Bracelet addict

 

Among many kinds of accessory/jewelry, my favourite items are bracelet and ring. The reason is very simple, i.e. because I can 'see' it (and enjoy it) while I am wearing it. Unlike necklace and earrings, these two types of accessories can only be seen by others, instead of me.

In the past 6 months I have managed to (slowly) grow my bracelet collection. They are Valentino Va Va Voom stud bracelets, Balenciaga triple tour in beige nougatine with gold hardware, Celine leather cuff and Hermes Clic H in black with gold hardware.

The best we to wear them is to stack them on my wrist with different bracelet combination (2-3 bracelets) ;)

Prior to this haul, my last bracelet purchase was here.

Valentino Va Va Voom stud bracelets

Balenciaga Triple Tour in beige nougatine with GHW

Hermes Clic H in black with GHW

Celine leather cuff in black with GHW

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

Bag Acquisition - December 2013

Goyard St. Louis PM Black-Tan

Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir Cumin FW13

Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir Bilberry FW13

Longchamp Le Pliage Plumes Bronze FW13

Bottega Veneta Continental Wallet New Red

Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year 2014!

xoxo

Bagfetishperson

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.

Recent Longchamp haul

About a month ago, Longchamp held its annual End of Season sale for the fall winter collection. Of course I did not miss the event especially when the SA called me in advance and advised me for the upcoming event ;)

So on the first day of sale event, I went to the store, stayed inside the store for total 15 minutes (I was in hurry) and went home with a big green 'Longchamp' paper bag. Well, I bought 3 Le Pliage bags: 2 Le Pliage Cuir in cumin and bilberry and 1 Le Pliage Plumes in bronze. All are in medium size (length 32cm) with long strap.

In my opinion, the Le Pliage Plumes bag is quite unique as Longchamp claimed that it uses printed moleskin fabrics and the fabrics feel super soft!

All these bags have been actively on duty in the past one month. They are great for daily bags and the medium size is just perfect for me.

See the printed moleskin fabrics of Le Pliage Plumes in close up. There are many 'Longchamp' letters printed randomly all over the fabrics surface. What a great details!

 

 

Pssstt, please check out my other Le Pliage Cuir bags here.

V73 Birkin-inspired canvas tote bag

V73 is an Italian brand that designs and makes a Birkin-inspired bag made from canvas. They claim that the bags and accessories are made in Italy (not made in China!).

I was so tempted to get this bag as I read quite positive review from bag lovers around the globe. I have seen the other Birkin-inspired bags from Banana Taipei (a Taiwanese brand) or Thursday Friday (a US brand) and one thing that I noticed was that both brands uses unlined canvas fabric to construct the bag. Hence the inside pocket was relatively minimum (only one open pocket) and the bags do not have a nice structure (very very slouchy).

The Birkin inspired bag from V-73 is different. It is made from thick canvas and inside is lined with red cotton fabric (yes, red lining is always nice). And since the bag is lined, there are some functional pockets built-in inside the bag. Even there are 2 zip pockets with unique metal zipper pull, i.e. in number 7 and 3.

The bag is decorated with metal buckles on the front side which improves its aesthetic look. Another decoration of the bag is a set of bag charm which I do not feature in this post. Oh, and the bottom of the bag is protected by some metal feet.

Although the bag is made from canvas, it is actually a rather heavy bag. I guess it is due to the thick canvas, lining and those metal hardware used in this bag. Because the bag is heavy (even when it is empty), I  have intentionally removed the metal bag charm to reduce the weight.

I have used the bag in the past one month and yes I quite like it. I have used it as a pilates bag to keep my exercise clothes and I guess this bag would serve well as my pilates/gym bag.

If there is a smaller size for this bag then I might interested in getting another one which would be nice for daily handbag *wink*

 

 

The bag has plenty of pockets!

 

 

 

I bought the bag from Reebonz.com and was so surprised when I received the package. It was delivered inside a huge black box from Reebonz. And with ribbon tied on it. Nice!

End of season SALE is on!

Yes, year end is coming very soon and my favourite brands start to have their regular end of season sale events. Yay!

Bag Acquisition - November 2013

 

Nil or zero. No new bag acquisition in November.

Random shots from Mumbai

 

These photos are from my trip to India in September. I visited Mumbai for a week and managed to snap some photos that are worth sharing.


The train station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST)

An old tiles painting displayed inside the train station

 

 

Various buildings around Mumbai



 

 

 

A building opposite the CST train station

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

Gateway of India

Bandra-Worli sealink
The 5.5km bridge over the sea connects Bandra and Worli areas which were previously separated by the bay.

Our cozy hotel at Sofitel Bandra Kurla Complex

 

 

And lastly, a picture of my favourite bag for travelling: Proenza Schouler PS1 medium in dark red.