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.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

@Purses & Perfumes, I am so happy you got a gold BV knot. I think it would look stellar with white shirt and jeans if you don’t have a dressier occasion. Also, I read this is your first metallic! Yay!

Thank you, @880. Yes, my first all metallic bag -- I'm venturing out of my comfort zone and pretty pleased with it.
That's a great tip to wear it with a white shirt and jeans. I can just picture it in my mind, and will try it at the earliest opportunity. By the way, I have been admiring your fabulous ready to wear acquisitions. So many great looks -- the denim dress, the boucle long coat...and many others. Congrats on your lovely wardrobe!

 

[880]

Thank you, @880. Yes, my first all metallic bag -- I'm venturing out of my comfort zone and pretty pleased with it.
That's a great tip to wear it with a white shirt and jeans. I can just picture it in my mind, and will try it at the earliest opportunity. By the way, I have been admiring your fabulous ready to wear acquisitions. So many great looks -- the denim dress, the boucle long coat...and many others. Congrats on your lovely wardrobe!

Thank you So much for your kind words! I’ve actually unloaded piles of clothing (to friends ans family) that I have not worn in years, and I am trying to buy stuff that I love that I will use

 

[Sparkletastic]

Merry Christmas! So glad you were able to buy a unicorn bag! I am not caught up on this thread at all yet, but read that you were sick. Hope you are better now, and fully recovered in no time at all.

I think I also read that Jereni was sick, and @Jereni, I hope you are doing better and recover very fast.
@More bags, so sorry to hear about your son catching covid. Wishing him a speedy recovery, and hope you are all doing okay in the household. Hugs.

Speaking of evening bags, I have to confess to a gorgeous, but somewhat impractical purchase -- a Bottega Veneta Gold Knot. There is an entire thread about it (which was my undoing), and it's my first metallic bag. I have absolutely no occasions to carry this bag to, given the rampant covid situation (hence my use of the word impractical). However, I could not resist this beauty and I hope there will be better times and good occasions coming up when I can dress up and carry this gold clutch.

I am so sorry he has gotten Covid again. I hope it is very mild and he doesn’t suffer any serious side effects, and I’m so sorry this affects his travel to be with you. sending you lots of virtual hugs

@Jereni , your by far bag is like a warm flame! How perfect for the holidays!

@Purses & Perfumes, I am so happy you got a gold BV knot. I think it would look stellar with white shirt and jeans if you don’t have a dressier occasion. Also, I read this is your first metallic! Yay!

Thank you. I’m very worried about him and struggling to understand how he is so susceptible. He is the most fit and conscientious person I know.

Wow…that really sucks. It is pretty scary that your son has gotten it twice and after a full course of vaccination. And to find out in Christmas Eve of all times!

It’s so hard. We spent over a year without seeing each other despite holidays, etc due to Covid. We’ve all been on the conservative end regarding social contact. So, it feels a little “unfair” as I hear of friends and their children who are doing all but licking doorknobs during this time.

That black Dior with the black studs is spectacular! tell us more!

Dior Diorama studded black on black WOC. It’s absolutely one of my most used bags as it’s super stylish, holds more than most WOC and can be used as a clutch or shoulder bag. Truly love it and am so glad I got it instead of the Chanel WOC I was considering as well.

 

[Sparkletastic]

Trying to distract myself….

I wore my Fendi By The Way bag today as I ran last minute errands to grocery, pharmacy, etc
This bag is super convenient and functional. But, my gosh, I’m so bored with it. What can I do to give this bag new interest???

 

[Joule]

I just love this Celine with the kisslock! So chic!

Thank you, I love it too! It's not without its flaws, though; the straps are very thin and the clasp opens if the bag is carrying much weight.

But it's just SO PRETTY.

 

[880]

Trying to distract myself….

