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

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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.
 
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momasaurus said:
Scarf of the Day themes have become very intricate and erudite, but once we had a "take the tag off and wear it!" theme which was great because so many of us had/have scarves with tags still on. So maybe we can have a USE THAT BAG challenge, when we force ourselves to take out the unused items and just get it over with.
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I love this idea! I’d definitely take part!!
 
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880 said:
@papertiger, there is a calvi and Bastia thread! :biggrin: Oh wow. I missed a reseller one in black box, (someone else scooped it up and is trying to resell it for more than double. . . and since then have not purchased bc I cannot decide on a color. . .

Calvi + Bastia

I’ve been trying to justify it - 1 Bastia for my keys, 1 for my air/earpods, 1 for my coins (although everything has been card only recently due to Covid) :biggrin: :P:lol: Send help!:lol: No help to be had here :lol: I have discovered that these little gems are like pringles - can’t have...
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And here, where there are posts re gold matte alligator calvi

Calvi card case owners.

Jumped at this one. Matte alligator Calvi in gold. Never seen gold gator.
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I so 'need' a calvi. Just trying to decide on the color!
@sherrylynn, there is also yoogis closet, which I think of as a sister to AFF and fashionphile
Yes, I've spent some time looking at Yoogis, but never pulled the trigger. They don't serm to have as many Hermes bags as other sites, but that may just be my impression.
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papertiger said:
I should pin a disclaimer post to the thread :D
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I so 'need' a calvi. Just can't decide which color!
 
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momasaurus said:
We generally have color-themed weeks early in the year, and red often leads off!
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I remember that challenge and loved seeing everyone’s red bags last year. I’ve been seriously tempted to get a red bag myself but am reminding myself that I don’t wear red clothes so it’s not a good option for me really. Looking at the bag sales is not helping - seen a really cute quilted Coach chain backpack that doubles as a shoulder bag.

Despite this, I’m holding fast to shopping my own bags and just going to keep admiring the bags I have. Don’t want to blow my goals before I even start the year!
 
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Purses & Perfumes said:
You make a good point about real gaps -- sometimes I think I have a gap in my wardrobe, but it's not a real gap because something else from my wardrobe can easily fill that space. So the question might be whether the item we want to add fills a real gap, or is it just something we would like to have (which is fine too), versus actually filling a gap or open space in the wardrobe. I hope I am not sounding too confused -- my brain is fuzzy today from waking up too early! I need more coffee.:biggrin:
And I buy for aesthetics too.... although I also keep reminding myself to be practical!

@880, regarding those kitchen dish cloths/rags, the ones I am currently using are not cotton. I think they're chamois if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, a friend gave some to me to try and they're orange colored and I think they're called shamwow if I'm not mistaken -- she buys them on Amazon. I just cut them to the size I prefer and they don't fray. They're super absorbent, which is very helpful for me since my sink is shallow and water splashes on the counter easily. I just hang them out of sight under the sink if I have company coming (pre-pandemic of course).

If you're looking for 100 percent cotton dishcloths, I have used just regular heavyweight fingertip towels in the past (they're smaller than regular hand towels, but bigger than the standard cotton washcloths). My friend gets the standard hand towels, folds them in half and sews the edges to create dish towels but honestly, that's way too much effort for dish towels -- I mean, I still have a stack of simple mending sitting around like buttons to sew and never seem to be motivated to do it....:biggrin:
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A tpfer recommended these dishcloths: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3WVWNU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've been using them since I got them for scrubbing dishes and counters. No odors, and haven't worn out.
Another tpfer recommended these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QIXO82/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought them but haven't used them since I'm so happy with the first batch.

I also have diapers and flour sack towels for drying dishes.

I have several kinds of cotton dish towels I use for drying hands or wiping counters.

When bath towels and washcloths get too worn, I use them for cleaning around the house.

I only use paper towels for absorbing grease and wrapping greens.

Off topic, but I used to make baby bibs out of hand towels. They were better than any bibs that were sold. They washed up beautifully and lasted through all 3 of my kids. They were thicker than the terrycloth kind of bibs that are usually sold, that always seemed to stain on the first use.

ETA: as you can see, I haven't sworn off Amazon! I think the dishcloths are available elsewhere too.
 
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whateve said:
I can't bring myself to buy used shoes. I've heard that people stretch shoes out to fit their foot so they aren't going to be ideal for someone else. I have a very narrow, hard to fit, foot, so I doubt I would find much in the used market to fit me anyway. I especially can't get over the ick factor for shoes that people wear without socks, like Ugg boots. Sandals aren't so bad because you can see the entire surface and clean it.

My favorite coat is a down coat I found in a thrift store for $1.50. After getting that, every other coat looks too expensive. I have bought some clothing at a thrift store but have trouble wearing something next to my skin that was used by someone I don't know. I know it is an irrational hangup.

I find that when I sell my thrift finds online that some of my buyers would never consider going to a thrift store themselves. Somehow when they buy online, they can delude themselves that the item was only used by the seller, rather than someone anonymous that may have had poor hygiene. My own journey in getting used to buying used items started with books, then continued to purses. Once I learned how to clean the purses, I got over the ick factor with them.

I always do all my own repairs and alterations, although I'm pretty lazy about it. Sometimes things sit in my sewing room for months.
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Haha, my feet are wide and very sensitive- I love shoes somebody else stretched out already- they safe me from blisters!

I fully understand your concerns re used items. It always remains a personal decision of what one can tolerate or not. I love true vintage as in 40ies to 70ies and therefore definetely have crossed the threshold. When an item comes in I scrutinize it, feel it, sniff it before and after severe cleaning until I´m happy to wear it. The last 60ies wool suit I bought definetely had not been cleaned since the 60ies... I chucked it into the washing machine... With luck it survived and after altering it I´m now very happy to own it. I wouldn´t wear anything bought brand new without washing it first, either.
 
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whateve said:
Off topic, but I used to make baby bibs out of hand towels. They were better than any bibs that were sold. They washed up beautifully and lasted through all 3 of my kids. They were thicker than the terrycloth kind of bibs that are usually sold, that always seemed to stain on the first use.
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I made baby bibs out of an old bathrobe for my first child and used them for the three to follow, too. Afterwards they became cleaning rugs... recycling is great!
 
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whateve said:
A tpfer recommended these dishcloths: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3WVWNU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've been using them since I got them for scrubbing dishes and counters. No odors, and haven't worn out.
Another tpfer recommended these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QIXO82/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought them but haven't used them since I'm so happy with the first batch.

I also have diapers and flour sack towels for drying dishes.

I have several kinds of cotton dish towels I use for drying hands or wiping counters.

When bath towels and washcloths get too worn, I use them for cleaning around the house.

I only use paper towels for absorbing grease and wrapping greens.

Off topic, but I used to make baby bibs out of hand towels. They were better than any bibs that were sold. They washed up beautifully and lasted through all 3 of my kids. They were thicker than the terrycloth kind of bibs that are usually sold, that always seemed to stain on the first use.

ETA: as you can see, I haven't sworn off Amazon! I think the dishcloths are available elsewhere too.
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Those dishcloths/scrubbers look so bright and cheerful. I've been using Dobie scrubbers for the last few years on pots and pans. I usually just get the cream colored ones. I'm actually not a big Amazon shopper. I used to just buy the scrubbers at the grocery store pre-pandemic, and still have some left, but I think I might get these once I use up the Dobie ones.
I re-use worn bath towels for cleaning around the house too!
 
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