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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dcooney4 said:
That is sad about the transfer. You are right about the dust covers. All the bags that I have in dust covers don't get used as often as the few that don't. Your bags are beautiful.
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Its such a tricky thing. I worry about fading too, due to light etc so its not just a transfer issue. But i think we would carry more of our bags if we could actually ‘see’ them. Thank you for your kind words too :flowers:
 
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papertiger said:
This just the coolest collection, and I love they stack so beautifully
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Thank you! :flowers:
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@stacy_natalie and @jbags07 (and @880), in case she doesn’t see my tag, check out the below thread. Some posts of her amazing closet are are #44,467. There are also some before that, I think.

Pics of your Louis Vuitton in action

Louis by the sea This is amazing! :loveeyes::loveeyes::loveeyes:
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I am having heart palpitations right now :lol:
Her displays are :heart:
And her collection! Speechless! :heart::heart::heart:
Thank you for linking it for us :)
 
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jbags07 said:
Thank you for kind words, and for your encouragement to post :love::hugs:it helped me to motivate to reorganize, and to do a final purge push too lol. Words from you are high praise:hbeat: i love love your taste in bags! And clothes too :smile: And I will share the BV’s next week, its going to be a project:lol:

How exciting you are building a new dressing room with a dedicated bag area! Thats going to be wonderful, to have them so organized and on display. I would love to do that one day too, but we’ve moved 3 houses in the last 7 years…..we will stay put for awhile i think, and DH will stay at this job until he retires most likely. We are to inherit his moms house on Cape Cod and i will build a bag closet there for sure. Until then, i use shelving. Our third bedroom is my bag room and one wall is lined with shelves. I use bare wood and do not paint them white b/c i’ve read there can be paint transfer. And i have a metal rack system i purchased from Ikea that is perfect for hobos and Venetas, and is stackable so you can use however many you need. I can attach a pic of the ikea rack, and once i reorganize my bag shelves i will snap a pic of those too. The trouble is seeing what i have b/c i keep everything in dustbags to protect them. So i am going to print bag tags i think, with pix, and clip one to each dustbag to help with that. You won’t have that issue — with a dedicated bag closet you won’t need to keep them in dust bags, which will be so nice!

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Wow, what a spectacular collection, and I know you haven’t even shared your BVs. Congratulations on your immense curation efforts! Do you care to call out any of your favourites or most used bags? :hbeat::loveeyes::heart:
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Thank you :love: Its a lot of work curating when you have a lot, but so worth it. I love changing out bags almost daily but it gets overwhelming when you have way too many. Which i still do. So i need to clear out a lot of the remaining vintage and contemporary by year end. Thank you for your encouragement:hugs:

Favorites. I tend to reach for my BV the most. Many styles are so comfortable, practical, and easy to carry……my B35 is a recent acquisition, and i could see myself carrying that bag everyday….it exceeded all expectations. I love my LV’s but don’t carry them as much as i should. I want to add an Alma PM in mono and a World Tour Speedy……i love Speedys :lol:and i love monogram. I just need to carry them and not be afraid to get the vachetta messy lol. You can see how light the patina is on most:lol: my DA speedy and 30 mono tho are fairly recent additions…..

Most carried bags: Nero Nodini, Nero large Veneta, Ottone Mini Cabat, LV Multipochette (one or two of the pouches, never with the coin case dangling lol), and i find the Bolides to be the most practical and easy to carry H bags. 3 came without straps so i need to order some canvas guitar straps on Etsy. I have a bag folder now, with all of these bag pix in it. I am going to use it to remind me what i have and to start carrying everything and rotate more often.


Thank you all for letting me share :hugs:and for your kind words :smile: my Birkin is very pet-able:lol: i don’t think i will use a bag organizer b/c i love the floop lolol. And agree, Pico’s look so great in pops of color:heart:
I do wish i had snapped group pix of the bags i sold for comparison, but it didn’t occur to me.
I have such trouble letting go of pretty things even if they don’t work for me…so the H goal was very motivating for me to let go! I am trying hard to shift away from ‘collector’ mode. Since you too are a collector, i look forward to looking through your collection pix :love:
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Thank you for sharing insights on your favouites and most used bags. Your storage system is gorgeous, all of those colours and leathers! :love:
 
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papertiger said:
I was thinking about wearing my jacket today, but there's a blinking storm brewing so - action pics delayed.

Anyway, Gucci jacket 1 came out - of the closet @A bottle of Red @cecchetti and all that wanted to see (old photo notwithstanding). Still on the bed though as I can hear the rain. It's seriously warm as it's padded, but not impossible on a crisp day, I'm just a bit scarred for rain or worse, snow. A jacket made for zeroº indoor wear? :biggrin:

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Yesterday, took 'blast from the past' YSL (SLP) Majorelle Large Ivory. That's seriously shopping from my closet!

Unfortunately, I found a couple of new scratches - how does that happen in a double dust-bag????

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papertiger said:
Hi guys, you'll be happy to know I have been using my Gucci Aphrodite and Saint Laurent Majorelle aplenty.

I'm going to take a little break from tPF to support DH in another country for a few weeks.

Just to leave you with I have outed 4 vintage bags this month, the most I have ever done.

Best wishes, and see you soon.
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Best wishes to you and your DH @papertiger! :flowers::wave::hugs:
 
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papertiger said:
Hi guys, you'll be happy to know I have been using my Gucci Aphrodite and Saint Laurent Majorelle aplenty.

I'm going to take a little break from tPF to support DH in another country for a few weeks.

Just to leave you with I have outed 4 vintage bags this month, the most I have ever done.

Best wishes, and see you soon.
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Hoping for the best for you and DH. You will be missed!
 
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papertiger said:
Hi guys, you'll be happy to know I have been using my Gucci Aphrodite and Saint Laurent Majorelle aplenty.

I'm going to take a little break from tPF to support DH in another country for a few weeks.

Just to leave you with I have outed 4 vintage bags this month, the most I have ever done.

Best wishes, and see you soon.
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See you soon. You will be missed
 
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papertiger said:
Hi guys, you'll be happy to know I have been using my Gucci Aphrodite and Saint Laurent Majorelle aplenty.

I'm going to take a little break from tPF to support DH in another country for a few weeks.

Just to leave you with I have outed 4 vintage bags this month, the most I have ever done.

Best wishes, and see you soon.
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Good luck @papertiger ! Best wishes for your Dh’s speedy recovery.
 
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