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.

 

[JenJBS]

These are all wonderful metallics. My favourites are your rose golds, especially your Nodini!

Thank you!

Congratulations Jen!

Thank you!

My metallic bag was shared in grey week, Silver Metallic Reissue Camera Case.
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Beautiful! Love it with that scarf.

That last photo really shows the craftsmanship on this bag. Just lovely!

Thank you!

 

[BowieFan1971]

Earlier in the thread @doni shared the bags she was reaching for. My bags get rotated regularly and I‘m reaching for:

• Red Reissue
• Burgundy Coco Handle
• Etoupe Evelyne
• Black Reissue
• Etain Bolide

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My metallic bag was shared in grey week, Silver Metallic Reissue Camera Case.
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Do love that Coco handle! And, of course, the Bolide...

 

[Jereni]

Great looking clutch, thanks for sharing what fits inside.

Wonderful spring bag. I was looking at teal bags earlier, so pretty.

What teal bags were you looking at? It’s a color I’m wanting this season. Just got it in a really inexpensive Coach Marlie so that I can see how often I wear the color before considering anything by premier designers.

Oh I love bucket bags. Must look away trying to be good.

Haha I am here to tempt you! I can’t decide between the pink and the taupe.

 

[momasaurus]

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)

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Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Percy Crossbody in Camel




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These all look so yummy!

 

[BowieFan1971]

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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That Trim and that lizard bag.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I bought a grey BV hobo from fashionphile in early 2020 that I never really wore. . . But I’m reaching for it more often this spring. It’s just so easy to use with relaxed spring clothing like soft, light sweaters and cargos or simple separates. im a neutral color bag person, so grey works well. Empty, it molds around your torso. filled, it slouches gracefully on your shoulder. I also have one in a warm metallic, I think it’s called ottone. I’ve always wanted a cervo hobo for it’s elegant north south lines. I might start looking for a BV gunmetal cervo (I saw a photo of one posted by @whateve, and it was gorgeous). The bag I thought I’d wear to death but don’t really use is my un branded stingray Constance style bag). there are many days when I don’t carry much, but for some reason, when I pull out the stingray, I always seem to carry more, go figure. I got it for about 100 usd when a boutique called finer things closed, so it’s fine. at least I didn’t buy a Constance.

congrats @BowieFan1971 on the bolide!
@msd_bags, thinking of you and hope your blood pressure is okay.
@Kimbashop, I love your chocolate brown swift trim. It’s so lush and shiny!
@afroken, I loved your analogy of collecting books and bags.
@SakuraSakura, I’m glad you got your papillon. I love the issey miyake Bao Bao but agree it’s form over function
@Jereni, I love your three metallic bags
@Purses & Perfumes, I love your petal colored bag, so perfect for spring.
@momasaurus, I love the female horned goat
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thanks @BowieFan1971! The jacket is Rick Owens navy leather NWT from The Real Real.

I know dupes are supposed to be bad, but in this case it saved you thousands because even though you thought a C would be a slam dunk, you now know for certain it’s not. And if it was, you could look for a C knowing for certain you would get a good cost per wear and could be excited about purchasing one.

 

[BowieFan1971]

What teal bags were you looking at? It’s a color I’m wanting this season. Just got it in a really inexpensive Coach Marlie so that I can see how often I wear the color before considering anything by premier designers.

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Haha I am here to tempt you! I can’t decide between the pink and the taupe.

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Twins! I picked her up at the outlet last week. Clearance PLUS an extra 15%! Went in to see if they had anything good since I still had that credit from Christmas and didn’t see anything online. Going to give my Halzan dupe to a friend who is feeling down and loves small bags...I don’t need two teal bags about the same size.

 

[Kimbashop]

Thanks! I must be a terrible photographer tho, because all those bags are gold not silver.

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The sparkly hobo is a misc evening bag that I got from Nordstrom about two years ago. It’s crazy sparkly in person, very fun.

could be the terrible lighting in my room as well! They are equally pretty and sparkly in gold.

 

[dcooney4]

What teal bags were you looking at? It’s a color I’m wanting this season. Just got it in a really inexpensive Coach Marlie so that I can see how often I wear the color before considering anything by premier designers.

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Haha I am here to tempt you! I can’t decide between the pink and the taupe.

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Pink

 

[880]

Earlier in the thread @doni shared the bags she was reaching for. My bags get rotated regularly and I‘m reaching for:

• Red Reissue
• Burgundy Coco Handle
• Etoupe Evelyne
• Black Reissue
• Etain Bolide

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My metallic bag was shared in grey week, Silver Metallic Reissue Camera Case.
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Love all of these! Gorgeous bags and stunning photos! The colors are so luscious!
@BowieFan1971, sometimes it’s a fine line between an inspired bag and a dupe. but. I see a distinction between an inspired item and a falsely branded replica. JMO.

