This is a wonderfully written post and I agree 100%.
I admire your honesty and attitude about how we are not the sum total of our possessions.
Thanks again for your lovely sentiments!!!
Thank you for the kind words.
What handbag brands are in decline?
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Thank you for the kind words.
For me, it's just that I have a lot of bags and honestly don't need more. I really like my collection, I didn't buy them to be trendy so if five or ten years from now I'm the only one carrying that style, I'm fine with it. I did go through a big bag buying phase and when I see the prices of bags I bought years ago, I'm amazed. My Prada has gone up $500. and most of the Chloe's have gone up too. I love the Heloise style and almost wish I'd gotten one more color. The Stam still looks great to me, I just am less likely to carry the chain. And the bags I have seem better quality than what I see in the stores. It's still fun to look at TPF, but I'm more inclined to shop my closet than the store. And I still love shoes.
I agree quality seems to have gone down a lot in the recent years. I love the leather of my first year stams, as well as my chloe paddington. The leather is thicker. The resale value is so bad now for those bags, if I can only get $100-150 for the chloe I might as well keep it. The gold hardware on all of those bags chipped, and it was a common issue for some: doesn't help if I ever decide to sell. Id like a philip lim pashli but I can't imagine paying retail for them-the leather looks a bit too thin for me. The alexander wang bags look like they're made of good material. It seems that Proenza Schouler is a hit with the ladies here. I probably would be less conscious of bags if it weren't for this forum ;p
I live just outside of Atlanta and let me tell you- MK is the new Coach. I realized this a few months ago when I was at a child's birthday party and practically every mother there had an MK. I am so turned off by his blatant ripoffs of Chanel and LV that I would never own one of his bags. I've never been the girl to buy the "IT" bag. I buy 1.what I like and 2.quality. Fortunately, I started my collection years ago when luxury was a bit less expensive and better made! Like all things though, I believe we will come full circle. Innovation and quality will eventually make comeback.