Do you match the hardware on your bags and accessories?
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Purse hardware has to match my jewelry. I think it is a big deal and it shows how you pay attention to small details.
I do try to match with the hardware of the bag. Silver tone for white gold or silver jewelry. I will wear my mother's gold diamond ring in place of my wedding ring if my bag has gold tone hardware or even brass. I will match shoes, watch hardware, etc. I do not care if I'm in the outdoors or doing something like being at a park. I will wear a cheap crossbody bag and don't care what the hardware is in those cases.
Hello ladies and gentlemen!
I have this severe obsession about matching all jewelry/hardware that I wear (and by severe I mean even shoes hardware!).. Its killing me as I'd love to mix! (Ironically my two watches are two tone.. Don't know how i did that but i absolutely love them!)..
To give you an example of my suffering
I just got this lovely bal and I'm over the moon about it.. The color goes well with many other colors (black, brown, beige, cream, white and grey to name a few) yet I insist to wear it with only black, white and grey for example because i wear white gold jewelry with those outfits which would match the hardware on the bag!!!!
Sorry for the novel but I wanted to explain how it goes with me well so you guys can help talk me out of this obsession! Lol
Thanks in advance!
I have this severe obsession about matching all jewelry/hardware that I wear (and by severe I mean even shoes hardware!).. Its killing me as I'd love to mix! (Ironically my two watches are two tone.. Don't know how i did that but i absolutely love them!)..
To give you an example of my suffering
I just got this lovely bal and I'm over the moon about it.. The color goes well with many other colors (black, brown, beige, cream, white and grey to name a few) yet I insist to wear it with only black, white and grey for example because i wear white gold jewelry with those outfits which would match the hardware on the bag!!!!
Sorry for the novel but I wanted to explain how it goes with me well so you guys can help talk me out of this obsession! Lol
Thanks in advance!
Its been a while since I posted here but I was busy doing other stuff 
Anyway, although there is a handbag photo in this thread, i still think that you guys would understand and hopefully help me since it is mainly a jewelry issue!
I have this severe obsession about matching all jewelry/hardware that I wear (and by severe I mean even shoes hardware!).. Its killing me as I'd love to mix! (Ironically my two watches are two tone.. Don't know how i did that but i absolutely love them!)..
To give you an example of my suffering I just got this lovely bal and I'm over the moon about it.. The color goes well with many other colors (black, brown, beige, cream, white and grey to name a few) yet I insist to wear it with only black, white and grey for example because i wear white gold jewelry with those outfits which would match the hardware on the bag!!!!
Sorry for the novel but I wanted to explain how it goes with me well so you guys can help talk me out of this obsession! Lol
Thanks in advance!
Anyway, although there is a handbag photo in this thread, i still think that you guys would understand and hopefully help me since it is mainly a jewelry issue!
I have this severe obsession about matching all jewelry/hardware that I wear (and by severe I mean even shoes hardware!).. Its killing me as I'd love to mix! (Ironically my two watches are two tone.. Don't know how i did that but i absolutely love them!)..
To give you an example of my suffering
I just got this lovely bal and I'm over the moon about it.. The color goes well with many other colors (black, brown, beige, cream, white and grey to name a few) yet I insist to wear it with only black, white and grey for example because i wear white gold jewelry with those outfits which would match the hardware on the bag!!!!
Sorry for the novel but I wanted to explain how it goes with me well so you guys can help talk me out of this obsession! Lol
Thanks in advance!
Well, I don't know if it helps but the last person to tell me you shouldn't mix metals was my grandmother and she died in 1996. I haven't heard that 'rule' since from anyone.
Just do it! I mix metals all the time! If anyone has a problem with it then too bad...I'm not going to keep a beautiful bag or piece of jewelry in the closet simply because someone else says they aren't supposed to mix...come on! You buy these items to enjoy them, so enjoy them!
Well, OP, we can do lots of things, but when you start out admitting you have a severe obsession, there's not a thing we can do about that.
