Bottega Veneta Wallets

I do have several wallets from various brands. But, those from Bottega Veneta are among my favourite ones. The leather is so soft and sumptuos and Bottega Veneta has a great variety in terms of wallet styles. My favourite is a flap wallet. Because with the flap closure, in my personal opinion it is easier (i.e. quicker) to access the wallet compartments (compared to zipper wallet).

If I have to choose one among above Bottega Veneta wallets, my favourite is definitely the red one. Check here for my first reveal.

Please also check here for the complete wallet collection.

Orange Accessories

Showing off some of my orange accessories.

The wallet is in fire opal from Bottega Veneta's FW 2011 collection and the envelope clutch is in mandarin from Balenciaga's SS 2009 collection.

Gosh... I just realize that I have had those clutch and wallet for years and I still love them now.

Please check similar post here (it's RED ones)

Inside my bag: Bottega Veneta Large Veneta in Assenzio

This assenzio green is one of my favourite green. I remembered that this colour was from SS11 collection and I love it til now. It is a keeper for sure

I wore the bag 3-4 days ago and decided to bring minimal items inside the bag. Hence I just carried the essentials such as wallet, make up pouch and card wallet.

Something new, something small, something red

 

In the past couple of months, I was in a special mission to find a SLIM long (continental) wallet. My objective is simple. I want a continental wallet that can easily fit into my Celine Trio or Dior Miss Dior Promenade (check both bags here). Currently I have several continental wallets (last family photo here) but there is only one wallet that can fit into those bags (this one here).

To be honest, it was not an easy task as most of continental wallets had a standard design, i.e. plenty of credit card slots, a coin compartment, 3-4 compartments to keep money or receipts, which caused a rather bulky continental wallet. My requirement was simple, where I wanted max. 2 compartments (just to keep money and receipts), 6 credit card slots and NO coin compartment and the width of wallet must be less than 10cm.

Well, I almost gave up for my mission (and almost decided to use a small bi-fold wallet) until I saw this wallet in Bottega Veneta store (By the way, the wallet was kept in men's section as it is actually a men's long wallet. No wonder that I never knew this wallet before as I kept looking at the women's section). The size is just perfect and its details match to my specific requirements. Yay! I then became more excited when I saw a true red colour from Bottega Veneta's Cruise 2014 collection, called 'New Red'.

Without further ado, here is my New Red continental wallet which has become my favourite wallet in the past one month.

Jennifer Garner and Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Nappa Duo Bag

 

Jennifer Garner was carrying her chic Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Nappa Duo Bag in steel colour. The bag looked a perfect one for going out to a local market/supermarket with family. It is not a big bag yet it can fit quite a few essential items. For sure a continental wallet, car key and a pack of tissue can go inside the bag.

images from dailymail.co.uk and bottegaveneta.com

On the lounge chair

This is the lounge chair in our bedroom that is very rarely used by us. The initial purpose was to use it for reading and a reading lamp has also been installed behind the chair. But nowadays my bags always occupied it lol. Well, it is a place where I temporarily put my bags that are being actively used for one or two weeks while others are kept in the dustbag inside the wardrobe.

So today I have these 3 bags sitting on the lounge chair: Bottega Veneta Mini Cabat lilac, Chanel Reissue in black and Celine Mini Luggage in black. Definitely they have been very busy in the past 2 weeks :)

Check out the previous similar post here and here.

Still in love with Bottega Veneta

3Way convertible tote in nero
Large veneta in assenzio
Sloane in curry
Mini cabat in lilac (My fave!)

Continental wallets in nero, cioccolato, sapphire and fire opal
Card case in steel
Belt in topaz

Sandals in magma, scarlett and sapphire

 

 

During last weekend I had fun in taking pictures of current Bottega Veneta collection.

 

I remembered very well that I knew BV for the first time around 5 years ago (when I had my first veneta) and since then there's no turning back. The brand has been on my top wish list until today.

 

In the past I had total 8 bags from Bottega Veneta. But half of them have been gone and now I am happy with these 4 beauties. My favourite is the mini cabat lilac. The size is just perfect for my petite frame 5'1.

 

Oops, I just realized that I have so many Bottega Veneta wallets lol... (check my other wallets here). But hey, the leather and colour are simply irresistible...

 

Lastly, living in a tropical country, one can not live without having a pair (or two) sandals. These Bottega Veneta sandals are my fave. I have to go one size down for this style.

 

 

Inside my bag: a bag for overseas trip

It has been a while since I made a post about inside my bag;)
So I guess today is the right time to do so, as yesterday night (almost midnight) I just returned from an overseas trip, and my bag (and its contents) has not been changed. It was a short trip and during the whole two days I was always on the move and ran errands. So I needed a good bag companion which is big, easy to handle, not heavy and secured enough to keep my valuable belongings (like passport, etc).


I chose to bring my python hobo bag in 'unbleached' grey colour from pla. The python skin is finished as unbleached so the python patterns/spots/marks (those in darker grey colour) remains on it. Else a fully bleached python bag will have the same colourtone all over it). The bag is BIG, which is perfect for the purpose of this trip.

