Since birth. JK. But really, I remember being kinda particular about my schoolbag in gradeschool. Then after college, it picked up some momentum. However it didn't pick up steam until my 30s.
What started your bag addiction
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Probably when I received my first bag, LV pochette, as a gift when I was 19. However, it was about 5 years before I could afford to add to my collection!
My BF says similar stuff (why do you spend so much on a purse) but he understands cause he spends the same amount or more on electronics and getting new TVs like once a year.
Ever since when I started school, a nice school bag was a must. Every school year I got so excited because I will get a new bag, but my Designer bags obsession started when I got my 1st job in NY. NY is a really a big influence for me in Fashion, everyday you get to see all these women w/ their bags, the stores, I see them everywhere. Since I was able to afford it, I started w/ CK, then DK, RL, then upgrade to LV. Now, look! I'm getting higher & higher on the prices, I'm so hooked w/ these expensive bags. Plus TPF, it got worst. But, I'm happy. 
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My bag obsession started when I was little. I remember being like 4 years old and having this pink patent leather looking bag that I loved. Then when I was around 10, I got my first real leather bag and I was sooo excited. Now that I'm 24 I have a real bad obsession and have spent WAY too much on bags!
I have loved handbags since I got my first purse at age 5--a little red velvet bag with a chain strap! Later I got a white vinyl purse with flowers on the flap (for my First Communion, age 7) a navy patent leather shoulder bag from my Aunt Josie (age 9), denim bags, a leather bag from my grandma, my pink nylon barrel bag with a unicorn on it--this could go on for a while.
The higher-end ($50+ for me) obsession started almost two years ago when my clearance bin Kathy van Zeeland bag was falling apart and I needed a replacement. A Banana Republic Kensington bag did the trick (BR bags are cool!).
I got my first Coach bag last year--a wristlet--and the Coach obsession got started. I also have a Rebecca Minkoff Hello Kitty wristlet, an Alexis Hudson Petite Amour, a buttercup yellow leather Plinio Visona bag and a few Max Mara bags.
Yeah, I am pretty obsessed.
The higher-end ($50+ for me) obsession started almost two years ago when my clearance bin Kathy van Zeeland bag was falling apart and I needed a replacement. A Banana Republic Kensington bag did the trick (BR bags are cool!).
I got my first Coach bag last year--a wristlet--and the Coach obsession got started. I also have a Rebecca Minkoff Hello Kitty wristlet, an Alexis Hudson Petite Amour, a buttercup yellow leather Plinio Visona bag and a few Max Mara bags.
Yeah, I am pretty obsessed.
i used to have a shoe obsession, didn't care for bags at all until about 3 years ago. i do a lot of european travelling and i would get a bag for each and every trip but not really high end bags. i would get bags that are not available in the states. i had a couple of coaches and dooneys though. (they're kindda old)
i bought my 2 lv in paris last may and found pf ... and all hell broke loose. since then (which is only about 3 mos ago) i've gotten, 2 more lvs, 2 fendis, 2 guccis, 1 burberry, 1 dior, 2 rebecca's and counting....
and this is all because of purse forum....
i know i have to stop now...
i bought my 2 lv in paris last may and found pf ... and all hell broke loose. since then (which is only about 3 mos ago) i've gotten, 2 more lvs, 2 fendis, 2 guccis, 1 burberry, 1 dior, 2 rebecca's and counting....
and this is all because of purse forum....
i know i have to stop now...
I have this thing with accessories, I need loads. Started with mid-price brands for the longest time. Then when I turned 26 and was in the midst of changing my job, I got started on luxury brand bags. First luxe bag I bought with my own money: LV speedy.
I have several theories about how the obsession starts and continues. My first observation about myself was that it was the wanting -- the research, the checking in with forums like this one etc -- that was the exciting part and then getting the actual bag was sometimes a letdown relative to that longing (that is not saying that the bags aren't wonderful, just that the anticipation was more exciting). And so the wanting continues, with the next must-have bag. Then my other observation is that there is some major archetype at work here -- having to do with "storage". What you carry with you. Have I gotten too out there?
My first obsession was actually just recently. I never really cared too much about handbags, and still carry the same suede and leather Banana Republic hobo that I got as a gift when I was 19 (it's actually really beautiful and has broken in so well).
But THEN...
...about a month or so ago, I was hanging out with my friend who came down from NYC, and she was carrying a Rebecca Minkoff MAB. Can't say I'll ever go back. I even ordered my first MAB, and it should be coming in this week!!!!
But THEN...
...about a month or so ago, I was hanging out with my friend who came down from NYC, and she was carrying a Rebecca Minkoff MAB. Can't say I'll ever go back. I even ordered my first MAB, and it should be coming in this week!!!!