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

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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.
 
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Jereni said:
Another newer bag. Straw bucket bag from Cesta Collective. Shared this also in the ‘new’ bag thread but this company’s thing is kind of neat in that they partner with a collective of weavers in Rwanda and then do finishing leather and other touches in Italy.

It is extremely adorable... We were speaking of putting bags on ‘display’ some pages back… this bag makes me want to buy a shelf and put it on there and just look at it all day long lol.

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LOVE this sweet little bag! I'd imagine you could pair it with so many different summer outfits.
 
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Jereni said:
Another newer bag. Straw bucket bag from Cesta Collective. Shared this also in the ‘new’ bag thread but this company’s thing is kind of neat in that they partner with a collective of weavers in Rwanda and then do finishing leather and other touches in Italy.

It is extremely adorable... We were speaking of putting bags on ‘display’ some pages back… this bag makes me want to buy a shelf and put it on there and just look at it all day long lol.

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I went to their web site & studied the crossbody verrrrrry carefully. Fortunately/unfortunately I checked the dimensions before I popped one into my cart. It's a teeny-tiny bag! Just 5" high by 7" wide. Okay, 3" deep, which is pretty good, but after I put in my car keys, my inhaler, and my phone, there'd barely be enough room for a (small) packet of tissues. Let alone my sunglasses.

I don't know if I'm glad or sorry! :angel:
 
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Katinahat said:
Thank you both for your advice. I went into town yesterday carrying my bright pink Coach Crosby but I had my Mulberry pink wallet with me. I purchased two straps to try.
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The first one (on the left) was just £14 in Oliver Bonas. It made carrying the Coach bag home (fully laden with purchases) much easier. It looks great with the Coach but I think it’s too wide on the Alexa and I don’t like seeing the plain reverse side. They had narrower ones too in orange and blue so I might try one of those.

I was just going home when I walked past the Coach store. They had just got in the resin chain link straps the day before. I tried one on with a different coach bag and the decide to bring it home to try on the Alexa.
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It’s quite a different look but I think it works ok. @DME, the resin is marbled so there is lots of variation in the pink and it seems to work ok if not a perfect match? £75 was not inexpensive but nothing compared to the nearly £400 for the matching pink leather Mulberry strap. I initially thought it was very short but it’s the perfect length for short shoulder carrying as a fun evening look. This was the length I was looking for as I have the leather crossbody strap it came with.
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@whateve I didn’t see your comment until I’d bought it but I agree. It isn’t wonderfully comfortable with summer clothing. It would be no good on a heavy bag but I think for shorter carrying of evenings or events with not too much inside it will be fine for . The leather coated chain straps are more comfortable, refined and elegant but still expensive at £295. They had a white one I’d nave considered.

My bigger concern is that it seems to squeak a lot as the resin pieces rub against each other. I like it but tge squea might be too much. I have a month to make my mind up for certain.

What do you think of this look? Does it work ok or might I get fed up with it.

@Sunshine mama are you about. You know how to accessorise a mini Alexa!
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I love the first strap with your tote. But the resin one, IMO, "fights" with the mini Alexa. I think it would be fine with a full-sized Alexa, but the mini is such a diminutive wee bag, and the strap is such a powerful piece on its own, they don't, to my eye, look as though they go together. Kinda like those fun little books for kids (do they still have these?) where you can put together the head of an ostrich with the body of a giraffe and the feet of a lion.

And then, if it squeaks…
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
Found my Italy bag after months of looking! I wanted something chic but practical, a little less structured so it could easily be put under seats/etc but not floppy, easily secured but accessible, able to be worn shoulder style or crossbody, not too big but bigger than an average crossbody, and in black. I was really thinking about another leather Le Pliage in black, but wanted a style and size I would wear at home too and wasn’t in love with the idea of a duplicate bag. Saw this bag in beige and loved it so I did a hunt for black Prada bowler bags in the vitello daino leather that I love on my orange tote. The zipper has a tab that push locks in do it is secure but way easier to open than a lock. And voila! I found one and nabbed it for $175, a good $50 less than the least expensive black Le Pliage cuir I could find. And at 11x9x4, it is the perfect size!View attachment 5434784View attachment 5434785View attachment 5434786 I am excited!
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What a great find! You did great. That leather looks super-yummy.
 
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Katinahat said:
It isn’t wonderfully comfortable with summer clothing. It would be no good on a heavy bag but I think for shorter carrying of evenings or events with not too much inside it will be fine for . The leather coated chain straps are more comfortable, refined and elegant but still expensive at £295. They had a white one I’d nave considered.

My bigger concern is that it seems to squeak a lot as the resin pieces rub against each other. I like it but tge squea might be too much. I have a month to make my mind up for certain.
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These would be a deal breaker for me
It is cute :flowers:, but part of me agrees with @ElainePG, head of a lion, body of a giraffe
whenever I get creative with a strap, I end up not using it, JMO
 
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ElainePG said:
I love the first strap with your tote. But the resin one, IMO, "fights" with the mini Alexa. I think it would be fine with a full-sized Alexa, but the mini is such a diminutive wee bag, and the strap is such a powerful piece on its own, they don't, to my eye, look as though they go together. Kinda like those fun little books for kids (do they still have these?) where you can put together the head of an ostrich with the body of a giraffe and the feet of a lion.

And then, if it squeaks…
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I feel the exact opposite…the bag is quirky and fun. I think the pattern on the first fights with the color and competes for attention. If it were a more streamlined bag, it would work by giving it personality. But the bag already has personality. It doesn’t need more color or pattern. On the other hand, the chain doesn’t compete for color but blends, the difference in perspective/proportion makes it as irreverent and quirky as the bag without competing. The fact it has large links/holes keep it from being too visually heavy for the size of the bag. I am not typically a chain strap person, especially this large link, and would never have thought to put these two together, but after seeing it I have to change my opinion and give it a thumbs up!
 
