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.

 

[SakuraSakura]

Here’s a pic of the H scarf…I miss Paris already.View attachment 5304202View attachment 5304203

You look lovely, my friend! Great pick.

 

[dcooney4]

Use the bag challenge:

This is my Mulberry Blenheim, purchased in 2014 from the (sadly, closed years ago) San Francisco Mulberry Boutique.

It's confusing, because Mulberry has a number of styles called "Blenheim." I think I may be the only person who owns this particular one!

I haven't carried it in two years. I loved taking it out today, because Mr. PG and I were going on a long bay walk, and I needed a bag that would have space for my gloves and a scarf. Also, the outside front pocket (with the postman's lock) is placed just right for holding my phone, since I like to take photos when we walk by the bay.

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That is really lovely.

 

[Kimbashop]

Thinking talking of travels. My family and I are due to go to Tenerife in 3 weeks time for half term. It’s a trip twice rescheduled already. I don’t dare get my hopes up yet. We can only go if none of us tests positive before then. With my DDs and I at school every day until then and the amount of Covid amongst the children there it’s just going to be luck that gets us there. Part of the joy of a holiday is looking forward to it and planning which clothing and bags to take. I usually try on, make lists and pack loads in advance but I don’t dare even hope yet. Goodness knows, I need the joy of looking forward to it but I just don’t want to tempt fate!

My Loewe basket bag will have to stay in the cupboard for now. Here it is on the last foreign holiday I went on in 2019!
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Here's hoping that you and your family are able to go. After the year that you have had, it sounds like a much needed oasis/treat.

And I have total bag envy with that Loewe basket tote. It's been on my list for a while....

 

[Katinahat]

Well, my closet doesn’t look like it belongs to a Kardashian and I’m not the best with photos, but… Here you go! The drawer with all the SLGs (third photo) is the second one from the bottom on the back wall of my closet.View attachment 5305108View attachment 5305109View attachment 5305110

Wow, great you had this made for you. Looks really great for keeping all your things tidy and where you can see them. Lots of SLGs.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

How is everyone doing in shopping their closet and avoiding unnecessary purchases?

Any surprises so far as you wear bags you may have previously ignored / forgotten? Have you rekindled love for any former favorites? Any bags need to be rehomed?

What can we as a group do to support you as you shun more buying in favor of loving what you have?

Not going anywhere but the supermarket means I haven´t worn any of my bags except for the DKNY I´m using as my every day bag at the moment. But at least I haven´t been on the bag hunt at all. No urge, no wanting... my latest bag purchases (from December 21) sit untouched, but on display so I do admire them every day.

 

[baghabitz34]

I failed on use any bag yesterday and today. I walked into work and ran home so had my super lightweight running backpack. Today I have no plans other than a long slow run.

My bag cleaning session might be curtailed by needing to catch up with some paperwork this afternoon but I will treat my new bags at least. We will see.


I’m not doing brilliantly with this. I’m rotating well and using what I have at least. However, the January sales have lead me to purchase a couple of new clothes items. I bought a new dress for my cousin’s wedding later in the year instead of using one of the many beautiful dresses I already have. Then the pink Alexa. I am considering rehoming 3/4 bags and an SLG I never use and know I won’t. I want to speak to my DDs first to check they really don’t want them. Don’t want that regret!

I hope to do better in February but have just been paid and am already stalking a few things online. A pretty smaller card case/wallet for one thing, to go in evening bags. My medium wallet is an oak mulberry tree wallet, which is great for travel as its smaller than my long wallets. It’s got lovely leather and is very classic but not beautiful. I’ve been looking in the Aspinals sale which is so reasonable it’s very tempting (£25 each for coin case and pouch in silver, gold and rose gold). I have put rose gold and silver in my basket but have paused. But I know in my heart I prefer the mulberry pink SLGs. And @Jereni had amazing Chanel SLGs on another thread! Really classy and beautiful!

What are your thoughts on lots of SLGs. I find switching SLGs regularly far more irritating than switching bags!

Anyway, I really need to save my money for holiday spending cash in the hope we do get there so I’m trying hard! I’m forcing myself away from the internet to run 10k. Good for body, mind and soul!

I rotate SLGs frequently. I like my SLGs to go with my bag.

 

[Kimbashop]

How is everyone doing in shopping their closet and avoiding unnecessary purchases?

Any surprises so far as you wear bags you may have previously ignored / forgotten? Have you rekindled love for any former favorites? Any bags need to be rehomed?

What can we as a group do to support you as you shun more buying in favor of loving what you have?

I have had some surprises, but many of the bags that I have been thinking about rehoming for a while are still the ones I wish to rehome. This is a good thing, because it means I really am OK with letting them go. The "surprises" include bags that I still love but no longer really need. They are either replicas of bags or are of a similar style of bag that I wear more frequently. I'm also noticing that my preferences have changed a bit. I love hobos, but I find that really unstructured, slouchy ones are difficult for me to use in terms of finding stuff, and they also don't always work with my current wardrobe. I'm REALLY trying to cull back on bags that I don't need. the exception for me are dress/event bags. I love having a fun bag for an evening out, even if I only wear it 2 times a year.

I have rekindled my love for my Balenciaga City bags. I haven't worn them in about a year because I haven't needed larger bags (they are really not that large, but they feel large given what I have been wearing). I pulled one out a few weeks back and loved how much it was able to carry. I could fit my scarf and gloves, masks, and my usual suspects, and it is such a light bag to carry as well.

