I Orange'nt Have Bought It But I Did - Reveal!
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Thank you, the Nomad is a really a large bag but it balances well and feels very comfortable, I think that I am going to love it!
Thank you so much and welcome! In my early Coach career I would buy everything I could including multiples of the same bag; but now I try to be more selective and only get bags (and wallets) that I think I will use and enjoy for a long time.
Thank you. I am doing much the same, staying away from PF and the outlets and not following many of the reveals or the new releases. It's hard for me to write a report about a visit to the outlet because I am just not up on the newer bags. But I found the wallet on the Wayback machine, it was available in Spring and early Summer of 2016 so it went to clearance pretty quickly. The screenshot below is from May 25, 2016; maybe it will show up on the FOS soon in various colors.
Buying fewer items and less often makes me appreciate it even more when I get lucky and find something great.
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These are wise words and valuable advice for all handbag lovers and collectors. Thank you!
I love the Carmine color. I got the True Red from FOS the sale before last and love it but I like the orange-red color best. I thought for a minute that I would get the Carmine but since it's in the same color family as True Red I decided against it.........but if I go back to my outlet next weekend and it's still there who knows. I'm surprised at how much I love Nomad. DH likes it and he rarely likes any of my bags. They had the Cornflower and Lilac colors at North Georgia Premium outlets today. FP was 60% off. They had a few Swagger's too but since I'm a fan of the 37 I resisted today.
Thank you, it was a hard lesson to learn but I did have lot of fun along the way!
Thanks! I know what you mean about being attracted to the same style bag in a similar color, but ask yourself "when would I wear each of them and with what outfits?" If it seems like you could use either in most cases then you probably should pass on the similar bag. That would be the sensible thing to do but I think that if I saw the Nomad in cornflower at a discounted price, I would find it hard to resist even though I already have some lovely bags in various shades of blue.
Below is a picture of my Paprika Katarina 18959, it is smaller than the Nomad but it is also a hobo. It is more red than orange and it is crinkle patent not GT leather so they are obviously very different bags. But I could probably carry either of them in similar situations and I really didn't need to buy the Carmine Nomad - but I liked it a lot so I got it anyway! I am more likely to wear the Katarina if it is raining, but otherwise they are mostly interchangeable.
So just because I now realize that I should pass, doesn't mean that I always manage to do it!
Thanks! I have a lot of bags so I have really slowed down my purchases in recent years. I usually wait to see what bags show up during rare visits to the outlet or on the FOS, and I only buy when I find something I really like and will be able to use for a long time. The Nomad is a timeless classic and will always be in style (and the wallet is really special, I like it a lot, too!)