I wore my Fendi By The Way bag today as I ran last minute errands to grocery, pharmacy, etcView attachment 5280883
This bag is super convenient and functional. But, my gosh, I’m so bored with it. What can I do to give this bag new interest???

it’s a beautiful bag

If you are a charm person, perhaps a different clochette or charm in a contrasting color, or a scarf or twilly?

im not a charm person, and I would say use it against high contrast clothes, like a white dress or make the black inkiness really stand out

or a different strap (but again that’s a certain aesthetic)

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Thank you So much for your kind words! I’ve actually unloaded piles of clothing (to friends ans family) that I have not worn in years, and I am trying to buy stuff that I love that I will use

I think I remember seeing the pictures of your wardrobe clear out. It's lovely to only have stuff you love and wear in your closet. I need to do a wardrobe makeover/declutter too, but I first have to lose the few extra pounds I have gained over the last six months. All my pants and skirts are a bit tight, and I am trying to ramp up the exercise, but my treadmill broke last week, so now I am waiting for a replacement...

Trying to distract myself….

I wore my Fendi By The Way bag today as I ran last minute errands to grocery, pharmacy, etcView attachment 5280883
This bag is super convenient and functional. But, my gosh, I’m so bored with it. What can I do to give this bag new interest???

I think this might be a challenge sometimes with some of our functional bags. We use them often and they are so convenient to grab and go, but sometimes, one loses appreciation of their stellar qualities. I use my Prada Matinee bag quite a bit as a grab and go bag, especially in the fall and winter, and sometimes I get bored of it, but I also appreciate having the carefree sturdiness of the bag.
If I am getting bored of a bag, I stop using it and put it out of sight for a while. If it's truly serving a functional place in my wardrobe, I eventually am glad I still have it and might even go looking for it.

I think some embroidery on the bag would alter the look, and you could choose the design, pattern and colors you like, but I'm not sure if there's someone out there that would do that in your city, and of course you have to make sure they are good at what they do. Another simple fix may be to add a different, fancy, embellished strap.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I think I remember seeing the pictures of your wardrobe clear out. It's lovely to only have stuff you love and wear in your closet. I need to do a wardrobe makeover/declutter too, but I first have to lose the few extra pounds I have gained over the last six months. All my pants and skirts are a bit tight, and I am trying to ramp up the exercise, but my treadmill broke last week, so now I am waiting for a replacement...

I think this might be a challenge sometimes with some of our functional bags. We use them often and they are so convenient to grab and go, but sometimes, one loses appreciation of their stellar qualities. I use my Prada Matinee bag quite a bit as a grab and go bag, especially in the fall and winter, and sometimes I get bored of it, but I also appreciate having the carefree sturdiness of the bag.
If I am getting bored of a bag, I stop using it and put it out of sight for a while. If it's truly serving a functional place in my wardrobe, I eventually am glad I still have it and might even go looking for it.

I think some embroidery on the bag would alter the look, and you could choose the design, pattern and colors you like, but I'm not sure if there's someone out there that would do that in your city, and of course you have to make sure they are good at what they do. Another simple fix may be to add a different, fancy, embellished strap.

Since Covid + brain surgery, I’m up 16 lbs in 2 years. My weight never fluctuates so my clothes are also tight. My commitment to me in 2022 is to find a way to burn my usual out and about calories in and around my home. Sending you “hugs of fitness”!

Re: the Fendi. I’m not a charm lover but am thinking of temporarily replacing the short handles with black chunky chains (currently on trend and easily dismissed when the trend is over) Or doing as you suggested: add black on black embroidery or black shaded painted design. I just don’t want to do anything “wild” that will negate it’s grab and go neutrality.

 

[whateve]

Trying to distract myself….

I wore my Fendi By The Way bag today as I ran last minute errands to grocery, pharmacy, etcView attachment 5280883
This bag is super convenient and functional. But, my gosh, I’m so bored with it. What can I do to give this bag new interest???

You've said this before but I find the simplicity of this bag is gorgeous.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I’m devastated. My son has gotten Covid for the second time despite being fully vaccinated including booster. He has been scrupulous about exposure (honestly even more conservative than I felt necessary and I’ve been all but a naked mole rat in a bunker since this hit) so he thinks he got it at his job which required employees to return in person Nov. 1.