The bag has a detachable pocket (also made from real python skin) which I like!

And inside of this big python hobo is my many cluttered things which I tried to organize into several small pouches. I used to like a bag ornanizer but now I much prefer to use small pouches as most of the times I can find my stuffs easily (without peeking into the bag) by touching and instantly recognizing the 'shape' of the pouch. It may sound odd but it works well for me :p Ooh, one thing missing from my bag in this pic is an iPad, as sometimes I asked my husband to carry it in his handbag ;)
See, I carried quite a lot of stuffs, right :p

Ok, let me 'break down' those clutters inside my bag;)


A Prada wallet that contained only the foreign currency in small denomination and coins which must be sufficient enough to pay for meals, taxi and tips. Note that I did not (and never) keep any atm or credit cards inside this Prada wallet.

A Tulisan money pouch where I keep the foreign currency in big denomination. No coins or small notes or atm/credit cards inside!

A small pouch from Seabreeze Studio @Etsy which is nicely designed and very good for travelling. It has 2 zip pockets, 1 open pocket and lobster clasp. I like it so much! This small pouch has the local currencies, overseas SIM cards (for mobile phone and iPad to avoid any unnecessary roaming :P) and a paper clip. The paper clip is intended to open the iPad's sim card holder and to replace its sim card.

A Bottega Veneta card case in steel colour is to keep my atm cards, credit cards, ID card and driving licence.

In conclusion, I had intentionally organized the money and cards into 4 different wallets/pouches.
The reason behind it is simple, because I remember very well an idimoatic phrase of "Do not put all your eggs in one basket". I could not imagine if I put all my resources into one wallet and it got stollen wheile I am abroad. It will be a nightmare for me!!! So this system always works well for me whenever I had an overseas trip.

My passport with Coach leather passport cover. I adore its green colour on this passport cover. And it is very durable as I have had it for more than 5 years and never had a thought to replace it.

A blue pouch from Auntie Betsie where I kept brochures, leaflats, maps, receipts, hotel bill, etc..... The size is small so most of those papers had to be folded into it.

A small fuchsia Moleskine notebook where I normally write down things I have to do and to visit during the trip. I also wrote down stuffs like hotel name, address, phone number in this notebook (this may become handy when talking to the taxi driver) and tried to record the shopping expenses as well (but most of the time I was lazy on this expense things) hehehe:P

A pencil case from Jim Thompson that I bought almost 7 years ago during Thailand trip. Inside the case I had a pencil, pencil eraser, 2 black pens and small post-it.

A matching pocket mirror from Jim Thompson which was also bought almost 7 years ago in Bangkok.

A three-fold business card with keyfob from Cassy Lain Totes @Etsy where I kept the undergound/mrt card and its small folded network map. It is bright and can easily be found inside the bag. So I can grab it fast and tap it on the machine to get in and out of the station's platform.

A make-up pouch from Tulisan. The pouch has the following contents: (1) MAC pressed compact powder, (2) Shu Uemure blush on, (3) MAC lipstick, (4) Shu Uemura retractable brush (for blush on), (5) mouth refresher spray, (6) foldable comb (I have a very short hair so I do not to carry/have a hair brush :p ), (7) tooth picks (I wear braces so these things are very important), (8) Japanese green tea sachet (it is good to bring and enjoy my favourite tea flavour in the morning as I can have the feeling of having breakfast at home), (9) bandaid (also very important as I walked a lot during the trip and sometimes foot blisters happened). Oh, I still have 2 sanitary napkins inside the pouch as a spare for those 'rainy days' (but not shown on the pic *too embarrassed*).

A multifunction soft pouch from Auntie Betsie. I like to use this pouch to keep my shawl or thin cardigan or extra t-shirt. This pouch is good to keep clothes as it does not have a zipper so the clothes/shawl will not get stuck on the zipper and get ripped, and its shape is very flexible.  Note that I always avoid to throw my shawl inside my bag 'uncovered' or 'unprotected' as I treasure my shawl ;)

And lastly, my batik shawl that I kept inside the above pouch. It is handwoven and handpainted and made from silk. Very beautiful when it is worn over the neck and very very soft. Look at those details, dots and strokes which was handdrawn, handpainted (by using wax) and handcoloured. This piece of batik fabrics has undergone several manual colouring processes. It is truly a work of art and I am proud of wearing it.

What's inside my Goyard St Louis?

To make the bag more cheerful, I have put a cute bag charm from Tulisan. A flower shaped bag charm with a hint of orange to match the colour of the bag;)

And inside the orange St Louis I carry:

• Bottega Veneta foldover wallet in cioccolato. This style of wallet has been my favourite wallet! Good bye to zip or continental wallet.
• Longchamp card wallets. Very handy to keep those discount cards :D
• Prada green make up pouch
• Tulisan red small pouch (from 'Mimosa Love' series) to keep my daily medicine
• Jim Thompson round mirror
• Jim Thompson pencil case
• Moleskin fuchsia notebook