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.

 

[SakuraSakura]

How did you get such a great deal?!!

Two years ago at Value Village! They thought it was a replica.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

I have quite a few browns. The color is usually not my first choice but when buying vintage, often it is the only color available other than black.
These first three are the pride of my vintage Coach collection. All are extremely rare.
1. watermelon satchel, early 70s. This was a popular and common style but very hard to find in suede.
2. Bonnie Cashin "Cash in Carry" arm tote 1960s
3. Bonnie Cashin double pocket flap bag early 1970sView attachment 5047171
These three are also vintage.
1. Coach Ranch bag in mahogany, early 1990s
2. Coach Collegiate bag, 1980s - this is a new addition since last year
3. Dooney & BourkeView attachment 5047174
These are my more modern Coach bags.
1. Coach Legacy duffle 2012 in cognac - I saw someone in Costco with this bag and immediately started looking for one. The color is gorgeous.
2. Coach Bleecker woven pocket hobo 2008.
3. Coach Bleecker large flap in rust 2007.
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Beautiful dark chocolate brown bags -- all that luscious leather!
That's interesting that brown is one of the more easily available colors (other than black) when looking at vintage. What about red?

All your bags are lovely. I adore the Ellipse. That was one of the first premium bags I had my eye on.

Thank you! I absolutely love the unique shape of the Ellipse and how easy it is to see everything inside when opened. Such a chic bag! I have been exploring discontinued styles and vintage bags and it's a slippery slope!

I love your beige, brown tan bag set, very diverse that LV Ellipse!

Beautiful bag line up!

Thank you! I adore brown bags!

beautiful, I really like the woven handle!

your Lady Lock is beautiful - the bamboo handle!

these are gorgeous! I’ve been tempted by Delvaux, they look so well made.

The Lady Lock is one of the few styles I have that does not have a shoulder strap. I guess I could look for one but with this style, I am happy to carry it by hand. In fact I think it looks best when hand-held. Thanks for the compliments! And yes, the quality of Delvaux is impeccable.

YOur beiges and browns are so lovely!

Beiges and browns are some of my favorite colors. Thank you!

 

[dcooney4]

Sold my first premium bag in posh . I hope they are careful with it when they authenticate it. It is so pristine. Fingers crossed it all gets to the buyer in the same condition I sent it in. I am not the most trusting person and sending my new premium bag out makes me so nervous. I have had wonderful experiences with them in my regular stuff , so here’s hoping.

 

[SakuraSakura]

Sold my first premium bag in posh . I hope they are careful with it when they authenticate it. It is so pristine. Fingers crossed it all gets to the buyer in the same condition I sent it in. I am not the most trusting person and sending my new premium bag out makes me so nervous. I have had wonderful experiences with them in my regular stuff , so here’s hoping.

i just know it’ll work out

 

[mariliz11]

Sold my first premium bag in posh . I hope they are careful with it when they authenticate it. It is so pristine. Fingers crossed it all gets to the buyer in the same condition I sent it in. I am not the most trusting person and sending my new premium bag out makes me so nervous. I have had wonderful experiences with them in my regular stuff , so here’s hoping.

Congrats on the sale!

 

[BowieFan1971]

Sold my first premium bag in posh . I hope they are careful with it when they authenticate it. It is so pristine. Fingers crossed it all gets to the buyer in the same condition I sent it in. I am not the most trusting person and sending my new premium bag out makes me so nervous. I have had wonderful experiences with them in my regular stuff , so here’s hoping.

Both bought and sold a bag that had to go through PM authentication. Not an issue either time. If anything, it will prevent someone from saying you sent them a damaged bag because it went through them.

 

[dcooney4]

Both bought and sold a bag that had to go through PM authentication. Not an issue either time. If anything, it will prevent someone from saying you sent them a damaged bag because it went through them.

Thank you! I feel much better now.

 

[msd_bags]

I'm happy to update that I'm properly shopping my own bag closet. I've been offered 3 bags for my birthday (by different friends) and didn't accept their kind offers! I must say, I was tempted for a minute, but being generally overwhelmed by my sizable collection, combined with the effect of the pandemic, has left me wanting to sit with what I own and appreciate it, rather than add more at this time.
I recall @msd_bags reached this point early last year (where she felt the direct impact of the pandemic on her bag journey), and I have been sitting in that same spot next to her for several months.

Also, whilst conditioning my bags earlier, I came across a mini collection of mine that I had forgotten about, so thought I'd post a pic for @cowgirlsboots! My family of mice rivals yours, I believe!
I actually have a 4th mouse, but that is my current keychain and not pictured here. It's got a sort of black and white cow print to it. Though they're hair-on-hide and should be prone to balding given that they're in and out of my bag whenever I need to access my keys, the mouse I'm currently using hasn't lost any hair in the 2.5 years I've been using it. I keep mints inside them; they're too tiny to hold anything else.

