It is a bit of a change to go from slouchy bags to structured Chanel bags. It is normal not to know how to handle it in the beginning, and whether you like this new change or not. I totally agree with you (i.e. the OP): LV bags are amazing, durable and care-free. And all that practicality is in a luxe bag. But there is a whole world of luxe bags that are structured and that do not hold much. The Jumbo seems large, but as you said, the space inside the bag is limited. Honestly, I would give it a second chance and try harder to narrow down what you carry:
- Switch your bags. Use LV on some days, and the Jumbo on others.
- Do not adopt the visions of "either LV and practical OR Chanel and impractical" or the "one or nothing mindset": you can have both styles of bags for different occasions and looks. Bags will respond to your own specific needs. One bag won't respond to 100% of your needs. On some days you need a slouchy look, and on some others you need a structured look and a timeless classic. That's why you need to have a variety of bags and to rotate between them. It is almost like using and buying shoes: imagine a person who has one single pair of shoes and wears them with every outfit, for every occasion, days and night, winter and summer... You know that this "one fits all accessory" won't look good. It is the same with bags.
Here are a few advices on how to make the Jumbo more practical for you:
- Start by using a small compact wallet or a cardholder for the days when you carry the jumbo
- Buy a mini umbrella. It will fit in the Jumbo and won't take much space
- Use a smaller hand cream and bring only the touch-up makeup, like one lipgloss or one lipstick, and no extra makeup for "just in case"
- Think twice of how many essentials you really need on days when you carry the Jumbo. Usually we carry a lot of things we do not really use in our bags.
- Plan the days when you will use the jumbo ahead: if you know that your day will be long, and you will need a lot of stuff, then use another bag and not the Jumbo. If you know that on that day you will have a few activities, then bring the jumbo with the narrowed down essentials. If you know you will have a lot of hectic situations or face large crowds, then do not bring the Jumbo or bring it occasionally, to reduce the risk to get it damaged.
- The goal of luxe bags is not always to use them at their maximum or all the time. The goal is to style them and to enjoy them. It is about how those bags make you feel when you take them out and wear them.
- Give yourself some time to get used to it. You have a long past of using large bags, without any space constraints. It is normal to not love the Jumbo when its use comes with all those changes. But it might be also an opportunity to use smaller bags on specific days, and to discover a whole new world of bags and slgs for those new bags.