Nice!!! I like this strategy, ms p -- it's very sweet!!!
thank u Loquita! this strategy has worked for 5 bags :shame: and i hope i don't need to do it again as i'm running out of people to give lol
Ever purged your collection in pursuit of one bag? How did it go?
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thank u Loquita! this strategy has worked for 5 bags :shame: and i hope i don't need to do it again as i'm running out of people to give lol
Lo--I agree with Thithi, sometimes you just have to have a bag in your hands and use it for a bit until you figure out if it really works for you or not. You tried the Ediths, they are lovely but don't work so off they go 
I think you are doing great btw! And as a side note I love reading your "thinking out load" posts.
Thanks for you advice Ms. P !! It is a good strategy
I think you are doing great btw! And as a side note I love reading your "thinking out load" posts.Thanks for you advice Ms. P !! It is a good strategy
Hee hee..okay, it's past 2pm here and I still have work to do (grading, proof-reading...blaaaaah)...but I will share my little mini-dilemma with you all. Please bear with me!!!! It's not that big a deal, really, but I do feel the need to think out loud for a sec. Sorry for the novel...
thithi, I am in fact still looking for a cross-body. I have decided that LV is not exactly what I need in this case, no matter how much I love the look of the Bloomsbury. Up until the other day, none of the cross-bodies I was seeing had that "wow" factor for me. And then, after a long absence, I wandered back into the Bal sub-forum...
Yes, fellow handbag afficionados, I had forgotten all about the Velo. And the Ticket.They are JUST what I had in mind!!!! I am aiming for one of each.
What a revelation.
I feel liberated!!!!
As you may recall, my current collection consists of the following:
YSL Zip Hobo
Chloe Small Black Betty
Chloe Medium Red Edith
Chloe Medium Whiskey Edith
After my Bal revelation the other night, I decided to think about the bags that I own and what was really working for me about each of them (or not). The Betty and the Zip Hobo definitely work - they are keepers, I enjoy carrying them - in fact, I wouldn't mind owning another Betty style if I could find one in the right color. Two Ediths, however, is too much. More precisely, it is TWO Ediths too much...I love love love the look of the classic Edith, and the workmanship and leather are gorgeous, but they are satchels, and one of them is brown.
I seem to remember myself posting somewhere earlier in this thread about liking brown bags but them not ever working for me...and liking satchels but them not ever working for me.
How many times do I have to make the same mistake to learn????????
Point is: I am not taking full advantage of those lovely bags. Period.
As a result, they are both on the chopping block.
The dilemma is simply that I feel very stupid for having made the same mistake yet again. Sigh.
That's all.
Just.feeling.about.as.intelligent.as.a.paper.weight.
You would think that I would have learned.
Oh Lo! I am sorry you have had to go through this again...but you are being so positive about it!! I know that I always evaluate my collection. I am now up to 3 and probably 1 more and then I will be pretty whole. It took me a long time to find out what I like/need/use. Once you get to that happy place though-it is great!
I'm sort of thinning my collection..I don't have a ton..mind you..but I gotten my RM's down to 7 that I can't part with 4 MAM's(my fav),2 rockers..(for crossbody purposes)..only one MAC even though I love the MAC..will probably get one more..now venturing into Chloe(just purchased a Paraty in Choco..for my everything brown bag I need)..love the black Paraty too!
) and will someday want to purchase a Bal City in a fab color that I will love for a very long time. This is what I know now at this very moment..
I love reading this thread..I don't post much here..but find everyone's solutions and trials helpful and interesting!
..and I do agree that sometimes we have to take our bags on test runs to see if we really love them beyond the visual appeal..
..And Lo..you know I love ya!...and love to read all about your thoughts on your journey
) and will someday want to purchase a Bal City in a fab color that I will love for a very long time. This is what I know now at this very moment..I love reading this thread..I don't post much here..but find everyone's solutions and trials helpful and interesting!
..and I do agree that sometimes we have to take our bags on test runs to see if we really love them beyond the visual appeal....And Lo..you know I love ya!...and love to read all about your thoughts on your journey
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I'm sort of thinning my collection..I don't have a ton..mind you..but I gotten my RM's down to 7 that I can't part with 4 MAM's(my fav),2 rockers..(for crossbody purposes)..only one MAC even though I love the MAC..will probably get one more..now venturing into Chloe(just purchased a Paraty in Choco..for my everything brown bag I need)..love the black Paraty too!
I love reading this thread..I don't post much here..but find everyone's solutions and trials helpful and interesting!
..And Lo..you know I love ya!...and love to read all about your thoughts on your journey
Thanks for your sweet words, klj!
And I am glad that you posted here!!!
I am beyond excited to see your Paraty, and very interested in hearing your thoughts on the bag. It is my #1 goal at the moment, although since rock is not a real option (and brick red seems to be almost less of an option) it looks like I will be waiting on a Paraty unless I decide to get a black one (which would not be a disappointment either, lol).
