Inside my bag: Hermes Kelly

I recently took out my vintage Hermes Kelly as my weekend bag. This is my only vintage piece and I adore it very much. The bag is more than 20 years but it still looks very beautiful.

I hope that I can have a chance to acquire another vintage bag in a great condition. Maybe a small/medium vintage bag from Chanel would be a nice addition to my bag collection (it's in fact on my top wishlist) *fingers crossed*

My bags are on Purseblog

Recently my bag is being featured on Purseblog.com website, in its regular #PBWIMB post. Yay! I am super excited. Click here for the link.
The bag was Hermes Lindy in orange with some orange accessories in it (including a Bottega Veneta continental wallet in fire opal).

And this is in fact my second bag being featured on Purseblog.com. Around 3 months ago, my Proenza Schouler PS1 medium in midnight blue was also on Purseblog.com.

Check here for the link to Purseblog for my Proenza Schouler PS1.

Inside my bag: Celine Trio

When weekend is coming, normally Celine Trio is out for duty. So here is one of my favourite weekend bag and what's inside my Trio. Wearing a yellow bag can instantly boost my mood as its bright colour can remind me of a hot sunny day. So this Saffron Trio has been my preferred bag recently.

Whenever I am wearing my Trio I just bring the very essential items. And definitely I do not take any make pouch lol. I sometimes switch the wallet that is small enough to go inside this mini bag. This activity may be full of hassle (removing cards/notes/coins/receipts, making sure that the previous wallet is empty and storing the previous wallet properly in the box). But in the end I have a pain-free shoulder during the weekend for carrying a lightweight purse.

Have a nice weekend....

PS. Check my Celine saffron Trio in the previous posts here and here.

Inside my bag: Celine Trio

Red is my second favourite colour after black. And today I wore my loyal Celine red Trio with some red accessories.

Please check my post here when I revealed the above (red) sunglasses. Psssttt this sunnies has become my latest fave too.

Inside my bag: Goyard St Louis PM

Goyard St Louis PM is one of my favourite tote bag. It is super lightweight, (surprisingly) strong and the material is quite durable. Just perfect for mommy bag and for traveling. Last week I wore my St Louis as daily bag with very few contents, meaning that I did not carry a lot of stuffs. Just the basic necessities.

To be honest, I can never get enough of Goyard St Louis. I want to collect all colours lol. Every year, this bag is always on my wishlist but I always end up being confused for the colour to be chosen hahaha. Six months ago I was so eager to have another St Louis in red but then I ever had a red Sac Hardy (here). Nowadays I am thinking about St Louis in yellow or light blue or grey. Having 2 Goyard St Louis PM is simply not enough for me... Give me more... haha

Please see similar post here for my other Goyard St Louis (the black/tan)

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.

Inside my bag: Proenza Schouler PS1

Until now Proenza Schouler PS1 is still my favourite bag for traveling (check here and here). I love its multiple pockets which come very handy during the trip.
While I am in town and doing some errands, these are the essentials that I normally carry inside the bag.

Inside my bag: Goyard St Louis PM

I took this photo a month ago when I had this bag to accompany me for my daily activities.
This Goyard tote bag is still my favourite one. And I am seriouly thinking to expand my Goyard family very soon. The problem is, I am simply overwhelmed with the colour selection.
Grey? Blue? Yellow?

Inside my bag: Fendi 2jour Orange

They are my usual stuffs or my daily survival kit whenever I am on the go.
As always I carried some pouches where each one of them had specific functions.

Red-pink pouch is for keeping cosmetics/band aid/medicine
Green pouch is for keeping the tissue
Black pouch (with small elephant prints) is for keeping the power bank

The red Bottega Veneta continental wallet was recently purchased in December 2013 (check here for its first reveal). This has become my favourite wallet as the size is very compact and it is small enough to go inside my favourite Celine trio bags (in black, red, indigo blue and saffron).

