Def sisters! I can remember them vividly and talk about great accessories! I loved dressing them and planning their outfits. I had my fav two with me and their best outfits. I still remember my bag was a mini cross body bright yellow with a buckle detail...I was 4. I think little girls are missing out today by not having them. I had to buy a little girl a gift recently and I was not impressed by what I saw.
What causes an addiction to handbags?
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Def sisters! I can remember them vividly and talk about great accessories! I loved dressing them and planning their outfits. I had my fav two with me and their best outfits. I still remember my bag was a mini cross body bright yellow with a buckle detail...I was 4. I think little girls are missing out today by not having them. I had to buy a little girl a gift recently and I was not impressed by what I saw.
I have no reason or excuse, beyond the fact that I'm 6'1" and curvy and my shoe size is also big. That means practically everything is expensive and difficult to find. Bags are easy; they always fit, and I can get a lot of variety in my outfits simply by switching bags.
When I was around 4 years old, I got a yellow barrel bag with a flower girl print. I loved it and carried it everywhere - it'd be stuffed with Barbie dolls, Legos and whatever. I didn't really care what was in it, as long as I had my bag.
My DM is a bag collector (she has real trouble letting go of anything unlike me, but we share the same interest in accessories) and since realizing some of my friends are the same way as me, it's allowed me to relax. TPF has also helped me accept myself - I'm a bag lady.
Bags are my hobby. I love them. I love carrying them, looking at them, talking about them, everything about them! And yes, that means I love shopping for them, too. And I won't feel guilty over it.
I still haven't found THE perfect handbag, because there are so many I need and to choose from - today, I might want a tote, tomorrow I want to carry a green bag, etc. I have to have options. I think that's what it boils down to. Wearing very simple outfits would bore me stiff if it wasn't for my bags, wallets and scarves!
When I was around 4 years old, I got a yellow barrel bag with a flower girl print. I loved it and carried it everywhere - it'd be stuffed with Barbie dolls, Legos and whatever. I didn't really care what was in it, as long as I had my bag.
My DM is a bag collector (she has real trouble letting go of anything unlike me, but we share the same interest in accessories) and since realizing some of my friends are the same way as me, it's allowed me to relax. TPF has also helped me accept myself - I'm a bag lady.
Bags are my hobby. I love them. I love carrying them, looking at them, talking about them, everything about them! And yes, that means I love shopping for them, too. And I won't feel guilty over it.
I still haven't found THE perfect handbag, because there are so many I need and to choose from - today, I might want a tote, tomorrow I want to carry a green bag, etc. I have to have options. I think that's what it boils down to. Wearing very simple outfits would bore me stiff if it wasn't for my bags, wallets and scarves!
TPF has also helped me accept myself - I'm a bag lady.
Bags are my hobby. I love them. I love carrying them, looking at them, talking about them, everything about them! And yes, that means I love shopping for them, too. And I won't feel guilty over it.
I still haven't found THE perfect handbag, because there are so many I need and to choose from - today, I might want a tote, tomorrow I want to carry a green bag, etc. I have to have options. I think that's what it boils down to. Wearing very simple outfits would bore me stiff if it wasn't for my bags, wallets and scarves!
Couldn't have written it better myself Amazona
You look beautiful....we all have to love ourselves and know that we are everything
my name is CCbaggirl and i'm a purse addict. it has been an addiction/fascination since i was a young girl - maybe 4? my mom used to dress me in very girly/feminine outfits and she'd always give me a small little purse to carry. she dislikes purses herself so it didn't come from her. when i was about 12 i had a gorgeous red handbag stolen and i never recovered from that. it sounds bizarre, but i think i covet handbags in order to never suffer that loss and be without one again. for me, i think it stems from that incident. i started with low-end purses, just bags from department stores, and then got into Fossil and CK and lower-end designers, and i graduated to Chanel/LV/Bal several years ago. i sell/resell them a lot to keep my collection current. i use my bags, i don't just collect them. i love them and use them and show them off and rotate them. it's my only addiction, so i try to just accept it and not be too hard on myself when i purchase another one. in all my years i have never found my 'perfect' bag, although Fossil and some LV designs come very close to being perfect to me (despite owning lots of Chanel and other high-end brands).
it has been an addiction/fascination since i was a young girl - maybe 4? my mom used to dress me in very girly/feminine outfits and she'd always give me a small little purse to carry. she dislikes purses herself so it didn't come from her. when i was about 12 i had a gorgeous red handbag stolen and i never recovered from that. it sounds bizarre, but i think i covet handbags in order to never suffer that loss and be without one again. for me, i think it stems from that incident. i started with low-end purses, just bags from department stores, and then got into Fossil and CK and lower-end designers, and i graduated to Chanel/LV/Bal several years ago. i sell/resell them a lot to keep my collection current. i use my bags, i don't just collect them. i love them and use them and show them off and rotate them. it's my only addiction, so i try to just accept it and not be too hard on myself when i purchase another one. in all my years i have never found my 'perfect' bag, although Fossil and some LV designs come very close to being perfect to me (despite owning lots of Chanel and other high-end brands).
Well, I'm not sure where the purse addiction comes from, but some good news......you've found your identical twin !!I cannot stop myself from buying handbags, to the point where I've even started buying a few 'preloved' (expensive) ones. I've realized it's a real addiction I have, but for the life of me, I cannot work out what's behind it. I now have so many bags that I'm starting to fill up yet another wardrobe in yet another bedroom.
Although I do have a few low end names such as Fossil and Radley, I also have a very good supply of premium bag names (Gucci, Mulberry, Marc Jacobs etc.) but I still just cannot find the perfect bag. I would love to have just a few for everyday use and a few for going out... (few enough that they would only fill ONE wardrobe instead of several!), but every bag leaves me wanting more. If the design is perfect, then I can't get the colour I want, if the colour and design are right, then the type of leather is not what I want. If all those are right, then the finish isn't my idea of perfection... there's always SOMETHING that means I never find my perfect bag.
I sometimes like bags enough to use them for a week or two, then the 'imperfections' really annoy me and it gets stored away. But I rarely sell any, as I still like the bag to look at... just not to use! Anyone else relate to this?
It's got to the point where I really envy my friends who seem to be happy carrying around a single favourite bag until it either goes out of fashion or falls apart, lol!
From a psychological point of view, handbag addiction must be fulfilling some need we addicts have... there must be a reason for it.
Anyone out there a psych with any ideas as to what causes some of us to be genuine 'addicts' of handbags?
