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.

 

[dcooney4]

Oh that's a great idea- the mystery boxes will give you all manner of sizes/leathers to play with. I'm always tempted to order one in the sales but remind myself that most of the pieces will likely be brown, which is a colour I cannot carry.

I'm excited at the prospect of you experimenting in this. I honestly think you would be able to resell those one of a kind pieces at a huge profit (though I'm not sure if you're doing this for "work" or just for fun). I'd commission a piece from you without a second's hesitation! I've always wanted my beloved cat's picture painted (she has long since passed but holds a special place in my heart), and when you posted about people commissioning their pet's paintings from you (was it last Xmas?) I thought I'd do the same once I'm out of the medical mess I'm in. If you could do it on a bag...well then...
Sorry, I'm just thinking out loud and have hurled a ton of info at you that you wouldn't have been expecting!

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Edit to add:
@momasaurus I was playing in the scarf thread earlier and saw some of your pictures... Wow! Your sense of style is something else! So elegant!

I need to learn this new media first . But if I enjoy it and get good at it then sure. I love cats.

 

[JenJBS]

I rarely reread anything, and when I do, it usually isn't as good as it was the first time.

My Aunt is that way. I enjoy reading my favorite books many times. For me, repeated readings aren't for the plot, but to enjoy the authors talent.

Reread beautiful descriptions, wonderfully written dialogue, etc. And I often notice things I missed in the first reading, like subtle foreshadowing; or having learned more about a character later in the book, something they said early in the book has deeper meaning.

 

[ElainePG]

SQUEAL! That's a fun one. I love the jewelry on it.

Thank you! It was my birthday present from Mr. PG in 2019. The San Francisco boutique had it shipped up especially from Southern California so it would be waiting for us when we came up to the city. So much fun… while I was trying it out (though of course I knew I was going to get it!) they gave me a cup of coffe, and they gave Mr. PG a glass of champagne.

 

[ElainePG]

Oh that's just amazing! That must feel incredible. Im so happy for you!
May I ask what your highest number of bags was (if you can recall)?
I'm really hoping to get down to 20 bags in another year or so (which would require me to let go of 16 more ).
I'm desperately hoping nobody gifts me any bags for my birthday because that's how I got into this mess in the first place!

I can certainly tell you my lowest number of bags: two. A bag to carry around all day, every day, big enough to schlep all my stuff, and then a second, nicer bag that sat in the closet for special occasions.

Then I joined tPF in 2013. I'm guessing, but I think I got up to around 45 bags. Though some came and went pretty quickly, so it might not have been all at the same time. Still, it was pretty overwhelming. 20-ish feels like a very good number for me.

 

[baghabitz34]

March 2021 Stats:
3 bags in: Coach Field Tote, MCM Boston bag, my first Kate Spade bag
2 bags out: red D&B crossbody, no name brown CB
0 SLGs in, 0 SLGs out
0 shoes in, 0 shoes out
March challenges: wore my Ferragamo tote in Nebbiolo on 3/8
Used 11 different bags
I’m not looking to downsize my collection. I am however working on moving out stuff that no longer suits me, is too worn, etc.

 

[BowieFan1971]

That doesn't surprise me at all! It's a fun bag!

I love my Kindle. You cam adjust the screen brightness as needed.

Mostly I love the lack of weight! Both while holding it to read, and carrying in a bag. Plus, I don't have to carry multiple books, which gets really heavy!

My son is a huge reader, is the only person I would give a hardback to without thought because he will read the same book multiple times (unlike me). He LOVES his Kindle...is on his third one...because he can easily take it with him and it us so much lighter. Plus, if he is almost finished a book, no problem....he has another one on there so he never has to carry two books! Only problem is he would take it to school because it is so small and then get in trouble for reading when he should be doing other things! His teachers said they hated punishing a student for reading....

 

[doni]

] [/SIZE]People don’t generally compliment my bags or RTW. If anything gets complimented, its my deadstock vintage pink velvet pucci skirt suit; gold corne earrings by Suzanne belperron; or, puzzle torso pendant by Miguel. Borrocal. i did use to have a Mombasa (like @Vintage Leather) that people liked. and, I’ve also kept an eye out for a Roberta di camerino, but never pulled the trigger bc I sensed that it might be something I’ve always loved — on other people. Like @doni, I do have a inordinate fondness for navy jackets and slim leather pants.

