2023 Resolution: Shopping my Own Bags and SLG Collection

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A long standing tradition in this thread is to remind ourselves of how wonderful our own collections are by showcasing them. We can see how far we have come, collection wise, and we reminded that we have all (or most of) what we need making it easier to shop our own closets.



• New theme weeks start each Sunday

• Don’t jump ahead but, if you miss a week, please do show your bags “late”.

• Show bags individually or in a group

• You do NOT have to wear the bags that week

• For added fun, show old pictures from previous years to demonstrate how you have curated it over time.

• This is completely voluntary. There is no pressure to post at any time.





So what are the showcases? In the Fall, we group our bags by makers! Feel free to show bags, small leather goods, or however it is easiest to organize!

August 13 - Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta

August 20 - Burberry, Celine

August 27 - Coach, Chanel

September 3 - Chloe, Dior

September 10 - Dooney & Bourke, Fendi

September 17 - Ferragamo, Givenchy

September 24 - Goyard, Gucci

October 1 - Hermes, Kate Spade

October 8 - Loewe, Longchamp

October 15 - Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs

October 22 - Michael Kors, Miu Miu

October 29 - Mulberry, Prada

November 5 - Proenza Schouler, Rebecca Minkoff

November 12 - Saint Laurent, Tods

November 19 - Tory Burch, Valentino

November 26 - Bags by Jewelers: Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany Co, Van Cleef & Arpels. Alternatively, the pillboxes, compacts and other lovelies made by jewelers that fit in your bag.

December 3 - independent artisans and custom bags.
 
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papertiger said:
Jewelled Bags

Slightly stretching the theme with enamel, studs, mirrors, leather appliqué...Shall we just say embellished?

I'm shocked how many EXTRA bags I have, and how many of them are Guccis :shocked: . I use this group quite a lot, so there's the fantasy of me being oh so understated and sophisticated gone slightly adrift LOL.

Sonia Rykiel enamel lips clutch (and matching jewellery)
Gucci Leather Hearts (and studded) Valentine's Boston
Gucci Satin and Swarovski Small 1973
Gucci silver gold and tigers-eye minaudière
Bracher and Emden Swarovski encrusted mixed-skin clutch (I think this is the only one I ever liked from them and it's very useful)
Fior 1970s enamel and diamanté minaudière (with chain)
Gucci studded strap(s) Blondie
Gucci Mirage black patent clutch (with outside mirror - so useful)
Gucci blue suede studded Babushka




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Missing phots of me 2 Sonia Rykiel Dominos, one of my Judith Leiber, Gucci real Lapis clasp patent bag (you've seen it)
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Your bags have the glamorous life that I may never achieve lol
Love them!
 
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I think I’m photographing a series, “Drunken Bags” where I match handbags and cocktails.

So since it’s jeweled week, May I present Roadrunner?

Made by Enid Collins, a bag designer from Texas, Roadrunner is made with leather, wood, canvas and crystals. Made between 1953 and 1970, and sold at stores like Nieman Marcus and Goldwaters. In 1961, an Enid Collins bag sold for $22. For a bit of perspective, the Gucci Bamboo Top Handle bag sold for $68 around that time.

Enid Collins spawned many imitators - including a series of kits where people could make their own bag as a paint by number.

I bought this one on the secondary market, but my grandmother actually owned a version of this bag, as well as an owl, and a “money tree”
 
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Vintage Leather said:
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I think I’m photographing a series, “Drunken Bags” where I match handbags and cocktails.

So since it’s jeweled week, May I present Roadrunner?

Made by Enid Collins, a bag designer from Texas, Roadrunner is made with leather, wood, canvas and crystals. Made between 1953 and 1970, and sold at stores like Nieman Marcus and Goldwaters. In 1961, an Enid Collins bag sold for $22. For a bit of perspective, the Gucci Bamboo Top Handle bag sold for $68 around that time.

Enid Collins spawned many imitators - including a series of kits where people could make their own bag as a paint by number.

I bought this one on the secondary market, but my grandmother actually owned a version of this bag, as well as an owl, and a “money tree”
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That bag looks so familiar! I wonder if one of my relatives had one.
 
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whateve said:
Regarding the 1930s - DH and I watch a lot of 30s and 40s movies. We always note who the costume designer was. Most of the hats are ridiculous, yet no well dressed woman in those days went anywhere without a hat. In the 1940s, the hairstyles were horrible. Time gives us clarity. I'm sure you are putting together your vintage outfits in a way that is much more flattering than the way they were originally worn.
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Oh, but I love 40s hairstyles! And outfits. It’s one of my favorite style eras, and I thought they were quite flattering in silhouette. Rolling the hair and pinning in various ways was one of my favorite ways to wear my hair, when I had time.
 
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dcooney4 said:
Did you ever just want to start over with your bags and clothes?
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Yes! Maybe not completely over, but every handful of years, or so, I’m on a reinvention kick. This includes clothes, bags, jewelry and shoes. There have been a few times in my life when my weight and/or body shape substantially shifted, and this required an overhaul, at least of my clothes.
 
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dcooney4 said:
Did you ever just want to start over with your bags and clothes?
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Not completely, no, but I’ve had major purges. Sometimes I want to throw everything in my house away, lol. I have an alternate fantasy minimalist life where I only have a few things and live in a tiny house like on HGTV Tiny Homes. When I’m having these fantasies, though, I’m never thinking about where I’d put the hubs and kids …
 
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Vintage Leather said:
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I think I’m photographing a series, “Drunken Bags” where I match handbags and cocktails.

So since it’s jeweled week, May I present Roadrunner?

Made by Enid Collins, a bag designer from Texas, Roadrunner is made with leather, wood, canvas and crystals. Made between 1953 and 1970, and sold at stores like Nieman Marcus and Goldwaters. In 1961, an Enid Collins bag sold for $22. For a bit of perspective, the Gucci Bamboo Top Handle bag sold for $68 around that time.

Enid Collins spawned many imitators - including a series of kits where people could make their own bag as a paint by number.

I bought this one on the secondary market, but my grandmother actually owned a version of this bag, as well as an owl, and a “money tree”
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The bag is beautiful!
And I love the Drunken Bag series.
 
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