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.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

bags I´m reaching for the most right now...

actually it´s only one bag, the mustard patent New Lock. It has become my daily bag- easy to use, great size and still something special.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

If I wasn´t so lazy and would go through all my vintage bags with more focus there certainly would be more to list and march out of the door.
This comment:



takes the words right out of my mouth. I don´t care about the number of bags I own, but there are some I simply don´t love/need anymore.

Today I gave the one bag I bought last month some tlc and still have not made up my mind about whether to keep it or sell it on. At 5 Euro it was such a bargain and it is exactly what I´d been looking for- only now I´m not sure anymore whether it´s the right style for me. I don´t even have a photo. It´s a black vintage Goldpfeil in the general shape of a Dior Bobby bag. Great leather, perfect condition.

I finally took photos:

 

[SakuraSakura]

Introducing miss papillon 30!

 

[dcooney4]

Introducing miss papillon 30!

Beautiful honey patina on it. Congrats!

 

[Jereni]

The mint green that was worn with navy in a mod shot? That was unexpected but looked so good!

Yes, that was the one. I think it’s generally a common color for them so I’m hoping it will come back.

How fun! Nice choices. Although I change bags often, the bags that I find myself reaching for more than others these days are as follows.

BV Nodini in tangerine. I love this bag model, it feels like a mini pillow, nice and slouchy. However, I’m not too sure about the colour. It’s not a versatile orange like @BowieFan1971 ’s orange H Pico. It’s more in-your-face bright and I don’t know how much I like that. I bought it at a crazy low price and now I think I should’ve waited longer back then for a colour that I like better. Nonetheless, it’s such a useful bag, fits so much and weighs nothing.
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Another bag I keep reaching for these days is BV Campana in Monalisa (I’m bag twins with @JenJBS on this). It’s so lightweight, soft, squishy, and fits the entire kitchen sink without looking bulky. And of course the colour is to die for Prior to purchasing this bag, I had thought I was strictly a shoulder/crossbody person. But after receiving this bag, I realized how much I love handheld and elbow-carry bags as well.
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And lastly, I find myself using my Massaccesi Calista Midi hobo a lot. This one’s leather is so robust, chewy, and thick. It just molds to your side and is so comfortable to wear.
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Sorry for the long post, I always get carried away when talking about bags Looking forward to others’ choices.

Gorgeous bags that you are reaching for! If I were to analyze it, it seems like you are in the mood for soft, rounded, casual bags right now.

 

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@Kimbashop congratulations on your stats! I love your AoL bags, gorgeous colours and beautiful Sofia. Well articulated likes and dislikes, you have a great understanding of what works for you and your style.
@dcooney4 congratulations on your new RL bag. What a wonderful early Mother’s Day gift, great colour. Gorgeous brown and tan bags - I love your Miu Miu.
@BowieFan1971 yay and congratulations on your pretty anniversary present. Stunning brown and tan bags, what a wonderful selection!

 

[BowieFan1971]

Introducing miss papillon 30!

Congrats! So cute!!!!

 

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@mariliz11 amazing collection, your browns and your LVs!
@880 your metallics collection is breathtaking!
@afroken amazing leathers on your brown and tan bags.
@Jereni great brown and tan bags! Your Fendi is my favourite!

 

[dcooney4]

@Kimbashop congratulations on your stats! I love your AoL bags, gorgeous colours and beautiful Sofia. Well articulated likes and dislikes, you have a great understanding of what works for you and your style.
@dcooney4 congratulations on your new RL bag. What a wonderful early Mother’s Day gift, great colour. Gorgeous brown and tan bags - I love your Miu Miu.
@BowieFan1971 yay and congratulations on your pretty anniversary present. Stunning brown and tan bags, what a wonderful selection!

Thank you so much. I can’t wait till he actually gives it to me. The suede interior was so soft but I didn’t get a good look inside it before he took it. The Miu Miu is a great bag too.

 

[dcooney4]

So far so good my bag has already been authenticated and will shortly be heading to its new owner. I will relax completely when it arrives safely to its new home. I am rather attached to this bag so I hope the new owner will adore her and wear her.
Will send out an inexpensive bag tomorrow and that will make 5 out this month. I had dropped some prices to make things move quicker. Fingers crossed some more things go.

 

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@Cookiefiend thanks for sharing your fabulous brown bags. I loved your comment, “I have looked at other brown bags, but each time I have thought "But my two are perfect already!"” That is priceless!
@JenJBS amazing Aspinal of London Aerodrome briefcase, thanks for sharing all the cool details.
@jblended congratulations on your bag restraint re: potential gifts, enjoying your bag wardrobe and what a cute mouse family!

 

[Jereni]

Hmm this is fun and interesting! I don’t usually reach for same bags but for the past couple of months I have been mostly carrying:

- LV pochette Métis, because it’s one of my newest but also like the shape
- LV Pochette Accessoires in DE and DA, worn crossbody for weekend walks so I don’t have too much weight on my hands or shoulders
- LV Neverfull because it can carry everything and more and I can toss it around without worry (very durable)
- Balenciaga Classic City because it’s very spacious and can even hold my MacBook Air
- Gucci Dionysus beige for dressier outfits, because I love the structure and thick chain and I think it’d my fav out of all my collection

Nice! Perhaps your current trend and vibe is modern, edgy, casual-fabulous...

 

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@Purses & Perfumes all of your brown bags are gorgeous! Your Tempete and Joanne are my favourites!
@BowieFan1971 sending good wishes for quick and good sales on your listed items. Sending positive thoughts to accelerate the arrival of your dream Bolide into your home soon!
@whateve your brown collection slays me - all of those gorgeous leathers! I love your cognac Legacy Duffle.
@msd_bags I'm sorry to hear you're struggling. You are not alone. You're in my thoughts. Sending hugs

 

[JenJBS]

@JenJBS amazing Aspinal of London Aerodrome briefcase, thanks for sharing all the cool details.

Thank you!

 

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@cowgirlsboots congratulations on your March stats - 7 bags out, amazing! Lovely brown bags, my favourites are your 60ies frame bags and coordinating shoes

A pleasant surprise....someone gifted me a bunch of dust bags so I can put my pillowcases back in the linen closet where they belong instead of use them to store bags (the downside of preloved....few come with dust bags). After I got them swapped out and moved out the bags I am selling, I looked and saw that I have less bags than I thought. I only have 22, and even adding with a red bag from Italy, a casual black bag and my beloved Bolide, I will still only be at 25. And there are 2-4 that I may get rid of once things go back to normal and I see if I use them. I thought I was overboard on bags, but I am not! Now if the ones I have listed just sell already!!!!!!!

I bought several plain beige bags online (somewhere - brain fade right now) so that all my bags have the same dust bag. It gives the closet a more - uh - uniform look that I prefer.
I have the same number of bags, and that includes the bags that I count as 'seasonal/travel/special occasion... frankly - that's the Goldilock's Number for me - just right, not too much, not too little.

(though I occasionally think it's too much, but that's just crazy talk... everyone needs 3 red bags - amiright?)

YASSS, at least 3 red bags!