How many Coach purses do you have?

[Pagan]

I'm taking a week off soon to organize my house. Been working waaaayyyy too many hours for several months now so things are out of control. I want to take all my bags out, organize them, moisturize them and sort thru what I have to see if I can part with some. Then I need to start shopping in my own closet. I have a great collection. I'll try to take some photos when I'm going thru this process.

I know I have:

Regular Rogues in:
1941 Red - carrying now for the holiday
Olive
Original Black
Cornflower w/ snake handle
Melon w/ tea roses
Rogue 36 in blue suede
Rogue totes
Black with links
light gray
Rexy tote in burgundy
Rogue doctor satchels in:
Dark denim with snake handle (love!)
Black with whipstitched handle
Oxblood
Chalk
Butterscotch with snake detail
Bandit in chalk - a recent acquisition
Dinky
first edition blue with tea roses
orange tiger haircalf but may return tomorrow - stripes go vertical instead of horizontal
like the stock photo and not sure it is a good "investment" being haircalf
Saddle Bags
23 black with tea roses
23 flax
Black - next size up
Olive mixed leathers with yellow snake strap
Nomads in:
Eggplant
Navy
Black with willow flowers
Grey with willow flowers
Butterscotch
Carmine
Black Cherry
Cerise (also in smaller crossbody version)
White pebbled with fringe
Ace stachels in:
Racing Green
Indigo
Fog w/ suede sides
Would love to add the burgundy and cornflower! I just love the detail on this bag!
Drifter in:
Black top handle - love how much this fits and the sophisticated lady-like look
Navy carryall
Dark Aubergine top handle with willow flowers
Edie 42? (larger size)
Black w/ suede sides
Oxblood glovetanned
Fatigue w/ suede sides
Oxblood with studs from a few years ago
Edie in Surplus with chain detail - thinking of selling since I never used it
Edie in a black cherry haircalf - can't remember the official name
Grey ocelot tote from outlet
Carmine tote from outlet
Swagger in carmine
Swagger wristlet in black (recent acquisition)
Some wallets but I'm not big on wallets
Bag charms....don't get me started.....
So have enough to keep me entertained for quite some time. I do notice I lean toward colorful bags and not many in neutrals.

Wow - what a gorgeous collection!

I think my sweet spot is probably about 16-18 bags; we have definite seasons here so I switch bags out for the season, and I have both office and more casual bags. When I retire (at some point in the next decade, probably 7-8 years out) then some of what I have now will be superfluous. That's ok; I'd be fine with culling out bags I've used for several years. I just don't like keeping stuff I don't use at this point in my life. I really don't mind so much with small bags; I love the little Soho bags and they take so little room I think of them almost as a SLG. I added the Vermillion just because I loved it and I got it for a great price.

I don't feel guilty about what I've spent; I shopped carefully and bought very little full price. It's more a matter of not wanting any more STUFF, particularly bulky stuff. I don't have room to store it. My bags line the upper shelf in our closet and the big totes are on the floor under my dresses.

I love being able to switch out my bags and do so often. I just carried my Soft Swagger for three weeks because I was busy, but sometimes I only carry a bag for a few days. There's just a sweet spot between having enough for variety and having too many to use regularly. I feel like I'm in a good place, which is why I wouldn't add more now without very careful consideration. It would just mean using what I have now less. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

 

[Bagmedic]

I definitely need to do some weeding out but most likely will look at the older items I have for that. I agree....I'm tired of stuff and don't have any more room for it. I tend to wear very basic clothing so the bag is the spotlight. I've been trying to find smaller bags to carry some basic needs but that's a hard size to find. Either they are too big or too small.

I'm glad the spring line doesn't look promising for me right now. My wallet needs a break! I wouldn't mind adding a tea rose tote at some point but not sure what color would be a good "investment". I liked the dark turquoise but the melon flowers to me would be dated at some point. The one called lake is pretty but haven't seen it in real life. I also liked the Dakotah satchel with linked tea roses. These are just works of art!

 

[teagirl1]

I have 10. I think I’m bag satisfied for now. [emoji3] my faves are the rogue satchels. I have 3..... chalk, butterscotch exotic, and denim exotic... oh plus I love my two rogues... space patches and cherry [emoji523] 25 chalk...

 

[pianolize]

Wow everyone! This sure makes me feel better, since none of my friends (well, maybe a HANDFUL) are bag/shoe nuts like me...
My q is: are you all partial to Coach, or have a huge comparable variety of other designers' bags? I really love the new line, so had a HUGE unexpected surge this past yr; but have liked other occasional bags in the past. Also I'm curious to know how you keep/organize these, if you haven't already told me! I'm officially in cleaning/organizing mode til 23rd!!! TIA!