Oh, a Pucci pink velvet suit?! I am complimenting it without the need to see it .
You know how I feel about your Belperron corn earnings...
Yay for navy jackets with slim leather pants. Match made in heaven.

@880 Your thoughtful response to each person's post astounds me! There are several of you on this thread who excel at this (and I'm in awe of each of you).
I always find my jaw on the floor...

Couldn’t agree more, but try not to think about it or I would feel to bad to post!

Btw, would like to know those 36 titles you always carry around!

I have made a couple of big book cribes in the past, after years of believing books were some sort of sacred object you never let go. I am more ruthless now. Still, they are in the thousands...

Awwwh, thank you so much your kind words! Im inspired by many TPFers here! Plus, mild insomnia my memory isn’t that good, so I cheat by multi quote and then delete as I write text. The process is pretty quick. hugs
P.S. Love the owl bag!

Oh so that is the trick! Will try In the future...

The Sandman is a graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman - it tells the story of Dream, who is the personification of all dreams and stories. It starts with Dream being ‘captured’ and imprisoned by a group of black magic occultists, his escape and then his trying to regain control of the world of dreaming and the powers he once possessed.

I used to be obsessed with the Sandman in the 90s... Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite people in the whole world (his wife is also up there).

My son is a huge reader, is the only person I would give a hardback to without thought because he will read the same book multiple times (unlike me). He LOVES his Kindle...is on his third one...because he can easily take it with him and it us so much lighter. Plus, if he is almost a book, no problem....he has another one on there so he never has to carry two books! Only problem is he would take it to school because it is so small and then get in trouble for reading when he should be doing other things! His teachers said they hated punishing a student for reading....

Oh that‘s me!, I was punished SO MANY TIMES as a child for reading...

It makes me so happy, to see so many readers in this thread!

 

[doni]

I got the Arco in Storm. It’s gorgeous, but I’m finding the flap fussy and the bag actually difficult to get in and out of, which is ridiculous because it’s a tote.
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Besides that, I’m thinking of selling the Chanel north south boy bag. I stalked this bag for over a year, but the truth is that with the central divider, it’s frustrating to fit stuff into it. It’s too narrow to fit things next to each other vertically, and too shallow to pack stuff next to each other depth-wise. It is like the most maddening thing.

Lastly, sadly, the BV pouch in Amaranto is not working out great. Which kills me because I love the color, and the same pouch in smooth leather works great. But somehow the version with the BV weave is just harder to get stuff in and out of, and I thought I would love the pouch just as much with the woven leather but for some reason I don’t.

The combination of that blue with the tan suede is exquisite!
But I understand about getting irritated if bags are fussy to open/close or carry...

Funny about the BV Pouch. I love the intrecciato and in fact I just chose it for my last BV bag, but somehow with the Pouch it was clear to me I liked the plain much more... There is something about the shape and the puddleness of that smooth leather...

But I stop because I do not want to start missing that bag, which by the way it got lots of compliments by people who know nothing about fashion or Daniel Lee being the hottest thing happening.

The navy blazer with gold buttons sounds fantastic. A perfect look with jeans. Is that the vintage YSL?

Yes, I estimate late 80s/early 90s. It is smart but has a casual fit at the same time, a tad oversized with plain gold buttons, and it is going to suit my current lifestyle much better than the Balmain’s... And jeans, white tee, jeans, and StanSmiths or loafers: simple, boring but so satisfying!

 

[Cookiefiend]

People don’t generally compliment my bags or RTW. If anything gets complimented, its my deadstock vintage pink velvet pucci skirt suit; gold corne earrings by Suzanne belperron; or, puzzle torso pendant by Miguel. Borrocal. i did use to have a Mombasa (like @Vintage Leather) that people liked. and, I’ve also kept an eye out for a Roberta di camerino, but never pulled the trigger bc I sensed that it might be something I’ve always loved — on other people. Like @doni, I do have a inordinate fondness for navy jackets and slim leather pants.

