Best 5 Luxury Bags to start a collection
Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog today, which is all about my best five handbags, to start a handbag collection. So, if you’re about to buy your first handbag, congratulations, and if you know what that is great, my top tip would obviously be to buy exactly the bag that you want and that you love, but if you like quite a few, if you’re not sure what order to buy them in if you’re not sure exactly which ones to get here, are my top tips today here in the five bags that I would buy in the order that I would buy them and why. Keep reading bagsbackpack blog to find out more
So, first of all, a bag that will surprise nobody. It is the Chanel flap. You might think what a strange bag to buy first, though it was actually my first full-price purchase given how expensive it is. I bought two heavily discounted mulberry bags before this, and then I went straight in for this Chanel, and the reason that I did that is one of the most classic bags that I am a collector of as much as I like using them. I like having the classics from each designer, but the bigger reason is that I watched the price go up and up and up further away from what I could afford as I was saving for this. So I thought, right, I’m just going to buy it as soon as possible, so I paid two thousand nine hundred and seventy-five pounds. I remember it to the penny because it was such a huge amount for me, and now it sells for over four and a half thousand pounds, so I think it was a good purchase at the time.
I’ve certainly had a lot of wear out of it. The reason again that I say buy earliest one, obviously to avoid the price rises and get it as cheap, as you can too because it’s a really versatile bag. Mine here is the Jumbo I use as a day bag and evening pack. I use it for everything. Only going to have one luxury handbag. This, for me, is the one to have.
Unfortunately, not everybody likes it, and that’s absolutely fine. It’s a really great first purchase. Also, if it is your first purchase, it really does test whether or not spending this amount of money on a handbag is worth it to you. I think we’ve all bought things that are too expensive at one point or another and thought. Actually, this isn’t worth it to me.
I bought them felt sick on that day. So I got it, and then, as soon as I got at home, I loved it, and I’ve loved it ever since, and unfortunately, it kind of started this collection. But I would also say that if you buy this. You don’t like it – and you find it’s not worth it – there is a massive resale market for Chanel flat bags because they’re so popular, you won’t have problems shifting it if you hold on to it for long enough, you can get your money back on many of them, so it is an excellent first investment piece. Also, it’s not a bag you’re going to grow out of, and I think people, no matter what their age, look fantastic, carrying a Chanel bag.
It’s just a bag that you can have for life, it’s a bag for life so, and if you are into your handbags in the way that I am that you love all the features and how they’re made and everything you have your beautiful pocket on the back, You have your lovely twist. Look inside. You have your burgundy lining, your lipstick pocket. You have the gorgeous chain; you have all your classic Chanel features on this one beautiful bag. Just as a quick caveat to this, I would definitely go for it in the lambskin. If this is your first-ever bag, the reason is indulgent and beautiful and tempting as the lambskin, and maybe you only need to scratch it. Then that’s your whole bag wreck, and if you’re only going to have one bag that you really treasure, I will go for the more practical caviar because that is why I’ve used this so much. That’s why I’ve been so comfortable with it, and that’s why I’ve got the wear out of it. You don’t want to buy a bag that you are too frightened to use. So that is why I went for my caveat jumbo, and I have never regretted it.
A bag number two. I really wanted to tell you to buy a Louie Vuitton Neverfull. That’s what I wanted to say because after you’ve just shelled out for a really expensive Chanel flap, I wanted something a little bit more moderate. But, still, it would be honest, the second bag that I would definitely buy my Chanel tote Caviar now I realize I’ve said: Go for a costly handbag! First of all, and this one is not much more affordable at three and a half thousand pounds, but this is one of my favorite handbags of all time, and if I lost it, I would go and buy it in a heartbeat, because I can’t stop using It again you’ve got your Chanel to quilting. You’Ve got your beautiful woven chain, and it’s actually just a convenient bag. It’s ingenious. It comes in loads of different colors.
If you don’t want to buy one new, if you want to get something more affordable, I’d go secondhand, and in particular, there’s quite a few of these actually on the second-hand market, or you could maybe go for a GST. The only thing with the Chanel GST is that I didn’t buy one because I found them quite uncomfortable on my shoulder. I didn’t find that the strap stayed on and mentioned that to you guys in a video. Quite a lot of you said the same. So if you’re thinking about getting a Chanel GST, I would go into a consignment store. I would try one on and check that it’s comfortable before you waste your money in the case. It’s not, so my second choice would be a Chanel tote. I mean, how beautiful is this, and then, when you get your SLG, this is the SLG that I’m using at the moment. They look so pretty together. Why wouldn’t you buy these?
Yes, it’s an awful lot of money, but these are the first two bags that I would buy again, if I’m honest. These are the first two bags that I would care about, and I would not regret either of them, and you’ll get so much where I wear. This is my casual bag all day, and I just throw everything on the top. It’s full of stuff now, but it’s super comfy to wear it’s in the caviar. Again, you can get the different hardware’s. I absolutely love this bag, and I’m so sorry that I’m recommending too expensive bags.