[OH but also my needs also require regular bags, music-carrying bags, all-day-out bags, tons of totes (mainly a la BBB shoppers), beach bags for summer, travel/adaptable packing bags, evening bags... wk-to-evening bags... I had the thought earlier this summer, that IF I lived in a car city with a different career, my bag/shoe ''collection" would be totally irrelevant. ]

In the process of doing a purge so decided to count today. 78 bags total with 46 Coach. This is everything except some Longchamps and a few larger totes. If I keep them in their dust bags I never use them. Being able to see everything helps. My husband calls it my @!#%*&! expensive box of skittles.

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I. LOVE. THIS. CABINET. IF you tell me what it is, I'm running out to get one. Are they adjustable or fixed inside, shelving-wise? I also love that there is clearly a huge variety and no redundancies (you know, how most of us seem to keep getting the same thing over and over...)

That's a good way to do it. I decided I'm going to clear off the top shelf and start placing bags there as I carry them. Eventually, all the ones I use frequently will be near the top, and the ones I never use will be at the bottom. Then I can evaluate if I really need them.

Wow, this would never work for me, though I'm considering listing my log in usage order! If I kept them all in one convenient place, I suspect I'd only use those easy-grab/visible bags! Or, maybe if I did it backwards, but then I'd never know where they were. I guess I could look it up by time/usage order in that case...

Is there a thread where people posts photos of how their bags are stored or displayed?

I'm looking too!!! Pls let me know what you find out!

 

[pianolize]

I definitely need to do some weeding out but most likely will look at the older items I have for that. I agree....I'm tired of stuff and don't have any more room for it. I tend to wear very basic clothing so the bag is the spotlight. I've been trying to find smaller bags to carry some basic needs but that's a hard size to find. Either they are too big or too small.

I'm glad the spring line doesn't look promising for me right now. My wallet needs a break! I wouldn't mind adding a tea rose tote at some point but not sure what color would be a good "investment". I liked the dark turquoise but the melon flowers to me would be dated at some point. The one called lake is pretty but haven't seen it in real life. I also liked the Dakotah satchel with linked tea roses. These are just works of art!

I couldn't agree w you more, on all this!!! I'm dying for originally, the black TR 25. THEN the linked Dakotah came out- and I love that one too!!! I was hoping to get it out of my system by getting a TR foldover clutch; then the Dinkier went on online special. It's absolutely against my being to get anything FP, but my urge is STILL going strong!!!!!

 

[SEWDimples]

Wow! Your list makes me envious of not having an office job where I would be able to use all those bags! As far as keychain/ bag charms go, I collect them so I've got hundreds......

I totally understand. I've collected so many new bag charms/keychains over the last year from retail, outlet and second hand market that I have lost count. I really enjoy them all, but I need to use them more. Rexy, Steggy and Snoopy (outlet versions) get the most use.

 

[Suzanne B.]

Wow everyone! This sure makes me feel better, since none of my friends (well, maybe a HANDFUL) are bag/shoe nuts like me...
My q is: are you all partial to Coach, or have a huge comparable variety of other designers' bags? I really love the new line, so had a HUGE unexpected surge this past yr; but have liked other occasional bags in the past.

I am partial to Coach, which was my first real brand name bag. For a long time it was Coach and only Coach. I have had a variety of brands over the years, some I still like, others I grew away from. Dooney, Kate Spade and Badgley Mischka are a few I grew away from. I'm still a big fan of Frye, Rebecca Minkoff and Tory Burch. I have Coach, Frye, Minkoff, and Tory Burch bags......and a single suede MK bag.

 

[whateve]

Wow everyone! This sure makes me feel better, since none of my friends (well, maybe a HANDFUL) are bag/shoe nuts like me...
My q is: are you all partial to Coach, or have a huge comparable variety of other designers' bags? I really love the new line, so had a HUGE unexpected surge this past yr; but have liked other occasional bags in the past. Also I'm curious to know how you keep/organize these, if you haven't already told me! I'm officially in cleaning/organizing mode til 23rd!!! TIA!

[OH but also my needs also require regular bags, music-carrying bags, all-day-out bags, tons of totes (mainly a la BBB shoppers), beach bags for summer, travel/adaptable packing bags, evening bags... wk-to-evening bags... I had the thought earlier this summer, that IF I lived in a car city with a different career, my bag/shoe ''collection" would be totally irrelevant. ]


I. LOVE. THIS. CABINET. IF you tell me what it is, I'm running out to get one. Are they adjustable or fixed inside, shelving-wise? I also love that there is clearly a huge variety and no redundancies (you know, how most of us seem to keep getting the same thing over and over...)


Wow, this would never work for me, though I'm considering listing my log in usage order! If I kept them all in one convenient place, I suspect I'd only use those easy-grab/visible bags! Or, maybe if I did it backwards, but then I'd never know where they were. I guess I could look it up by time/usage order in that case...

I'm looking too!!! Pls let me know what you find out!

