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.

 

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I'm so far behind!
@Sparkletastic - I have always enjoyed the brand showcases!
As to your questions about style changes - yes, they have.
I used to be the big tote, throw it in, sort it out later kind of purse carrier - I had 3 boys (and a husband), and all the stuff that goes along with them. DH bought my first designer bag in 1988 - a Gucci Boston bag. I hated it. But, I carried it until it fell apart... and I was mad that it had fallen apart and that I was unable to get it repaired. In my mind - for that much money it should have lasted forever. But then I moved on to LV - my first was in 1999 - a Petit Bucket, purchased at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. I was besotted with it and wore it to death even though the shoulder drop was a little short. More LV followed, Coach, and other random designers... and then I found tPF and this thread. Pandora's box was opened and that was that.
Now I know I don't really like the big totes, floppy hobo-style bags, zippers, or dividers inside the bag.
I like structure, top handles, and purses that are the right size for what I need to carry.
@JenJBS - fun question regarding the brands! I apologize for my delay!
Hermes - 5
Dior, Ferragamo, Just Campagne, Louis Vuitton, MZ Wallace - 2 each
Goyard, Gucci, Proenza Schouler, Nancy Gonzalez, Tanneur, Coach, CoLab, Lederer, Longchamp, Massaccessi and a no-name vintage alligator - 1 each.
A total of 26 bags, almost equally divided between (what I consider) Everyday bags and Specific Use (travel/seasonal) bags. I do have one listed and will probably list one more.

Wonderful stories about your early bags. Great variety of brands.

 

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My Brandon Blackwood Bianca duffle bag arrived! Love the color! Quality is as expected for the price point. The nylon is seriously light weight! So much lighter than my leather bags! This will be a fun grab and go purse. I really love the size! Came with a dust bag. Came with twp straps. The shorter one is fir hand carry. The longer works crossbody for me at 4'11", but anyone much taller, it would be shoulder carry.

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Congratulations on your new bag - it’s a great colour!

 

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My only green bag...the lime LV Vernis Houston that just sold. She was very pretty, nice even color, but one of the bags I listed to pay for the Pico. Now I just have to get the Alma DE sold....

Very pretty and congratulations on your sale.

 

[JenJBS]

Congratulations on your new bag - it’s a great colour!

Thank you!

 

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My orange bags:
Hermès trim 31 in Swift
Hermès Dalvy in brique chèvre. View attachment 4995193View attachment 4995194View attachment 4995195

Gorgeous oranges momasurus! The leathers are amazing.

 

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I LOVE this thread
I LOVE our range of topics..from instant pots, to books, to house hunting, to stick-on backsplash, to comfortable heels, to baby carriage/pram collections...it is the ultimate chick gathering! Wouldn’t we have the most uproarious gathering..since we have all these common interests? I sometimes wonder if the friends you make on this type of social media is “better” because of shared interests?


To answer @Sparkletastic ..the most comfortable higher heels I own are Cole Haan, Valentino rockstuds, Gucci. Now I just love sneakers. I’ve been looking at people style dresses with sneakers..quite an artform and very difficult to work.

I have been so swamped with work and just stop in occasionally to binge-read this and the scarf thread. I have been carrying the same Tods pink tote since the beginning of the year. I think I will change bags weekly to coincide with the color showcase just to force me to use a different bag. I can’t decide on a colorway of an H Kawa Ora scarf (which, unbelievably, is still available) And I really want to get a ridiculous, expensive watch. I think I need to buy something ...cuz I haven’t...I have Covid exhaustion and didn’t realize what a weight these past 4 years have been. (ok I’m done venting )

and I want to go to southern Utah - and New Mexico ...

I love reading this thread, too essiedub. Yes, I forgot my Cole Haan pumps are comfortable, too. I haven’t worn heels at all during Covid. I have Kawa Ora on my delayed gratification list. I like the fuchsia and the ivoire/marine CWs.

 

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It's always great when you pop in, essiedub. I think we hear you on all this - forcing ourselves to stop carrying the same bag everywhere. Being indecisive. Wanting to buy something big and beautiful. Covid exhaustion. Loving the desert.....

When I first read this I thought you wrote, loving the dessert!

 

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Feeling coordinated and stylish with items from my closet! When you stick to colors that look good on you combined with neutrals, you can always pull together an outfit that makes you look and feel good!View attachment 4995572View attachment 4995573

You look beautiful. I love the way you styled everything!

 

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It's such a great week! My Rebecca Minkoff wine Mini Nikki arrived! Love the color, and signature hardware!

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You choose the most amazing colours Jen and this red is just wow!

 

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... in the wild...
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My Delidior had her first outing- to the supermarket.

Great pic cowgirlsboots! It‘s a gorgeous bag. Would you consider sharing your thoughts on comparing the Delidior to your New Lock? I like both of them.

 

[dcooney4]

Multi quotes is not my friend at the moment
@jblended way to go on defining your future bags capsule and interim steps.
@Hazzelnut I admire your tightly curated collection and your Kurt Geiger is a beautiful fun bag
@dcooney4 I don’t think liking different brands is fickle. I think it’s great being able to appreciate a variety of styles and brands, our mood varies from day to day. I love that accessories can help us express those different moods/feelings/whatever we want to express.
@JenJBS I love the Moab Dirt Bag and your wonderful pictures of Utah.
@cowgirlsboots gorgeous New Lock Family pic, mustard is so pretty.
@CoachMaven marvelous orange and yellow beauties, my favourite is your Coach duffle in chili - gorgeous leather.
@Kimbashop I think some vintage bags are very fancy and often quite sentimental, I am visualizing gorgeous beaded or embellished evening bags. I laughed at your comment about missing the Le Pliage in the bag count. I will offer, if it is only used for travel, I would classify it as a travel bag and leave it out of the count. I occasionally use mine for bad weather day bag in addition to travel bag so I currently include it in my count.

I am like you. I have two backpacks from the same company. One is slightly smaller and I will it as a bag so I count it with my regular bags . The other is a bit bigger and has a travel sleeve and I only wear that for travel so that gets counted in my sport/ travel stuff not with my bags.

 

[momasaurus]

Feeling coordinated and stylish with items from my closet! When you stick to colors that look good on you combined with neutrals, you can always pull together an outfit that makes you look and feel good!View attachment 4995572View attachment 4995573

Well done. that bag is truly yours.

 

[momasaurus]

I love your collection. I know that you are another Trim fan--that orange glows in the swift leather. And I love your Dalvy.

Thank you! The trim is just so perfect and easy. IDK why they brought it back disfigured, LOL! And the Dalvy is also perfect for dress-up.

 

[momasaurus]

Love these pics of you with your new picotin ! If I might suggest for your next bag, a dark rich midnight blue or indigo or rich velvety forest green or deep prune/plum/Bordeaux/raisin might be a nice addition .... trims are well priced, particularly 35 trim IIs, and I think they hold as much and are more polished than, say, an Evelyn
@Cookiefiend, forgot to ask, why didn’t you like the Gucci Boston bag? also, I loved the Peninsula Hong Kong. In those days, I seem to remember the Peninsula and the Regent were the nicest hotels there, and the Mandarin Oriental was a distant third. . .What a nice memory for your LV.

LOL, yes, we are going to nudge @BowieFan1971 down that slippery slope. I can definitely see a Trim in her future!!!

 

[momasaurus]

@momasaurus, did you buy something big and beautiful?

@keodi, @whateve, @CoachMaven, I hope you recover from rhe side effects very soon!

Nothing big and beautiful yet, but I am awaiting the arrival of three scarves, LOL. One is frozen in Texas, one coming from France, and one from Colorado.