Friends Chat Thread: Wardrobe, Fun, and Whatever
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That looks really beautiful. I also love the circular cushion on your chair. Did you make that too?
Exquisite work, I only wish I could do work half as good.
Where is @eagle1002us these days? I have something to show her 
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Yes, I crocheted that a few years ago. The texture is really soothing.
@pigleto972001 - thanks. I’ve always loved it but rarely sit in it. It’s just so beautiful to look at.
I realized when I stopped trying to carry my iPad with me that I didn’t need a B30. I have one but haven’t used it since I finally started getting 25s.
Understand I waited years to get a 25....like, 6 years. My boutique had one, in white, and I LOVED the size. It was brought in for an event and I knew that was one color I never want to own. After that, NY didn’t really get any at all until the last year or two, and I have to say in the 20 years I’ve been buying H, I can still count on one hand the number of 25s I’ve seen IRL. Long Island is still the land of the 35.
I can look around for my photos, but I use a small silkin wallet, an iPhone 7+, Ray-Bans in their case, a small zip pouch or two for makeup and such, maybe some papers, checkbook, keys, can fit calvi and bastia in easily. There’s still room. But I’m very aware of keeping and maintaining my bags long term. I see people carrying mini umbrellas in their bags and I’m thinking whyyyy would you ever put that in a B or K? They’re heavy and can be very messy.
Unfortunately chèvre is only available for SO unless you find one resale. I do looooove chèvre. Togo is extremely practical. Clemence is so similar but heavier, it may be my least favorite. Swift is gorgeous but in my experience requires the most babying. Epsom....I’ve gotta tell ya, it’s soooooo light and takes colors great. And it wears like iron if you’re just careful with the corners.
So interesting! Why do you think the trend on Long Island is still 35? There aren't too many B's in my neck of the woods (more Chanel than Hermes, really), so I don't really have first hand knowledge of this.
A lot of these women want to look like everybody else. Also many of them aren’t creative enough to consider the idea that there might be other sizes (or, for goodness sake, colors). It’s a certain type of personality/mindset. It used to bother me that it always seemed that my SIL used to copy me with certain things....then I realized that she copies everyone.
At London events every single B seems to be a 25. At the last H fashion in-store show I went to I felt like the only person there without one.
If I had to take a wild guess (wild = lots of sarcasm), I'd say it has to do with a Keeping Up with the Joneses mentality. Which colors do you see as the most popular? I'm assuming black/gold/etoupe?
It's so interesting to me the trends that catch on in different places. On Long Island in NY, people drive literally EVERYWHERE, so maybe this enables people to carry bigger and heavier bags, while in London people are doing a lot of walking, so this is conducive to smaller ones? There is probably that KUWTJ mentality in every city, but perhaps it varies somewhat based on lifestyles and practicality specific to the location.
In my area, LV's are everywhere, in every shape and size. I admire the sturdiness of them, but the logo has never appealed to me. During a difficult time when my husband was in the hospital for a month and I was carrying a ton of stuff with me to and fro, I purchased my only LV; a Neverfull in black epi leather and pink interior. It was extremely useful at the time and it is great to have, though I don't use it regularly now.
I see ladies shopping in my area with B's and I am not an expert on sizes, but I believe they are mostly 30's. The leather and craftsmanship and beauty stops me in my tracks every time, but they also look a little bit awkward to my eye.....I guess I prefer the longer straps on my Chanel's or at least a longer strap option.
I see ladies shopping in my area with B's and I am not an expert on sizes, but I believe they are mostly 30's. The leather and craftsmanship and beauty stops me in my tracks every time, but they also look a little bit awkward to my eye.....I guess I prefer the longer straps on my Chanel's or at least a longer strap option.
Last night there was a slight chill in the air, so I wore my cashmere sweater dress and used my red mini. I seem to grab this red bag almost every Saturday night... I guess because it so easily adds a splash to any neutral ensemble and I don't have to think too much. 
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That is truly amazing, Genie27!! You could sell these in high end boutiques and I would be there!
I'm sure they arrive/leave by Taxi so I think it's more likely to be a fashion thing.
As BBC said, until recently 25s have been hard to get hold of. With the popularity of smaller bags in general and the Asian market predilection for smaller bags in particular I think there have been more produced. Once a new variation has been established by any social set (as BBC and you also remarked on) others follow suit.
I also think there used to this 'thing' where Birkins looked slightly odd at formal/social events because they were mostly traditionally 35s. Bringing a large (however fancy) tote to a social calendar event was a bit of a social faux pas in France and the UK in many circles, I'm sure Birkin lovers must have longed for a handbag sized alternative, never mind in the Far East.
I must look embarrassingly déclassé, I will never get away with any day bag under 35cm. I was thinking about this the other day, looking at my 35 Bolide (it measures 37cm but H have 'vanity' shrunk its proportions). I take a book to read on the train, I like to have somewhere to put my scarf/shawl, notebook, umbrella pouches (virtually no make-up in there apart from lip-salve and a lipstick, but a pen, tissues, nail file, keys and so on) things, that if I didn't have on me all the time, I'd have to buy them once out repeatedly and annoyingly.
I just invested in a little handbag sized silver mirror from Aspreys, it's been driving me crazy having to visit a restroom to check if I have spinach in my teeth or something, never mind whether my makeup needs a re-touch, handbags used to come with mirrors gratis, ow we have to find a place to put one.