Oh, a Pucci pink velvet suit?! I am complimenting it without the need to see it .
You know how I feel about your Belperron corn earnings...
Yay for navy jackets with slim leather pants. Match made in heaven.



Couldn’t agree more, but try not to think about it or I would feel to bad to post!

Btw, would like to know those 36 titles you always carry around!

I have made a couple of big book cribes in the past, after years of believing books were some sort of sacred object you never let go. I am more ruthless now. Still, they are in the thousands...



Oh so that is the trick! Will try In the future...


I used to be obsessed with the Sandman in the 90s... Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite people in the whole world (his wife is also up there).



Oh that‘s me!, I was punished SO MANY TIMES as a child for reading...

It makes me so happy, to see so many readers in this thread!
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Yes! His wife is an amazing woman (loved her book), and they seem to be raising a beautiful boy, both inside and out.

Edited to add - I don't know what I did to make this quote not work right, but there you go!

 

[FizzyWater]

Books read/listened to - I finished Sense and Sensibility and Call The Midwife. Now listening to the Audible version of The Sandman, and reading Mary Oliver's Devotions.

There's... a Sandman Audible?

I probably don’t need the initial single issues PLUS the trade paperbacks PLUS the hardcover reissue... but they spark joy. Ironically, I haven't even taken the plastic wrap off the hardcover. It's been so hard for me to read anything serious the past few years, and the story is so full of heartbreaks.

 

[FizzyWater]

That was the main reason I never bought a kindle before. Also, because I love to read in the bathtub. I'm really liking it. It is so easy to turn pages. I can prop it up on my book stand and the pages never turn by themselves like a regular book would sometimes. You don't have to use your hands or something else to hold the book open. There is no glare. The pages are short so it is easy to read a page here and there when you just have a moment. It always remembers where you left off. I haven't had any problem with using it in the bathtub. Once I dropped a real book in the bath but that was because it slipped off my book stand because it wouldn't stay open. There is a benefit of getting an e-reader versus just reading on a tablet, which I have done. The pages have the color and non-shine sheen of paper, while a tablet is shiny glass.

I love my Kindle(s, plus the app on every other device) BUT...

The one thing you can't do is organize your books. Or you can, but only for the specific device you do it on - it doesn't transfer to any other device or online. Aaaaargh!

 

[SakuraSakura]

I guess proof that a bag that whispers can get attention...it’s official. Every time I wear my Pico, I get a compliment. My LV or Gucci logo bags? Not a peep...

Question-
What is the bag in your collection that gets the most compliments?

Hi BowieFan1971! I feel like all of my bags get compliments so it's difficult to separate them. The most recent compliment I received on a purse was my perforated cles. I love my quirky pieces.

I also should update you guys on what is happening with my items. The groom cles has been shipped out to Fashionphile. We shall see what comes of this. I hope there's no issues! Thank goodness we can get insurance on packages. There are two pieces left from him ; however, I decided that I cannot sell the mini pochette. I have reclaimed it as my own and it still makes me happy in spite of what's happened. As for the cosmic blossom pochette, it has been two days since it arrived at the buyers home. The buyer has been online since the package arrived so I think there are no problems with it. When there's an issue, people will most likely immediately complain.

As for the monogram papillon, the seller has yet to answer the rest of my questions and upload more pictures. I will comment again at the end of today. I really hope I can get my hands on it!

 

[afroken]

@jblended I buy physical copies of my favourite books and try to be very selective about it, and for the rest, I buy it on my e-reader to save physical space around the house. Collecting books is like curating your bag collection, there may be many books that you like, just like with bags, but it's not realistic nor financially feasible to get all of them. So you select the few that you want to keep physical copies of (such as a particular edition of a favourite book or art books), and the rest you can put on your e-reader. I use a Kobo e-reader (not sure if it's available in the states), and it allows me to borrow electronic books from our public library as well. Not sure if kindle can do that but if so, it would be great to have access to all the books you wish while saving space.

@momasaurus Since the pandemic began I've developed a love for silk scarves and also saw your pictures in the scarf thread, they are all so beautiful!

