I’m probably what you would call a zillennial, so while I didn’t start collecting bags until the mid-2010s, everything Y2K definitely left an impression on me.
The first bag I bought with my own money from my first job (as opposed to clandestine purchases using my dad’s credit card) was a YSL Muse Two, followed not long after by a Balenciaga Work from 2006. That ‘06 chevre was the start of my posts here after years of lurking.
My bag cabinet is mostly the 2010s, but the 2000s never left me. I sold the Muse Two because it wasn’t the best for public transport, only to buy another one a week later. Same story with the Work, which went to a good friend because I thought the lack of shoulder strap was a dealbreaker - ended up getting a ‘12 City which spent its days hand-held anyway.
Additional 2000s styles I have so far include the YSL Muse (bought the large, traded in for the oversized), Mulberry Bayswater (bought 3, kept 2, recolored 1), YSL Mombasa (with the horn handle!), Alexander Wang Rocco (replaced a Rockie), Proenza Schouler PS1 (gave away a large, bought a medium), Miu Miu Bauletto Aperto (RN0437), Tod’s Restyling (absolutely underrated), Dior cannage bucket bag, Chloé Silverado (kept 1, donated another) and a Chloé Betty that went to my sister when she wanted to get into the Y2K trend.
Was planning to get a Fendi Spy but everyone snapped up the vintage ones after the revival, and the rest raised their prices accordingly. Oh well.
The first bag I bought with my own money from my first job (as opposed to clandestine purchases using my dad’s credit card) was a YSL Muse Two, followed not long after by a Balenciaga Work from 2006. That ‘06 chevre was the start of my posts here after years of lurking.
My bag cabinet is mostly the 2010s, but the 2000s never left me. I sold the Muse Two because it wasn’t the best for public transport, only to buy another one a week later. Same story with the Work, which went to a good friend because I thought the lack of shoulder strap was a dealbreaker - ended up getting a ‘12 City which spent its days hand-held anyway.
Additional 2000s styles I have so far include the YSL Muse (bought the large, traded in for the oversized), Mulberry Bayswater (bought 3, kept 2, recolored 1), YSL Mombasa (with the horn handle!), Alexander Wang Rocco (replaced a Rockie), Proenza Schouler PS1 (gave away a large, bought a medium), Miu Miu Bauletto Aperto (RN0437), Tod’s Restyling (absolutely underrated), Dior cannage bucket bag, Chloé Silverado (kept 1, donated another) and a Chloé Betty that went to my sister when she wanted to get into the Y2K trend.
Was planning to get a Fendi Spy but everyone snapped up the vintage ones after the revival, and the rest raised their prices accordingly. Oh well.
