Good movement both in and out this year!
2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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So much admiration for the running goals! Congratulations!!Thanks for all the advice on which bag to chose. I wore the black Lily in the end. The steel blue Cara nearly had it but black looked better with my coat. It was also allowed me to up my December carries by one more bag! It was so good to go out somewhere too! First event in months. The light show this evening was great! It was made even better by the sudden arrival of snow this morning. The lights were amazing!
The snow nearly broke my goal of running 100km this month. I took it slow today and still managed the final 13km needed despite the slippery snow conditions. Not bad for a newbie runner.
2020 wrap up:
sold 2 trims
bought NO BAGS!
sold no SLGs (didn't want to)
bought one Calvi in rouge de coeur because it is gorgeous
I did buy several home comfort items, for obvious reasons: new pillows, new comforter, new roasting pan, InstantPot, footbath/massager, essential oil diffuser with cool rainbow light show, etc.
I finally got rid of old camera equipment, and sent all the old videos out for digitizing. This felt really good!
I bought hardly any clothing (don't remember) because in 2019 I replaced a lot of blouses and sweaters with good cashmere in solid colors (for scarf backgrounds). I might need to replace the yoga pants I've been wearing nonstop though!
I have not left my state since March, except once when a hike took me briefly into the neighboring state.
Weird year indeed~!
sold 2 trims
bought NO BAGS!
sold no SLGs (didn't want to)
bought one Calvi in rouge de coeur because it is gorgeous
I did buy several home comfort items, for obvious reasons: new pillows, new comforter, new roasting pan, InstantPot, footbath/massager, essential oil diffuser with cool rainbow light show, etc.
I finally got rid of old camera equipment, and sent all the old videos out for digitizing. This felt really good!
I bought hardly any clothing (don't remember) because in 2019 I replaced a lot of blouses and sweaters with good cashmere in solid colors (for scarf backgrounds). I might need to replace the yoga pants I've been wearing nonstop though!
I have not left my state since March, except once when a hike took me briefly into the neighboring state.
Weird year indeed~!
Awesome! Congrats. I sold one yesterday too.Thank you!
AND - I just sold one more scarf!
I've really enjoying watching you curate your collection this year. It's been great seeing the evolution.
Congrats on these lovely additions.
Thank-you!
When I look back at this year even I see the evolution. It feels good!
I joined this thread full of the "need" for a premier brand bag- a rather random need as I was yearning for a Gucci Dionysus as much as for a Chanel Classic Flap or a Chanel Boy. What mattered was this bag to be one everybody else seemed to have, a "real premier designer", not (almost)vintage Dior which I already owned.
You all picked me up, picked my mind and slowly and patiently made me return to feeling instead of thinking and finally comitting to what I really love: Dior from the Galliano era (certain pieces, not all of them! Last week I could have bought a Rasta bowling bag at the most amazing gift horse price and didn´t even flinch.. not my taste! No thanks! ) and high quality mostly German true vintage bags.
Doesn´t it sound strange that a thread full of statistics and so many well thought through and expertly worded advise for deliberate curating sent me back to feeling? Feelings and instincts are my structure, my math. When my gut feelings say "yes" it´s the same as when a math/intellect driven person has finished a calculation and comes to this result.
Re the urges I started this year with: I had the chance to see/ touch a Chanel Classic Flap in a vintage boutique in Paris and there were no feelings at all- I handed it back to the shopkeeper and happily left the shop with a pair of Dior Diva leopard print pony fur boots in need of tlc. Love at first sight!
The Boy Bag has faded into insignificance.
The Dionysus has completely faded, too. It used to look great on glossy photos, great on people I actually saw wearing it. Maybe I´ll come back to this one in years to come when everybody has forgotten about it and I can find one from the top tier at a price I am willing to pay. Maybe not. At the moment it does not matter nor has it climbed into the HG list.
Great work!
You've motivated me to get rid of my old cameras (and phones that have long since stopped working properly but still hold photos of my pets!) and just get everything digitized. It's one of those to-do list items that I'm never motivated to act on. I should just get it done already.
Doesn't matter which road we take (statistics or scents, logic or emotion), so long as the journey brings us insight into our characters and the destination brings a sense of contentment.
I started my journey with luxury bags this year after thinking I would never own any. I learned a lot about buying and selling them, how to choose the ones I can restore and refined my restoration skills.
I listed a lot of my contemporary bags to make room for the designer bags that I know I will have forever. I refined what works for me, what I will use vs what I love the look of/want to own. I know what size bags and style guidelines work for me. I have a much better understanding of quality so I understand value better.
So even though my bag count is not any better than it was a year ago and my collection is much more valuable than it was a year ago, I am really able to say no at this point and buy much more deliberately because I am happy with the bags I have. I can look at other bags and say “nice, pretty, but not for me.” I have learned that brands and bags that are other people’s HG, like Chanel, BV or Balenciaga are just not my bag and are no longer tempting. I have learned a lot this year and am in a good place to truly shop my collection next year.
I listed a lot of my contemporary bags to make room for the designer bags that I know I will have forever. I refined what works for me, what I will use vs what I love the look of/want to own. I know what size bags and style guidelines work for me. I have a much better understanding of quality so I understand value better.
So even though my bag count is not any better than it was a year ago and my collection is much more valuable than it was a year ago, I am really able to say no at this point and buy much more deliberately because I am happy with the bags I have. I can look at other bags and say “nice, pretty, but not for me.” I have learned that brands and bags that are other people’s HG, like Chanel, BV or Balenciaga are just not my bag and are no longer tempting. I have learned a lot this year and am in a good place to truly shop my collection next year.
beautiful Lily and Basket bag getting a workout for carrying presents!
It turned out beautifully. great pic of your cat snuggling your “new” bag.Think I've fixed the attachment issue. Here's the finished bag, awaiting another round of leather conditioner.
In the light, it looks very metallic and almost silver. I only noticed that when I took the picture. That would be the silver mica in the Lumeire paint shining right through.
Otherwise it reads a more subtle green hue. I didn't quite capture the colour properly in the photo (with the kitty), but it's definitely more green irl.
My fur ball approves of the makeover! He says it brings out his eyes, lol!
Edit: also wanted to note that the dunking removed most of the 'bubbles' (pebbles) in the leather. Just in case someone decides to dunk a non-Coach bag, you should know it may change the leather texture a bit.
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Gorgeous bracelet with great personality! I wonder what adventures she’s been on.
Yahoo, net zero on bags - congratulations Cookie! 
And sold 21 scarves, that’s amazing!
Congratulations @cowgirlsboots! I can totally see these beautiful bags being true to you and your style!
Thank you so much dearest @More bags.thats such a lovely thing to say.
Not many adventures this year alas apart from walks on the beach, but hopefully more colourful times ahead.