2021 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Any one else?

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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.
 
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FizzyWater said:
And, speaking of open bags, the first Longchamp I bought was the Roseau tote in white with blue* embroidered cherry blossoms. I was taking an intensive German course in Bamberg and saw it in a shop window and fell in love.

I apologize for the wrinkly gray throw - my couch is red so I thought it would be a distracting background but the throw may be worse. :/

Aaalll the Longchamps:

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Back row: Roseau L Sakura, Le Pliage Neo, Le Pliage Neo Op’Art, Le Pliage Neo Stars**
Front row: Le Pliage Cuir S in purple, gray, dark red, and black
Left: Le Foulonné WoC, red and pink key holders, pink, blue, purple and silver pouches

Please excuse the general floppiness going on here - I usually store the Pliages with the coordinating Neos stuffed inside, but these are just fundamentally floppy bags.

I've never liked the classic fabric Le Pliages. I know they're classic, and useful, but... But I'm a sucker for "reimaginings" and the Cuirs are much more to my taste as well. I like that they're hands-free and can hold a ton. The downside is that they can hold a TON, which my shoulder eventually tells me about, and they are black holes where everything disappears. I keep buying organizers, which also make them nicely less-floppy, and then not using them.***. And these are the small Cuirs!


*I know, cherry blossoms are not blue. But this is so pretty!
**Black satin stars on the black background photograph poorly, but are cool in real life. I think cookie has the small Le Pliage in this pattern...
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Love your L P Cuirs. Everyone thinks of LPs as resolutely casual but a friend of mine (lifetime professional journalist) has a small black Cuir and she looks forever chic every time I see her with it.
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
Closet and my 2 vintage rehabbed canvas Fendis, blue Ferragamo doctor bag and my chicest Longchamp. I have tried TWICE to buy a leather Longchamp and BOTH times it got lost or stolen in the mail! I also have several other Le Pliages in various colors and sizes (stored folded and in a basket) for travel and rough weather days.

I store all my bags in dust bags and, except for the Hermès, most are not in the corresponding brand, since I buy secondhand/vintage and most do not come with the original bag. Top bag shelf is Hermes, second is LV, third is the Italians.

We have his and hers closets :happydance: The smaller closet and the dresser in the bedroom is his, the bigger one is mine. Eventually, I would like to get a simple white dresser (the bedroom has a rectangular shape and my dresser needs to be in my closet) and solid shelving, paint the walls. We bought a $50 secondhand dresser that turned out to be a piece of crap death trap! Not even worth repainting, though the size/shape is perfect. I asked for a bigger, single jewelry box for Christmas. But I am happy with my closet overall and for now. I need an organized, uncluttered closet, but not a fancy one.:smile:View attachment 5264981View attachment 5264982View attachment 5264983View attachment 5264984View attachment 5264985
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Firstly, your closet is so neat - which is why no one here will ever see mine LOL.

Secondly, I'm so sorry your Cuirs never made it to you, def something weird going on with the postal service. It must have been so frustrating.

Thirdly, loving all the stripes!
 
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Sunshine mama said:
This is what I do when I use an open bag: I put all my things in a drawstring dustbag and pull the drawstrings tightly if I feel like I need to.
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I do this too. Not strictly a dust bag, but a cotton drawstring bag is what people used traditionally to line their open shopping baskets when they went to market.

In my H Double Sens Maxi, a reversible soft tote, the chevron dust bag also keeps possible dents away from the leather.

In my H Garden Party pouches are better because it's quite deep.
 
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Wearing a Dr. Robert cross-body pouch for a walk on the beach today (UK independent that uses same factory as Josephs)

My suede/wool Fltflop boots came

I like them a lot but prob for what I paid (Black Friday + 20% new customer code) rather than their full price (I see they've gone back up now).

After quite a few years of either Doc Martens or designer boots, these feel less sturdy and weighty than I'm used to. They're almost like slippers with a hard sole. I can't think they'll last like my DMs (3 years almost solid wear usually). I'm glad I still have 2 pairs of DMs in the wings. The Fitflops are more occasional city walk than full-on trekking in the frozen North though so I may not take with them to Scotland.

The zip-up part stands quite a way away from my ankle which means if it rains my ankles may get wet. I'll deal. I really like they're suede and very matte. If they didn't have a wool interior I think they'd be a bit big so slightly bigger than TTS.
 