My total number of bags that I wish to rehome is 13. I hereby call on all of my purse friends on this thread to hold me accountable for reselling or gifting 13 bags this year. That number does not include SLGs. I have at least 3 long wallets that need new homes.

 

[Katinahat]

I hope you get to go on your lovely holiday. I have been thinking about a wonderful holiday DH and I had on Gran Canaria - we did nothing for 14 days, it was great.

Thanks so much! I’ve not been to Gran Canaria but Tenerife several times and we love it.

Here's hoping that you and your family are able to go. After the year that you have had, it sounds like a much needed oasis/treat.

And I have total bag envy with that Loewe basket tote. It's been on my list for a while....

So true! Thanks for seeing how much it means to me.

I’m glad you like the Loewe basket. I love it! I highly recommend looking at it somewhere you can see them not online if you ever decide to get one. They are all handmade so unique and can be quite different to each other.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

My mother wasn't text-book perfect either, far from it, she was very clever but kinda 'bohemian' but I wouldn't have swapped her for any other. You can only do what you can, you're the mother not the teacher or the school system (my brother went partly through the Soviet system). It is designed so that all children will flourish - whether they like to or not, and of course it's the parents' fault if they don't. I had to study Russian pedagogy for my teacher's training and most seems created to please figures at the top not the children (like university teaching today ). DH grew up West Germany, he had a lot of pressure to excel in academia otherwise goodness forbid he'd end-up at a vocational school like his brother. Interestingly his brother went into the army and became a mechanic, then retrained and became a nurse, then a successful homeopathic doctor and now is Mr. Big Fish in his home town.

You may find that you have the kind of child that comes into their own when they're at uni or later in life in general. Just having high marks at school means very little in the long run except on this one-track mentality that everyone's in the same race, that only certain universities or careers are worth going to/having etc. School should be part of life, kids should look forward to going and learning new things, not having to be the best in class. IMO, the important thing is he doesn't lose faith in himself or thinks that everyone else in class finds it easy.

He definitely belongs to the kind of children that need time to find out what they want and where life will take them, actually he says: "I´m a child, I do not want to decide what kind of school is best for me now. I want to have more time. I don´t want to be asked what job I´d like to do. That´s all in the future."
To me this sounds right. When the time comes he´ll know!
Until then it´s survive the school system, not drown, not lose faith in himself, not lose happiness...
To my great relief the awful German test is behind him and he passed with a C. Yippeeh!
So now we are enjoying a week-end full of sleep and screen time for him and sewing for me. Sunday night is early enough to think about the homework due on Monday...

 

[Kimbashop]

I can't believe I didn't show you all before

It's a black Gucci Moto jacket with silk-scarf lining

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[cowgirlsboots]

You look like a film star!

Thank-you so much!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I can't believe I didn't show you all before

It's a black Gucci Moto jacket with silk-scarf lining

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WOW! It´s beautiful, absolutely stunning!

 

[Katinahat]

Everyone wears their pants short…like 1-2” above the ankle short. Jeans and trousers, mostly slim or straight leg, though a few pair of wide leg trousers. All the better to show the sleek ankle boots favored by both men and women, I guess. Saw some lace up brogues and combat style soles too. Low heels as opposed to flat, even on women in their 60-80’s. Very few in sneakers. Short to very short skirts with opaque tights. Men wear their pants slim to tight, even dress pants…combined with the shortness, they look shrunken. Either a puffer jacket from hip to mid thigh or a long wool coat, generously wrapped long knit scarf. Dark or camel color. Crossbody bag or cloth tote or both. All in neutral colors. Saw a surprising number of fur coats. NO ATHLEISURE! More dressed than average Americans but still a casual, lived in feel. Tailored but not stiff. Pulled together. A few berets, but not many hats in general. Very little color, as I said before…black, grey, navy, some tan. Saw a lot of black and white outfits in store windows. Almost exclusively round glass frames, mostly plastic or tortoiseshell. Hair and makeup undone, to the point of looking like they brushed their hair and teeth, then left the house barefaced. A lot of mid-length hair styles. And they do love and wear their designer bags, but very few looked brand new. Well kept, but not new. A lot of vintage leather bags too. Only 1 Birkin, on a flamboyant man speaking English, obviously from NYC based on the rest of the outfit.

Really interesting observations. Definitely noticed similar in Paris and Rome in the past - generally everyone is slightly smarter than in the UK. Interesting observations re make up.

I like this length trouser. I wear them for work with ankle boots in winter and little heeled pumps in summer.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

This may seem pessimistic, JMO, but I find it best to shop for outerwear when I am a bit heavier than the ideal. But, that’s usually bc I maintain ideal weight for like two minutes, and then spend the rest of the time gazing longingly at whatever piece I bought when I was there

This is a good point! And with coats, it might be okay to go with a slightly larger size to accommodate for layering bulkier knits and sweaters.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

My son is a perfect example. He didn't do well in school. He was smart but uncooperative. Some of the teachers didn't like him. They thought he was sneaky because he wouldn't make eye contact. He wouldn't make eye contact because he was shy. In 8th grade he won a county wide writing contest but failed English. He failed shop class. It was a struggle getting him through high school. I think it was very stressful for him being surrounded by people. Once he was out of school he flourished. He started his own consulting business and he has been extremely successful. He makes more money than our daughters, who both went to college.

This sounds so familiar- DS is stressed out by having to be with too many people and some teachers think he is disrespectful, because he avoids eye contact or hides his work... He can´t stand the "cringe" coming from teachers.