He’s in IT with work demands that, understandably, don’t align with arbitrary holiday calendars. So, he tested in anticipation of his flight to us late tomorrow to spend the next week with us and DD and found out he was positive.

I’m so worried about him. And, I’m (impotently) angry about the continued ineffectiveness / unwillingness of our world governments and science communities to cooperate and get us out of this post-Covid house of horrors.

Oh, I'm so sorry for you! Hopefully your son will get lucky and over it soon and without complications!
DH and I have been living like said rats in a bunker for ages too and then DS brought it in from school...

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Since Covid + brain surgery, I’m up 16 lbs in 2 years. My weight never fluctuates so my clothes are also tight. My commitment to me in 2022 is to find a way to burn my usual out and about calories in and around my home. Sending you “hugs of fitness”!

Re: the Fendi. I’m not a charm lover but am thinking of temporarily replacing the short handles with black chunky chains (currently on trend and easily dismissed when the trend is over) Or doing as you suggested: add black on black embroidery or black shaded painted design. I just don’t want to do anything “wild” that will negate it’s grab and go neutrality.

Oh gosh, that is major surgery. A lot to go through and with Covid out there as well! So glad that it's behind you. I admire your strength and resilience, and am glad you have the help and loving support of your family.

Regarding the Fendi, I think adding a small embroidered or painted motif on just one side or corner of the purse will change it up a bit, but not too much to completely alter the neutral quality of the bag. I was thinking about the embroidery on Dior bags, particularly the Lady Dior. I have seen some versions with embroidery done with very tiny beads, and while some of them are elaborate, I have also seen some with just a smaller motif or pattern. They do a really nice job on some of the embellished Dior handbags.
But coming back to the Fendi, if you're thinking about replacing the short handles, you could also consider replacing them with similar handles but in a different coordinating color and have the strap match the new color of the handles, to change up the look a bit. I also agree with @whateve about the gorgeous simplicity of the bag.

My fitness goal in 2022 is similar to yours. Hugs and support are welcome, and a great way to help us along with our goals.

 

[dcooney4]

So, the conclusion to my momentary bag fever took an interesting turn.

The bag I was lusting for which turned out to be even prettier in person was the pink silk Jimmy Choo Bon Bon. This bag literally glows (silk) and sparkles (rhinestones). My heart hurt as I packaged the damaged one up for return.
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I decided NOT to get it for two reasons. It’s $2k on a low use bag. But the main reason is I did research and every one of this model for resale (various colors) has snags and / or stains. Who wants to be scared to wear a bag? Lambskin is as delicate as I’ll go. So, I’m super glad I paused and made a sound decision. If this crystal bracelet version ever comes out in a more sturdy material, I can revisit it then.

THEN, I stumbled across another super fun novelty bag at The Met store. Instant purchase!
View attachment 5280717Ironically, I will use this quite a bit as I do my geeky / nerd activities. And, it may be cute enough that I could use it for cocktails. (I’ll have to decide when I see it in person.) And, it was 5% of the price. So, this happily satisfied my sudden craving for silly, sparkly fun.

Thanks so much for the many voices of reason that caused me to pause long enough to make the right decision!

I love the one you bought.

 

[dcooney4]

I’m devastated. My son has gotten Covid for the second time despite being fully vaccinated including booster. He has been scrupulous about exposure (honestly even more conservative than I felt necessary and I’ve been all but a naked mole rat in a bunker since this hit) so he thinks he got it at his job which required employees to return in person Nov. 1.

He’s in IT with work demands that, understandably, don’t align with arbitrary holiday calendars. So, he tested in anticipation of his flight to us late tomorrow to spend the next week with us and DD and found out he was positive.

I’m so worried about him. And, I’m (impotently) angry about the continued ineffectiveness / unwillingness of our world governments and science communities to cooperate and get us out of this post-Covid house of horrors.

I am so sorry to hear this.

 

[msd_bags]

Maybe a different strap for a different way of carrying it, like a long strap for crossbody wear (if the bag size lends itself to crossbody wear)?
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Sorry to hear about the covid situation with your son. Hopefully it is a mild case.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Merry Christmas, everybody!!!!