2023 Resolution: Shopping my Own Bags and SLG Collection

TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others

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.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Feb stats
Bags:
- 1 contemporary bag in, (my Polene that I posted earlier this month)
  • 6/11 bags used.
  • My Polene is “most used” bag this time, not too surprising since it is the newest.
- 0 SLGs in/out

Clothes: 2 in/ 10+ out
  • Stopped by a second-hand store and sold quite a bit of clothes. 1 jacket, 2 sweaters, 2 dresses, 4 pairs of lululemon leggings
  • picked up a Burberry cropped jacket
  • Got a pair of Alexander Wang shorts, I am aware of the controversy and hesitated for the longest time. But I have wanted these shorts before everything went down. I’ve made peace with that hesitation and decided to just buy the one and only thing I wanted and leave it at that.
Jewelry: 1 in: my first Buccellati piece!
Shoes: 0 in/ 0 out

Going on a work trip out of state. I fly out today and come back on Sunday. Will use this time to binge watch everything I need to make up for on YouTube lol.
 
Feb stats
Bags:
- 1 contemporary bag in, (my Polene that I posted earlier this month)
  • 6/11 bags used.
  • My Polene is “most used” bag this time, not too surprising since it is the newest.
- 0 SLGs in/out

Clothes: 2 in/ 10+ out
  • Stopped by a second-hand store and sold quite a bit of clothes. 1 jacket, 2 sweaters, 2 dresses, 4 pairs of lululemon leggings
  • picked up a Burberry cropped jacket
  • Got a pair of Alexander Wang shorts, I am aware of the controversy and hesitated for the longest time. But I have wanted these shorts before everything went down. I’ve made peace with that hesitation and decided to just buy the one and only thing I wanted and leave it at that.
Jewelry: 1 in: my first Buccellati piece!
Shoes: 0 in/ 0 out

Going on a work trip out of state. I fly out today and come back on Sunday. Will use this time to binge watch everything I need to make up for on YouTube lol.
Oh Buccelatti..do share!
 
I’m at the airport now so I’m not wearing it, but here it is in the box!

It’s a small piece but I love how unique it is. I’m not a silver jewelry sort of person either but I was drawn to this one.

View attachment 5728722
Just lovely! I love their metalwork .. can’t recall the terminology. What is the stone? Tourmaline? Opal? You’ll just have to post A model shot when you return!
 
Feb stats
Bags:
- 1 contemporary bag in, (my Polene that I posted earlier this month)
  • 6/11 bags used.
  • My Polene is “most used” bag this time, not too surprising since it is the newest.
- 0 SLGs in/out

Clothes: 2 in/ 10+ out
  • Stopped by a second-hand store and sold quite a bit of clothes. 1 jacket, 2 sweaters, 2 dresses, 4 pairs of lululemon leggings
  • picked up a Burberry cropped jacket
  • Got a pair of Alexander Wang shorts, I am aware of the controversy and hesitated for the longest time. But I have wanted these shorts before everything went down. I’ve made peace with that hesitation and decided to just buy the one and only thing I wanted and leave it at that.
Jewelry: 1 in: my first Buccellati piece!
Shoes: 0 in/ 0 out

Going on a work trip out of state. I fly out today and come back on Sunday. Will use this time to binge watch everything I need to make up for on YouTube lol.

I have some Buccellati, congratulations on your beauty
 
Feb stats
Bags:
- 1 contemporary bag in, (my Polene that I posted earlier this month)
  • 6/11 bags used.
  • My Polene is “most used” bag this time, not too surprising since it is the newest.
- 0 SLGs in/out

Clothes: 2 in/ 10+ out
  • Stopped by a second-hand store and sold quite a bit of clothes. 1 jacket, 2 sweaters, 2 dresses, 4 pairs of lululemon leggings
  • picked up a Burberry cropped jacket
  • Got a pair of Alexander Wang shorts, I am aware of the controversy and hesitated for the longest time. But I have wanted these shorts before everything went down. I’ve made peace with that hesitation and decided to just buy the one and only thing I wanted and leave it at that.
Jewelry: 1 in: my first Buccellati piece!
Shoes: 0 in/ 0 out

Going on a work trip out of state. I fly out today and come back on Sunday. Will use this time to binge watch everything I need to make up for on YouTube lol.
Save travels! xx
 
February stats

- 1 bag in (blue water buffalo 60ies bag from the fleamarket)
- no bags out
- no slgs out
- no slgs in.

Bags worn: mainly my me-made Jaguar and The Big Imposter.

So far no bag I saw on my compulsive internet bag hunt convinced me to become mine. Some I already have, some don´t look as desirable after a few days, some are far too expensive...
In the back of my head an idea for another me-make is developping, though. Let´s wait and see whether the material I´m thinking of will actually be as nice as I picture it when it turns up and be left over once another sewing project that´s still in the planning stage (DS kind of comissioned me to do it) has been completed.
 
Quite tragically, I have no purple purses. Not sure what I'm doing with my life. I have a bag with pink that will go in the 'multicolor' week, but no fully pink bag either. I have a half pink bag, which is the same as the half orange bag I posted for orange last week. Guess I'll just use a different pic of it

View attachment 5728936
How tragic! You need to correct that immediately! lol

Beautiful bag! Brahmin makes some gorgeous color combos!
 
Top