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.

 

[whateve]

Have any of you gone down "memory road" with bag styles that "got away"?

The other night I found myself on ebay, tradesy and poshmark looking up older styles that I had loved but never took the plunge on like the Coach Poppy line and other Coach styles from the early 2010's. I feel like certain things come back I style- I was walking through bloomingdales over the weekend and noticed Balenciaga has moto inspired styles this season- I remember being so sad when they discontinued Moto!

I think I'm constantly down memory lane looking at older styles. I have a couple Coach Poppy styles. They've been in my collection longer than most of my bags so they are really keepers, even if I don't carry them often.

I don't use this sparkly drawstring much; mostly just around the holidays, partly because it is so delicate. It is insanely cute.

I remember falling in love with this dark blue with a bit of sparkle in 2010 but at the time it seemed too expensive. I originally bought a smaller version of this bag but it was completely flat and looked bulgy when I put my things in, so I sold it and got this one. It had an ugly (to me) cloth strap I cut off. The leather on it is amazing, super soft and smooth, and the color is divine.


I didn't discover Balenciaga until a few years ago. Then I started madly collecting several of the moto styles. From 2016, I now have 6 Bal bags. They don't hold up as well as Coach but the colors are wonderful and they are fairly cheap on the second hand market.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Ok...I didn’t mean to do it, but when you get an offer you can’t refuse on an item you think is stunning. Had this marked on a site because I loved it and the price got dropped $100 to below 50% of retail and it still has the tag on it! I pounced like a leopard on a deer...can’t wait till it gets here! Unplanned but not sorry!

 

[whateve]

Ok...I didn’t mean to do it, but when you get an offer you can’t refuse on an item you think is stunning. Had this marked on a site because I loved it and the price got dropped $100 to below 50% of retail and it still has the tag on it! I pounced like a leopard on a deer...can’t wait till it gets here! Unplanned but not sorry! View attachment 5008038

It's gorgeous!

 

[Jereni]

Have any of you gone down "memory road" with bag styles that "got away"?

The other night I found myself on ebay, tradesy and poshmark looking up older styles that I had loved but never took the plunge on like the Coach Poppy line and other Coach styles from the early 2010's. I feel like certain things come back I style- I was walking through bloomingdales over the weekend and noticed Balenciaga has moto inspired styles this season- I remember being so sad when they discontinued Moto!

I’ve been doing this lately too. Although in my case I think it’s mostly for styles I saw maybe 5 years ago and I suppose things haven’t changed a lot since then.

In some cases I’m looking for the bucket bags that came out in like 2016 and years later I still like more than the recent stuff.

Another older bag I’ve been looking at a lot is the Coach Willis. I’m in love with my Willis 18 and kind of want another one, whether it’s this re-issue or one of the originals. Can’t decide what would be a good color to add to my collection in this bag tho. The style of it suggests to me that it should be in earth tones, but most of the vintage ones available are in brown and I don’t need another brown bag.

 

[whateve]

I’ve been doing this lately too. Although in my case I think it’s mostly for styles I saw maybe 5 years ago and I suppose things haven’t changed a lot since then.

In some cases I’m looking for the bucket bags that came out in like 2016 and years later I still like more than the recent stuff.

Another older bag I’ve been looking at a lot is the Coach Willis. I’m in love with my Willis 18 and kind of want another one, whether it’s this re-issue or one of the originals. Can’t decide what would be a good color to add to my collection in this bag tho. The style of it suggests to me that it should be in earth tones, but most of the vintage ones available are in brown and I don’t need another brown bag.

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The British tan color is gorgeous in this style. Vintage Coach reds are really pretty too. It also came in this pretty green.



ETA: This is a vintage bag. If you do buy vintage, make sure to get it authenticated.

 

[JenJBS]

Ok...I didn’t mean to do it, but when you get an offer you can’t refuse on an item you think is stunning. Had this marked on a site because I loved it and the price got dropped $100 to below 50% of retail and it still has the tag on it! I pounced like a leopard on a deer...can’t wait till it gets here! Unplanned but not sorry! View attachment 5008038

Congratulations! Enjoy!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Ok...I didn’t mean to do it, but when you get an offer you can’t refuse on an item you think is stunning. Had this marked on a site because I loved it and the price got dropped $100 to below 50% of retail and it still has the tag on it! I pounced like a leopard on a deer...can’t wait till it gets here! Unplanned but not sorry! View attachment 5008038

Congratulations - it’s beautiful!