I have mostly Coach. I have several Henri Bendel, and one of each Longchamp, Reed Krakoff, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Balenciaga, Anuschka, Carla Mancini, Brighton, and Dooney. It is mostly because I'm more comfortable with Coach as I know the brand well and can spot counterfeits usually when buying second hand. I used to buy a lot of new Coach because of their generous return policy and because there was a local store I could return to. With other brands, I have to be absolutely sure I want the item because I don't live near a retail store. I generally only buy other brands when on vacation. I have been considering a Bottega Veneta for awhile now but have been too afraid to take the plunge.

 

[Pagan]

My bag collection is almost all Coach. I have one LV (a NF), a Roots tote, 5 LC Le Pliage totes, and 3 Lululemon bags (one fabric bucket beach bag, two different gym bags).

 

[fayden]

I only have 3 Coach bags, all bought in 2017. My bag collection varies a lot and have 11 bags total. I'm in the process of re-organizing my closet so hopefully I'll have some pics of how they're stored soon.

 

[faintlymacabre]

Coach (8 + need to sell 3) makes up the largest portion of my bag collection. The rest consists of Celine (1), Proenza Schouler (1 + need to sell 1), Balenciaga (1), LV (3 + need to sell 1), Mansur Gavriel (2 + need to sell 1), Marc by Marc Jacobs (1 + need to sell 1).

Selling is such a pain in the @$$, and I always feel like I'd rather keep something than get peanuts for it.

 

[carterazo]

Wow everyone! This sure makes me feel better, since none of my friends (well, maybe a HANDFUL) are bag/shoe nuts like me...
My q is: are you all partial to Coach, or have a huge comparable variety of other designers' bags? I really love the new line, so had a HUGE unexpected surge this past yr; but have liked other occasional bags in the past. Also I'm curious to know how you keep/organize these, if you haven't already told me! I'm officially in cleaning/organizing mode til 23rd!!! TIA!

[OH but also my needs also require regular bags, music-carrying bags, all-day-out bags, tons of totes (mainly a la BBB shoppers), beach bags for summer, travel/adaptable packing bags, evening bags... wk-to-evening bags... I had the thought earlier this summer, that IF I lived in a car city with a different career, my bag/shoe ''collection" would be totally irrelevant. ]


I. LOVE. THIS. CABINET. IF you tell me what it is, I'm running out to get one. Are they adjustable or fixed inside, shelving-wise? I also love that there is clearly a huge variety and no redundancies (you know, how most of us seem to keep getting the same thing over and over...)


Wow, this would never work for me, though I'm considering listing my log in usage order! If I kept them all in one convenient place, I suspect I'd only use those easy-grab/visible bags! Or, maybe if I did it backwards, but then I'd never know where they were. I guess I could look it up by time/usage order in that case...

I'm looking too!!! Pls let me know what you find out!

I have mainly Coach, but have also dabbled into other brands - Massaccesi, Reed Krakoff, MK, RM, Dooney & Bourke and Brahmin. Oh I forgot that I recently bought my first Tory Burch. I'm a total ho... [emoji23] [emoji1] [emoji2]

 

[pianolize]

I have mainly Coach, but have also dabbled into other brands - Massaccesi, Reed Krakoff, MK, RM, Dooney & Bourke and Brahmin. Oh I forgot that I recently bought my first Tory Burch. I'm a total ho... [emoji23] [emoji1] [emoji2]

You've opened my eyes to Reed Krakoff thank you!!! A cpl years ago I stumbled onto a Tory Burch satchel, which I COMPLETELY didn't need, but it was such a gorgeous bag at such a crazy price/excellent condition at the consignment store, that I brought it home with me. For about a year I was upset with myself until I actually carried it- and I'm so glad I did! Such a gorgeous bag!

 

[Bagmedic]

I have mainly Coach, but have also dabbled into other brands - Massaccesi, Reed Krakoff, MK, RM, Dooney & Bourke and Brahmin. Oh I forgot that I recently bought my first Tory Burch. I'm a total ho... [emoji23] [emoji1] [emoji2]

I love your red RK bag! It is amazing! I mostly have Coach, Dooney, a few Brahmin, two Rebecca Minkoff Julian backpacks and some of the original GILI bags from QVC when Lisa Robertson was leading that line. She had some nice bags but now find them not so nice so I've stopped looking at them. They were all based on designer styles retooled for the every day wallet.

 

[carterazo]

You've opened my eyes to Reed Krakoff thank you!!! A cpl years ago I stumbled onto a Tory Burch satchel, which I COMPLETELY didn't need, but it was such a gorgeous bag at such a crazy price/excellent condition at the consignment store, that I brought it home with me. For about a year I was upset with myself until I actually carried it- and I'm so glad I did! Such a gorgeous bag!

You're welcome! I found him just as they were closing down. I was lucky to find some good bags on ebay.

I love your red RK bag! It is amazing! I mostly have Coach, Dooney, a few Brahmin, two Rebecca Minkoff Julian backpacks and some of the original GILI bags from QVC when Lisa Robertson was leading that line. She had some nice bags but now find them not so nice so I've stopped looking at them. They were all based on designer styles retooled for the every day wallet.

Thanks! It is the most gorgeous red orange ever.