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

[SouthernPurseGal]

I do have this coach strap but not with me right now. I had little hooks added to the sides of the studio xm so I'm thinkingI might love this bag a bunch more with the long shoulder/Crossbody strap. It will add functionality, femininity and whimsy and this bag is a bit stuffy soI think it needs it to be "me."

 

[Cookiefiend]

Yessss! This is such a good place to mull things over (sell this? buy that?) and I appreciate different people having knowledge of brands I don't know.
Also, like you, I love PHW, especially with black. I think I need more info on the smaller Evie. Dimensions? action photos?

I do *not* need to know more about the small Evie.... Lead me knot into temptation!


(do tell me more!)

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I love my studio xm but I'm afraid I struggle with handheld only. Am I the only one? I hate not having my hands free in a pinch.

I have the Confort 1, and love it, but it is meant to be hand held - the straps are shorter than these. But how smart to have had hooks put on so you can use a shoulder strap!
I've gotten used to handheld though, I guess because I can put it on my wrist? I've also learned that I really do like having those small/shorter handles on all my purses - thanks to this thread!

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

Do you guys prefer thick full bodied leather or soft delicate?

 

[keodi]

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?

That is a beautiful bag, I love the yellow!

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

You did great this year! excellent job!

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! I relate to all of these points. I saved this in my 2021 wishlist notes

Year's tally:

For the last however many years this threads been going I've bought the goal of one per year. One year I bought 2, but another year I bought none at all.

2020 I bought a Gucci 1955 shoulder bag (planned) and resisted an H ostrich Bolide, my HG - I actually regret not succumbing to the spontaneous buy now, but at the time it felt like the world was ending and I'd never need a bag again, so.... I also have a really hard time buying online from people/resellers I've never worked with before, too much money to take a chance.

I've been shopping from my own closet and worn my Chloe large Bay, MJ Venetia as well as my usual H (14)* and Gucci (40)- but I must admit I have been a lit too stuck on my H Evie since bought last year. At least it's a bag I carry with another when I go out for the day/shopping.

This year I didn't go to Scotland at all because of Covid restriction so my BV (5) and Chanel (5) count is low, and that also explains the low count of travel bags used (5).

I bought a late entry SLG but I am very happy with it.

I went 1 over my 2 new scarves per season SS20, but it was with Les Artisans so I don't mind. Maybe I didn't need 2 white background Plume en Fetes either, but my suitable for Spring and Summer colours are low. I found a CSGM (Plumes en Fete) the first 140 cashmere since 2014 (not for the want of looking) as well as a fine neutral (Les Danse des Amazones) for AW20. I have certainly making the most of my scarves with limited tops for Zoom/Teams etc. I also bought my 1969 Ascot 90 which I was looking for, now I'm looking for 1970 Epsom Downs.

This has been the hardest year to shop from our closets, but considering everything, I think we've all done pretty well.

*Bag numbers in brackets, not times used
Edited to correct BV count!

I agree! I think you did great this year considering all of what 2020 gave us. I purchased a total of 4 bags this year, the hermes Vespa tpm, I returned it as the bag was not as in good condition as originally described. I found 2 early 00s Balenciaga first bags, in amazing condition. I was a huge fan of the Bal motobags back in the day especially the chevre bags from the early 00s. i purchased a le dix bag in 2001 a gift for myself for my birthday that year, but after my traumatic experience with 9/11, i was in the area when the Towers came down, I returned it. I regretted that decision, too, amongst other bags i decided to let go from my closet, but, i replaced them with things that make me happy, like my Hermes bags. I just want to add 4 hermes bags to my would be small but functional collection for me. next year my only bag purchase will be the Evelyne noir 29cm PHW.

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.

I remember those days, ehen i decided to let go of my 2003 black Bal city with silver hardware, I was shocked when i got double the retail price for it. You have great taste, i loved Nicolas Ghesquiere RTW, great stuff! Your metallic weekender sounds heavenly! i loved the metallics!

This is gorgeous! I became a Bal fan a few years ago. The first one I found at a thrift store for $40. Now I have 6. It never is a factor to me if something is in style or not. All I care is that I like it. The colors Bals came in are fantastic.

Same here, great find!

I bought two Portland Leather bags in 2020, and sold two Hermes trims.
We do not speak of scarves, however.

great job on 2020 productivity! yeah...2020 was holy grail year for me in terms of scarves..I got 11 90cms this year and I 2 additional scarves are on their way to me

The tree is finally up and the cat managed to avoid the puppy long enough to help for a while! View attachment 4934770View attachment 4934771

lovely tree! your kitty is so adorable! i'm fond of kitties

Yessss! This is such a good place to mull things over (sell this? buy that?) and I appreciate different people having knowledge of brands I don't know.
Also, like you, I love PHW, especially with black. I think I need more info on the smaller Evie. Dimensions? action photos?

I agree!

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I love my studio xm but I'm afraid I struggle with handheld only. Am I the only one? I hate not having my hands free in a pinch.

I love your tote!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Congrats on your weight loss and on maintaining a running program! Those are great achievements. I think a lot of people have been imagining 2021 would be magically better, home free, hooray, the wicked witch is dead, back to normal, etc. But I think we are in for more of the same and it's making this moment particularly depressing and even desperate.

