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]

such a showstopper!

Thaaaaank-you! I´ve been watching this bag for months before finally buying it- it was so affordable compared to other pieces from this collection or even normal wallets on chain. It came with everything- dustbag, box, even the receipt.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Beauty! And love the shape and structure

+1!

 

[BowieFan1971]

Congratulations! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the leather and size.
The Bolide is on my wishlist as well. The saga of finding the right Lindy was finally resolved today. (34 in Gold, I will post pictures later) Maybe later this year. Like Christmas!!

Yay!!!! Good week for both of us!!!!

 

[SakuraSakura]

I forgot to mention this but I sold my Issey Miyake Bao Bao. I shouldn't have purchased it to begin with as it doesn't support its weight well. I found that whenever I put even a few items in it, the straps dug into my arm. I don't settle for pain especially when it comes to my handbags. It's still gorgeous and I'm happy its new owner loves it. I think, for next time, I need to remember that I can put things on hold when I'm unsure of them.

I'm heading towards the end of the semester at full speed... wish me luck. I hope everybody else is okay.

 

[JenJBS]

+1!

Thank you!

 

[BowieFan1971]

I forgot to mention this but I sold my Issey Miyake Bao Bao. I shouldn't have purchased it to begin with as it doesn't support its weight well. I found that whenever I put even a few items in it, the straps dug into my arm. I don't settle for pain especially when it comes to my handbags. It's still gorgeous and I'm happy its new owner loves it. I think, for next time, I need to remember that I can put things on hold when I'm unsure of them.

I'm heading towards the end of the semester at full speed... wish me luck. I hope everybody else is okay.

Congrats and good luck!

 

[SakuraSakura]

Congrats and good luck!

I'm going to need it, thank you BowieFan1971!

 

[More bags]

Crazy but six out now.

Wow, six out dc! Congratulations!

Bought some new bags recently and have listed 5 bags on Poshmark, so we’ll see how that goes. Currently I’m getting a bunch of low ball offers... sigh.

Here’s one of my new ones, Coach Klare which is an outlet bag. Went the outlet last weekend and while there’s plenty of lesser quality bags, I was pleasantly surprised to find several that I thought were quite nice.

This is napa leather and incredibly soft and pleasing to the touch.

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I’m looking at this as my spring/summer white bag, whereas my Coach Willis will be my ‘winter’ white.

Great looking Klare bag! I like the vertical detail.

So much for not buying bags this year.... now I just need to wait for lockdown to be lifted so I can actually use it! Small denim quilted icon bag by Versace.

A fun spring bag!

 

[More bags]

@Purses & Perfumes I love your pink Diorama! Your Pochette Metis is lovely in Turtledove.
@dcooney4 your little bird painting is outstanding!
@BowieFan1971 congratulations on both your black Coach and your Bolide, great additions to your collection! We’re Bolide sisters!

 

[Kimbashop]

OK, so I know I'm a week behind, but I will try to catch up here. There have been so many beautiful collections over the past week. Here are my brown bags. In the next post, I still have to get myself together to post my metallic bags (all 2 of them!)

1. Hermes Trim II 31, 2000, in chocolate Swift leather
2. Balenciaga City, 2007, Mogano
3. Arayla Austen tote, espresso leather (pettable!)
4. Arayla Harlow in Havana vegetable-tanned leather
5. Coach Vintage Slim Duffle bag, 1980s?
6. Vintage 1950's Lizard bag
7. Marco Massaccesi Mini Zhoe in tan (selling)

Not pictured:
Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Percy Crossbody in Camel




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[whateve]

OK, so I know I'm a week behind, but I will try to catch up here. There have been so many beautiful collections over the past week. Here are my brown bags. In the next post, I still have to get myself together to post my metallic bags (all 2 of them!)

1. Hermes Trim II 31, 2000, in chocolate Swift leather
2. Balenciaga City, 2007, Mogano
3. Arayla Austen tote, espresso leather (pettable!)
4. Arayla Harlow in Havana vegetable-tanned leather
5. Coach Vintage Slim Duffle bag, 1980s?
6. Vintage 1950's Lizard bag
7. Marco Massaccesi Mini Zhoe in tan (selling)

Not pictured:
Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Percy Crossbody in Camel




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Wonderful variety of browns! I especially love the lizard. I hope you don't mind me giving you a bit of info about the Coach. The creed number will tell you when it was made. The first digit will be a letter that will correspond to a month, A stands for January... The next digit will be the year code - 9 means 1999, 0 means 2000, 1 means 2001. The numbers after the dash are the style number.

 

[ElainePG]

It is getting harder the more room I am getting in my closet. Just accepted an offer on another bag. That will be bag number 7 out this month. I am trying to pick favorites with bags that are similar and sell the other. I went from having barely any room for bags to lots of spaces.

Just imagine how happy your remaining bags are! They don't have to squinch up…

 

[Kimbashop]

Wonderful variety of browns! I especially love the lizard. I hope you don't mind me giving you a bit of info about the Coach. The creed number will tell you when it was made. The first digit will be a letter that will correspond to a month, A stands for January... The next digit will be the year code - 9 means 1999, 0 means 2000, 1 means 2001. The numbers after the dash are the style number.

Thanks - the Lizard was thrifted at a local store and not really used at all.

And thanks for the info on how to read a Coach tag! From your info, I was able to decipher it. The bag isn't nearly as old as I thought it was. I bought it at our local thrift store and just assumed that it was older because of the way it was made-- unlined, thick, and made in the US. So, looking at my tag, H0C-9816 would translate to August 2000.

 

[whateve]

Thanks - the Lizard was thrifted at a local store and not really used at all.

And thanks for the info on how to read a Coach tag! From your info, I was able to decipher it. The bag isn't nearly as old as I thought it was. I bought it at our local thrift store and just assumed that it was older because of the way it was made-- unlined, thick, and made in the US. So, looking at my tag, H0C-9816 would translate to August 2000.

You're welcome! Bags made before 1994 will have all numbers in the serial number, and those numbers don't have any meaning. I've found great leather bags made in the US up through 2003.

 

[Kimbashop]

that is good to know. I just adore the old ones.