2021 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Any one else?

[Sparkletastic]

NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES

1. Bags by Brand Showcase!

Each week, share photos of your bags from the specified brands. Choose a posed “beauty” shot or get your bags out and about in action shots!

We highlight 3 brands per week: 2 premier and 1 contemporary in alphabetical order as listed on tPF. Any brands not listed are showcased in our last week. Brands change to the next set each Sunday.

Our first brand week starts now - Sunday, Oct 31. Please share photos of bags from these brands:

• Bottega Venetta
• Burberry
• Alexander Wang

Tip: Grab your photos from last year in the 2020 resolution thread. Search your user name and the brand to find your photos.

2. Special Stories
Thanks @Claudia Herzog for the suggestion

Wear a bag that has a backstory involving a person, place, or opportunity for which you feel grateful.

 

[Jereni]

Funny but true...I always loved scarves but never knew how to wear them and was intimidated, so they were not on my radar until last year. Well, now they are! I saw a commercial yesterday for Publishers Clearing House featuring Marie Osmond wearing a bold orange dress and royal blue jacket as is. No lie, the first thing I thought was “she needs a scarf to really tie that together.”

And down the rabbit hole I go...

I’m like you, I love a scarf to pull an outfit together. Although in my case I only do scarves in the winter, I don’t think I could pull off a silk scarf, which I think it would have to be in order to get by with one in the spring or summer.

Time to be brave and show my first purchase of the year.

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Did I keep my goals in mind? Yes!

• no random purchases - definetely not random: Dior, not my exact era, but a close sibling, a kind of bag I didn´t have, yet, leopard print calfskin to make my inner diva happy.
• only buy what I love- I saw this one and fell for it head over heels!
• research, research, research- of course I did my research: I needed to see all the features to check for authenticity and I checked the price point. This bag sold for way less than any other one I saw for sale. The only thing I did not find out is the exact model name. Is this 2014 bag a Promenade pouch or a Miss Dior Promenade pouch... all I know is that it belongs into the evolution line that started with the New Lock and the designer should be Raf Simmons.
• what I don´t care for has to go- preferrably be sold- does not apply here
• use the proceeds to upgrade
• wear my handbags, clothes, shoes without fear of ruining them- I unwrapped this one and wore it for an errand no 30 minutes after receiving it. Good sign!

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• enjoy!- absolutely! I love leopard and I really like this size as a bridge between oly grabbing my wallet and wearing a full size handbag.

Re research: I really had to laugh when the seller told me she had worn this bag only twice after buying it 2 years ago at the Dior store in Munich. (Or maybe it should? Should I ask the Munich store whether they have more of the long discontinued bags?) She had sent me lots of photos including one of the serial number. I didn´t comment on it- her storyline doesn´t matter to me. I love the bag!

This is gorgeous! Looks like a good size and is very striking.

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I'm enjoying my new shirt, and flopping for a break with TPF and a refreshment.

Cute! And you look thrilled to be wearing it!

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

This watch is super nice. Really like it especially for $20!

 

[Cookiefiend]

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Decided to carry my Delvaux Tempete today. I'm having a hard time capturing the honey-gold color and this picture is the one that comes the closest to the bag's actual color.

Oh my goodness!

 

[sherrylynn]

Do not feel guilty about the number of bags you own. No guilt!!

38 is not really that high of a number. At one point, I owned over 80, of which 70 were premiere designer. I’m not saying this to brag but to admit that yes, I had a problem.

Spoiler

And that ‘01 to ‘12 were a darn dangerous time, with Tom Ford, Lee McQueen and Galliano all being innovative and crazy, and before thrift stores moved online, so you could find 60s and 70s Gucci for $5-35 at the thrifts, and Chanel and Hermes for $100-400 at the Japanese resellers. And I’m spoilering this because I’ve gotten off topic, but yes, I had a problem. Anytime someone says I’ve said anything insightful about collection management, I think “that’s because I’ve been particularly stupid.”

Anywho. The number is not important. What is important is how it makes you feel.

Do you feel like the substitute teacher of 30 sugar-high 4 year olds? (overwhelmed, and while each individual is precious, if half got lost, you wouldn’t be so sad and yet you feel guilty about not loving anything enough?)

Or like a dragon in their most beloved hoard (Each item is precious, and seeing them en mass makes you feel satisfied and proud?)

If things own you, it’s time to let them go. If they stress you out or take up more time than you have to spare, let them find someone else. But if you enjoy your bags, savor them. And to heck with anyone who tells you you have too much.

Absolutely love this!! I'll be looking at collection with this in mind. Dragon or substitute teacher?

 

[Vintage Leather]

Absolutely love this!! I'll be looking at collection with this in mind. Dragon or substitute teacher?

Now that I’ve thought about the metaphor, it would probably be better to say Grandparent instead of Dragon...

But the idea is the same - is it love, or exasperated affection?

