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.

 

[JenJBS]

I’ll have to see if I can find dilis here. I looooove anchovies so they sound super yummy!

I love veggies but I’m NOT a cauliflower fan. When people do low carb recipe substitutes with it (mashed “potatoes”, pizza crust, etc.) it’s all I can do not to make the yuck mouth face. So, I was happily surprised when I tried cauliflower rice. I can’t tell the difference between it and white rice! I was almost tempted to try to use it for sushi and thought I shouldn’t push my luck. But, give cauliflower rice it a try.

Here is my Dionysus - small in navy. It’s perfect for me because I didn’t have a navy bag and despite it’s small size, it still fits my phone and sunglasses (absolute requirements for me.) I just got her in October 2021 and sadly I’ve only worn her twice.View attachment 4968459

Beautiful! I hope you get more chances to wear her in 2021!

 

[JenJBS]

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Went for a drive earlier today and enjoyed taking out my Coco Handle. Also enjoying the scent of Chanel Gardenia today!

Pretty bag! Pretty picture!

 

[missie1]

@Sparkletastic, Have you thought about getting the gold chanel boy dyed black? Im not a fan of the Cartier love or stacked bracelets, but I never thought I was a VCA person either. What’s scary is that the jewelry is, in some cases, cheaper than bags or RTW. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with

@jblended, I’m clearly crazy, but I think you should consider the halston clutch, but I am a big fan of multiples. also pls don’t feel guilty. You are strong and a survivor! also agree with @BowieFan1971 that you should be kind to yourself and that you did the right thing re the interview. It wasn’t the job for you. Don’t feel deflated!

@More bags, I think it’s wonderful you are picking up hobbies like knitting and crochet.And I love your green and blue bag. I’ve also always loved your red and black reissues (and the story of how you acquired them) and they’re clearly perfect for you!
@JenJBS, yes more cat and furniture pics pls.
@doni, pantyhose until early aughts? My memory is fading, but I worked in public interest law in the 1990s, which was definitely more lax. I do remember, in thr early 1980s (maybe I was in eighth or ninth grade) my mom had tanned legs one summer and wanted to go to work (investment banking) without panty hose. I was absolutely horrified and said she could NOT go ‘naked.’ (My equivalent of @SouthernPurseGal ’s guilting of her moms floors) During SIP last summer, in one of my cleaning out the closet phase, I dumped all of my hose that hadn’t been worn in at least a decade.

@msd_bags, even when I try to go low carb, filipino fried rice is an occasional indulgence. I cannot believe I forgot the salt. My uncle by marriage used to fortify with grilled fried hot dogs and slices of spam in addition to the usual roster. But until this past Administration, I had never heard of grilled hotdogs and marshmallows.
@momasaurus, the trick is to use leftover rice, but not chinese or long grain rice because you want plump soft insides, not dry pellets. I like to use a cast iron pan so you get some crust, but then it requires a bit more oil. I have hardwood floors and area rugs ( old Persians etc) but I wear soft supportive Birkenstocks everywhere Inside as slippers.


I need to clean out the pantry. . . Literally bc the pantry shelves collapsed . I slept through it (I am a sound sleeper and DH has insomnia). (Since I am like @whateve and dislike cleaning, am grateful a miracle happened and nothing broke) one shelf was filled with hard alcohol stuff that we don’t use or drink, but have accumulated for the past ten years for entertaining pre covid. (I don’t drink, but I love mixing cocktails and experimenting, like a few years ago when I served summertime corpse reviver II with fresh squeezed ginger juice). For instance, we don’t need a bottle of Creme de violette for an aviation cocktail (someone gave their old CdV to us During an experimental phase). DH spent all night moving everything out onto the floor and dining room table. Thankfully wine is stored elsewhere.

I now need to steel myself and take care of the four remnant bottles of bourbons, the three liters of vodka (two of which were bought strictly for pie crust), the once tried walnut liquor, the various sweet and dry vermouth for a friends Negronis and martinis, the gin selection, the bottles of pamplemousse from past summers of girlfriend cocktails. Etc etc. (thankfully the building staff will be happy to take some)

plus, I clearly have a nuts.com and King Arthur flour.com addiction and need to stop buying shelled roasted pistashios, dried nectarines (so much more delicious than apricots or even peaches), sugar free chocolate nuts, dried soba noodles, beans, barley, ww couscous, carnaroli rice, bulk panko, bakers dry milk, dough and roll improver and specialty flour immediately.

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Its funny how VCA just sneaks up on you and then boom you’ve got a wishlist that will. Cost as much as a midsized car.

Your pantry was stocked for everything.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Well done, a stylish and fragrant drive.

I'm wearing Alexander Mcqueen's (discontinued) EDP Kingdom. I can only get it on Ebay now and the prices seem to be going up higher and quicker than Chanel's bags, and as you know, that's saying something.

