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You're welcome! Rather than get some silver pieces fixed up, that is, adjusted to fit me, I let them go, sold them. Have some regrets about that. However, lately I have been going to the local silversmith and getting extension links attached, changing the location of a clasp, attaching safety chains and figure 8 safety clips, etc. Intend soon to take a Mexican silver chunky onyx and silver necklace extended by having the jeweler copy the variation in the links, it's a pattern of 1 vertical, 1 horizontal, repeat. Most people extend that necklace by buying a chain that's sorta chunky and let it go at that. (None of us have the 16 inch necks that are required for comfortably wearing this Antonio Pineda or Hector Aguilar design.
That’s a great idea on using the silversmith, @eagle1002us. My GF has a friend who makes costume jewelry with silver then plated with 14K/18K/rhodium/palladium. I sometimes wonder if she’ll be able to do something with my pieces to add new life to it and/or make it more wearable. She makes a lot of jewelry for movie sets as well. I should ask her. I don’t think I could wear 16” comfortably since my 20s. I usually ask for at least 18”.
 
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Fabfashion,
Here’s my latest — a Kelly Danse. DH and I took DD out to dinner. I took the Danse.
She got matched to a very prestigious Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine internship/residency far from home. So we are spending time with her as much as possible right now.

We are going to miss her terribly, but this is the best move for her.

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Fabfashion,
Here’s my latest — a Kelly Danse. DH and I took DD out to dinner. I took the Danse.
She got matched to a very prestigious Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine internship/residency far from home. So we are spending time with her as much as possible right now.

We are going to miss her terribly, but this is the best move for her.

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@etoupebirkin, nice bag, very nice color and strap.

What does "kelly danse" mean in terms of the way the bag looks?
 
Fabfashion,
Here’s my latest — a Kelly Danse. DH and I took DD out to dinner. I took the Danse.
She got matched to a very prestigious Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine internship/residency far from home. So we are spending time with her as much as possible right now.

We are going to miss her terribly, but this is the best move for her.

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@etoupebirkin, Miss KD is gorgeous! :heart: I love her size, color and is that GHW? Even the twilly/scarf goes so well together. The leather looks like togo but I don’t think it is as it seems more refined. Any more pics from other angles/mod pics?

I’m happy to hear that your DD got matched to a very prestigious residency but sad to hear that she’ll be far away. How long is the residency—1-2 years? My DDs are far from that stage of their lives. Last year they were doing school online during the pandemic until October. When they went back to in-class learning, I actually missed having our little lunch break together. We’re in lockdown again so I’m glad to be able to have our girls lunch again. Can’t imagine what it’d be like when they go off to university one year. I tried to say to them that they should consider studying in my favourite places such as Hawaii or Europe so when the time comes we’ll get a place nearby. ;)
 
@etoupebirkin, Miss KD is gorgeous! :heart: I love her size, color and is that GHW? Even the twilly/scarf goes so well together. The leather looks like togo but I don’t think it is as it seems more refined. Any more pics from other angles/mod pics?

I’m happy to hear that your DD got matched to a very prestigious residency but sad to hear that she’ll be far away. How long is the residency—1-2 years? My DDs are far from that stage of their lives. Last year they were doing school online during the pandemic until October. When they went back to in-class learning, I actually missed having our little lunch break together. We’re in lockdown again so I’m glad to be able to have our girls lunch again. Can’t imagine what it’d be like when they go off to university one year. I tried to say to them that they should consider studying in my favourite places such as Hawaii or Europe so when the time comes we’ll get a place nearby. ;)
Fabfashion,
Her internship/residency will last five years after which she will be double-board certified in emergency medicine and internal medicine. She will also have been Chief Resident at a Level 1 trauma center in a major metropolitan area. It’s a very big deal that she has worked on tirelessly for over ten years.
 
Fabfashion,
Her internship/residency will last five years after which she will be double-board certified in emergency medicine and internal medicine. She will also have been Chief Resident at a Level 1 trauma center in a major metropolitan area. It’s a very big deal that she has worked on tirelessly for over ten years.
Congrats to your DD! What an accomplishment! Hopefully, you and DH will get to see her often. I always wish for a doctor in the family but alas no doctor or dentist.
 
