Ideal - very hard to quantify! If I had a bigger cupboard my ideal would be higher. I’d like to add more colour!
Total - thought it was 20 but actually 21. This is 11 premier (10 Mulberry, 1 Loewe), 8 contemporary (4 Coach, 1 MK, 1 KS, 2 DKNY) a Radley and an Orla K backpack I use for running around. Perhaps I will swap the contemporary bags I don’t use much for more colourful bags but my DDs currently use them!
Favourite - Also hard to decide and changes by what I’m doing: grey Bayswater for work, chestnut Alexa for casual, oak or black Lily for smart/evenings, Loewe Basket for holidays....
I also love my steel blue quilted Cara and pink quilted Coach Crosby bags as these colours pop more!
Actually, that it’s so hard to decide is why I’m on tPF!
It's surprisingly difficult, isn't it?
The exercise is merely another way to take inventory, but in a slightly more mindful way. It's not just 'how many bags do we own' but, rather, 'are we curating our ultimate collection'?
Specifically, are we close to our personal 'ideal' number, do we own our favourite bag or is it still something we're coveting and working towards...it's fun to get a snapshot of where we are and an idea of where we still want to go.
I think I lose sight of that sometimes with all the eye candy on TPF and it's good to take stock and evaluate what our picture-perfect bag closet looks like.
It's also wonderful seeing what bags others choose as their favourites, or indeed what their inventory currently is, because this is a shared passion for all of us on TPF. Even if our numbers or favourites are different, we can all respect and deeply appreciate everyone's choices because we are all nutty for purses!