Inside my bag: Dior Miss Dior Promenade

The bag was acquired a few months ago (check here) and honestly I quite like its compact size.
Whenever I use the bag, I have to change the wallet because a normal continental wallet would not be able to go inside this small bag.
And this time, I intentionally left the wallet at home and used a Bottega Veneta card case and a money pouch from Tulisan instead. No bulky wallet inside the bag and I got the bonus of having a lightweight bag for the day.

Inside my bag: Proenza Schouler PS1

 

From my last trip to India in September 2013, I wore my favourite handbag for travelling, i.e. Proenza Schouler PS1. (Well, I confess that this is a super late posting lol)

Inside my bag, I brought my usual stuffs as travel companion, such as wallets, make up pouch, travel pouch (for ticket, hotel confirmation letter, passport, internet banking device/token, luggage tag), foldable nylon bag (from Harrods), mini iPad, pen, tissue (and tissue pouch), power bank (and its special pouch). See, I like to use small pouches inside my bag. Using a bag organizer is not as effective as using small pouches.

Notice on the photos that I had several wallets or money pouch: grey Prada, black Bottega Veneta, blue patterned Tulisan pouch. The grey Prada wallet was my 'Singapore wallet' (We flew with Singapore Airlines and had a stop over in Singapore, hence I carried some Singapore notes). The long black continental wallet from Bottega Veneta had my local currency. While the money pouch was to keep some Indian rupees and US dollars.

I always attempt to carry minimum stuffs inside my handbag when I am travelling. And those shown on the photos are my 'minimum requirement' to be an efficient traveller while I am on the way to other country.

Pssst, check my previous post about India (or Mumbai) in here and here

Inside my bag: Cambridge Satchel Company

 

 

Around 6 months ago, I bought my first Cambridge Satchel Company bags in size 11 inch (green) and 13 inch (purple). Please check here and here. I simply adore the satchel's bold-and-bright colours and the smell of thick (and stiff) leather. Yet I have to honestly say that the bag has limited space and not big enough to fit all of my daily essentials. So I make the rule that when there is something 'limited' then I need to carefully select or prioritize on items that I should put inside the satchel. 

 

In this post I wish to share on how the satchels can carry my stuffs (wallet, phone, etc...)

 

 

 

So these are the items that I normally carry in my bags. They are my survival kits and companion during my daily activity. I like to keep my small items in a pouch/wallet as I am not a fans of a bag organizer and I don't like the inside of my bag looks cluttered. Seeing the colourful pouches inside the bag can instantly bring cheerful feeling whenever I open the bag, and when I get bored with contents of my bags (I sometimes do!) I simply switch the pouch to another colours or prints. 

Inside those cute pouches are my daily survival kits, and without the pouches they simply look like a mess lol. For details of my 'junks' please check my previous post here.





Now, for the 11 inch satchel, I have thoroughly thought on the items that I must carry. And for sure the mini ipad can not go into it :( So I have to leave it at home and bring only few items which are wallet, power bank, mirror, tissue and phone. Well, this set is only suitable when I go out with the kids where my hands will be fully occupied to hold them (or their toys).

And for the 13 inch satchel, surely it has bigger space than the 11 inch satchel, but it is not big enough to enable me to put in all my survival kits lol. I have to let go the card wallet and foldable eco bag. Thanks god that the mini ipad can go into the bag and I still have enough space to allow the make up pouch joining the others.
However this formation (with mini ipad and make up pouch inside) would cause the bag to be quite heavy and the small-thin-long strap pressing the shoulder may cause some pains if I have to carry the bag for a longer period of time. Hence I would rather leave the mini ipad at home which will significantly reduce the weight of the bag (and eventually save my shoulders too!).

There is actually another trick if I want everything to go into the satchel. Basically if I want to carry more stuffs in my Cambridge Satchel Company bag, I just need to switch the wallet into a small wallet that will allow extra room to put in other pouches. But I can not live with a small wallet as I get used to a continental-styled wallet that gives me greater compartments to store bank cards, receipts (a lot of them), cash (not so much of them), ID card and driving license. (Note: small wallet is still ok for short overseas trip where the wallet will keep the foreign currency notes and receipts).