I have two pouches from Etsy that are very similar to the BV pouch for a tenth the price. They’re gorgeous leather and color and hand crafted. (Since I wasn’t sure I would use the pouch style, I didn’t want to spend for BV). I picked up the stingray serendipitously, and it has a magnetic closure, no clasp, so I think it’s technically inspired and not a dupe per se. ( I’m actually not fond of the H Constance bc of the logo clasp, but I’ve learned to never say never lol). But, I’ve also purchased a bunch of of Etsy Alhambra style earrings to friends and family members bc they wanted something similar to a VCA necklace that I ended up purchasing for myself. Probably some TPFers would take issue with my stance. . . (Shrugs) but I’m not the bag police

I’m not conversant on copyright or trademark, or comity of law, but it’s my understanding that original Alhambra was never trademarked, and in the US VCA found a way to protect it. But, in China, as of 2020, courts have ruled that VCA lost its 3D trademark. I believe that the grounds were among them that the lucky charm symbol could not be granted a 3D trademark as it was universally known.

One of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Most Famous Trademarks is in Limbo in China - The Fashion Law

Created in 1968 as a luxurious take on the four-leaf clover, a timeless symbol of luck, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra jewelry collection is among its

www.thefashionlaw.com

[IP Law] Why Van Cleef & Arpels lost its 3D trademark

Van Cleef & Arpels is a French luxury jewelry company. Of all the jewelry motifs created by them, perhaps the most widely acknowledged and emblematic…

www.lexology.com

This appears to be VCAs official position on trademark regained in the US:

Van Cleef & Arpels is a world famous fashion house, known as the “Jeweler to Royalty.” Among its successful products is its Alhambra jewelry line. First designed and introduced in 1968, in the last decade it has enjoyed a revival, with skyrocketing sales and abundant media exposure. But with success comes imitation – knockoff jewelry at all price levels became rampant.

Van Cleef had a copyright registration for the Alhambra design. However, when introduced in the United States in the late 1960s, the items in the line lacked a copyright notice. Under the law in effect at the time, that meant loss of copyright.

Our lawyers succeeded in establishing that Van Cleef was entitled to a restoration of the copyright under the little known Uruguay Rounds Agreement Act, which restored foreign copyrights in such situations. This required a detailed showing of the history of creation and publication of the work in the U.S. and abroad. Working with foreign counsel, our lawyers were able to make a compelling showing, and obtained a summary judgment ruling that Van Cleef owned a valid and subsisting copyright in the design.

By the way, luxury jewelers have sometimes battled each other over their items, designs and even names of designs (Franck Mueller versus VCA re mystery set or mystery setting. VCA retained it for jewelry, but FM, I think was allowed to use it for watches. . .

apologies for the extreme OT.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Pink

+1

 

[BowieFan1971]

Ok, in case I thought compromising for price was going to dim my excitement...I keep looking at pics of my Bolide and I am getting SOOO excited! But I have to say that the experience with Selle de Steppes scarf, that should have been a slam dunk cuz it was listed NWT and the pics reflected that, is making me feel the need to temper my excitement. I really hope she is exactly what the pics and the sellers words say she is.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Ok, so this may seem corny. Remember, I have time on my hands.... I had the Bolduc ribbon from my scarf and I already had the thin brown ribbon. Had seen orange Bolduc pocket squares for like $400, which is CRAZY, so I got a plain orange silk scarf and decided to DIY. I am going to tie it on my Bolide, I think.
Question- which style looks best, Bolduc-like or wrapped like a box. And which way would they tie it- bow center or off-center? Which one looks best?

 

[Kimbashop]

@880 I love your BV Veneta. It drapes beautifully on you. The Veneta has been on my wishlist for some time but I have been unsure about it. Seeing yours makes me really what a work of art that bag truly is, and how I would like to invest in one. Your grey is a gorgeous color.

@More bags What an extraordinary collection of bags. What is the color of your bolide? Is it a grey? That camera bag is

These all look so yummy!

thank you! I do love to pet them.

That Trim and that lizard bag.

Thank you! The Trim is my one and only Hermes and I LOVE it (but, like you, my eyes are on a Bolide next). It's the perfect mid-sized hobo because it is a bit structured and dressy enough to wear out. It is super easy as a grab and go bag, too, and super comfy to wear on the shoulder. bought it a year ago when the prices were incredibly low-- they have now doubled and even tripled on the secondhand market since Hermes released their new version of the Trim this past year.

 

[Kimbashop]

I am not familiar with Arayla bags. Such yummy looking leather.

They have the most extraordinary leather--some of the best that I have ever experienced. The dark brown bag is made of their "butter leather" which is their signature leather. it's like like a cross between smooth leather and a peach. The hobo bag is vacchetta. It was super stiff when I got it but it has softened up nicely over the years and has developed a wonderful patina. They source their leather from a tannery in LA (US) I believe, and all of their bags are made in LA. They offer a limited amount of styles but I am a fan of their hobo (Harlow) style.