Friends Chat Thread: Wardrobe, Fun, and Whatever
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To be honest I'm not crazy about any of these. The Jimmy Choo sparkle are nice, but look pretty heavy for summer. I don't love the colors in the Gucci, and while I sort of like the mesh on the bottom Jimmy Choos, the lace-ups take away from it for me, and don't seem very timeless or like they can be worn with whatever.
If it helps, Im giving my Cole Haan Grandpro Tennis sneaker 4.5/5 stars after walking approximately 60,000 steps in them in Lisbon. They are very lightweight, breathable, and comfortable. I do wish they were a tad more supportive, but I happen to have a very high arch so finding truly supportive shoes is quite difficult.
From Cole Haan, I also like these:
http://www.colehaan.com/womens-gran...h-stitchlite-metallic-silver-knit/W11241.html
and these:
http://www.colehaan.com/womens-2.zerogrand-oxford-with-stitchlite-peach-blush-knit-argento-metallic-optic/W10584.html?dwvar_W10584_color=Peach Blush Knit-argento Metallic-optic&dwvar_W10584_width=#cgid=womens_shoes&start=1
I wil probably get one of these before my August trip.
It's like you read my mind!! - those were exactly my concerns too.
I like the Cole Haans mesh - will definitely check those out as well, next weekend. Thanks for the recommendation - their Stitchlite seems to be right up my alley!
I actually thought of you the first time I saw the Stitchlite! Strikes me as very much your style!
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I have to share today's excitement. I have been on a bag buying binge. 3 bags in 3 months. Will share the others in the future. What excites me so much about this one is the box. Honestly this is the biggest box I have ever received. I have purchased quilts that arrived in smaller boxes.
I was stunned when DH walked in this it. Good that I wasn't trying to sneak it in. Not to build too much suspense, it is a pre-loved Hermes toile tote with shoulder carry straps. It is bigger than a birkin 40, but the box looked like it could contain the thing that ate Cleveland.
Took a pic of it on the counter. Pic didn't convey size. Made DH take a pic of me holding it. And yes, I am in my pjs. Pjs are my current uniform since my knee difficulties.
Then I opened it. OMG. It has an Hermes box. That is why it is so large. I am not the kind of person who buys bags from the boutique, so this will probably be my only Hermes box that is not from the 1950s.
And then there is a pic of the bag airing outside. It came from Japan and like most bags from Japan, it smells musty. But that will pass. I purchased this bag for something for those times I want to haul a lot of junk--sneakers, lunch and snacks for all day, and that bottle of water that will leak. I am pretty happy with it. But the box made a bigger impression than the bag, probably because it was a surprise and the bag wasn't.
I was stunned when DH walked in this it. Good that I wasn't trying to sneak it in. Not to build too much suspense, it is a pre-loved Hermes toile tote with shoulder carry straps. It is bigger than a birkin 40, but the box looked like it could contain the thing that ate Cleveland.
Took a pic of it on the counter. Pic didn't convey size. Made DH take a pic of me holding it. And yes, I am in my pjs. Pjs are my current uniform since my knee difficulties.
Then I opened it. OMG. It has an Hermes box. That is why it is so large. I am not the kind of person who buys bags from the boutique, so this will probably be my only Hermes box that is not from the 1950s.
And then there is a pic of the bag airing outside. It came from Japan and like most bags from Japan, it smells musty. But that will pass. I purchased this bag for something for those times I want to haul a lot of junk--sneakers, lunch and snacks for all day, and that bottle of water that will leak. I am pretty happy with it. But the box made a bigger impression than the bag, probably because it was a surprise and the bag wasn't.
Tha bag is wonderful!!! Love it. Perfect for your use and climate. The box is funny. I had a 40 cm box and it was big. This is ginormous.
OMG, if you had not posted the shot of it being carried, I would not have guessed the scale! That is huge!!! The bag is really nice and seems perfect for how you plan to use it!
Glad you could grasp the size of the box and that it gave you a chuckle too. 
Now that is a BOX! I love the bag. It seems perfect for what you want to use it for!
Congrats Cordie!
That looks like a very practical bag, and what a box!
I just got back from Hamilton. I am not a musical person at all usually, but it was so good! It was about 3.5 hours and the time seriously flew by! It was in an old theater so my back and behind were feeling it, but as soon as the music started it I completely forgot how uncomfortable I was.
That looks like a very practical bag, and what a box!
I just got back from Hamilton. I am not a musical person at all usually, but it was so good! It was about 3.5 hours and the time seriously flew by! It was in an old theater so my back and behind were feeling it, but as soon as the music started it I completely forgot how uncomfortable I was.
Great old-school H bag, @Cordeliere ! I used to know what it was called (Cabas?) I've seen pics but never realized they came so large. Well, I guess it's a good thing that the seller took the time to carefully pack it in a certainly-big-enough box!
Ooh, I'd forgotten how pretty the Paramount is! And such a great show!
I went to a Rocky Horror Picture Show live performance a few years ago at the local Schauspielhaus and was tickled by such a gorgeous classical setting for the, um, not classical show. And by the part where they warned us not to dance along because it would bring the balcony down...
