Share Your Edited Bag Closet Journey......

[LouiseCPH]

I guess it's a bit obvious to those who've been following me for a long time. Yep, Kering just killed it for me when they made such massive changes to the brand in such a short time. I may have tossed the baby out with the bathwater but I'm happy, so?

Oh - I remembered the 11th bag - also a The Row, but it's a more of a date night or 'outing' bag and I haven't carried yet.

I am glad you are happy.
I do not care for #newbottega either, but I kept some classics while I drifted to Hermès….Hermès has the quality and colors I crave, and by choice of bags you can also be under the radar. The classic Bottega bags though, I still love them, and I just wore one of my Nodinis today, actually. I can’t image letting them go. But I guess change in the style of the brand is as good a reason as any to edit your bag collection

 

[indiaink]

I am glad you are happy.
I do not care for #newbottega either, but I kept some classics while I drifted to Hermès….Hermès has the quality and colors I crave, and by choice of bags you can also be under the radar. The classic Bottega bags though, I still love them, and I just wore one of my Nodinis today, actually. I can’t image letting them go. But I guess change in the style of the brand is as good a reason as any to edit your bag collection

@LouiseCPH I am having trouble, though. There's at least one style I regret letting go (not the Cervo Hobo, either, strangely enough - The Row's Bindle 3 is everything I didn't know I wanted in a hobo... ). I still like the Cervo bags, and remain interested in the Medium Cervo Shoulder bag... so not all hope is lost, for love between BV (Tomas Maier) and me...

 

[diane278]

@LouiseCPH I am having trouble, though. There's at least one style I regret letting go (not the Cervo Hobo, either, strangely enough - The Row's Bindle 3 is everything I didn't know I wanted in a hobo... ). I still like the Cervo bags, and remain interested in the Medium Cervo Shoulder bag... so not all hope is lost, for love between BV (Tomas Maier) and me...

That’s the one BV I kept!

 

[Katinahat]

And do you also rotate your bags when you don’t see them?

I find that if I don’t see them - bags, shoes, clothes, jewelry etc - I tend to forget them. To a degree that I buy something for the second time (well, at least I am consistent in my taste….). The app ‘Stylebook’ helps a bit too, and I challenge myself to use different bags to get the cost or wear down….

@diane278 ’s new storage is wonderful! I love my fitted wardrobes and their interiors but now I’ve had them 4 years the insides are quite full and they don’t feel spacious anymore. Some more editing required perhaps!

Interesting to see you have an app to get the cost per wear down @LouiseCPH. Sounds good. I do that with a spreadsheet. Shows how high the cost per wear is still of some of my newer bags but it does encourage me to use them and not just save them for best.

I also find it useful to see everything on my shelves so I remember to carry, wear or use everything.

 

[indiaink]

@LouiseCPH You'll be heartened to know that I have added two Bottega Veneta items back in to my collection - the Medium Shoulder Bag (Cervo, in the lovely Denim color) and a Knot that I last had in 2012, the Cioccolato Plaster Embossed Lace Cuir Knot.

 

[LouiseCPH]

@diane278 ’s new storage is wonderful! I love my fitted wardrobes and their interiors but now I’ve had them 4 years the insides are quite full and they don’t feel spacious anymore. Some more editing required perhaps!

Interesting to see you have an app to get the cost per wear down @LouiseCPH. Sounds good. I do that with a spreadsheet. Shows how high the cost per wear is still of some of my newer bags but it does encourage me to use them and not just save them for best.

I also find it useful to see everything on my shelves so I remember to carry, wear or use everything.

Seeing just how long it takes to get cost per wear down does discipline me, I must say. Before I did the math via Stylebook I thought to myself “I use this bag all the time - must be down to single digits soon”. But in reality, while I do rotate my bags, I have a lot to choose between and in average only use one bag per day - and the result is even after using the app for more than a year, the most used bag is only used 40 times!

 

[LouiseCPH]

@LouiseCPH You'll be heartened to know that I have added two Bottega Veneta items back in to my collection - the Medium Shoulder Bag (Cervo, in the lovely Denim color) and a Knot that I last had in 2012, the Cioccolato Plaster Embossed Lace Cuir Knot.

I am! Bottega Veneta bags are so wonderful

 

[Random Walks]

@indiaink The BV bags at TM period are so beautiful and of high quality. I’m happy for you. I recently bought a preloved small messenger (disco) bag on fashionphile, waiting for the shipment and then authentication. I missed the TM era as I was a student and then only worked for a few years. I didn’t find any excellent condition cervo bags on fashionphile. May I know where did you get yours? Or any trustworthy resellers you know? Thanks a lot!

 

[indiaink]

@indiaink The BV bags at TM period are so beautiful and of high quality. I’m happy for you. I recently bought a preloved small messenger (disco) bag on fashionphile, waiting for the shipment and then authentication. I missed the TM era as I was a student and then only worked for a few years. I didn’t find any excellent condition cervo bags on fashionphile. May I know where did you get yours? Or any trustworthy resellers you know? Thanks a lot!

