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.

 

[dcooney4]

One of my surprise favorites from last year.
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The Ferragamo Gancini Tote in Nebbiolo. The leather & color are fantastic.

Love the color.

 

[jayohwhy]

This was my last purchase and I'm still in love a month later. I wanted a big tote to carry all the things for the family. I had tried multiple bags but the juggling was driving me crazy. And yes, a lot of people aren't keen on using designer for mom bags, but it makes me happy and when I look at it, it makes me feel like more of myself.

 

[Sparkletastic]

@Bethwithabagproblem , I came back to edit my response. . .
+1, you will find something else that is perfect when the time is right Although, it’s classic, a smaller size and was 15% off the old price, so if you think you might wear it in the future. . . I’ve been in the situation where I got rid of someth8ng too quickly and then had to buy it again at a higher price Bc I realized it was perfect after all.
Hi @Sparkletastic! Glad Mr. Sparkle is doing well and congrats on your new position! Love Valentino and Aquazurra! I always meant to go back and check if you restyled your tennis bracelet; when you mentioned jewelry above, I remembered yours — in the style of Shlumberger! happy New Year!
@BowieFan1971, love your new scarf! H scarves can sometimes lead to other slippery slopes . . . . Do pls consider posting an action pic in SOTD!

Nice to see you @Sparkletastic and lovely scarf @BowieFan1971 !
They already had accepted an offer earlier this week. Our offer is a backup offer now.

Beautiful use of colour, it’s a warm, inviting space. I love your stained glass panels.

Thanks for your sweet words @880!


Another vote for return.


Beautiful choice @BowieFan1971!

@SouthernPurseGal I am sorry you didn’t get the colourful house. I hope something better comes your way!

@Sparkletastic Welcome back, it‘s good to see you here. I am glad Mr. Sparkle’s health is improving. Congratulations on your new job!

Great goals!

Welcome back! So glad Mr. Sparkle is doing so much better. Congrats on the new job.

I agree! @Bethwithabagproblem I would return it as well, and get your money back.

I'm so happy to hear your updates! congratulations on the new job, and i'm glad DH is doing better! I look forward to seeing you on this thread!

Great 2021 goals!

It's beautiful congratulations!

So great to hear from you and to get caught up. Glad Mr. Sparkle's health is not weighing on you so much. Those worries are so heavy. Travel!!! Especially family travel. That's what I'm looking forward to the most.

Great to see you back here Sparkle!! Hope Mr. S’ health issues improve. Me and my travel buddies have the travel itch too, but oh well, can’t do anything about this now.

@Sparkletastic yay so glad you are back!



This scarf is GORGEOUS. The colors! I’m jealous.



These bags are so special and darling!

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back. I’ve missed you guys but didn’t want to be Debbie Downer when I was struggling. I know we are all carrying extra heavy burdens during this time.

 

[Sparkletastic]

January Bag Challenges
I am missing @Sparkletastic and her leadership through many Monthly Challenges. Here are some suggestions for January Challenges, feel free to add, as well!

Given some are in varying degrees of lockdown and we are not going out as much, feel free to participate, adapt, adjust to make it fun and useful to you. Share pics of you wearing your bag or use an archive pic, eye candy is appreciated and not a requirement. Or skip it this month, who needs more stress? Do as much or as little as you like. If this is too easy for you, make it more challenging or add your own challenge to support your goals.

1. Gifted bags - use any bags you were gifted twice this month (or self gifted/purchased over the holidays), do you love it, does it fit your aesthetic, inspired by @msd_bags’ Mercer picture, @BowieFan1971’s gift from her sister and @papertiger’s story of gifts from her sister
2. Take the tag off and wear it - wear your unused or two least used bags twice this month, courtesy of @momasaurus
3. Putting bags to shed in the shed - wear a bag you are thinking of releasing three times this month, how does it make you feel, did you fall back in love, courtesy of @essiedub and @papertiger
4. Date night bag - carry a date night bag twice or bring to a meal at home, inspired by @Katinahat‘s Lily and @doni’s Faco clutch

Thoughts? Comments?

I am challenging myself to carry my least used bags, challenge 2 with my vintage snakeskin clutch (0 carries in 2020), red Lambskin WOC and Longchamp Le Pliage.
Empty the Larder/pantry/freezer - Also, non bag challenge, in January I like to use up the contents of my pantry and freezer.

@More bags Yay! I’m so glad someone kept up the challenges. I don’t know when I can participate bc I go nowhere but I’m happy to help with ideas.

I’m what they call a value investor. I buy when prices are low and I try to hold for years. (But I try to get them low enough, that I don’t have any regrets when I let things go.) When it was all about the Jumbos, I bought minis.

