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.

 

[ksuromax]

Medium Oxblood (made in England)
very thick and sturdy, with moderate texture and grains, smoother than the other one

 

[ksuromax]

Black Medium (made in England)
very soft, does not hold the shape well, very textured and grainy leather

 

[ksuromax]

Hot Pink Regular in goatskin (made in Turkey)
leather is similar to Balenciaga ME range, very sturdy, wears like iron!

 

[ksuromax]

Both Oxblood Medium (left) and Regular (right) side by side.
Cards say both are made with the same technique but they are quite different imo, probably due to natural hide characteristics

 

[doni]

My Desmond & Dempsey boyfriend lounge shirt arrived in lightning speed and it definitely, on first impression, is a high end crisp stiff cotton button down I would wear with jeans! I love the embroidery! I can't imagine it described as pyjamas or anything close to that but that's just me.
I'm seriously considering pyjamas in a fun print from them in a second order. But it would be that or another one of these shirts in pink, which I love. Can't splurge on both without feeling excessive....so which one should it be.

Oh I am so happy you like your D&D shirt! And relieved, I was anxious you wouldn’t and feeling responsible for it

It sure looks great on you! I have all three. They really are so practical that to me it is easy to justify the purchases, the ppw rate is so low. I love the striped one too, also because it has a contrast picket in pink.
I have several of their pijamas and have given them as presents and everybody loves them. I always end up ruining silk pijamas, so these are much better for me and great to hang around with your coffee in the mornings without feeling too messy.

Btw, about my order where DHL wanted to charge me 50% of the value. Part of that was the new custom duties, part the European VAT, part an outrageously high admin fee that DHL charges. I talked to D&D and they say they have now a different procedure for ordering from Europe where they take care of all charges and I don't pay more. Somehow my order went as a local order in pounds. So I sent back to sender and will do another order. Just in case anyone in Europe has a similar situation with a UK site!

 

[dcooney4]

Both Oxblood Medium (left) and Regular (right) side by side.
Cards say both are made with the same technique but they are quite different imo, probably due to natural hide characteristics
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Seeing all the mulberry leathers makes me want to take one out today but we are expecting lots of rain so it is a no go. I love their leather.

 

[dcooney4]

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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Great looking cuff!

 

[Bag peace]

Feeling a lot better about my collection after hearing everyone's thoughts! Thanks to you all.

Going to be volunteering outdoors today, so wrapped myself up in 3 layers of thermal tops and leggings! Decided I wanted my charming beer bellied vintage bag to accompany me, so styled it up with mod/70s style in mind. Opted for a denim jumpsuit and a red polo neck jumper on top of all the thermals (to coordinate with the bag because, why not go all out?!)

Not a great pic but I do so enjoy carrying this pot bellied little charmer! One of my best random bag purchases ever. It cheers me up every time I use it.

 

[Hazzelnut]

Feeling a lot better about my collection after hearing everyone's thoughts! Thanks to you all.

Going to be volunteering outdoors today, so wrapped myself up in 3 layers of thermal tops and leggings! Decided I wanted my charming beer bellied vintage bag to accompany me, so styled it up with mod/70s style in mind. Opted for a denim jumpsuit and a red polo neck jumper on top of all the thermals (to coordinate with the bag because, why not go all out?!)

Not a great pic but I do so enjoy carrying this pot bellied little charmer! One of my best random bag purchases ever. It cheers me up every time I use it.

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Love how you’ve styled the bag!

 

[momasaurus]

i had the chance to buy a sun motif bag like this for half the price or less but that was years ago.

HERMES Sun Motif Mini Flap Hand Bag ◯Y 3C Red Box Calf Vintage 01453 | eBay

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i also passed on an ile de ShKi in great condition in porc (which is a fantastic hardy leather that wears and patinas beautifully. I was considering an art bag redo of one (I don’t remember if it was ostrich or not; I could be confusing it with another model) in something like silver metallic, but I didnt like to mix metals (ghw) so passed, and then forgot about it. . . Now the bags are higher priced for corcheval leather, a precursor to epsom.

