bal!

Right?! And I noticed a couple of other compliments to my 15 years outdated most recent purchase. Thanks to you guys for appreciating a stunning yellow purse!!!! Why am I suddenly buying bals??? Why Why I have not done this sooner?!
I think it's the fact that I assume that these city moto bags are horridly outdated that I assumed border on a fashion faux paus (sp?!) to wear (no offense to Balenciaga fans, this is just my ignorant-to-the-brand assumption) but then I found two that just made my heart soar so high that I don't care.
The yellow for three something and this one for $230?!

I mean I'm only human and these particular bags just grabbed the purse part of my brain and I had no control but to buy!!!!!

I need to get it in control but only thirty bags at the moment and I have been doing a big purge this year and bags I liked so much went. To pay for plastic surgery of course but you know, first world problems.... But my point is I think I love all 30 bags! Oh wait I ordered two more from Marco Massaccesi this afternoon via email. 32.

 

[papertiger]

Thank you PT! I am appreciating what I already have as an attempt to continue exercising restraint on acquisitions. It’s not easy or straightforward when I see all of the amazing finds people are showcasing on this thread!
Darn it for the planned bag and your trusty Evie is a beautiful trooper! I have many times thought of adding a black Evie. I am glad you are thoroughly enjoying yours!

You have an enviable collection.

My buying an H Evie was a 180 degree turnaround from about 5 years ago. Hated the Huge H (answer, turn it around) and didn't see it as a my daily X-body (bit bigger than I used to wear under my coat). Didn't see it on people with my slightly 'off-kilter' style either. My U-turn was a) knowing H made ghw for the first time, and b) seeing a beautiful, Scandi-urban, booted, all-black-military-esque, girl-around-town carrying a black Evie phw GM. Apart from the Evie, kinda my default uniform if I can't think of what else to wear. I switched the GM phw to a PM ghw for me, turned the bag around and voila! Goes with everything and can't seem to take the thing off.

I'm glad I bought the Gucci 1955 this year, it challenges me to surgically remove the Evie from around my neck and use that crazy baby.

Your look seems slightly more ladylike than mine, love your choices though. The Evie are not going anywhere for a very long time. When you actually need one they'll always be there.

 

[papertiger]

Ditto to all that except replace thrifty with poverty.


Not I.



Right?! And I noticed a couple of other compliments to my 15 years outdated most recent purchase. Thanks to you guys for appreciating a stunning yellow purse!!!! Why am I suddenly buying bals??? Why Why I have not done this sooner?!
I think it's the fact that I assume that these city moto bags are horridly outdated that I assumed border on a fashion faux paus (sp?!) to wear (no offense to Balenciaga fans, this is just my ignorant-to-the-brand assumption) but then I found two that just made my heart soar so high that I don't care.
The yellow for three something and this one for $230?! View attachment 4934405

I mean I'm only human and these particular bags just grabbed the purse part of my brain and I had no control but to buy!!!!!

I need to get it in control but only thirty bags at the moment and I have been doing a big purge this year and bags I liked so much went. To pay for plastic surgery of course but you know, first world problems.... But my point is I think I love all 30 bags! Oh wait I ordered two more from Marco Massaccesi this afternoon via email. 32.

I think you love all 30 + bags.

Certainly the loveliest of Spring/Summer colour combos ^. The yellow with the cool silver and the cool turquoise with the ghw. If it's a bargain and you can see yourself cooly carrying it around town (or from room to room atm) why not?

When I first joined tPF people were paying over retail for certain pre-loved Bals. Certain vintages and colours of City were harder to find than Black Barenia Birkins. There is a whole art to the vintage Bag thing and I am not the most proficient Bal moto-bag connoisseur. I used to buy Bal Nicolas Ghesquiere RTW, I was OBSESSED. I will still buy '00s Bal if I find, my one and only Bal bag is a Holiday silver (metallic leather) weekender from 2009 (not considered covetable by proper Bal bag collectors) but being space-age, it fitted with the RTW I bought then.

If you've got the chance and it really speaks to you, go for it.