@momasaurus Speaking of Aspinal of London, I wanted another Mayfair bag (in either bordeaux or navy) but didn't want to pay full price. The bordeaux one just went on sale today and I snatched it up so fast! I have now reached my 30 bag limit and will not buy more unless I get rid of more bags. This is how the bordeaux one looks like (photo taken from their website). @Kimbashop has this bag too and posted amazing photos of this lovely bag in the "handbag you're wearing today" thread


@JenJBS I use e-reader for the same reason. You can fit so many books on it and fit it into about any handbag. An entire library with you on the go always!

 

[Bag peace]

Couldn’t agree more, but try not to think about it or I would feel to bad to post!

Btw, would like to know those 36 titles you always carry around!

Why feel bad? I must've phrased my initial post terribly since it's communicating the opposite of what I intended! Your posts are brilliant and insightful! Everyone on here contributes in a way which makes this place the safe haven that it is. I just feel lucky to be allowed in here!

My core collection will not interest most, I fear.
-Aesop's fables- the first book that was my own, gifted to me by my siblings when I was tiny. It's in tatters but I will never part with it.
-All of P.G. Wodehouse's works- an omnibus and then separate novels. They're the books I turn to for some levity when times are tough.
-The complete works of Oscar Wilde, and Pygmalion- both books were a gift from my literature teacher in high school with his inscription in them.
-The complete works of Shakespeare- has been autographed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (a comedy troupe) on random pages, and on 4 different occasions. Essentially they performed in different countries I lived in, and each time I went to see the show I'd head backstage to say hello, and they'd remember me from the last country I'd seen them in and laugh at how I was "touring" like them but without being paid.
- An Inspector Calls- my favourite play of all time.
- A doll's house. I love Ibsen and this copy was autographed by Hattie Morahan when she played Nora in the West End in 2012 or perhaps 2014. I was home in England both years so it would have been one of those.
-The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock (and a collection of other poems/letters) by T.S. Eliot.
- 3 books by Augusten Burroughs (they belonged to a loved one who passed away from cancer, so I hold these books near and dear to my heart and will never part with them).
- Waiter Rant- so funny and, like Wodehouse, something I read when life gets heavy.
So, they're more sentimental books that hold memories of people and places, rather than anything insightful; but they have seen 7 countries with me so far.

@Kimbashop has this bag too and posted amazing photos of this lovely bag in the "handbag you're wearing today" thread

Seconded! Her pictures are amazing!
Congrats on your new bag, @afroken !

 

[afroken]

Why feel bad? I must've phrased my initial post terribly since it's communicating the opposite of what I intended! Your posts are brilliant and insightful! Everyone on here contributes in a way which makes this place the safe haven that it is. I just feel lucky to be allowed in here!

My core collection will not interest most, I fear.
-Aesop's fables- the first book that was my own, gifted to me by my siblings when I was tiny. It's in tatters but I will never part with it.
-All of P.G. Wodehouse's works- an omnibus and then separate novels. They're the books I turn to for some levity when times are tough.
-The complete works of Oscar Wilde, and Pygmalion- both books were a gift from my literature teacher in high school with his inscription in them.
-The complete works of Shakespeare- has been autographed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (a comedy troupe) on random pages, and on 4 different occasions. Essentially they performed in different countries I lived in, and each time I went to see the show I'd head backstage to say hello and they'd remember me and laugh at how I was "touring" like them but without being paid.
- An Inspector Calls- my favourite play of all time.
- A doll's house. I love Ibsen and this copy was autographed by Hattie Morahan when she played Nora in the West End in 2012 or perhaps 2014. I was home in England both years so it would have been one of those.
-The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock (and a collection of other poems/letters) by T.S. Eliot.
- 3 books by Augusten Burroughs (they belonged to a loved one who passed away from cancer, so I hold these books near and dear to my heart and will never part with them).
- Waiter Rant- so funny and, like Wodehouse, something I read when life gets heavy.
So more sentimental books than anything insightful, but they have seen 7 countries with me so far.


Seconded! Her pictures are amazing!
Congrats on your new bag, @afroken !

Book twins (is that even a word? It is now!) on Wilde and Shakesphere. I have those in my collection too but haven’t gotten anyone to autograph them yet. Thank you for sharing your list, some books to add to my to-read list as well. And loved your little notes about each of them and why they are so special to you.