So in 2020, when everyone is looking for light-weight, easy to sanitize crossbodies, I was buying impractical sparkly minaudieres.

So my best bag of 2020 was found last January, a 1967 Leiber Chatelaine
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And the last bag I bought, just under the wire in December, was the adorable Leiber owl in the center:
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Beautiful bags and brilliant idea! I may join you in this as I’ve wanted to add JL pieces to my collection but couldn’t justify the price. Now the price will likely be justified simply by making me happy. AND!! I’ll be ready for galas whenever things open up![/QUOTE]

View attachment 4961964my latest bag, large Givenchy ID93. Very under the radar, but I'm finding it to be super practical. Got it pre-loved at Fashionphile!

Nice! Good classic bag and the chunky nature of the strap seems to lean into the chunky chain trend going on right now.

When Behno emailed me a code for 25% off, I caved and bought my birthday present to myself a couple months early...

A few days ago I put this in my shopping cart, but didn't buy it, and removed it from my shopping cart. That evening they sent an email 'reminding' me of this purse. Today I got another email, reminding me of this purse, and a 25% off promo code. Usually I'm not a fan of a company 'stalking me' with emails if I decide not to buy something; but if they send me a discount code... Suddenly I don't mind at all.

As for my checklist before buying this year... 1) I checked my closet, and do have another Benho bag in this size and style - but it's green, so the colors aren't even close. And since I have the green bag, I know this size and style work for me. 2) I didn't find this browsing purse/shopping websites, and didn't look at other bags on Behno.com except to see if they had this lovely orchid color in a different style/size.

Also, a Behno mini Ina in purple is was one of the items on my TPF Wishlist. Plus, it is my (insanely early) birthday present to myself. And that color...


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I’ve never heard of Benho. Have I been out of the loop that long? Danged 2020. LOL!
But this is a super cute bag in a fun color!!

This was my last purchase and I'm still in love a month later. I wanted a big tote to carry all the things for the family. I had tried multiple bags but the juggling was driving me crazy. And yes, a lot of people aren't keen on using designer for mom bags, but it makes me happy and when I look at it, it makes me feel like more of myself.
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To me it makes most sense to spend the most on the bags you use most. You should have the most happy on your most used bags! So “mom bags” and “work bags” should be our very best items. I’m glad you got something you love! I’ve thought about these pretty totes as a vacation / beach option and only hesitated because I sometimes leave my beach bag unattended because I don’t leave anything of value inside.

I’m still on the hunt for the perfect work / travel tote. I bought a beautiful Chanel but it was heavy as heck. When I find the right one I won’t hesitate to spend whatever I need to.

Kudos for being a fashionable Mommy!

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

So I'm now waiting for the laptop case and travel duffel. I'm hooked on Barrington gifts. I want a set in a fall/wintry color scheme for next winter but I'm going to wait. I exercise so so much self control.

I ordered Desmond & Dempsey pyjamas. Ok Ok I ordered two. Again, queen of self conrol. I'm unduly excited.

There's nothing to do in rural America than shop!

Oh all our offers are now expired. We are back to the drawing board.

 

[880]

Nice to see you @Sparkletastic and lovely scarf @BowieFan1971 !
They already had accepted an offer earlier this week. Our offer is a backup offer now.

Sometimes back up offers are accepted (first person isnt prequalified or other reason) fingers crossed! Hugs

 

[missie1]

I know the thread is about controlling our shopping but I feel like I’ve missed a lot.

So, please share photos of your last and / or best handbag acquired last year.

Hey Spark,

Happy New year glad your back and Mr.Sparkle is doing better. Congrats on your new job. I just got back myself few weeks ago.

 

[msd_bags]

If you can still return (as a European is hard for me to get my head around that ),better do and spend the money on something you will enjoy.

Not a European nor American here, and yes, the concept of returning already purchased items (especially bags) is hard to grasp for me too!!

 

[missie1]

So I totally jumped off no spend island today and I don’t even feel guilty. I woke up thinking about a yg necklace that I have been considering and just called and ordered it. It has to be lengthen so it won’t be ready for about 2 weeks. I haven’t told my sister yet

 

[Jereni]

View attachment 4961964my latest bag, large Givenchy ID93. Very under the radar, but I'm finding it to be super practical. Got it pre-loved at Fashionphile!

I like this, very edgy!

 

[880]

@missie1, we need pics of the yg necklace! this thread is about shopping ones closet, not necessarily banning oneself from necessary and well thought out purchases

I’m what they call a value investor. I buy when prices are low and I try to hold for years. (But I try to get them low enough, that I don’t have any regrets when I let things go.) When it was all about the Jumbos, I bought minis.

