What started your bag addiction

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#106
Going on holiday to Capri about 10 years ago and seeing a Fendi store selling nothing but baguettes. They were stunning but I just couldn't pluck up the courage to go into the shop as I knew that I couldn't afford to buy one. Years later I discovered the joys of eBay and now I own 14! Plus the odd Chanel, Prada, LV, Miu Miu, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs...
 
#107
Many years ago, when I was in high school some classmates used to carry their LV to school, but back then I could not afford designer, I just envied them a bit and then forgot about it for the next several years.

Then, a couple of years ago I saw one colleague of mine (in a junior position nonetheless!!!!) who owned a remarkable collection of designers'bags, while I had none and no idea whatsoever about what to buy.

This fact sort of rekindled my interest in bags, only I was sure I did not want any LV anymore. Since then I tried several different brands and I am happiest with Prada and Tod's.
 
#108
Luckily, I'm not addicted. I just like bags, and that started since I was a kid--I always found bags, and other containers (kuz in a practical sense that's what they are), fascinating. :smile1:
 
#109
I can still remember as a little girl loving purses. Anytime going in Wal-mart or K-mart I would always beg to look at the purses. I guess I was in 9th grade when I got my first "designer" bag, it was a dooney (thats what was in style right then). I remember it costing $250 and I got it for Christmas. It was just about all I got that year but I didn't care. After that every birthday and Christmas I got a new D&B. Once I got out of HS and finally finished college and could pay for what I wanted it stepped up a level of course (Coach, LV, MJ). I did just purchase the signature Sabrina satchel from Coach because I really do love it's look. However my true love is leather bags. I love Satchels, cant make myself love a shoulder bag (outside of MK desert). Currently my interest is with Rebecca Minkoff. The MAM is the perfect satchel, hangs the perfect length from your arm. The leather is unreal. I'm currently waiting on my special order (stone wash espresso MAM with silver hardware and long finished tassles) I know she's going to be a beauty.
 
#110
I actually have a suitcase addiction - always searching for the perfect size, with the right function, etc. My bag addiction is sort of a substitute, since suitcases take up a lot of room! I'm a real estate agent, so it's always important to me to have a good functioning day bag. And then I like to trot out the hot bags at night. I also appreciate craftmanship and that's what I look for in my better bags. I started with Coach, made stops at Fendi and Gucci and am now in Chanel-land. I am very lucky in that I have a friend who buys great bags and eventually passes them down to me...I never know when a super-great surprise may turn up!
 
#112
I didn't have a thing for bags until I had my youngest kid and then I wanted a nice, non winnie the pooh diaper bag.

Mainly I just like nice textiles. I love art pieces of cloth - those embroidered tablecloths from the art nouveau era, the feel of the handmade hemp bedspread, the feel of a quality leather.

I'm also all about function and when I find a bag that is beautiful to look at, to touch and is functional - I'm all ga-ga.
 
#113
I got a started a little later in life, I am 42 years old, I would always buy leather handbags but not real expensive ones, I would own one bag at a time and I would use it until it fell apart and I needed a new one. Well, about 5 years ago I was in the market for a new bag so I purchased one. A week later I was at a dept store and happen to go by the handbags and saw another one that I thought was so cute, I remember telling myself that I wish I would of saw that bag before I bought the other one. It was so cute I had to have it! I purchased the bag and it went from there, everytime I would shop I would go to the handbag dept and browse and buy! Thats how my obsession got started.
 
#114
It's all my [paternal] grandma's fault! She is a bargain shopper with a love for Coach. She gave my mom her first Coach bag before I was even born. I then developed into a bargain-hunting, label-chasing super shopper. (:
 
#115
When I was little I always had to have a little matching purse for my outfits and one day I knew I wanted a big girl one like my grandmother's chain strap and/or her REALLY fancy shimmery metal purses (can't really explain them too well). Kind of unfortunately I am still very matchy matchy but anyways...

One day I ran into a really cute girl I went to HS with and she was dressed adorably and she had what I now know as a LV petit bucket. I just kind of knew it was a more expensive bag and I HAD to have it. I asked around friend what the purse was that was brown and beige and had "roman numerals on it." After receiving a nice bonus check I went straight to LV and bought the same one. I never even started with Coach (which I do have some now) and went straight to Louis...I have been having love affairs with frenchmen ever since :nuts:
 
#117
The two brands that got me hooked on handbags, I would have to say, are Isabella Fiore and Michael Kors. I still like *some* Isabella Fiore (and Lockheart) bags but have moved on from MK. I used to love the thick hearty leather they used on the original Saratoga & woodside collections but nothing I have seen since has compared.
 
#118
Hmmm, this thread reminds me of mine which asks http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/when-did-your-bag-obsession-begin-500491.html & what got you hooked? It was when my mom bought me a D&B AWL drawstring bag when I was in the 3rd grade or so I & loved it becuase it was so sophisticated even at my age. After that bag got misplaced or taken by one of friends, I fell out of carrying purse but when I did I bought bags that were inexpensive but had a design I liked. When those bags started falling apart after a few uses, I decided to go for quality & started to pay more for them. I started with Coach this past Spring & quickly got tired of them & seeing them everywhere so I bought my 1st Gucci on sale this summer & then a LV classic Speedy 30 in Azur. I'm gradually getting comfortable with the idea of spending more & more on nice designer, great quality bags but I still draw the line somewhere (haven't really found that somewhere yet lol)! This Purse Forum is what really sparked the passion for collecting nice bags which before I'd have different bags that I'd use for different occassions but never really thought about them as a "collection" before. Now I want to add limited edition bags & bags from differnt designers as well as aquiring them for different occasions.
 
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#119
Ive been married to my wife for 15 years and we dated for 9 prior to being married. At 16years old I would buy my wife cheap bags from stores like 5-7-9 or JC penny. I would get her a few bags a year. For out honeymoon we went on a cruise to the Bahamas. All the girls from the ship were going crazy over the fake Coach Purses. We found one we liked and paid about $60 which then was like a huge fortune....especially for a purse. That bag last a few months and fell apart like a typical fake (didnt realize how awful it was to buy a fake bag at that time). Anyway shortly after we were at the outlet malls and saw a real coach that I totally fell in love with bought it for my my wife, then girlfriend. And paid a whopping $100. She thought I was out of my mind. Fast foward about 10 year and at least a dozen Coach bags. I was reading Glamour or Instyle (as I often do cover to cover) and there it was...an add for a Jimmy Choo Saba in white. I instantly fell for the bag and knew I had to have it. I dreamed about the bag and constantly thought about it. A few months later (two years ago) and $2400 I bought my wife our first truly designer bag. Since then 2 more JC's, Rebecca Minkoff, 2 Bulgas, LV and several clutches and I'm totally addicted and she is totally reaping the rewards of a bagaholic DH.
 
#120
^ Hehe.. I always love reading your posts. My Fiance isn't exactly a bagoholic, like you, but he is very accepting of my hobby (or shall I say, habbit). It's cute, he'll encourage me to get certain bags if there are a steal, or if he hears that it's a rare bag etc. He also helps me decide which bag to wear in the morning. I love having him involved in my bag passion!

Sorry to go OT..
 
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