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.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Ooooh, love this coral color, beautiful.

I think so too....I’ll take the blame/responsibility for her getting that in a heartbeat!

 

[keodi]

@SakuraSakura, pls don’t keep anything that makes you feel anxious or nauseated
i like the solution suggested by @jayohwhy to donate proceeds if possible. Also agree with @doni and others above that yu should do whatever feels freeing to you.

thank you @doni for your kind words.

@ElainePG, I love your Canterbury and Bogart!

ive enjoyed seeing everyone’s gorgeous black collections!

DHs mom is not doing well, so I will post my stuff late.

hugs

I'm really sorry to hear your mother-in-law isn't doing well.

Black bag week
There are quite a few black bags in my collection- most of them vintage and the same I had last year already.
Here are 12 (= max. number of photos per post) of my black Dior bags:
Dior Delices, Dior New Lock, Dior Detective, Dior Lovely, Dior Saddle, Dior Trailer Trash x2, Dior 61 tote, Dior Gaucho (big version), Dior Gambler, Dior Diva, Dior Flight Bag, Dior Karenina

I love your Dior collection!

This must be getting boring: more black starting with YSL from the Tom Ford era x2, 50ies vinyl small handbag, Jaguar 60ies frame bag, Abro crossbody, cheap but lovely clutch, 2 vinyl 40ies small frame bags, 40ies clutch, 40ies small frame bag, 50ies evening bags x2, Seeger 60ies top handle bag and one of my favourites: 40ies framebag.
I´ll stop here.... there certainly are more vintage black bags hiding!


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beautiful! my favourite is the clutch bag with the embossed pattern on it

This has nothing to do with our weekly theme, but I did promise photos of my new PLG Mini Crossbody Tote (cranberry).

First a "carfie" and then a bag spill.

I'm impressed at how much this holds. Even with the iPad Mini it didn't feel overloaded. And I often don't even carry that with me; only if I expect to wait (usually in a doctor's office) for long enough that my phone won't keep me occupied.
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Beautiful bag spill! that card holder is so cute! where is it from?

Gorgeous! Your black bags fit so well together!



Ok now I need Bogart in my life ASAP.



Just WOW. I agree with everyone else - the ultimate black bag collection! This one’s got it all!
Plus, bags twins on the Celine luggage! I was quite late to the Celine luggage club but good lord love that bag. Would like to add the right nano luggage to my collection someday.

Thank you!

@keodi fantastic curation of your black bags, so beautiful!
@Kimbashop thank you. I still have the 6 black bags remaining in the 2021 photo. I enjoyed the Celine Classic Box and LV Passy when I owned them and their exit made way for other additions.
@essiedub thank you. The Celine Cabas Phantom tote and Gucci Soho Disco have a place in my bag wardrobe, great leather and practical bags.

Thank you!

Ina bag from Behno in apricot. Birthday gift to myself. Carrying it today to get the best birthday gift - vaccine shot! What an insane world where a shot is a better gift than a bag...

Incidentally, I credit/blame this group for this purchase. Specifically all the pretty orange bags that have been posted, and showing me orange is a more versatile colored than I'd imagined. I hadn't even really considered an orange designer bag before. So this is me gently edging into the realm of orange designer bags... Thank you!

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Beautiful gift! Happy Birthday! hope you enjoyed your day!

Swap completed! The RL Speedy is gone and this luxurious buttery beauty is mine. My first Prada! I wish there was such a thing as feel-a-vision...this leather FEELS so GOOD! What a sexy bag!View attachment 5027284

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Congratulations! the leather looks soo soft!

Here are my black pieces for black color week. The Tory Burch is multicolor, but the primary color is black so I figured I’d include it.

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The two small pieces aren’t bags so much as cardholders with a chain. I don’t count them in my bag total though (if it doesn’t hold at least a phone and a card holder, it’s not a bag).

Beautiful black bag collection!

 

[JenJBS]

Ooooh, love this coral color, beautiful.

Thank you!

I think so too....I’ll take the blame/responsibility for her getting that in a heartbeat!

Thank you!
One of the many things I love about TPF is that it gets me to consider styles and colors I wouldn't on my own.

Beautiful gift! Happy Birthday! hope you enjoyed your day!

Thank you! It was a really good day!