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And now to catch up on the thread since I have managed to slip behind again...

Happy to hear you’ve settled down a bit on your collection! Really, with our situation here in my country, I’ve lost interest in adding to my bag collection. Who knows though how long this feeling would last.
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The past couple of weeks have been hard for me. Somehow this second wave of cases here has me at a high level of anxiety, and consequently, my blood pressure too. Trying to relax despite everything plus the demands of my job. So, bags are far from my thoughts lately.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Happy to hear you’ve settled down a bit on your collection! Really, with our situation here in my country, I’ve lost interest in adding to my bag collection. Who knows though how long this feeling would last.
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The past couple of weeks have been hard for me. Somehow this second wave of cases here has me at a high level of anxiety, and consequently, my blood pressure too. Trying to relax despite everything plus the demands of my job. So, bags are far from my thoughts lately.

Hugs! It’s going to be ok.

 

[Bag peace]

I had ordered a bag at the end of March but didn't count it in my ins. I'm glad I didn't. They didn't send me the right thing and now the bag I ordered is sold out.

Is this the lovely pink (cerise?) that everyone was revealing recently?! I hope not!
So sorry that happened. It's unusual for Coach (assuming I'm thinking of the right bag). They normally send out scuffed returns but I've not heard of them sending out a wrong bag entirely!

Sold my first premium bag in posh .

Congratulations!

The past couple of weeks have been hard for me.

The numbers are terrifying and the stress associated with this wave is probably worse than the first wave. No wonder it is taking its toll on you. Just take one day at a time and trust that we'll get through this. We're all here for you!

 

[whateve]

Who was it? I like to know who gives good service and who doesn’t.

It was Coach online factory store. I suspected I would get a return because it had been sold out earlier. When I bought it, there were only 2 left and it took me 1/2 hour to get it into my cart. I haven't been able to get through on the phone. I sent them a message but I don't know how long it takes for them to respond. I think someone returned a different item in the bag for the purse I bought so someone picking it up in the warehouse would have assumed they were packing up the right item.

 

[whateve]

beautiful, I really like the woven handle!

your Lady Lock is beautiful - the bamboo handle!

these are gorgeous! I’ve been tempted by Delvaux, they look so well made.

Wow wow wow! Do your Bonnie Cashins have the fun contrast lining? So fun to open that little kiss lock and see the stripes!

Thank you! The only Bonnie Cashin that has fun lining is the long arm tote. It was made earlier than the more common striped lining. It has stripes too but not in the same colors as she used later. I used to have a pink bag with that striped lining. I hope I'll find a larger version of that bag someday.

 

[whateve]

Is this the lovely pink (cerise?) that everyone was revealing recently?! I hope not!
So sorry that happened. It's unusual for Coach (assuming I'm thinking of the right bag). They normally send out scuffed returns but I've not heard of them sending out a wrong bag entirely!


Congratulations!

The numbers are terrifying and the stress associated with this wave is probably worse than the first wave. No wonder it is taking its toll on you. Just take one day at a time and trust that we'll get through this. We're all here for you!

Yes, it was the beautiful cerise!

 

[whateve]

Beautiful dark chocolate brown bags -- all that luscious leather!
That's interesting that brown is one of the more easily available colors (other than black) when looking at vintage. What about red?

Thank you! I absolutely love the unique shape of the Ellipse and how easy it is to see everything inside when opened. Such a chic bag! I have been exploring discontinued styles and vintage bags and it's a slippery slope!

Thank you! I adore brown bags!

The Lady Lock is one of the few styles I have that does not have a shoulder strap. I guess I could look for one but with this style, I am happy to carry it by hand. In fact I think it looks best when hand-held. Thanks for the compliments! And yes, the quality of Delvaux is impeccable.

Beiges and browns are some of my favorite colors. Thank you!

Thank you! I think they made more of the neutral colors because those were the colors people bought most often. On top of that, lighter and brighter colors didn't survive as well over time without getting stained or faded. It is easier to find light and bright colors small bags in good condition because people didn't use them as everyday bags. Coach vintage red leather is gorgeous. It was a standard color every year. Many years, red was the only standard color that wasn't a neutral.

 

[SakuraSakura]

It was Coach online factory store. I suspected I would get a return because it had been sold out earlier. When I bought it, there were only 2 left and it took me 1/2 hour to get it into my cart. I haven't been able to get through on the phone. I sent them a message but I don't know how long it takes for them to respond. I think someone returned a different item in the bag for the purse I bought so someone picking it up in the warehouse would have assumed they were packing up the right item.

I found a Coach Dakota 31 in oxblood yesterday and it made me think about you!