Thanks for the link, Elaine.
Interesting read. I still find MJ things that I like; just not as many as before.
I still hold out hope that the MJ brand will regain some of it’s former success.
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Thanks for the link, Elaine.
Interesting read. I still find MJ things that I like; just not as many as before.
I still hold out hope that the MJ brand will regain some of it’s former success.
I must say, I had never seen the 'old pre-2008' Marc before. Wow, that was kind of a dramatic change.
Just like @Mimmy, I hope he is able to make a comeback. I kind of missed out on his hay-day (being a poor grad student will do that to you) and would love to be able to really get into his brand. But for now I'm happy to hunt down the bags I admire from that era and use them with as much excitement as I would have had if it was 10 years ago.
Very fascinating article, agreed. There are still some MJs I love, the quality is still there... fingers crossed for a major rebound at some point.
Just wanted to stop by and say howdy! Hope everyone's having a great summer so far 
My mom came to visit and brought the icy bordeaux little Stam with her. It is so pretty and the color is just as I had hoped for. The kisslock is a little loose, but I'm going to scour this forum to see if there are any solutions.
I'm still debating the grey Cecilia vs. the purple Stardust Cecilia and I just can't seem to decide :\ I don't need either one of them, but I know I would use it a lot. Maybe if I hold out long enough the price will go down on one of them
What's going on with everyone else?
My mom came to visit and brought the icy bordeaux little Stam with her. It is so pretty and the color is just as I had hoped for. The kisslock is a little loose, but I'm going to scour this forum to see if there are any solutions.
I'm still debating the grey Cecilia vs. the purple Stardust Cecilia and I just can't seem to decide :\ I don't need either one of them, but I know I would use it a lot. Maybe if I hold out long enough the price will go down on one of them
What's going on with everyone else?
Hope everyone has a good 4th!
You should be able to twist the frame back into alignment. Here's a more in-depth step by step
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...slock-on-stam-for-anyone.370135/#post-8260158
The gray Cecilia and the purple SD Cecilia are such different styles that I think you can justify eventually owning both. If you want to pick one for now, I would go with the gray since the purple pops up more frequently.
I've sold so many of my MJ bags over the last few months that I don't think my collection really works at all anymore. Does it make sense that getting rid of two or three specific styles made the whole collection fall apart? It somehow feels like I have nothing left, but I can count at least 30+ to my right.
It's not necessarily a bad thing. I parted with some that I loved but used twice or never. I'm kind of in the mood to pare down to the 15-20 I absolutely love and start over from there.
Just wanted to stop by and say howdy! Hope everyone's having a great summer so far
My mom came to visit and brought the icy bordeaux little Stam with her. It is so pretty and the color is just as I had hoped for. The kisslock is a little loose, but I'm going to scour this forum to see if there are any solutions.
I'm still debating the grey Cecilia vs. the purple Stardust Cecilia and I just can't seem to decide :\ I don't need either one of them, but I know I would use it a lot. Maybe if I hold out long enough the price will go down on one of them
What's going on with everyone else?
You should be able to twist the frame back into alignment. Here's a more in-depth step by step
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...slock-on-stam-for-anyone.370135/#post-8260158
The gray Cecilia and the purple SD Cecilia are such different styles that I think you can justify eventually owning both. If you want to pick one for now, I would go with the gray since the purple pops up more frequently.
I've sold so many of my MJ bags over the last few months that I don't think my collection really works at all anymore. Does it make sense that getting rid of two or three specific styles made the whole collection fall apart? It somehow feels like I have nothing left, but I can count at least 30+ to my right.
It's not necessarily a bad thing. I parted with some that I loved but used twice or never. I'm kind of in the mood to pare down to the 15-20 I absolutely love and start over from there.
Great that you've had so many sales, Faith. I know things were stagnant for a long time, which was frustrating, so it's good that there was finally some action.
If you had to pick an absolutely favorite bag in your current collection, that you would never-ever part with, which one would it be?
Hmm. That’s tough!
I’ll go with the Salome. It’s a ridiculous bag and I’ll never use it - because where could you possibly ever use a sequin, feather, and croc bag - but it makes me happy to look at.
I’m curious what your and anyone else’s favorite is now. Doesn’t need to be within MJ.
Thank you for the link! I'm going to have to try it out.
Maybe I could justify having both someday, but I think I'll take your advice and go for the grey one. It's also the one I can have now, unlike the stardust which is on ebay and would need to be shipped to my mom [emoji12]. I'm waiting on some additional pics before I post in the authenticate thread.
High-five selling your bags! I'm sure that was a lot of work but worth it in the end. Would your collection make sense again if you found one of the bags you've been looking for for a long time?
I just googled that and it is wild! So cool you have one. None of my bags are that exciting but I have been loving my Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir in cyclamen and my Coral Small Stam lately.
Hope the gray works out for you!
The only bag I really want right now is a pink incognito (unsure of size) with silver hardware. I don’t think that would be the missing piece, but it’s a step in the more modern direction I’d like my collection to mainly consist of.
I guess I’m finding the amount of bags I have a little overwhelming. I mean I don’t have a ton, but I would like fewer bags that I use more often.
It's a cuter bag in person than it is in the stock photos IMO
Cyclamen is a pretty shade, and it's tough to go wrong with a stam!
i thought i had already posted this but anyway...it's nice to see someone new post! hope you chime in again