I totally agree with this! I just never knew there was a name for us! I love your judith lieber bags and would love to see what you would pair them with! I might be tempted to wear them to the grocery like @Jereni withnher sparkly bag

That mantlepiece and height of wall deserve a bigger mirror!

yes, totally agree! IMO a really big square one

The Ferragamo Gancini Tote in Nebbiolo. The leather & color are fantastic.

love this

Usually I'm not a fan of a company 'stalking me' with emails if I decide not to buy something; but if they send me a discount code... Suddenly I don't mind at all.

ive never heard of Behno, but I love it And the discount!

This was my last purchase and I'm still in love a month later. I wanted a big tote to carry all the things for the family.

I love this bag! DH dislikes logos and I am more of an H person, but I keep looking at these. So glad to hear they are practical re cost per wear

Some of my best deals of 2020 were relatively well priced compared to retail, but not inexpensive. My most worn in December is the BV karung Napa San Marco, basicallly new (with tags tucked inside) for 450 usd (got an email reminder discount) from fashionphile. But, also clocking in for best relative deals (though still pricy) are @docride matte metallic 30B Vache Liegee, brushed phw, and 32 Sellier box prune Kelly, brushed phw, for around 5K each. (circa 2002, 2007 from Japanese resellers). I like bargains and prefer buying at the bottom of the market (I watched these two bags for months before to get the steepest covid discounts, and prices are rising back up as we speak). Relatively low cost per wear

 

[doni]

This was my last purchase and I'm still in love a month later. I wanted a big tote to carry all the things for the family. I had tried multiple bags but the juggling was driving me crazy. And yes, a lot of people aren't keen on using designer for mom bags, but it makes me happy and when I look at it, it makes me feel like more of myself.

To me it makes most sense to spend the most on the bags you use most. You should have the most happy on your most used bags! So “mom bags” and “work bags” should be our very best items. I’m glad you got something you love! I’ve thought about these pretty totes as a vacation / beach option and only hesitated because I sometimes leave my beach bag unattended because I don’t leave anything of value inside.

Totally agree, the more heavy duty the bag, the more is designer is justified.
I feel the same about clothes: a blazer or trench you are going to wear day in day out? Go designer. A dress for a wedding or a party you are going to wear once? Zara can do.

I ordered Desmond & Dempsey pyjamas. Ok Ok I ordered two. Again, queen of self conrol. I'm unduly excited.

There's nothing to do in rural America than shop!

I have to say, this is a thread to discourage shopping, and I feel like I am not doing my bit... But I do hope you like your pijamas! Did you ask for monogramed?

 

[JenJBS]

ive never heard of Behno, but I love it And the discount!

Thank you! It's a new brand. This is only their 11th collection ever. I admire the brand's ethos, and love their unique aesthetic. Quality is exceptional for the price point. Really happy with the customer service as well.

I often feel like new brands pay more attention to customer service than more established brands. My guess is they know it's vital since the are building their reputation, and don't have the history/name recognition to fall back on like well established brands do. Of course, that's in general - with extraordinary (and rude) SA's found in any brand. Ok. Rant over...

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

I’m what they call a value investor. I buy when prices are low and I try to hold for years. (But I try to get them low enough, that I don’t have any regrets when I let things go.)

Love this! And your Lieber bags are beautiful -- particularly love that owl clutch!

@880, I adore everything about your prune Kelly, most especially the color! Your San Marco tote is gorgeous and that's a great deal!

@Sparkletastic, so nice to see you posting again!

And now I need to go back and slowly read and catch up on all the posts over the last few days.

 

[missie1]

@missie1, we need pics of the yg necklace! this thread is about shopping ones closet, not necessarily banning oneself from necessary and well thought out purchases


I totally agree with this! I just never knew there was a name for us! I love your judith lieber bags and would love to see what you would pair them with! I might be tempted to wear them to the grocery like @Jereni withnher sparkly bag

yes, totally agree! IMO a really big square one

love this

ive never heard of Behno, but I love it And the discount!

I love this bag! DH dislikes logos and I am more of an H person, but I keep looking at these. So glad to hear they are kind of practical re cost per wear

Some of my best deals of 2020 were relatively well priced compared to retail, but they weren’t cheap. My most worn is the BV karung Napa San Marco, basicallly new and unworn from what I can see (with tags in the bag) for 450 usd (with an email reminder discount) from fashionphile. But, also clocking in for best relative deals (though still pricy) are my latest @docride art birkin project a 30B Vache Liegee, brushed phw for 5K and my 32 Sellier box prune Kelly, brushed phw for 5K plus. (Both circa 2002). I like bargains and prefer buying at the bottom of the market (I watched them for months before to get the steepest covid discounts, and prices are rising back up as we speak) and I love all of them.
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My 2021 goal was to save till April. Oh well lol. Here‘s the necklace. I have the lucky bracelet so now it’s a complete set.