Please let me know when you post pics!!!!
thithi and vanbruntsa,
Thanks so much for your positiveness!! And the handbag gods must be smiling down on me, because I had the two Ediths posted for less than 24 hours and they have both sold!!!
I decided to put some of that money down on a bag that I have owned before in a different color (only sold it because of a handle issue) and that I know I love - a Bal Day.
Next week a RH Anthracite Day should be coming my way!!!
I am very happy with the quick sales, and looking forward to getting back on track.
After than, I am working towards a cross-body and/or a red bag. I feel positively naked without a red bag.
Thanks so much for your positiveness!!
And the handbag gods must be smiling down on me, because I had the two Ediths posted for less than 24 hours and they have both sold!!! I decided to put some of that money down on a bag that I have owned before in a different color (only sold it because of a handle issue) and that I know I love - a Bal Day.
Next week a RH Anthracite Day should be coming my way!!!
I am very happy with the quick sales, and looking forward to getting back on track.
After than, I am working towards a cross-body and/or a red bag. I feel positively naked without a red bag.
^^ I sure will...its on the FedEx truck to my house right now..yikes!!
I had to splurge for overnight since I got a good deal..lol
(OMG..black is so gorgeous and I think would be such a fab bag FOREVER) I love the shoulder, satchel, crossbody of this bag..very functional...
I had to splurge for overnight since I got a good deal..lol
(OMG..black is so gorgeous and I think would be such a fab bag FOREVER) I love the shoulder, satchel, crossbody of this bag..very functional...
thithi and vanbruntsa,
Thanks so much for your positiveness!!
I decided to put some of that money down on a bag that I have owned before in a different color (only sold it because of a handle issue) and that I know I love - a Bal Day.
Next week a RH Anthracite Day should be coming my way!!!
I am very happy with the quick sales, and looking forward to getting back on track.
After than, I am working towards a cross-body and/or a red bag. I feel positively naked without a red bag.
Yaay!...for the fast sales..and Yaay! for Anthracite Day!!!
LOL, it's a quote from a crazy but fabulous story - think James Bond + bad internet jokes + gay romance + snark.
Congrats on the quick sale Lo!! Such a good idea to try out a bag for a while before buying the same style again. I bought a Bal courier a while ago and just love it. At some stage I want to get a new turquoise bag and I was convinced that I would get another courier. Yesterday was a red bag day and I reached for my Courier, but realized it really doesn't work for work. And while this is fine for a red bag, since I always have more than one red bag, it will not do for turquoise. So probably no more couriers for me. Even though I love carrying the one I have, I can't have too many casual-only bags.
I kind of knew it had to do with the Edith bags...but Loquita...even in your new pursuit...you will not always get perfection...so no problems with changing your bag goals...the mere thought is you are thinking about how you carry your bags, and getting ones that work...and you stopped with TWO...not ten...but I LOVE Vintage's idea of carrying a bag 3 months or more before buying a second!! Very wise!
Cannot wait to see your new Bal Day...and what red bag ends up being the perfect one! I thought of you this morning when I went to change bags, and realized...I do not have a red bag that is not tiny...sheesh.
Cannot wait to see your new Bal Day...and what red bag ends up being the perfect one! I thought of you this morning when I went to change bags, and realized...I do not have a red bag that is not tiny...sheesh.
glad you are taking a second look at the bbags. A pourpre is on my list as well. I used to think that my RM's and some of my MJ's weren't that heavy, but after using my bbags a lot more now, I get my other brands out and they now just seem more cumbersome. So as much as I love looking at other brands, I now know that I'm a bal girl through and through. I'm still trying to sell a red bag and until I do, I can't get my red bal. One of these days I'm going to have to suck it up and put it on the bay, but it's those damn fees, I'm taking such a loss as it is. how do i get past this? anyway, you can't go wrong with having a bal or two in your collection. the day is light as air, it's a perfect choice! I think the velo would be a great choice for a cross body! it holds quite a bit and it's light and fits close to the body. glad you were able to sell your chloes so quickly! yea!
Yes, I have... But in the end I just purge the bags I do not use and get what I really want...
If this is the bag you should go for it and if purging your closet is what it will take than go for it.
If this is the bag you should go for it and if purging your closet is what it will take than go for it.
Excellent logic! I have always loved the Courier myself and have toyed with the idea of getting one many, many times - but I always stop because I am short and am afraid that it would look silly on me.
And everyone should definitely have more than 1 red bag!!! I have been separated from my Edith for a mere two hours and I am already freaking out about not having a red bag.
You are too cute!!!!
I love that your teeny red bags make you think of me, hee hee...and if you ever want to rehome your Sang First, I know of a lovely lovely home for her....
Next goals: Cross-body (most likely black) and then something red. Once those goals are accomplished, it's on to the Paraty (color tbd) and something in a color like Pourpre. Yep!