Thank you! Ooh, I've always wanted to try Alexander McQueen's Kingdom. I have his other discontinued scent My Queen, which is a pretty violet-based fragrance. And yes, the price on some of these discontinued scents is something else! Makes me wish I had bought back-ups when they were still reasonably priced!

I love Chanel Gardenia!

I went through a gardenia phase some years ago, and have a few gardenia scents: Estee Lauder Tuberose Gardenia and VC&A Gardenia Petale, but I wear Chanel Gardenia the most -- it's lovely.

So gorgeous! There is something special about Chanel black with ghw!
Do you carry this top handle or on a shoulder strap.

Thank you! I like having the option of a shoulder strap, but often, I end up just slipping the handle on the crook of my arm when I want to be hands-free and that works quite well. I do also carry it by the top handle. I bought it last year just before the price increase, but haven't used it as much as I'd like to due to the pandemic. This one is a really nice size -- it used to be called the medium, but they now call it small, but it's really a medium sized bag and holds quite a bit.

 

[missie1]

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Went for a drive earlier today and enjoyed taking out my Coco Handle. Also enjoying the scent of Chanel Gardenia today!

Love this

 

[missie1]

I’ll have to see if I can find dilis here. I looooove anchovies so they sound super yummy!

I love veggies but I’m NOT a cauliflower fan. When people do low carb recipe substitutes with it (mashed “potatoes”, pizza crust, etc.) it’s all I can do not to make the yuck mouth face. So, I was happily surprised when I tried cauliflower rice. I can’t tell the difference between it and white rice! I was almost tempted to try to use it for sushi and thought I shouldn’t push my luck. But, give cauliflower rice it a try.

Here is my Dionysus - small in navy. It’s perfect for me because I didn’t have a navy bag and despite it’s small size, it still fits my phone and sunglasses (absolute requirements for me.) I just got her in October 2021 and sadly I’ve only worn her twice.View attachment 4968459

This is the perfect color and so not trendy as the past versions of the Dionysus were.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I have fallen in love with coated canvas, so I spent $50 and picked up this vintage Etro. Curious to see how it compares to the canvas on the LVs, Gucci and Fendis I have. The colors in the paisley are so pretty in the pics!

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Lovely pair, I think these colours make all the the difference TBH.

@Purses & Perfumes, I don't want to encourage you either but if you have a signature bag and know you wear it often it's a real investment (says the girl with 3 H Bolides, 2 Plumes, 3 Gucci Bamboo Top-handles )

I have more of a signature style (top handle) than a signature bag I think. Although, lately I have been paying more attention to chain strap bags and shoulder bags..... I think this is what happens if one keeps browsing the Purse Forum -- you end up noticing styles that you hadn't considered before! Still, I now know my tastes enough to know that the top handle bag (with optional shoulder strap) is my favorite.

Pretty bag! Pretty picture!

Thank you! I admire your photography skills so it's really nice to hear this from you.
Thank you, @missie1 and @Hazzelnut for your kind words.

@BowieFan1971, I love the pictures of your cat Jett, especially the one amongst the pillows. Your house looks so peaceful and tranquil in all the pictures -- love the color of the walls and the decor, and all the greenery outside.

 

[Sparkletastic]

Spark,

I can’t believe you let the 10c go but this red is stunning. Chanel is definitely having a moment. Lucky I have been looking at smaller seasonal bags to add that can be used when traveling And in summer. These are at least priced somewhat decently.

You must have forgotten we chatted back and forth about it when I was going to sell. I love SF but the lamb is TDF! At the time I thought I may swap again if a 10c lamb came available. But I’m sick of buying selling. And I don’t carry much anyway so the size works and she’s a keeper!

I still do kinda want a mediumish black C (not DF) I just wonder if that ship has sailed.

So sorry for your loss. My DH and I both had it last year and it was horrible. Dont be too hard on yourself about the interview. It happens sometimes but hopefully you will score the next job

So sorry to hear you and Mr. M got Covid.
Re: C prices. I just can’t stomach the new prices with the lesser quality. It would have to be a super special bag (that I can’t even imagine given I have a bunch of Chanel) for me to pay full price.

I know, I know, no bag is getting much love these days

Still that Dionysus is a masterpiece and a stunning colour

Thanks! I made a typo and said I got it in Oct 2021. Lol! It was Oct 2019. In any case, I really want to take her out and about. Hopefully soon.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I have more of a signature style (top handle) than a signature bag I think. Although, lately I have been paying more attention to chain strap bags and shoulder bags..... I think this is what happens if one keeps browsing the Purse Forum -- you end up noticing styles that you hadn't considered before! Still, I now know my tastes enough to know that the top handle bag (with optional shoulder strap) is my favorite.

Thank you! I admire your photography skills so it's really nice to hear this from you.
Thank you, @missie1 and @Hazzelnut for your kind words.

@BowieFan1971, I love the pictures of your cat Jett, especially the one amongst the pillows. Your house looks so peaceful and tranquil in all the pictures -- love the color of the walls and the decor, and all the greenery outside.

