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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Vintage Leather said:
First, let me preface this by saying: I have too many bags. I have classic taste with an element of whimsy, and I like excellent quality. I’ve had the same taste for the last three decades. So I don’t have any holes in my collection, and there is nothing I need.

So the perfect bag for me is … to eliminate another 30 bags from my collection.

OR

An insanely whimsical clutch. I’m partial to an Hermes Sac a Malice,Judith Leiber Cinderella bag, or an Olympia Le Tan P&P. A bag that is the marriage of art and function , and leans a little more toward art
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Wow. All three are so fun!
My 2 faves are the Olympia bag and the Cinderella bag!
For me, I would love to get a Gucci top handle Ophidia web bag made out of pink leather. It doesn't exist though(?). I just think the silhouette and the classic web are so cute together. But I don't want a logo loud bag RN, so I don't want the GG print bag even though its design is super cute. I don't mind logo print bags if I love the silhouette, but I tend not to use those bags often. I get them because I love the design of the bag, but they mostly just sit in my closet.
I love wearing whimsically loud bags though. :giggle:
Here are the pictures of the Gucci bag, and my wishful bag.Screenshot_20211220-074020_Chrome.jpgScreenshot_20211220-055845_Chrome.jpgScreenshot_20211220-055838_Chrome.jpg
 
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Vintage Leather said:
First, let me preface this by saying: I have too many bags. I have classic taste with an element of whimsy, and I like excellent quality. I’ve had the same taste for the last three decades. So I don’t have any holes in my collection, and there is nothing I need.

So the perfect bag for me is … to eliminate another 30 bags from my collection.

OR

An insanely whimsical clutch. I’m partial to an Hermes Sac a Malice,Judith Leiber Cinderella bag, or an Olympia Le Tan P&P. A bag that is the marriage of art and function , and leans a little more toward art
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These are darling! I would definitely carry a Judith Leiber for my make-believe life. They are true works of art.
 
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papertiger said:
Right you are!

I have 2 silver Gucci clutches but I think you might mean the one made from actual silver.

Very interestingly you've chosen one left to me by my mother bought in Italy, and one from her mother (my grandmother) bought in France

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Gucci Silver, gold and tigers-eye minaudière 1987

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1950s SM with '69/70' gavroche and 1971 Gucci horse-bit loafers that were also my grans and completely unworn. Norwegian hand-knitted wooden stockings

and just in case you mean this one - Silver metallic leather Romy clutch - very useful little darling
(plus purple lizard Hysteria, blk patent Mirage and 1976 Navy calf with enamel hw).

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Your Gucci collection is amazing. It's incredible that you have bags that belonged to your mother and grandmother. Such treasures.

What's the story with the Norwegian stockings? Are you a knitter?
 
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Sparkletastic said:
I need your advice. Please excuse the long post.

Of my 25 bags, 9 are black. That isn’t a problem per se but, I’m cautious about adding more.

I tend to wear wg jewelry but want to wear my yg more. I don’t mix metals so I want one all gold bag & two neutral (black and ?) ghw bags.

So here are my questions.

• Is adding a black/ghw bag to my collection overkill though I know I’d use this new bag a lot?

• Three of my black bags were bought for work (Dior tote, Max Mara and YSL satchel) Covid changed life so I’m permanent WFH. They get zero use. Is anyone else selling work only bags? Too soon?

• I bought a gold C Boy to be my multipurpose gold bag. But, I have a slim build & it feels sooooo big in new medium. Should I sell even though I don’t see any good substitutes? My only other ghw bag is my off white & gold Diorama which I adore but is my least worn bag bc the off white doesn’t go well with the black / grey / cool / jewel tones that dominate my closet. However, I will never sell the Diorama.

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Well - I love black bags - they are my kryptonite. So I think it's fine if you purchase another!
I don't worry if my purse hardware matches anything... I mix my metals all the time, everyday.
Today I'm wearing my wedding ring (really its the band that's YG, the eternity ring is WG), and a Yurman watch that is SS with black porcelain and diamonds, earrings are red and black. My purse is the Lady Dior with GH, and my shoes have gold buckles.
I'd sell 2 of the large totes - I do feel you should keep one because sometimes you need a big bag!
A gold bag is tough to find for all the reasons you mention. I think the off white & gold Diorama is perfect as a gold bag - it's such a stunning purse.
 
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ElainePG said:
Your Gucci collection is amazing. It's incredible that you have bags that belonged to your mother and grandmother. Such treasures.

What's the story with the Norwegian stockings? Are you a knitter?
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I wish I was a knitter!!!

I used to live Arctic Norway. There was/is a craft industry where I lived that employed people to hand-knit traditional Norwegian patterns on traditional garments for the tourist industry. Actually, some Norwegians still wear these garments. It's much easier to move/work around outside in the cold with a thick sweater or cardigan than a padded coat. The stockings are over socks that you wear over normal socks just for the outside along with proper hiking boots.

I bought the stockings when I returned for a visit in 2007. I was surprised how reasonably priced these hand-crafted things were compared to everything else in Norway that tends to be very expensive as they used to be very expensive. Sadly, I think the interest in these things in Norway has depreciated since I was younger. In the local place I live in Scotland they have a very similar industry (with scarily similar patterns) but the local/national tourist trade seems stronger and the knitwear, particularly local hand-knitting is crazily expensive. We have a 'knit and natter' (more accurately called 'stitch and b*tch') circle every Weds where some of the hand--knitters bring their knitting work along but I just embroider.
 
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papertiger said:
I wish I was a knitter!!!

I used to live Arctic Norway. There was/is a craft industry where I lived that employed people to hand-knit traditional Norwegian patterns on traditional garments for the tourist industry. Actually, some Norwegians still wear these garments. It's much easier to move/work around outside in the cold with a thick sweater or cardigan than a padded coat. The stockings are over socks that you wear over normal socks just for the outside along with proper hiking boots.

I bought the stockings when I returned for a visit in 2007. I was surprised how reasonably priced these hand-crafted things were compared to everything else in Norway that tends to be very expensive as they used to be very expensive. Sadly, I think the interest in these things in Norway has depreciated since I was younger. In the local place I live in Scotland they have a very similar industry (with scarily similar patterns) but the local/national tourist trade seems stronger and the knitwear, particularly local hand-knitting is crazily expensive. We have a 'knit and natter' (more accurately called 'stitch and b*tch') circle every Weds where some of the hand--knitters bring their knitting work along but I just embroider.
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I used to belong to a stitch and b*tch circle! We crocheted animal toys for a bazaar.
 
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