2022 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Anyone else?

[Katinahat]

2 Aug - brand showcase: A-F
4 Sept - brand showcase: G-L
11 Sept - brand showcase: M-R
18 Sept - brand showcase: S-Z
25 Sept - totes
2 Oct - satchels
9 Oct - crossbodies inc WOCS
16 Oct - shoulder bags
23 Oct - bucket bags
30 Oct - clutches
6 Nov - backpacks
13 Nov - bags that don’t count
20 Nov - pairing bags with shoes
27 Nov - pairing bags with other accessories
4 Dec - bag storage
11 Dec - SLGs
18 Dec - charms

Challenges:
Sept - bags in different locations
Oct - Halloween: wear orange or black bags
Nov - International Merlot Day: wear wine coloured bags or pair bags with wine.
Dec - use the bag.

 

[papertiger]

My local art museum has an exhibit on the 60s Paper Dresses - the first modern fast fashion - “You can shorten it with scissors!” - and most of it is made out of the stuff that modern hospital PPE is made out of.

Marvelously mod. And you could get a free matching fiberglass dress when you purchased your home insulation!

I’m just imagining the itchiness. And wardrobe malfunctions. But then, they did have sturdier support garments

Hard to wash too

 

[papertiger]

I'm old enough to remember when paper dresses came out. They were too expensive for something that wasn't going to last.

I never heard about fiberglass dresses. I can't even imagine that. You can get splinters just by touching the stuff.

The Campbells' one in the 1960s was $1 with a vegetable soup coupons. Of course you had to like their soup.

Read more here: https://www.caringfortextiles.com/making-fashion-pop/

 

[ElainePG]

I love them! Definitely have to check them out!

Edit- I looked and saw these! Happy feet, indeed!

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Oh, I can DEFINITELY see you wearing these!

 

[ElainePG]

Spring bags:

Light/bright/floral/fun

Barbarto white ostrich, Gucci Flora Nice tote, Gucci Leather Hearts Boston

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I've always love your Gucci Flora tote.

 

[ElainePG]

On the low energy thing and not wanting to go out that so many of us are feeling I think mine is caused by my own MH issues more than post pandemic. I sometimes think that ADs and PTSD, even when less triggered, make it harder to be emotionally present and experience the full extent of joy. I feel like I’m watching myself doing things a lot of the time which is odd. Does anyone else get that?

I felt a bit better yesterday during the day and met my line manager, who is also a great friend, for a run and to chat about the day before where I had to leave work. She is hugely supportive and knows my whole back story so gets where I’m coming from. It’s my next boss up who keeps triggering me by snapping at people. He isn’t normally so like that and normally I’m more feisty so I’m not sure what’s going on but since the PTSD set in, I can’t cope with men, especially well known to me, being confrontational. DH is mild mannered and gentle so I’m lucky there.

I thought I was doing better yesterday, I was cheery and present when I met her, but by the evening I was jumpy and distant again, very distracted by thoughts of the past and anxiety. It sucks! I’m meant to be meeting another friend this afternoon. We have a voucher for Prosecco and Cake for two at a cafe. Shame to waste it. I don’t want to let her down but I’m feeling really tired and quite anxious. Not so much about going out but about having lots to do at home and going to work tomorrow. I know I will enjoy it if I do go so I probably will but getting in the right zone is tiring let alone planning which bag to take.

The roller coaster sounds very challenging. I'm glad your line manager is supportive, but it stinks that you're getting triggered at work.

It may be a combo of your own MH issues plus the pandemic, which would be REALLY fatiguing. We're here for you.

 

[ElainePG]

OMG, when it is 16C here, I'm bundled up in a thick sweater. That's around 60F. We can always tell when someone comes from a cold climate because they'll be wearing shorts while the locals are still in coats. We're supposed to get close to 100F today. It was 79F when I got out of bed.

That's true here, too! You'll see all us locals going for walks along the bay bundled up in sweatshirts, jeans, socks, and walking shoes. Meanwhile the tourists are in shorts, tees, and flip flops. And blue lips.

 

[SakuraSakura]

That's true here, too! You'll see all us locals going for walks along the bay bundled up in sweatshirts, jeans, socks, and walking shoes. Meanwhile the tourists are in shorts, tees, and flip flops. And blue lips.

As a Canadian I feel personally attacked by that statement. There will always be one person wearing shorts in -30 C weather, let alone on vacation...

 

[SakuraSakura]

Hard to wash too

Imagine how quickly these dresses would deteriorate if they weren't being properly cared for, let alone if you're accident prone.

Something that makes me happy - historical garments being properly attended to... unlike Marilyn Monroes dress... Yes, I'm angry about that.