Thank you! Our house was built in 1980, so some of the elements are “vintage” and updates were done by others along the way. The only big changes we did inside were the floors in half the house, which we will finish next year. New gutters this year (exciting lol). All the rest is paint, decoration and imagination. I like houses with character and enjoy working within the confines of what is already there...more of a challenge. I like preloved and rehomed over new. I like natural things, texture and color. I gravitate towards warmer color schemes...feels more cozy to me. I want people to feel welcome, comfortable, cozy and warm in our home. Thank you for your words...they tell me I have succeeded.

 

[More bags]

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Went for a drive earlier today and enjoyed taking out my Coco Handle. Also enjoying the scent of Chanel Gardenia today!

Absolutely stunning photo. I love your black coco Handle. We’re bag sisters, I have one in burgundy.

Lovely pair, I think these colours make all the the difference TBH.

@Purses & Perfumes, I don't want to encourage you either but if you have a signature bag and know you wear it often it's a real investment (says the girl with 3 H Bolides, 2 Plumes, 3 Gucci Bamboo Top-handles )

Thank you PT. You know what you like!

 

[880]

I'm wearing Alexander Mcqueen's (discontinued) EDP Kingdom

Love this!

@cheremushki, the beauty of TPF is we understand changing ones mind to fund the next obsession! i thought you and @missie1 (@missie1, I love your colorful curated bag pics below) and all would like to see some inspiration for refining (or expanding) the collection (received this in my inbox this am):

The V&A Museum Unpacks Our Obsession with Handbags

January 24, 2021If you think of a bag as just a receptacle for your necessities or as a frivolous seasonal fashion accessory, “Bags: Inside Out,” the capacious and stimulating new show at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, will make you think again. By definition, a bag is indeed a container...

www.1stdibs.com

@doni, the gift of D&D pjs for your friend is so thoughtful. I also loved @jblended recommendation of the pillow for upright sleep. Heated bathroom floor sounds amazing.

@Sparkletastic, JMO the cartier makes more sense than the CF in black. (I believe that the cost of preloved CFs will eventually go down, but I’m a reissue person which is a relatively more reasonable price point esp. at resale). You have black bags already. as a side note, I was never a chanel boy bag person ever, and suddenly the smaller ones in messed media textile or exotics look cute and fun to me.

if you would like enablement on the Cartier, the whole point is you wear it all the time, including with leggings and PJs. (Not only does the nature of the love demand that, but also as per @doni’s advice to wear stuff everywhere, pharmacy, grocery, home) and @missie1 re CPW. I’m not a Cartier bracelet person myself, (love it on others though) or a stack person (don’t like noise), But, the wear all the time argument, and the fact I’ve dreamt of one side I was 18, is finally is making me decide on a custom Verdura cuff. (i was not a jewelry person. and, until 2020, my last jewelry purchase was a Bulgari lucea necklace in 2001). In order to get back Verdura CPW, I’m planning on wearing it every day, including with my very warm synthetic Amazon sweatpants with the shaggy faux fur on the inside. Cannot wait to see your Diamond pendant!

agree with @BowieFan1971, re the watch stack conundrum.

 

[cheremushki]

Honestly.. It wasn't even a resolution.. Covid took the fun out of shopping for bags.

Last year I've already made a rule for myself no more slgs(except for 2 wallets on my list). And I am considering maybe one bag this year and that's it, if I even get anything.

Then blame it on the all the handbag friends I was making from my city via buy & sell.. Now I'm taking photos of my inventory and thinking "should I sell all SLGs to fund 1 vintage Chanel???" There is no crying emoji, but I'm crying.

 

[missie1]

You must have forgotten we chatted back and forth about it when I was going to sell. I love SF but the lamb is TDF! At the time I thought I may swap again if a 10c lamb came available. But I’m sick of buying selling. And I don’t carry much anyway so the size works and she’s a keeper!

I still do kinda want a mediumish black C (not DF) I just wonder if that ship has sailed. So sorry to hear you and Mr. M got Covid.
Re: C prices. I just can’t stomach the new prices with the lesser quality. It would have to be a super special bag (that I can’t even imagine given I have a bunch of Chanel) for me to pay full price. Thanks! I made a typo and said I got it in Oct 2021. Lol! It was Oct 2019. In any case, I really want to take her out and about. Hopefully soon.

I remember you were holding on to it for awhile. It made sense to let go but we know I’m crazy about a red 10c. I gotta admit it does look luxe in lamb skin.
I have love hate with black flaps. Yes it’s a staple piece but so boring. They do have few interesting options in this new release. You love Dior and the Lady Dior in black could fill that perceived gap. Or you can just start working on your Cartier stacks. Best money I ever spent as I wear them every single day.

 

[missie1]

So all this talk about multiple bags in same style inspired me to pull out my flaps and take stock. I discovered that I need to refine a bit more and add few things. I have a Chanel Vanity case coming in few days so I will evaluate once it arrives. I sold my ysl Lou Lou camera bag so this is the replacement