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papertiger said:
Wearing a Dr. Robert cross-body pouch for a walk on the beach today (UK independent that uses same factory as Josephs)

My suede/wool Fltflop boots came

I like them a lot but prob for what I paid (Black Friday + 20% new customer code) rather than their full price (I see they've gone back up now).

After quite a few years of either Doc Martens or designer boots, these feel less sturdy and weighty than I'm used to. They're almost like slippers with a hard sole. I can't think they'll last like my DMs (3 years almost solid wear usually). I'm glad I still have 2 pairs of DMs in the wings. The Fitflops are more occasional city walk than full-on trekking in the frozen North though so I may not take with them to Scotland.

The zip-up part stands quite a way away from my ankle which means if it rains my ankles may get wet. I'll deal. I really like they're suede and very matte. If they didn't have a wool interior I think they'd be a bit big so slightly bigger than TTS.
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Shoes are one of those things I will only order online if I already own a pair and are replacing them. Sore feet will ruin even the best day for me and fit is so individual between shoe and foot. I think even more than pants, another thing I will only buy if I have tried them on in person or mayyybe if I already own another pair. And even if you own a pair of shoes or pants, there are small variances between individual items that make one pair perfect and another not quite right. Maybe I am too picky…but again, one of the great things about handbags is that they always fit! :lol:
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
Shoes are one of those things I will only order online if I already own a pair and are replacing them. Sore feet will ruin even the best day for me and fit is so individual between shoe and foot. I think even more than pants, another thing I will only buy if I have tried them on in person or mayyybe if I already own another pair. And even if you own a pair of shoes or pants, there are small variances between individual items that make one pair perfect and another not quite right. Maybe I am too picky…but again, one of the great things about handbags is that they always fit! :lol:
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I usually buy a pair of boots every year. I spent my usual boot budget on shoulder pad accessories (Gucci's Centenary leather shoulder-harness). It was hard to justify expensive boots too (which may have been Gucci flat riding boot style with the straps £1.3K-ish which were amazing). I'm still really crazy about the shoulder-harness so not sorry there either. I have worn them over a coat and I can even wear with an evening dress.

I went comfortable 'highstreet' with these boots so I kinda knew they wouldn't be in the same league. Having said that I have some wonderful boots bought at Topsop from years ago - I ended up buying 3 pairs and like you said just replacing like with like. Made in Brazil are usually as good as any designer. Price doesn't always dictate quality (as my Saint Laurent boots will testify :shucks: ).

What I appreciate about these Fitflops is they're slightly more 'feminine' than Docs and look a bit 40s/50s retro as @cowgirlsboots and some others will also see. Good for flippy shorter skirts and princess line coats, things I may not want to 'solidify' or make too rock'n'roll.
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
Shoes are one of those things I will only order online if I already own a pair and are replacing them. Sore feet will ruin even the best day for me and fit is so individual between shoe and foot. I think even more than pants, another thing I will only buy if I have tried them on in person or mayyybe if I already own another pair. And even if you own a pair of shoes or pants, there are small variances between individual items that make one pair perfect and another not quite right. Maybe I am too picky…but again, one of the great things about handbags is that they always fit! :lol:
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Shoes, pants, swimsuits and bras. Although I have bought pants and swimsuits online that have worked out. I've bought a lot of shoes online and some have worked, and some haven't. Sometimes I think they might work so I don't send them back. I almost never find an insert that makes them fit right. I have a narrow foot so it is extremely hard for me to find shoes that fit. Most stores don't stock narrow sizes any more. Most of my shoes are casual and those don't usually come in narrow widths. I think my toes are taller than normal so sometimes the toe box isn't high enough to be comfortable. This can happen even with shoes in a brand that usually works for me.
 
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whateve said:
Shoes, pants, swimsuits and bras. Although I have bought pants and swimsuits online that have worked out. I've bought a lot of shoes online and some have worked, and some haven't. Sometimes I think they might work so I don't send them back. I almost never find an insert that makes them fit right. I have a narrow foot so it is extremely hard for me to find shoes that fit. Most stores don't stock narrow sizes any more. Most of my shoes are casual and those don't usually come in narrow widths. I think my toes are taller than normal so sometimes the toe box isn't high enough to be comfortable. This can happen even with shoes in a brand that usually works for me.
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It sounds like my feet.
 
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