 

[ElainePG]

Another Update:

I just posted the groom cles. It hurts to post these items but it also hurts to keep them. I remember getting it and being so excited that it matched my birth month. I can hear his voice in my head putting me down... the same voice that's driving me to post these items. If anyone is reading this and needs some advice: they never change unless they want to. Don't compromise yourself for a relationship that isn't worthy of your time, whether it be romantic or platonic. I'm kind of worried that he's going to see my listings and harass me but I will continue to not reply as these are legally my items (unlike how he tries to say they're legally his - dumb, right???)

I can't wait to give a chunk of this to a womens shelter, put some towards my future and purchase items that doesn't have such a sordid past. Thanks again everyone - you're all so amazing

And you are amazing too, my dear @SakuraSakura . Whether the abuse is physical, psychological, and/or sexual, nobody ever "leaves" an abuser. They escape. Leaving is what you do when the movie is over.

Getting past it is a very slow process, even after the two of you aren't together any more, because (as you say) he's still in your head. But it sounds as though you're going in a great direction.

 

[ElainePG]

Gorgeous! Your black bags fit so well together!
Ok now I need Bogart in my life ASAP.

That's what I thought!

 

[ElainePG]

Love the heart cardholder! Where is it from?

It's a Coach. I don't believe it's made any more, though @whateve and other Coach experts would know more about this than I do. I bought it on one of the reseller sites. Last year I… um… developed a wee cardholder problem. Fortunately, I was able to satisfy the craving with pre-loved Coach ones, so it didn't set me back too badly!

 

[ElainePG]

@jayohwhy gorgeous edited collection - spectacular choices.
@cowgirlsboots wow, amazing black Dior collection and vintage black bags! Terrific dollhouses, too.
@ElainePG fantastic colour on your cranberry PLG mini crossbody tote, great bag spill.

Thank you!

 

[ElainePG]

Oh I love your card holder too!

Thanks! I switched from wallets to cardholders this year, since I'm going to so few places. This one with the heart is one of my faves.

 

[ElainePG]

This seems to be a heavy time for so many of us.
Sending best wishes and a virtual hug to any of you who are struggling, have lost loved ones or lost themselves during these trying times.
I happen to fall into all these categories, so I'll take an extra strong coffee in lieu of hugging myself like a lunatic.

On a bag related note, I'm back in a strict quarantine with only a 20 minute walk allowed every day, so I'm not using anything. I may have to start using my bags around the house just to make sure I'm airing them out.

So sorry to hear about the quarantine! I hope it doesn't last too long.

 

[baghabitz34]

Ina bag from Behno in apricot. Birthday gift to myself. Carrying it today to get the best birthday gift - vaccine shot! What an insane world where a shot is a better gift than a bag...

Incidentally, I credit/blame this group for this purchase. Specifically all the pretty orange bags that have been posted, and showing me orange is a more versatile colored than I'd imagined. I hadn't even really considered an orange designer bag before. So this is me gently edging into the realm of orange designer bags... Thank you!

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Happy Birthday! Love the color. Glad your shot went ok.

 

[ElainePG]

So glad that you are enjoying this bag. I love the two that I have. I also have hand sanitizer and a small water bottle in mine. I love the firm base (stuff doesn't disappear inside), but it doesn't feel boxy when you're wearing it.

That's a perfect way to describe it.

I suspect I could carry a little water bottle & hand sanitizer in mine if I took out the iPad.

 

[JenJBS]

Happy Birthday! Love the color. Glad your shot went ok.

Thank you!

 

[whateve]

Ina bag from Behno in apricot. Birthday gift to myself. Carrying it today to get the best birthday gift - vaccine shot! What an insane world where a shot is a better gift than a bag...

Incidentally, I credit/blame this group for this purchase. Specifically all the pretty orange bags that have been posted, and showing me orange is a more versatile colored than I'd imagined. I hadn't even really considered an orange designer bag before. So this is me gently edging into the realm of orange designer bags... Thank you!

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This is beautiful! Happy birthday! Is this the small size?

 

[JenJBS]

This is beautiful! Happy birthday! Is this the small size?

Thank you! It's the regular size. They didn't have this color in the small size.

 

[afroken]

It's a Coach. I don't believe it's made any more, though @whateve and other Coach experts would know more about this than I do. I bought it on one of the reseller sites. Last year I… um… developed a wee cardholder problem. Fortunately, I was able to satisfy the craving with pre-loved Coach ones, so it didn't set me back too badly!

Thank you! It’s an adorable card holder. I didn’t develop a card holder problem last year but did, ahem, redevelop my handbag obsession and probably bought more last year than all the years beforehand combined My goal this year is to curb that problem