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Oh, the bag is in gold evercalf. I absolutely love it. I may write a review of the bag in the main forum.
I really like the look of the evercalf. Is it easy to care for? While I love the look of smooth leather, I’m too worried about scratching it. Got an offer for a berenia way back but declined for I know it’d have stayed in the box the whole time. You should definitely share Miss KD on the main forum. She’s a beauty.

Are you still frequenting the boutique in DC? The one that had the grand re-opening. I think it was in the City Centre or something like that. I haven’t been to DC since.
 
Fabfashion,
Her internship/residency will last five years after which she will be double-board certified in emergency medicine and internal medicine. She will also have been Chief Resident at a Level 1 trauma center in a major metropolitan area. It’s a very big deal that she has worked on tirelessly for over ten years.
Well, there was no question that she'd do really really well, was there? Nice city, I'd gladly live there (I've been there for work multiple times).
 
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I really like the look of the evercalf. Is it easy to care for? While I love the look of smooth leather, I’m too worried about scratching it. Got an offer for a berenia way back but declined for I know it’d have stayed in the box the whole time. You should definitely share Miss KD on the main forum. She’s a beauty.

Are you still frequenting the boutique in DC? The one that had the grand re-opening. I think it was in the City Centre or something like that. I haven’t been to DC since.
That's the one! H is open by appointment. I cannot think of a more high-pressure situation than that. It's not so much the SA's coming on strong, it's the darn merchandise coming on strong! So many nice things that induce impulse purchases. I stopped buying leather CDCs or enamel bangles. I haven't been to City Center since, oh, 2015. Being retired means I (theoretically) could travel at some point if Covid settles down (yeah, right), whereas the Boutique is a known quantity. It's also not welcomed that you request a transfer of merchandise. You are supposed to like the inventory they already have. I think this expectation is maybe true of most boutiques. "No we didn't get that color" is something I don't want to hear. Also, the SA that I liked very much got promoted and I couldn't face working with a new one.

Also, the resale sites have fairly frequent turnover of stock and some take returns no questions asked. I do have to specialty dryclean just about every HS I purchase on-line which is basically $50 a pop (hate stale perfume or storage smell).

What did you think of the DC boutique? Did you ever visit the Fairfax, VA boutique? That was fine to visit. I was at home there so to speak.

Are you close to Toronto or Montreal if I can ask?
 
That's the one! H is open by appointment. I cannot think of a more high-pressure situation than that. It's not so much the SA's coming on strong, it's the darn merchandise coming on strong! So many nice things that induce impulse purchases. I stopped buying leather CDCs or enamel bangles. I haven't been to City Center since, oh, 2015. Being retired means I (theoretically) could travel at some point if Covid settles down (yeah, right), whereas the Boutique is a known quantity. It's also not welcomed that you request a transfer of merchandise. You are supposed to like the inventory they already have. I think this expectation is maybe true of most boutiques. "No we didn't get that color" is something I don't want to hear. Also, the SA that I liked very much got promoted and I couldn't face working with a new one.

Also, the resale sites have fairly frequent turnover of stock and some take returns no questions asked. I do have to specialty dryclean just about every HS I purchase on-line which is basically $50 a pop (hate stale perfume or storage smell).

What did you think of the DC boutique? Did you ever visit the Fairfax, VA boutique? That was fine to visit. I was at home there so to speak.

Are you close to Toronto or Montreal if I can ask?
I was at the DC grand re-opening with another tPFer friend—was that 4-5 years ago? It was such a wonderful production with dinner, musical performance, the food/production, etc. I met etoupebirkin and many other wonderful tPFers there. Did I meet you too, @eagle1002us? My apologies if our meeting slipped my mind. I was the one with an orange Plume bag. I’ve never been to the Fairfax boutique before but my friend had.

I’m near Toronto. For years, we only had a tiny H boutique here. It’s since moved and is now so much bigger. I usually like to shop for H when I’m on vacation. I‘m not loving my SA here in Toronto so I haven’t shopped with her for a few years now. I used to have this wonderful SA in Honolulu but she moved to another boutique but I still get great service at the 2 H boutiques there. My new favourite is the new boutique in the Meatpacking District in NYC. It’s not too big and busy like the one on Madison. NYC is only a couple of hours flight away. I was hoping to go there last summer and take DDs to see some broadway shows. Also I’d booked this year’s March break to Hawaii but had to cancelled when we had a lockdown. So no H for me. Nothing on the wish list yet either. What next for you?

Which one would you consider your home store?
 
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