When I look in my closet, I see too many black bags. But, the reality is, that I almost always carry one of them. In addition, I’ve requested a Della Cavalleria...in black. I still use the rouge grenat octogone or the rouge h Medor.....but not nearly as often as one of the black bags. And I will use the craie BdC if things socially loosen up this summer. (Fingers crossed). I do plan to let go of any black bags that I find myself continually ignoring.....but it would be a difficult choice.....
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When I look in my closet, I see too many black bags. But, the reality is, that I almost always carry one of them. In addition, I’ve requested a Della Cavalleria...in black. I still use the rouge grenat octogone or the rouge h Medor.....but not nearly as often as one of the black bags. And I will use the craie BdC if things socially loosen up this summer. (Fingers crossed). I do plan to let go of any black bags that I find myself continually ignoring.....but it would be a difficult choice.....
One can NEVER had too many black bags, IMHO!
I LOVE this. I have my entire wardrobe (clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, swimwear, everything!), makeup and skincare catalogued digitally. Every time I make a new purchase, I add it to the catalogue. And before I buy anything, I never do it without mulling over my existing inventory and comparing with what I already have. I even add a picture of what I'm planning to buy to the catalogue to help me better visualise.
I use this app called Notion - it let's you add fields like tags, dates, numbers and whatnot. Moreover, you add your items like rows in a table, but can view it like a gallery, filter them by tags/categories etc. Do check it out.
I love coming back to this thread for some downsizing inspiration which is especially needed right now. Thank you ladies! 
I've started saving my collection to Pinterest to track how many bags I currently have and how often I use them (the new notes feature is good for that). Created a section for wishlists as well so I can refer to my wants from time to time and prune that list whenever something falls off my priorities, this has helped me limit spending immensely especially in the impulse buys department.
My March check-in: after selling off / donating many bags in styles I don't use often, my core to-keep collection now consists of 6 bags: 4 black totes, 1 hand carry black handbag, 1 handbag with a flap. 3(!!) of these are new acquisitions this year despite trying to downsize but at least they were on sale...? It's difficult to stop feeling like I got a good deal whenever sales come around but that's part of the problem I think. Still I'm trying to keep numbers down best I can, after all I hardly go out now. I'm pretty comfortable with the many totes situation as I can rotate them every few weeks and just grab and go. I will eventually find favourites among the 4, which would give me an additonal reason later on to downsize to just the ones I really love. 2 of them might go. More positively, I've finally sold my birkin after painfully accepting I'm not getting enough uses out of it, and another leather tote that was a bit heavy and feels like a weight has been lifted!
There are 4 bags in my peripheral collection - a green bucket bag (LV neonoe bb), a small market tote from Marni, a leather holdall and a canvas holdall. The first 2 are new and impulse-ish, they seemed pretty fun, lol. Don't know how I would take to the bucket bag style, but I'm aiming to sell/donate the holdalls in time as they are way too bulky and heavy for everyday use.
From here on I'm focusing on being more prudent in the bags I buy and spending less but buying quality where necessary. I *think* I can allow repeats as long as they are in styles I have and regularly use, but this in moderation ie I don't want to end up justifying repeats all the time.
I've started saving my collection to Pinterest to track how many bags I currently have and how often I use them (the new notes feature is good for that). Created a section for wishlists as well so I can refer to my wants from time to time and prune that list whenever something falls off my priorities, this has helped me limit spending immensely especially in the impulse buys department.
My March check-in: after selling off / donating many bags in styles I don't use often, my core to-keep collection now consists of 6 bags: 4 black totes, 1 hand carry black handbag, 1 handbag with a flap. 3(!!) of these are new acquisitions this year despite trying to downsize but at least they were on sale...? It's difficult to stop feeling like I got a good deal whenever sales come around but that's part of the problem I think. Still I'm trying to keep numbers down best I can, after all I hardly go out now. I'm pretty comfortable with the many totes situation as I can rotate them every few weeks and just grab and go. I will eventually find favourites among the 4, which would give me an additonal reason later on to downsize to just the ones I really love. 2 of them might go. More positively, I've finally sold my birkin after painfully accepting I'm not getting enough uses out of it, and another leather tote that was a bit heavy and feels like a weight has been lifted!
There are 4 bags in my peripheral collection - a green bucket bag (LV neonoe bb), a small market tote from Marni, a leather holdall and a canvas holdall. The first 2 are new and impulse-ish, they seemed pretty fun, lol. Don't know how I would take to the bucket bag style, but I'm aiming to sell/donate the holdalls in time as they are way too bulky and heavy for everyday use.
From here on I'm focusing on being more prudent in the bags I buy and spending less but buying quality where necessary. I *think* I can allow repeats as long as they are in styles I have and regularly use, but this in moderation ie I don't want to end up justifying repeats all the time.
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Wow congratulations! It sounds like you have made great progress focusing on you, now. (I can imagine how hard it was to get to letting go of the B. Those girls seem to take on a life of their own for their owners.)I love coming back to this thread for some downsizing inspiration which is especially needed right now. Thank you ladies!
I've started saving my collection to Pinterest to track how many bags I currently have and how often I use them (the new notes feature is good for that). Created a section for wishlists as well so I can refer to my wants from time to time and prune that list whenever something falls off my priorities, this has helped me limit spending immensely especially in the impulse buys department.