 

[Kimbashop]

I’ve been doing this lately too. Although in my case I think it’s mostly for styles I saw maybe 5 years ago and I suppose things haven’t changed a lot since then.

In some cases I’m looking for the bucket bags that came out in like 2016 and years later I still like more than the recent stuff.

Another older bag I’ve been looking at a lot is the Coach Willis. I’m in love with my Willis 18 and kind of want another one, whether it’s this re-issue or one of the originals. Can’t decide what would be a good color to add to my collection in this bag tho. The style of it suggests to me that it should be in earth tones, but most of the vintage ones available are in brown and I don’t need another brown bag.

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I remember when this bag came out; the Willis and the Court bag were my faves. I lusted after them for a long time but couldn't afford them back then. I love many of the Coach bag designs from this era.

 

[Kimbashop]

The British tan color is gorgeous in this style. Vintage Coach reds are really pretty too. It also came in this pretty green.

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ETA: This is a vintage bag. If you do buy vintage, make sure to get it authenticated.

beautiful -- I was just commenting on @Jereni 's post that the Willis are among my favorite Coach bag styles. They are classics.

 

[dcooney4]

I think I'm constantly down memory lane looking at older styles. I have a couple Coach Poppy styles. They've been in my collection longer than most of my bags so they are really keepers, even if I don't carry them often.

I don't use this sparkly drawstring much; mostly just around the holidays, partly because it is so delicate. It is insanely cute.View attachment 5008031

I remember falling in love with this dark blue with a bit of sparkle in 2010 but at the time it seemed too expensive. I originally bought a smaller version of this bag but it was completely flat and looked bulgy when I put my things in, so I sold it and got this one. It had an ugly (to me) cloth strap I cut off. The leather on it is amazing, super soft and smooth, and the color is divine.
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I didn't discover Balenciaga until a few years ago. Then I started madly collecting several of the moto styles. From 2016, I now have 6 Bal bags. They don't hold up as well as Coach but the colors are wonderful and they are fairly cheap on the second hand market.

Love that drawstring!

 

[momasaurus]

I just bought a green bag, and I really want to show it off! I know I'm behind on the week's colors, but here she is!
Aspinal of London Mayfair bag (got a sweet deal on her):

Oh, and bag stats:

Out: 0 (hoping my 3 listings sell)
Listed: 3, and hoping to post 2 more soon
In: 1


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WOW! I ***love*** this!

 

[momasaurus]

This is a lovely bag!

These are such nice bags! I had a mini giggle about the Op Art bag - and I am glad you're keeping it in spite of the hard-to-find scratches and it's inability to stay on your luggage when you're running. I love the Roseau - that floral pattern is beautiful, and I'm sorry the PB has to go, but I get it absolutely. I can't deal with a super heavy bag, especially when traveling.

Thanks sweetie!
The Pico is an 18, the handles and interior are Thalassa blue.

Stunning!

Thanks. I thought it was 18, but looks so big in the family photo. 18 is my fave size. So put this right behind the green croc on your list of things to give me if you ever lose you mind.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Thanks. I thought it was 18, but looks so big in the family photo. 18 is my fave size. So put this right behind the green croc on your list of things to give me if you ever lose you mind.

If she loses her mind and gives it away, I’ll fight ya for it! It’s too perfect for this blue Jean girl!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Thanks. I thought it was 18, but looks so big in the family photo. 18 is my fave size. So put this right behind the green croc on your list of things to give me if you ever lose you mind.

Ahh... the camera angle is deceiving!
But, I think the 18 is a perfect size - I can get everything I carry in easily, and not have any ugly ‘bulging’. I was worried when I first got it that it was too small for me - at 6’ tall this can be a concern - but after a conversation with @bobkat1991, we decided it was perfect.
I’ll make a note regarding who has first dibs on it!

 

[Cookiefiend]

If she loses her mind and gives it away, I’ll fight ya for it! It’s too perfect for this blue Jean girl!