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Chloé Paddington Zipped Agenda with lock and key
I have had this deep brown zip around agenda and cover since about 2006/7. It was part of the Chloé Paddington series. The Chloé Paddington was an it bag during those years and was designed by Phoebe...
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Amazing leatherwork by Primitive Look
I spent ages wandering around Primitive Look on Etsy the other day. Everything is handmade in Siberia and looks amazing, don’t you think? Naturally I gravitated to the notebooks and handbags, but I...
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Highly Recommended Leather Balm – Saphir Creme Universelle
I hardly ever clean or condition my leather goods. My shoes and boots are kept looking good because I tend to give them a clean and polish using the machine at work. It goes quickly and works really...
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Celine 2018 PVC Shopping Bag – almost $900 second hand
I saw this selling second hand today – a Celine 2018 PVC Shopping Bag With Solo Pouch Red – for $895,82/€744,78 —– SECOND HAND! Find it here before it sells out!
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Mini IKEA bag
We took a cafeful trip to IKEA yesterday. We are looking at a new dining room suite and also more shelving units for our storeroom, and those you cannot really buy purely online. Our IKEA (Kungens...
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The eternal Form Over Function debate
For me, function will ALWAYS trump form. Always. So I love the Jobs quote above. Whether it is a handbag or a website, a beauty product or a computer, function always trumps form. Of course, looking...
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Chateleines
I have always been a big-handbag person. Right from when I was at school, through my entire career and many holidays. Now that I am working from home and seldom go out, I don’t even carry a handbag. I...
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Well, I bought the yellow Tretorn Wings Daypack
I bought it at 40% discount and am hoping to finally make a backpack work for me. I chose the cheery yellow in the hope that it will brighten up cold and rainy/snowy days and also work for all seasons....
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A very strange day
Drinking coffee in the sun as though life were normal I had a rather interesting day today. And the weather was spectacular. A perfect crisp autumn day – green and gold with a very high sky. Today was...
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Fjällräven Sling Kånken
I have written before about the beloved Swedish Fjällräven Kånken. Used in its many iterations (collaboration versions, leather straps, rainbow straps) by young and old in Sweden, it is almost a...
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Tretorn Wings Daypack
I have some Tretorn sneakers and I love them. I would not normally have chosen purple but they were on deep discount at an outlet so there was no colour choice. Tretorn is a Swedish brand who also make...
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More bargains on the sales
Today the sale at Stockholm’s ‘posh shop’ began. NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) is the equivalent of London’s Harrods, and many of the things I covet are only affordable to me if they are on sale. It holds...
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Celine Old Macadam Pattern Pouch
I have had this little Celine pouch for years. It’s not very big but I use it to hold my medicine when I travel. It is very reminiscent of Louis Vuitton monogram canvas with vacchetta detailing, but I...
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My travelling bag
This is the handbag I am using for travelling to Tenerife. I am taking this one primarily because it is so easy to find everything in it (passport and travel documents, pens), but also because I will...
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A bouquet of Longchamp Le Pliage tote bags
The good thing about these bags is that they take up very little space – in storage or while travelling. They are not heavy either. I have six large totes in different colours, all bought on sale. Two...
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SmartStore Compact Clear Storage Boxes
After I posted the above photograph of my handbags, I received three questions about the storage boxes. They are called SmartStore Compact Clear, and you can get them at supermarkets and home stores...
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Lauren Ralph Lauren leather terrier clutch
I have two handbags by Lauren Ralph Lauren (Lauren’s diffusion line) – a Newbury Double Zip Shopper, and this large tote, both bought on deep discount. The tote has held up pretty well because I really...
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My ‘what’s in my bag’ posts – a compilation
I used to do regular posts about what was in my bag. It is strange how some things stayed for the long haul (gum, umbrella, snacks, binder, glasses), while others came and went. I love looking back and...
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Fjällräven Kånken Samlaren
I have written about Fjällräven Kånken backpacks and bags several times now – about the Swedish phenomenon that is the Kånken, the Acne x Fjällräven collaboration, and the sling Kånken. There are many...
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The beautiful ageing process of undyed leather
A while back when I was wandering around local lifestyle store, Grandpa, I found their gorgeous undyed leather series called Low Key Goods. They had traveler’s notebook covers in A5 and A6, (with...
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