 

[indiaink]

Absolutely loving my new-to-me Peretti Tiffany Bone Cuff - I received it earlier today and haven’t taken if off or even noticed I was wearing it. It’s freaking amazing! ETA: Yes, that’s a dog’s ear I was fondling. Darn hard to take a photo while holding one’s iPad in one hand and one’s other arm far enough away without dropping said iPad or scaring the dog to death.

 

[indiaink]

Now that I’ve thought about the metaphor, it would probably be better to say Grandparent instead of Dragon...

But the idea is the same - is it love, or exasperated affection?

Dragons are exasperating creatures, so the metaphor works nicely.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!! If I could choose only one print to wear my whole life, it would be leopard! Love it best in calf hair! Too bad so many vintage calf hair bags are threadbare in places. They knew how to do it really right in the 50’s and early 60’s!

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Leopard is my favourite, too!

 

[BowieFan1971]

Absolutely loving my new-to-me Peretti Tiffany Bone Cuff - I received it earlier today and haven’t taken if off or even noticed I was wearing it. It’s freaking amazing! ETA: Yes, that’s a dog’s ear I was fondling. Darn hard to take a photo while holding one’s iPad in one hand and one’s other arm far enough away without dropping said iPad or scaring the dog to death.

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I think this is one of the most gorgeous pieces of jewelry EVER! LOVE IT!!!!!!

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

Absolutely loving my new-to-me Peretti Tiffany Bone Cuff - I received it earlier today and haven’t taken if off or even noticed I was wearing it. It’s freaking amazing! ETA: Yes, that’s a dog’s ear I was fondling. Darn hard to take a photo while holding one’s iPad in one hand and one’s other arm far enough away without dropping said iPad or scaring the dog to death.

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Gorgeous!

 

[More bags]

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I'm enjoying my new shirt, and flopping for a break with TPF and a refreshment.

Cute shirt!

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This watch is super nice. Really like it especially for $20!

So pretty, I like clean face. It looks good on you!

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Decided to carry my Delvaux Tempete today. I'm having a hard time capturing the honey-gold color and this picture is the one that comes the closest to the bag's actual color.

Your picture rendered me speechless earlier. Your Delvaux Tempete is gorgeous. I hope you get to wear her often. How do you find the weight of this bag? I wish we had a boutique nearby to see them in person.

Absolutely loving my new-to-me Peretti Tiffany Bone Cuff - I received it earlier today and haven’t taken if off or even noticed I was wearing it. It’s freaking amazing! ETA: Yes, that’s a dog’s ear I was fondling. Darn hard to take a photo while holding one’s iPad in one hand and one’s other arm far enough away without dropping said iPad or scaring the dog to death.

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Beautiful Bone Cuff. It looks wonderful on you! There is something soothing about rubbing a dog’s ear or behind their ears, perhaps for the dog as well as for the human. Congratulations on your Bone Cuff!

 

[More bags]

On the theme of wearing and appreciating what I have,
1) I wore my Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Wallet on Chain twice for the school run and also for grocery shopping
2) Cross posting my Hermes Animapolis scarf, the colours remind me of @880’s Sieste au Paradis
3) Sharing my Louis Vuitton Prune Leopard Stole

 

[ksuromax]

@ksuromax , I see something on the Mulberry site called "small classic grain"… is that the same as natural grain?

to be honest, i don't know for sure, sorry, Dear

 

[880]

On the theme of wearing and appreciating what I have,
1) I wore my Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Wallet on Chain twice for the school run and also for grocery shopping
2) Cross posting my Hermes Animapolis scarf, the colours remind me of @880’s Sieste au Paradis
3) Sharing my Louis Vuitton Prune Leopard Stole
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@More bags, great minds think alike! I love your animalicious and your LV prune. Around the time of the leoleila (a popular H leopard currently living in my moms closet) , I got the classic LV leopard and the blue gray (my favorite color) leopard. I love how easily the LV molds and drapes.
for @BowieFan1971, my black and white leopard silk mouselline remnant; it’s translucent when opened up and enormous. I’ve also been wearing camo lately ( I think of it as man made leopard).

Group pic: left column top down: Cheval sur mon carre, Etro batik, H&M camo; middle column: turnbull & asser camo scarves; right column: LV leopards, Blk/white mouselline remnant. the H&M, bottom left, is one of my favorites.
@indiaink, I love your bone cuff! It looks amazing on you!
@SouthernPurseGal, love the dempsey shirt as per @doni’s recommendation. Very crisp!

 

[ksuromax]

I was looking at the Mulberry website, it’s “natural grain leather” according to their description. Do they make oxblood in goat leather? What leather do you prefer?

@ksuromax , I see something on the Mulberry site called "small classic grain"… is that the same as natural grain?

Ladies, all our talks about Lily and leathers made me curious, and i have pulled out mine and took some comparison and ref pix, i will post them by one with my comments
Regular Oxblood (made in England)
very thick, but yet soft, nice texture and distinguished grains, feels amazing to the touch, super cool leather