My March check-in: after selling off / donating many bags in styles I don't use often, my core to-keep collection now consists of 6 bags: 4 black totes, 1 hand carry black handbag, 1 handbag with a flap. 3(!!) of these are new acquisitions this year despite trying to downsize but at least they were on sale...? It's difficult to stop feeling like I got a good deal whenever sales come around but that's part of the problem I think. Still I'm trying to keep numbers down best I can, after all I hardly go out now. I'm pretty comfortable with the many totes situation as I can rotate them every few weeks and just grab and go. I will eventually find favourites among the 4, which would give me an additonal reason later on to downsize to just the ones I really love. 2 of them might go. More positively, I've finally sold my birkin after painfully accepting I'm not getting enough uses out of it, and another leather tote that was a bit heavy and feels like a weight has been lifted!
There are 4 bags in my peripheral collection - a green bucket bag (LV neonoe bb), a small market tote from Marni, a leather holdall and a canvas holdall. The first 2 are new and impulse-ish, they seemed pretty fun, lol. Don't know how I would take to the bucket bag style, but I'm aiming to sell/donate the holdalls in time as they are way too bulky and heavy for everyday use.
From here on I'm focusing on being more prudent in the bags I buy and spending less but buying quality where necessary. I *think* I can allow repeats as long as they are in styles I have and regularly use, but this in moderation ie I don't want to end up justifying repeats all the time.
Repeats are an issue for me too but I’m capping mine at 3 of the same exact bag/size combo, which feels ok for now. I’ll revisit that (and my collection philosophy in general) after “new normal” has been a reality for a year or so.
Your Pinterest idea is a good one and you are the second person this week to inspire me to start noting more thoughtfully when and how I use my bags and where the holes might be (assuming there are any LOL). I’m going to take a stab at using my apple notes repository for this.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
I feel that I have every bag I need. I’d like to add a Della Cavalleria, but if it doesn’t happen, I’m ok with what I have. I have recently been thinning out my clothing, and I think I’ve got things balanced out.
All I need now is for life to go back, at least a little, to pre-Covid days...before I get much older.
All I need now is for life to go back, at least a little, to pre-Covid days...before I get much older.
I made a google slides deck with all of my bags on it so I can see all of them easily. I was originally going to give each bag one slide but I decided to group the non designer bags together into categories. For example, I have a lot of cotton or canvas tote bags from events so I just put them together on a slide labeled "totes". I used the insert picture feature on google slides and just take pictures from my laptop. I was doing it on pinterest but then not all of my bags are on there.
I also group non designer bags together. You can actually upload photos to Pinterest and I like how you can setup sections that show the first 3 pins... because I feel like I shouldn't have anything more than 3 in each category. I've also started organizing my bag collection pins by size and then again by color to look at them from multiple points of view.
Back in the aughts a dear friend introduced me to what she called the “Dooda” bag, which is small and typically has at least one of these characteristics: bright color, distinct shape, made with unusual materials or hardware, and/or handmade. It is usually relatively inexpensive and one takes it for a ride as a quirky/smart finish to a casual outfit for running errands or meeting a friend for a drink. The best Dooda bags stay with you until they (or you) fall apart. The bag she was wearing when she schooled me on the concept was a handmade red leather cross-body pochette with fantastic and just-the-right-side of completely over-the-top fringe.
My recent teardown and reevaluation of my collection made me realize that I have completely neglected the role of the Dooda over the last few years. This past week, while obsessing over spring and hopefully a return to something close to normal, I researched candidates and decided to repurpose a small portion of my Closet for Departing Bags (they are all now gone!) to be the Closet for Doodas. (Like Departing Bags, I don't need to include any occupant Doodas in my collection count.)
It will be at least a month or two before it is weather-appropriate for this, but here is what I ordered. It's handmade, takes up almost no room (smooshes flat), and will be happy with one of my sturdier crossbody straps.
My recent teardown and reevaluation of my collection made me realize that I have completely neglected the role of the Dooda over the last few years. This past week, while obsessing over spring and hopefully a return to something close to normal, I researched candidates and decided to repurpose a small portion of my Closet for Departing Bags (they are all now gone!) to be the Closet for Doodas. (Like Departing Bags, I don't need to include any occupant Doodas in my collection count.)
It will be at least a month or two before it is weather-appropriate for this, but here is what I ordered. It's handmade, takes up almost no room (smooshes flat), and will be happy with one of my sturdier crossbody straps.
I love this idea! I have a Dooda bag, that is trimmed with fur. I can't upload photos today.
I love this concept. This is exactly why I have a small micro minibag collection. Sometimes a fun bag can give so much, it makes your whole outfit more light hearted.
Purse peace!!I feel that I have every bag I need. I’d like to add a Della Cavalleria, but if it doesn’t happen, I’m ok with what I have. I have recently been thinning out my clothing, and I think I’ve got things balanced out.
All I need now is for life to go back, at least a little, to pre-Covid days...before I get much older.
When I do my closet switchover in a couple of weeks I am going to be ruthless about discarding little- or unused clothing. My goal is to buy no more than 1 new garment for every 2 discarded. If I could do that I could fit everything inside of my main closet instead of having to use a secondary one. (It is amazing to me how small I thought this closet was at first and how most of its contents are almost never worn, even before Covid. Need to get a true capsule wardrobe approach.)
Gave away two more bags today - the barista who rang up my coffee this morning got a small Bottega Veneta intrecciato crossbody and a large blue Longchamp Néo. I hope she really is as happy as she seemed to be to get them. We need all the joy we can get these days.