 

[papertiger]

Imagine how quickly these dresses would deteriorate if they weren't being properly cared for, let alone if you're accident prone.

Something that makes me happy - historical garments being properly attended to... unlike Marilyn Monroes dress... Yes, I'm angry about that.

I think everyone is really angry about that, it's outrageous that, that dress just became a fancy-dress costume.

 

[880]

I wore a vintage maxi and couture jacket with H scarf in my hair (see if you can spot me in one of the photos).

yes! So lovely! thank you so sharing these fabulous pics

it´s only on display as I never will have an occasion to wear it.

dinner
or even daytime, possibkt clinched at the waist; with raw edged light wash denim jeans and birkenstocks

 

[880]

I didn't inherit a lot of clothing. I got a few sweaters, silk blouses and beaded things from Hong Kong. I didn't appreciate them when I got them, and of course, the sizing is wrong for me. When my parents died, my sister donated everything before I had to chance to say anything.

Oh no!
I had some beaded Hong Kong pieces too.
loved Them to pieces.

@Vintage Leather, some of those dresses would be stylish today. Love the pics! Hugs

 

[ElainePG]

I had the most beautiful day yesterday. In the morning I was invited to a Gucci event at the Savoy Hotel. Gucci took over the suite and even re-wallpapered, everything was Gucci bar the fittings. Here were some of the MTO, MTM and one-off pieces that I saw. You don't really know my main house, but it's Edwardian and the decor is a bit similar (not as amazing or impressive) so I felt very much at home. I wish I could have taken home the bathroom.

A little bit of history. Italian Guccio Gucci worked at the Sovoy Hotel as a bell boy before 1921. In 1921 he went back to his parents hat factory in Florence and changed the product line to make leather goods (Florence was already locally famous for its leather as well as jewellery (and of course art). The rest is literally fashion history. I think it's great that one of the lowest paid workers in the hotel not only created a fine company employing many craftspeople through the years, but 101 years later, the company that bears his name could afford to rent a most expensive suite and had GUCCI emblazoned everywhere. I am sure he would be very proud even though his family no longer own the company.

We had cocktails and canapés for breakfast, coffee and the best time anyone could ever have had. The clothes were TDF but very much the dressy-side, red-carpet side. I have a lot of party gear already and need to get round to wearing it, so I'm actually looking at seemingly quite sober things I can wear all the time. Only problem was, a lot of suits could not be broken into separates (like you can at Chanel). I wore a vintage maxi and couture jacket with H scarf in my hair (see if you can spot me in one of the photos).

Afterwards, I picked-up my earrings from Cartier bought before the price rise. Hit Gucci again for some make-up I've been waiting for, and then went with some friends to an exhibition at the Royal Academy. Then I went to H - just to round off the day. Repair done, ordered scarf. Home.

I screenshot these from my Insta so apologies for the size.

The living room





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The dressing room

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and the solid mahogany and marble bathroom - eye spy with my little eye and all-black bamboo top-handle. All the TDF croc and precious bags in the place and I still liked mine best of all.


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Fabulous photos, and it sounds like an amazing event. (Also, peek-a-boo, I see you!!!)

 

[ElainePG]

My local art museum has an exhibit on the 60s Paper Dresses - the first modern fast fashion - “You can shorten it with scissors!” - and most of it is made out of the stuff that modern hospital PPE is made out of.

Marvelously mod. And you could get a free matching fiberglass dress when you purchased your home insulation!

I’m just imagining the itchiness. And wardrobe malfunctions. But then, they did have sturdier support garments

You can shorten it with scissors!?!?!?

 

[ElainePG]

As a Canadian I feel personally attacked by that statement. There will always be one person wearing shorts in -30 C weather, let alone on vacation...

I hope you're joking, my dear friend! I certainly never meant to offend.

I would imagine that the tourists from cold climates (Canada, Minnesota, North Dakota, etc.) would be in shorts but they would NOT have blue lips!

 

[lill_canele]

Question for everybody- what’s a small or inexpensive thing that really makes you feel good or that you look pulled together?

For me, it is polished nails. I frequently have polished toes, but my fingernails chip so quickly and I had to keep them short and unpolished for work so I stopped bothering to do my hands. My friend let me use her gel polish set yesterday and my nails had grown, so I tried a new, trendy nail shape and painted them. Amazing how chic it makes me feel…I need to do this more often (though with regular polish…)

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Agree on the nails! I learned to do my own manicures since the pandemic and now it's a "me time" event I do every 1-2 weeks.
Also, love a great pedicure as well (though I leave the nail polish application up to the professionals lol, I don't have the patience to crouch over my own feet)

I would also say my facials if they weren't so expensive lol.