Thank you!

I usually find great TM-era bags through two resellers out of Japan - brandearauction and hokkaido-japan-island.

 

[Random Walks]

@indiaink Thank you for your quick response! I’m excited to check them out.

 

[diane278]

I’m back on the next chapter of my endless journey. I’m at 17 bags right now. As I’m now in a retirement condo, I’m carrying my smallest bags on a daily basis. Usually an Aline or TPM. The contents are: a key, my phone, and a mask….that’s usually it. When I leave campus, I change to my car keys and add cash and/or credit cards. On occasion, I take out a larger bag when I leave. Someday, I plan to reduce my collection, but I don’t know when I’ll do it or what will remain. Basically, I’m planning to develop and implement a plan….we’ll see… Based on my behavior so far, this could take quite a while….

 

[GoStanford]

I’m back on the next chapter of my endless journey. I’m at 17 bags right now. As I’m now in a retirement condo, I’m carrying my smallest bags on a daily basis. Usually an Aline or TPM. The contents are: a key, my phone, and a mask….that’s usually it. When I leave campus, I change to my car keys and add cash and/or credit cards. On occasion, I take out a larger bag when I leave. Someday, I plan to reduce my collection, but I don’t know when I’ll do it or what will remain. Basically, I’m planning to develop and implement a plan….we’ll see… Based on my behavior so far, this could take quite a while….

I am getting back into TPF and it's really nice to see your post and your beautiful bag display. I was wondering how you are doing as I hadn't seen updates from you on the BV threads, but I do see that beautiful Cervo bag in your photo, and some gorgeous Hermes bags. Thank you for sharing, hope to hear more about your bag journey and see your displays

 

[diane278]

I am getting back into TPF and it's really nice to see your post and your beautiful bag display. I was wondering how you are doing as I hadn't seen updates from you on the BV threads, but I do see that beautiful Cervo bag in your photo, and some gorgeous Hermes bags. Thank you for sharing, hope to hear more about your bag journey and see your displays

Hi! Welcome back! I hope you’ll share your closet journey with us. Since I’ve moved, I no longer have a closet that supports the display of bags. I threw them into the trunk for a temporary solution last summer and left them there. It’s now part of my new normal. (I left BV when they fired Tomas Maier.) Somehow, I’ve entered my 8th decade and I’m still undecided about how many bags are a “practical number” and when things tip over into “excessive“.

 

[bagnut1]

Hi! Welcome back! I hope you’ll share your closet journey with us. Since I’ve moved, I no longer have a closet that supports the display of bags. I threw them into the trunk for a temporary solution last summer and left them there. It’s now part of my new normal. (I left BV when they fired Tomas Maier.) Somehow, I’ve entered my 8th decade and I’m still undecided about how many bags are a “practical number” and when things tip over into “excessive“.

I believe I have found the tipping point for me and it was about 3 bags ago..... LOL. I look forward to hearing more about your plan (or plan for a plan) as it progresses.

I am about to do a seasonal reorg that will expand my CFDB - it needs to hold a few bags while I reassess.

And I am always inspired by your wisdom and beautiful, creative approach to living!

 

[Ghettoe]

I lean somewhat minimalist so this thread was made for me with my 13 pairs of shoes (Used to be 8 but I moved to a City with a lot of walking, and four seasons) and 5 bags (Two are work backpacks because I prefer to be handsfree on the subway). I will probably pare down to four bags in the future but it depends on what life will be like post COVID. If I didn't have to carry my work laptop with me, I would not need the extra backpack.

My bag Collection is
Louis Vuitton Neverfull
Celine Nano
A random $17 mini bag that I use for going out.
Two backpacks.

My pared down lifestyle is about reducing choice. Other people thrive on being able to make decisions but I do not. For some, waking up in the morning, picking their outfit, bag, makeup is therapeutic or some thing that sparks joy, but for me, it isn't. I just want to put minimal effort into those things, and look good.

Took the Neverfull to rebag (waiting for them to do their own authentication so I can sell) and bought the Longchamp Le Pliage, also bought and returned a Chanel mini with top handle (Lovely to look at but that's where that ended for me.) Also bought a coach nolita from the outlet shop which I'm hoping will replace the $17 mini bag I have. I feel like I'm always on the search for a mini bag that's functional, not very recognizable, light weight, can take a beating, can be worn both casually and to formal events... I thought the Chanel mini with top handle would be it, but nope.

Reason for selling the Neverfull PM : Crappy handles is the biggest one, it's a very open tote with no zip, not a bag that can take a beating like people would make you believe, also the Longchamp wins out in terms of portability, being light weight, having a zipper, being damn near water proof. Also, you can buy ten Longchamps for the price of a Neverfull now because that bag is still the same price as when I bought it 6 years ago.