I can't imagine trying to parent teenagers right now, with the hopeless mess of education. I tip my hat to you again for that! I was just listening to a radio program about teacher burnout and how aides as young as 20 and even school bus drivers are helping out in non-instructional school situations.

The thought alone of having to homeschool teenagers scares me!
I have our 11-year old to homeschool (it started last Wednesday) and three days of it were enough for me to beg for valium- of course I didn´t get any...
How to motivate a kid to do school assignments that are rather boring and all had the aftertaste of being occupational therapy: copy this, copy that... we ended up with me printing out fill in the blanks pages, so he had to solve the problem and not copy all the text. With concentration failing the copy work always ends in a mess and a tantrum. No thanks! I´m no teacher material.
Luckily we are on school holidays now until Jan.3rd, but are facing at least the week up to Jan. 8th for complete homeschooling- and I do not believe this will be the end of it.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I do *not* need to know more about the small Evie.... Lead me knot into temptation!


(do tell me more!)

I have the Confort 1, and love it, but it is meant to be hand held - the straps are shorter than these. But how smart to have had hooks put on so you can use a shoulder strap!
I've gotten used to handheld though, I guess because I can put it on my wrist? I've also learned that I really do like having those small/shorter handles on all my purses - thanks to this thread!

I love handheld bags, too, especially when the handles are long enough I can shove the bag up into the crook of my arm. That´s "hands-free" to me. Crossbody bags tend to annoy me, shoulder bags always slide off my shoulder and end up being held in the hand with the strap crumpled up...

 

[cowgirlsboots]

December bags...

Today´s bag is the Fendi Spy I almost sold today - at the last minute the potential buyer called off the meeting saying he decided to get his wife something else for Christmas. Well...



...the bag went back to its place and will stay with me for another while. I really love the design, but don´t have any idea what outfit to pair with this bag. It´s the colour I guess.

 

[Katinahat]

I managed to add carrying a third bag for December when nipping out to pick up some essential food shopping. Mulberry Tessie Oxblood hobo. It’s a great winter shopping bag. I normally use it lots but clearly haven’t been out much as it’s not been carried. Most of my shopping has been online this Christmas. This photo doesn’t do justice to the gorgeously thick leather and belt like shoulder strap .


Bags carried in December:
1. Mulberry new Alexa Icon
2. Coach Signature Central Zip Tote
3. Mulberry Tessie Hobo

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Thank you! The circle bag is in the same shade. I'm trying to decide how silly a purchase this would be (a round bag in yellow = children's drawing of the sun lol).

Not silly at all. Yellow is such a happy color and circle bags are so attractive. I am often tempted to get one in wicker for the summer.

The 28 is Rouge H box, and the 32 is gold chamonix. Chamonix is like box but more matte. I will try to take pix!

I love gold -- one of my favorite colors. I have a Delvaux Tempete in that honey-gold color and it goes with a lot in my wardrobe. Currently, I am totally fascinated by dark purple/raisin/prune in box leather.

Thanks! We are safe but going stir crazy. We rarely leave the house. DH goes to doctor's appointments about once a month. Other than that, we never enter a building other than our own house. We sometimes go for drives or walks. Tomorrow we are going to force ourselves to go out to a trail for a walk if the weather isn't too bad. Normally we travel several times a year. We really miss that. We've settled into a routine where the highlights of our day are what I make for lunch and what movie we watch in the evening. It sounds like California is going to prioritize vaccinations for many other groups before us, so we will have to wait longer than we had hoped.

We are in one of the worst areas of California. There are no extra beds for covid patients. If someone, even someone high risk, gets covid, they send them home until they are so sick it is too late for treatments to work.

I do hope things improve soon. I agree that walks are very helpful. Right now, it's too cold here to walk outside for any length of time, but in the summer, it was nice to get out and see other people walking about.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I made this from some ribbon and a bee tack pin, held on with a safety pin for easy removal. I think it adds just the right touch...

 

[Katinahat]

View attachment 4935051I do have this coach strap but not with me right now. I had little hooks added to the sides of the studio xm so I'm thinkingI might love this bag a bunch more with the long shoulder/Crossbody strap. It will add functionality, femininity and whimsy and this bag is a bit stuffy soI think it needs it to be "me."

Gorgeous tearose strap! Great style.

 

[whateve]

I made this from some ribbon and a bee tack pin, held on with a safety pin for easy removal. I think it adds just the right touch...View attachment 4935298

Looks like it was designed by Gucci!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

December bags...

...no bag, barely a humble slg.
This manicure case is always by my side.
The instruments inside were a Christmas present from my boy-friend´s Mum 30 years ago. They used to live in their original very 90ies white leather/fake croc covered plastic case until it became too shabby 3 or 4 years ago.
I found this replacement at a car boot sale for 1 glorious Euro. It´s so nice with its lovely suede lining and smooth leather upper.

 

[whateve]

I'm still hoping to sell a few things before the end of the year but here are my yearly stats so far.
bags out 7, bags in 15
purse charms out 27, purse charms in 8
wallets out 1, wallets in 6, and another is on the way
scarves out 2, scarves in 0
cosmetic case out 0, cosmetic case in 1

 

[dcooney4]

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I love my studio xm but I'm afraid I struggle with handheld only. Am I the only one? I hate not having my hands free in a pinch.

I struggle too but I still keep my made in France Speedy because I love it and will finds ways to pull it out. Though I do try not to have more then one or two like that.