BUT - I will say that since you know yourself best, why don't you just go with the flow, admit your problems with mixed metals, and just ... stick to what makes YOU comfortable? Where's the problem there?
BUT - I will say that since you know yourself best, why don't you just go with the flow, admit your problems with mixed metals, and just ... stick to what makes YOU comfortable? Where's the problem there?
If I wore different metals, I would totally agree with you. I do not like mixed metals either. But my prob. is silver/white metals only, I refuse to buy any yellow. This limits my bag purchases, as most designers use yellow metal. I do like white gold/rose gold - both cool tones, so they blend nicely.
I agree with a lot of you.....I buy bags and have one category that is silver and one that is gold. I have started to make myself mix if only the "zipper" is gold (like my LVs), then I can wear gold or silver. But it was hard.
But my bags with chains or large hardware (like your BAL), I could never mix. So I have spent double the amount of money on bags too just to make sure I do not mix my metals.
Unfortunately, many of my bags have chains or oblivious hardware pieces. My LV I have only started to wear silver with, but I totally get you
I know some don't care but I just cannot do it - makes me dizzy to mix it up like that:weird:
So your not the only one!!! I spend hours looking at the style AND hardware color and cannot find the right mix. Why don't they make more with silver - every is gold, gold, gold.........
But my bags with chains or large hardware (like your BAL), I could never mix. So I have spent double the amount of money on bags too just to make sure I do not mix my metals.
Unfortunately, many of my bags have chains or oblivious hardware pieces. My LV I have only started to wear silver with, but I totally get you
I know some don't care but I just cannot do it - makes me dizzy to mix it up like that:weird:
So your not the only one!!! I spend hours looking at the style AND hardware color and cannot find the right mix. Why don't they make more with silver - every is gold, gold, gold.........
I rationalize it this way: I have a yellow gold ring with white diamonds on it. But I have a stainless steel watch. But hey, the face of the watch is white and so are the diamonds. Presto! They match.
I have a gold ring with a brown diamond. I have a stainless steel watch (same watch). It has a brown band. The brown band matches the brown diamond. Presto! They match.
Maybe start looking at the pieces for the colors they contain and not just at the metals--you'll get way more wear out of your pieces if you can find a way to be comfortable mixing metals.
So for example. Navy and orange can work well together. I can see your cute new bag with a French sailor stripe shirt--those ones with the blue stripes. Since that has blue in it, work with that in your jewelry. Do you have yellow gold with sapphire? That would work for earrings with your two tone watch, no problem.
The watch is near your bag, so the white metal on the watch, would match the hardware.
Mostly, just remember that there really isn't a "Fashion Police" that will come bust you for not getting your metals right and use that idea as a lighthearted reminder to try the small risk.
Just try it. You will not meet any harm in mixing metals, just keep the tone the same.
Tone meaning, no super thin gold bracelet with big chunky silver bracelet at the same time...but chunky silver bracelet and chunky gold bracelet, why not?
I have a gold ring with a brown diamond. I have a stainless steel watch (same watch). It has a brown band. The brown band matches the brown diamond. Presto! They match.
Maybe start looking at the pieces for the colors they contain and not just at the metals--you'll get way more wear out of your pieces if you can find a way to be comfortable mixing metals.
So for example. Navy and orange can work well together. I can see your cute new bag with a French sailor stripe shirt--those ones with the blue stripes. Since that has blue in it, work with that in your jewelry. Do you have yellow gold with sapphire? That would work for earrings with your two tone watch, no problem.
The watch is near your bag, so the white metal on the watch, would match the hardware.
Mostly, just remember that there really isn't a "Fashion Police" that will come bust you for not getting your metals right and use that idea as a lighthearted reminder to try the small risk.
Just try it. You will not meet any harm in mixing metals, just keep the tone the same.
Tone meaning, no super thin gold bracelet with big chunky silver bracelet at the same time...but chunky silver bracelet and chunky gold bracelet, why not?
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