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1. Do you carry a brown bag frequently? Are brown bags your version of someone else’s black bags? (I used to have multiple gray bags as they were my version of black bags.)
Thank you. I have a weakness for brown bags....
Well, and for bags in other colors as well, but particularly brown. @FizzyWater , He gets a bit nervous when I get the "organizing" bug!
Boy, are you organized! I usually try to get rid of my mistakes ASAP, but there have been times that I kept one around for awhile, in a place where I’d see it often, just to remind me of the consequences of impulsive purchases. Once I felt like my regret was going to stick with me, I let the bag go....although there was one time when I ended up keeping the impulse bag and using it regularly.Thank you. I have a weakness for brown bags....
I think my hesitation about this bag stems from the fact that this was something of an impulse purchase, and not a planned one. And I am trying not to be impulsive with my purchases. The thing is, I already have two bag purchases planned this year, which will help complete my bag wardrobe. I need a black daily wear classic bag and also a pinky beige one. I feel like I ought to have been focused on those but instead got side-tracked by this one.
For my pink bag, I am considering the Celine Nano Belt Bag and for my black one, I am considering going with the LV Alma. At least, that's the way I am leaning right now. And that will be it for a while after these purchases! But even with these purchases, my overall collection will still stay under 10 for premier bags. As you say, as long as I am using them and the overall collection stays within reasonable limits, it's probably okay.
Yes, maybe I am moving too fast. I feel this self-pressure to reduce NOW, but why? No one is telling me that I need to downsize other than me. My husband does think I have too many bags, but he's not at all pressuring me to get rid of them. He just doesn't get it, that's all. I am really trying not to be impulsive because I don't want to have regrets. I think what I'm finding difficult is I've found I'm actually ok when things are out of sight. I haven't missed my out of sight items, and I'm just fine without them. It's when I see them again that I get pangs of desire and feel indecisiveness and hesitation.
This is excellent! Sorry - I was typing and did not see this until I had posted, but I think my previous post does answer some of these questions.
Correct me if I’m wrong- but one has silver hardware and one has gold- yes? I think different hardwares definitely set one apart from the other. And both have their own respective silhouette. I don’t see redundancy here. Both gorgeous brown leather- but that’s about all they share..
Truly, I am not all that organized...Boy, are you organized! I usually try to get rid of my mistakes ASAP, but there have been times that I kept one around for awhile, in a place where I’d see it often, just to remind me of the consequences of impulsive purchases. Once I felt like my regret was going to stick with me, I let the bag go....although there was one time when I ended up keeping the impulse bag and using it regularly.
Some of my other collections -- coats, blazers, and perfumes -- are quite large and also include some impulse purchases. Even within my bag collection, I still retain a few of my early impulse purchases, especially with my contemporary bags -- I have a red Longchamp bag and an orange Henri Bendel bag, and while I love how pretty these bright colored bags look, I've realized that I rarely wear them because I prefer neutral colors.Thank you, yes, the hardware is different on both of them, as well as the silhouette. They are both smooth brown leather from the same brand, but they are also quite different in other ways.
Actually, I have fallen in love with the Boxyz bag - it's stunning in person; the smooth leather and the overall quality is amazing. I did contemplate getting it in a different color, but I loved the brown the most among the choices they had when I purchased it.If you feel strongly about them both, perhaps one can serve as your warm weather brown bag and the other as your cold weather brown bag. Even with some of my black bags, I consider some to be more winter and some to be more summer, based on the clothing they seem to work best with. My personal standard for an edited bag collection is that I have enough bags I need to make my life run smoothly, but not excess. Yes, I have a lot of clutches and use them most of the time, but there are times I need/prefer a larger bag. In a perfect world, I’d have about five bags that covered all my needs....but I don’t think that would really work for me right now. I will say that the more I moved into being a “uniform” dresser, the more my bag needs diminished.Thank you, yes, the hardware is different on both of them, as well as the silhouette. They are both smooth brown leather from the same brand, but they are also quite different in other ways.
They will share the same purpose -- intended for daily/casual wear -- but brown is probably my most used color when it comes to handbags.
The Boxyz is smaller (the one I have is actually the medium size, not the mini), and I generally like my winter bags to be a bit roomier so this is certainly one way of looking at it. I would probably wear it more in the warmer months, and keep the shoulder bag for winter.
Well, I think that’s a form of success. Your collection could be growing.....
