Thanks everyone! I guess I will continue to be a good girl and store them in their dust bags. When I say "out on display" I don't mean for everyone to see, just out of their dustbags, and set up nicely in your bedroom or closet for your own viewing pleasure. Ie my collection is set up on some shelves in my bedroom (but in their dust bags). I just thought how much nicer it would be to have them out but all your points are valid so I will keep them in their bags!
Where/how do you store/collect/display your LVs?
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Mine are. I don't like putting them away because I'll never use them otherwise 
My room doesn't get sunny though...
My side of the house has the windows in the shadows. So I don't know if that has anything to do with the fact my bags all look exactly the same as when I bought them. But yeah.
I see celebrities always have their bags on display in their walk in closets.
My room doesn't get sunny though...
My side of the house has the windows in the shadows. So I don't know if that has anything to do with the fact my bags all look exactly the same as when I bought them. But yeah.
I see celebrities always have their bags on display in their walk in closets.
All on display in closet. Easier to get to and use. Even if one gets a bit dusty from no use it takes about 2 mins to run a lint brush over it and all is well.
I personally keep mine in their dustbags and stored away, not so much because of environmental concerns (dust, pollution, sunlight, etc.), but more out of security. At the end of the day these items are nothing more than bits of leather, metal, fabric, and canvas that are sewn together so that I can carry my stuff around...but to thieves or guests with busy eyes, the less seen the better.
Mine are on display in my closet. No windows, so I don't worry about sunlight or anyone else seeing them. And I have only one mono (I have mostly empreinte pieces). Like others have said, it makes me happy to see them. Most of my bags have their own cubby specifically for display.
I only have the once i am roating between out on display. If Space was not an issue i would keep them all out on display.
So I don't have mine on display; I am thinking of taking the bags and putting them in a frame. Like this:
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I keep my bags stored outside of dustbags. I used to keep them in various closets in bags and I realized if I don't see the bags they don't get used in rotation. I don't worry about patina. I'm in a temperate climate with a.c. in the summer, so no humidity. Not worried about sun.
It's not exactly a display because there's not much else in this room besides my ironing board.
It's not exactly a display because there's not much else in this room besides my ironing board.
Mine looks pretty similar to yours. Out of dust bags on good old IKEA shelves in my spare room. If I hide them away I do not rotate them as often. Openly displaying them has made me use some of the older ones like my multi colour ones from 15+ years ago.
Great question, I think about this all the time because sometimes I don't reach for some bags because I don't see them. I tend to leave 2 or 3 within reach and I use those all the time, I need to open the dust bags and see what else is in there.
I left my SpeedyB strap hanging in the closet for a few weeks and it darkened with very limited light, so now I return all vachetta items to their dust bags after use, I end up carrying DE most days even though I prefer monogram, just because they're visible and easier to find. I also don't like any dust on vernis or epi, so I keep those in their dust bags.
I've been thinking of taking pictures of everything and displaying that in the closet, seems a little silly plus I share the closet with DH and I don't think he knows everything's that's in there
hmmm, I want to see my items but also keep them in their dust bag, maybe I'll keep the pics in my agenda or something... I enjoyed reading everyone's answers, gives me a lot to think about
I left my SpeedyB strap hanging in the closet for a few weeks and it darkened with very limited light, so now I return all vachetta items to their dust bags after use, I end up carrying DE most days even though I prefer monogram, just because they're visible and easier to find. I also don't like any dust on vernis or epi, so I keep those in their dust bags.
I've been thinking of taking pictures of everything and displaying that in the closet, seems a little silly plus I share the closet with DH and I don't think he knows everything's that's in there
hmmm, I want to see my items but also keep them in their dust bag, maybe I'll keep the pics in my agenda or something... I enjoyed reading everyone's answers, gives me a lot to think about
Agreed! Kept away in dust bags. They are bags not trophies. No pun intended it's how I think.
I used to keep mine in their dustbags. I found I wasn't using them as much though. Now I have them all out on shelves in my AC closet with silca packs inside. I love looking at them and find it encourages me to use them more.
Somehow the bags inside their dust bag on shelves looks untidy to me. When they're out on shelves, everything looks neater to me.
Maybe to avoid dust one can just drape the dustbag over the purse so you can still see the purse if you want to display your bag.
Somehow the bags inside their dust bag on shelves looks untidy to me. When they're out on shelves, everything looks neater to me.
Maybe to avoid dust one can just drape the dustbag over the purse so you can still see the purse if you want to display your bag.
I'm moving in October to an apt with my very first walk in closet. I will be displaying them on the shelves in there. I can't wait!