Hey, thank you so much for your wonderful comment!
Makes me feel I’m not alone struggling with Marni Trunk
it’s such a pity, because I still think it’s a beautiful bag, and it goes so well with certain dresses or especially with a proper long coat. If it wasn’t so uncomfortable and impractical it could have made an excellent everyday bag.
Celine Trio sounds wonderful - sorry you sold yours, I know from personal experience, it can be difficult to track down the right color and size at the right price now that it’s been discontinued (such a shame Celine don’t make them anymore). By the way, I think I might be at the stage you described yourself : I am trying very hard to limit the number of bags I own to an absolute bare minimum because I think that’s a rational thing to do, but it’s just so damn difficult sometimes that I might just give up soon…
Understated is the name of the game for me. Come to think of it, I think another pro for Bourse clutch for me could be that it’s not as popular as Celine Trio. Even though the branding is super minimal on Trio, I still have some friends who would immediately recognize it and a few who would know the brand. I don’t particularly like that, so I think that’s another reason why The Row bags speak to me - even less people know about The Row, and definitely only very few would be able to recognize a specific model (especially the one like Bourse - I don’t think it ever became even remotely popular like the Half Moon bag, for example). And the branding is even less visible on The Row too… The only problem with The Row is that there are barely any reviews and it seems that Bourse clutch has been completely under the radar so far. I will still think about it - who knows, maybe I will finally find the right Celine on Vestiaire like tomorrow - but I think I might be leaning towards Bourse. I might need to hurry though, it’s sold out in black on the official website, and there’s only one retailer who carries it a lower price, on all other websites it’s for some reason more expensive (e.g., 17.5% markup on Net-a-Porter compared to official store, even though it’s the same size and everything - very confusing pricing).
By the way, not sure why people have telling me that Bourse is not a special occasions bag - I have been researching it and found a few examples where it’s styled very much as an evening bag/clutch. Of course, still depends on personal style, and maybe for some people it’s not dressy enough, but after seeing these photos, it made me even more convinced that this might be the most versatile bag of the three (so in the very very unlikely case that I have to go to an event for which I would need a proper evening outfit, at least I won’t have to buy a new purse).
Makes me feel I’m not alone struggling with Marni Trunk
it’s such a pity, because I still think it’s a beautiful bag, and it goes so well with certain dresses or especially with a proper long coat. If it wasn’t so uncomfortable and impractical it could have made an excellent everyday bag.Celine Trio sounds wonderful - sorry you sold yours, I know from personal experience, it can be difficult to track down the right color and size at the right price now that it’s been discontinued (such a shame Celine don’t make them anymore). By the way, I think I might be at the stage you described yourself : I am trying very hard to limit the number of bags I own to an absolute bare minimum because I think that’s a rational thing to do, but it’s just so damn difficult sometimes that I might just give up soon…
Understated is the name of the game for me. Come to think of it, I think another pro for Bourse clutch for me could be that it’s not as popular as Celine Trio. Even though the branding is super minimal on Trio, I still have some friends who would immediately recognize it and a few who would know the brand. I don’t particularly like that, so I think that’s another reason why The Row bags speak to me - even less people know about The Row, and definitely only very few would be able to recognize a specific model (especially the one like Bourse - I don’t think it ever became even remotely popular like the Half Moon bag, for example). And the branding is even less visible on The Row too… The only problem with The Row is that there are barely any reviews and it seems that Bourse clutch has been completely under the radar so far. I will still think about it - who knows, maybe I will finally find the right Celine on Vestiaire like tomorrow - but I think I might be leaning towards Bourse. I might need to hurry though, it’s sold out in black on the official website, and there’s only one retailer who carries it a lower price, on all other websites it’s for some reason more expensive (e.g., 17.5% markup on Net-a-Porter compared to official store, even though it’s the same size and everything - very confusing pricing).
By the way, not sure why people have telling me that Bourse is not a special occasions bag - I have been researching it and found a few examples where it’s styled very much as an evening bag/clutch. Of course, still depends on personal style, and maybe for some people it’s not dressy enough, but after seeing these photos, it made me even more convinced that this might be the most versatile bag of the three (so in the very very unlikely case that I have to go to an event for which I would need a proper evening outfit, at least I won’t have to buy a new purse).
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