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Hi all! It’s been a while, but now that’s summertime I’ve just went through all of my bags, put away a few I won’t be wearing in the next months, since they’re more winter bags for me (prefer to wear them with coats and jackets), I’ve been thinking if it’s time to let go of a couple of bags I haven’t been reaching out for a while. Both are not luxury bags, one is Furla and the other is Maxmara Weekend bucket bag. The Maxmara Weekend one I’ve been using a lot since summer 2017 and it was my favorite summer bag, it has been through a lot and actually started to lose its shape, with handle starting to showing some wear & tear (no cracking, but just a bit deformed giving the bucket style). The Furla one is from circa 2015 and I haven’t been reaching out at all for the past few years, maybe I wear it once each summer, but that’s it. It’s actually in a great shape given that I haven’t been reaching out to it, so looks as good as new. But I might just be a bit of sentimental for both of these bags… How can decide if it’s time to part ways? Or should I keep them just cause then I’ll have a more low-key non-designer bags? I still have other 3 bags that’s are cheap, but now I’m starting to feel like I got so used to luxury bags and have so many, so I don’t reach out to these two bags as much as I used to do. Is it time to go?
P.S.: I don’t have a recent pic from the red bucket bag, but it’s much more deformed now unlike on the picture which is was done when I got it

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coffee2go said:
Hi all! It’s been a while, but now that’s summertime I’ve just went through all of my bags, put away a few I won’t be wearing in the next months, since they’re more winter bags for me (prefer to wear them with coats and jackets), I’ve been thinking if it’s time to let go of a couple of bags I haven’t been reaching out for a while. Both are not luxury bags, one is Furla and the other is Maxmara Weekend bucket bag. The Maxmara Weekend one I’ve been using a lot since summer 2017 and it was my favorite summer bag, it has been through a lot and actually started to lose its shape, with handle starting to showing some wear & tear (no cracking, but just a bit deformed giving the bucket style). The Furla one I haven’t been reaching out at all for the past few years, maybe I wear it once each summer, but that’s it. It’s actually in a great shape given that I haven’t been reaching out to it, so looks as good as new. But I might just be a bit of sentimental for both of these bags… How can decide if it’s time to part ways? Or should I keep them just cause then I’ll have a more low-key non-designer bags? I still have other 3 bags that’s are cheap, but now I’m starting to feel like I got so used to luxury bags and have so many, so I don’t reach out to these two bags as much as I used to do. Is it time to go?
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From what you wrote, the Furla needs to go. The MaxMara? Unless you are tired of it or find you don’t use bags that start to look a little rough, keep it and evaluate again next year after you noticed how much you used it this summer.
 
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coffee2go said:
Hi all! It’s been a while, but now that’s summertime I’ve just went through all of my bags, put away a few I won’t be wearing in the next months, since they’re more winter bags for me (prefer to wear them with coats and jackets), I’ve been thinking if it’s time to let go of a couple of bags I haven’t been reaching out for a while. Both are not luxury bags, one is Furla and the other is Maxmara Weekend bucket bag. The Maxmara Weekend one I’ve been using a lot since summer 2018 and it was my favorite summer bag, it has been through a lot and actually started to lose its shape, with handle starting to showing some wear & tear (no cracking, but just a bit deformed giving the bucket style). The Furla one is from circa 2015 and I haven’t been reaching out at all for the past few years, maybe I wear it once each summer, but that’s it. It’s actually in a great shape given that I haven’t been reaching out to it, so looks as good as new. But I might just be a bit of sentimental for both of these bags… How can decide if it’s time to part ways? Or should I keep them just cause then I’ll have a more low-key non-designer bags? I still have other 3 bags that’s are cheap, but now I’m starting to feel like I got so used to luxury bags and have so many, so I don’t reach out to these two bags as much as I used to do. Is it time to go?
P.S.: I don’t have a recent pic from the red bucket bag, but it’s much more deformed now unlike on the picture which is was done when I got it

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Pulled out the bag to take some pics… see how the leather creases and shape is not as it used to be, it got a bit of sacking. I really wore it a lot

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BowieFan1971 said:
Found my Italy bag after months of looking! I wanted something chic but practical, a little less structured so it could easily be put under seats/etc but not floppy, easily secured but accessible, able to be worn shoulder style or crossbody, not too big but bigger than an average crossbody, and in black. I was really thinking about another leather Le Pliage in black, but wanted a style and size I would wear at home too and wasn’t in love with the idea of a duplicate bag. Saw this bag in beige and loved it so I did a hunt for black Prada bowler bags in the vitello daino leather that I love on my orange tote. The zipper has a tab that push locks in do it is secure but way easier to open than a lock. And voila! I found one and nabbed it for $175, a good $50 less than the least expensive black Le Pliage cuir I could find. And at 11x9x4, it is the perfect size!View attachment 5434784View attachment 5434785View attachment 5434786 I am excited!
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Congratulations on this wonderful find! :yahoo::happydance:
 
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coffee2go said:
Also this got me thinking while I was looking through the old photos of bags I used to have. I don’t miss those bags, they have been great bags, non-brand/mass market or Michael Kors and so, but I don’t miss them, as I have so many new bags I got afterwards, mostly designer, but still…

So have you ever missed any bag you used to have?
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Yes. So much so I repurchased. Which I don’t recommend. there is actually a thread (there are others too) about this
 
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