HERMES Ile De Shiki 2way Hand Bag Bicolor Navy Courchevel 12◯Y AK16883g | eBay

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a few years ago, there were crinoline Kellys and birkins for relatively reasonably priced resale every summer. Now, only toile, and few and far between. And outrageously priced. I’m pretty sure this one, in summer of 2020 was 16K which was an outrageous price, and now 19K, WTF. A crinoline or tri color Kelly used to be 3-6K usd. And a crinoline birkin, 5-7K. I always figured I had plenty of time to pick one up.

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Forget the single color crinoline barenia birkins. You might as well try to find a unicorn.

here is a gorgeous vibrato Kelly, but the price is beyond the pale.

Hermes Kelly 28 Sellier Black Box & Vibrato Leather Palladium Hardware - 2000, D | eBay

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what does seem to be well priced now are Trim IIs (I don’t see many trim I) and bolides. I try to remember, they’re only bags and will come around again. What’s been impossible to find and repurchase are older CSGMs that I mistakenly let go. . . I could kick myself now. and the beautiful older CSGMs in great condition (from before my time as a collector) Malleries seller Little scarf fairy had a gorgeous lanieres pheasant from the 1990s that I thought would stay unsold bc of its price, and it’s gone. I do frequently check @sdsurfchick ’s site it’s all Goode for scarves, great quality, fair prices.

@BowieFan1971, saw your post below. I think you could rock bolder color (both brighter and darker) as well as the subtle warm tones you favor. Just saying in case you want to expand the rabbit hole and fall deeper Lol.

Oooooh thanks for all this info.
It's incredible about the prices. I actually love the toile/barenia look (I have a trim, and sold and Evie years ago), but crazy prices now, as you pointed out.
I am not a fan of epsom/courcheval (I know some are) and would hardly consider it a premium leather, costing more than others, so I'm safe there!
I have love/hate with vibrato. I didn't like a bag I saw IRL in Paris many years ago, but the blue-black CWs are pretty.
And that Sun Motiv - I adore it!!!!

 

[momasaurus]

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!

I have not worn this yet...calf hair and pleather, but I loved it. View attachment 4957161

I love this little round bag! Adorable!!!

 

[momasaurus]

Thank you! Your groups sound fun and stylish! I laughed at the description of the third one, it took me ages to get admitted to that group!
You made it to the inner circle!

Wow, gorgeous choices. My favourite is the Vibrato Kelly - I like the way it is styled in the pics. No worries about me scooping it up, I will be admiring from afar.

I’ll meet you there, you’re not alone! You have a good eye for style and what works for you.

Congratulations @cowgirlsboots! She is gorgeous! I like how you styled this, you’re rocking this bag!

This is a great looking beauty. I hope you will wear it soon!

I am genuinely intrigued about which spectacular bags made your beautiful dozen. How did you curate your bag wardrobe? What guiding principles, styles, colours do you include in your thought process? Any tips?

Congrats on your baby being 4 months old. They do grow so quickly! Take lots of pictures because they change so much and time flies by. I am sure you’re already doing that.

I guess I had a scarf group as a grail, LOL.

 

[momasaurus]

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

Great!

 

[momasaurus]

@jblended, so many members here have given you wonderful suggestions about bag closet editing, and I agree that it's best to wait until the pandemic ends and life returns to some semblance of normalcy. I know what you mean about being a minimalist everywhere else, but it is clear you love handbags (well, we're all on the purse forum after all ), and perhaps it's okay to accept that your handbag collection is currently not as minimal as the rest of your life, at least at present. Once things are improved, you can revisit your editing goals and edit at that time.

I too lean minimalist in a lot of areas in my life, other than handbags, coats and perfumes. While I would still like to streamline these areas, I have also accepted that these past few months with the pandemic have been challenging and it's okay to take your time and go with the flow. When the time is ready, you will know it and move forward with your editing goals. My bag collection is not large, but I have not had many chances to wear my bags this year, so I have just been enjoying taking them out, airing them, and taking pictures of them in different settings. Perhaps you can do that too, or you can pair them with outfits, as @880 suggested. By the way, I too miss the edited bag closet thread -- I need to go back and read that thread!

What a cute shirt! I am waiting for warmer weather to wear my shirts -- love wearing cotton shirts in the summer!

Such wise words!

 

[momasaurus]

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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Well done. I definitely need one. Can't blame you for not wanting to take it off!!!