The Cambridge Satchel Company bags for sure have given me a lesson that as a matter of fact I can 'survive' the day or the outing with only limited number of items and leave the rest of them at home. If I have to choose the 3 most important items that I can not leave home without, then they will be (1) wallet, (2) phone and (3) power bank. Why does a power bank go into the top list? Cause my phone battery is draining quickly (I guess it is due to some problems with the battery or hardware) and I have to recharge it from time to time when I am on the move. Hmmm, maybe it is a sign that I switch to a new phone? *wink*

Inside my bag: Celine Trio

Last weekend I opted to wear Celine Trio since I was quite occupied with the kids' activity. Whenever the Celine Trio is on duty, I always carry much less stuffs. To illustrate, I simply ignored my make up case and it turned out that I could survive the weekend without those items from the make up pouch.

Inside my bag: Celine Cabas Citrine

Last week I wore my Celine Cabas Citrine. This cabas style is the one with zipper and the size is just right for my petite frame (height 5'1)

I am the person who loves small (and colourfull) pouches to organize my bag or to keep my bag tidy. The bag organizer simply does not work for me. I also changed the pouches regularly as I got bored easily. It is no wonder that I like to collect small pouches regardless it is from high-end designers or from Etsy/local brands.

So without further ado, these are my essential items that I carry everyday.


Wallet from Tulisan
Recently I bought another 2 wallets from the same brand. I simply love it as the wallet has bright-bold print and big compartments (for cards and money).

Pencil pouch from Longchamp
This has been my loyal pencil pouch after I got rid of the one from Jim Thompson

Pouch from Jim Thompson
This pouch is to keep my power bank. I simply can not leave home without this item

Mirror from Jim Thompson
It has a matching print with my power bank pouch.

Tissue pouch from Smiggle
Smiggle is an Australian stationery brand and I love this brand for its unique and cute designs. I bought this one from the shop in Singapore. The original title is media pouch, i.e. to keep iPod, but I purposely use it to keep tissues (wet and dry).

Card wallet from Etsy
It is a handmade card wallet which I bought from a reseller at Etsy (I love Etsy!). It can fit up to 20 cards and this is the place where I keep the discount/loyalty/membership cards. My wallet is only for money, ATM card, credit card and ID card/driving license (and sometimes receipts).

Sanitary pouch from Etsy
This cute pouch is to conceal my sanitary pouch.

Make-up pouch from Tulisan
These are my important survival kits which I keep inside a make-up pouch

• Make up from MAC and Bobbi Brown (lipstick, blush on, pressed powder and eye brow pencil)
• Mint
• Toothpicks (because I am currently wearing tooth braces, it is very critical that I have this ready in my bag)
• IKEA measurement which I got get it for free from any IKEA store. It assisted me during any online shopping session lol so that I can have better imagination on the dimension/size of the bag/dress before I hit a 'Buy It Now' or 'Add to shopping bag' button.
• Safety pin and paperclip. The safety pin is for a wardrobe malfunction situation, while the paperclip is very useful when my iPad has problem and I have to do a reset (the paperclip is to open the sim card compartment during the reseting process).

And lastly, a Mini iPad
This is another critical gadget that I always carry inside my bag (So happy that I recently convert from iPad 1st version to mini iPad. It gives less burden to my shoulder when I have it inside my bag).

 

 

 

Recent posts in regards to 'What's inside my bag' can be found in here  and here.

 

Inside my bag: Chanel Reissue in black matte

 

Three days ago I wore this Chanel Reissue in black matte size 227 (check the recent 'bag of the day' post here). Since its compartment is relatively small, then I had to carefully select a number of items that I carried on that day.

 

The bag can fit my Bottega Veneta continental wallet (in fire opal), cosmetic pouch (in cute folklore print), tissue pouch (the one in green), red leather pensil case, a small pouch for power bank and a round mirror.