I'm not quite sure how this happened...
But it started about three weeks ago, haha. Before then I typically bought $40 bags from JustFab, which I thought were beautiful and well-made for the price point. I haven't had one break on me and none of them ever looked ratty. I was content, really. My most expensive bags at that point were a Furla I received from my father as present and a DKNY bag that my paternal grandmother passed on to my mother, who then passed it on to me (it's really heavy leather with big buckles - feel top notch, though the leather could use some conditioning).
My mom has been nagging me for years about buying more high quality purses that will "last decades" instead of cheap ones. I didn't really understand her point because I've had some cheap bags for a few years that did not break and still served their purpose, still looked good, and I did not have to baby.
Then I looked up Givenchy, Alexander Wang, and 3.1 Phillip Lim a few weeks ago, and something just... clicked. I was down the rabbit hole.
I've accumulated what I know might sound like an outrageous number of bags in a short time period, but frankly, this is how I always am when I want something. Make-up, shoes, clothing - when I buy, I buy in bulk. Of course I do plenty of research and make the appropriate considerations, waiting a few days before making a purchase. But honestly, I know the difference between 'my heart would ache if I let this one pass and it became unavailable' vs. 'this would be nice to have but I won't miss it if I don't get it'.
But it started about three weeks ago, haha. Before then I typically bought $40 bags from JustFab, which I thought were beautiful and well-made for the price point. I haven't had one break on me and none of them ever looked ratty. I was content, really. My most expensive bags at that point were a Furla I received from my father as present and a DKNY bag that my paternal grandmother passed on to my mother, who then passed it on to me (it's really heavy leather with big buckles - feel top notch, though the leather could use some conditioning).
My mom has been nagging me for years about buying more high quality purses that will "last decades" instead of cheap ones. I didn't really understand her point because I've had some cheap bags for a few years that did not break and still served their purpose, still looked good, and I did not have to baby.
Then I looked up Givenchy, Alexander Wang, and 3.1 Phillip Lim a few weeks ago, and something just... clicked. I was down the rabbit hole.
I've accumulated what I know might sound like an outrageous number of bags in a short time period, but frankly, this is how I always am when I want something. Make-up, shoes, clothing - when I buy, I buy in bulk. Of course I do plenty of research and make the appropriate considerations, waiting a few days before making a purchase. But honestly, I know the difference between 'my heart would ache if I let this one pass and it became unavailable' vs. 'this would be nice to have but I won't miss it if I don't get it'.
I started off with a dooney and 
Happy shopping! x