So we’ve got a shoulder: bag, we’ve got a tote bag, and now we have the crossbody bag, Louis Vuitton. This again one of my earliest purchases. My exact order was to discounted mulberries, my Chanel flap, my Louis Vuitton, never full, and then I passed some exams, and I bought whoo-hoo. It’S the Hades bags. I said I agree, and I got a 25, and I got this size 30.
The size 30 is hands-down at the most practical speedy. But, for me, it’s a little bit big on my frame. I think the size 25 looks much better. I’m 5 foot 2 to 3 and very curvy, but this is a little bit big on me, but I don’t care because I can get my jumper in here with my diary with my massive wallet with my keys with my phone with 50 other things that I Didn’T realize what, in there is a convenient bag? You don’t have to worry about your machete on it as well, because it is the treated leather.
I love the brown. I even wear many Navy, blue and black, and it looks beautiful with pretty much everything I’ve worn. Unfortunately, the hardware has not fared the best on this speedy, but it’s been put through the wringer. It really has. It’s that bag that I’ve always reached for when I’m not sure what I want to take, when I’m not sure what I’m doing that day, when I don’t want to risk taking a bag that could get damaged. Unfortunately, however, this has been damaged a bit. Over time it’s got some cracking in the compass, but it was much deserved, and I really enjoyed every second of using it.
So this is my little 25 that might be more to some people’s taste. The shape inside means that you’ve got tons of space. I’D say the reason they don’t use my 25 as much is because the mouth is so much smaller on it. So it’s harder to get items in and out and you can’t carry the excessive number of things that you can carry in a 30. So if you look in there, you can see there’s a lot of room, but it’s just a much smaller mouth. The 30 is the absolutely fantastic all-rounder where you can get your jumper in here? You can get shoes in here. I’Ve had everything in here and I absolutely love this bag. I think it has to be in any started collection unless you really don’t like the look of the bag.
Over time, I’ve realized that I like more formal bags, I like more structured bags, but there’s always that role for a bag that you want to look nice. You want it to be smart, you want it to be a luxury handbag, and you also want to feel quite relaxed with it and enjoy using it and not be stressed about it, and that is when I reached my speedy, which is an awful lot of the Time in reality, as somebody who works and does not have epic amounts of time to be swapping out my outfits all day if you’re not into soft bags if you want something more structured, there are other options out there, but at this price point, so pretty a little bit of tradition and just a convenient bag,
So those are probably my core bags. I think you only really need three in your cupboard for most occasions. Don’T really need anything else, but not about need. Let’S move onto the next two categories that I would get bags from; next is a mini bag. There is only one mini bag. For me, this is by far my favorite. I’m sure not all of you agree, but the next bag that I would definitely rebuy. I really want this straight away because I love it. So much is my mini lady Dior again, one of the classics but in a funky style. The color of this makes me smile. I really want one in black as well.
This is the perfect bag. If you need a mini bag for in an evening or if I got it in black and silver for just nipping to the shop, so here we go on to another one, you have the crossbody option on it as well. I really want how many of these I would have a full collection of just mini lady Dior to yours. I actually used this so much more than my other one because it’s so cute.
I feel this is just so adorable and girly and cute. These are quite expensive for mini bags. So again, that has a bit of a bonus and, very importantly, for me, it is one of the traditional styles, and if I’m only going to have a few pieces, I want to make sure I’ve got some tradition in there. So that is why I would go for the mini Lady Dior. The other big reason I would buy something from Dior is that the bag is just divine on its own.
If you want to feel like it’s a luxury experience buying your item, if you want to have a luxurious time, if you want that little bit more friendliness that little bit more personality to a brand, I really loved Dior, and that is the reason that I rave About it, in my videos, Manchester doors I’m always raving about It is magnificent.
The fifth and final bag that I would go for today is a Keepall Bandouliere from Louis Vuitton. This is my size 50, which I hope destroyed. I’ve mentioned before this was Clarence – face oil on sorry on this side, and this is my gym bag. This is my travel bag. I use it as my hand luggage because it’s the size 50. It’s actually designed to fit our hand luggage. It’s such a nice bag. I feel really fancy about it.
If I was relying on it, I probably get it in the deme, graphite, because I think that’s beautiful and won’t show up my messiness quite as much. I literally use this for my swimming stuff and everything. You can see how trashed it is. It’s been checked in as a bag and at the airport, and I don’t even know what that is. So yes, this happens to patina if you’re not careful but addameer a been or the Demio graphite. I think, would be perfect in this. For me a little more idiot-proof. I think you get your little tag, and I’ve had my initials put on there, but I don’t mind it being so worn it doesn’t stop using it nobody’s going to steal it. Let’S put it that way, but I really like it. The only negative with it is that the strap is a bit uncomfortable to carry. I don’t know how you would deal with a key pole without the crossbody strap because it gets so heavy. The actual bag is super light, but you can fill it up so heavy that I definitely need this crossbody strap. This not totally comfortable on my shoulder. No code today, but I think it’s so cute.
I really enjoyed taking it to my gym. Sadly, this is actually uniform, but my chair, I think everybody has a Keepall, but there’s a reason it’s because they are so spacious. You can fit so much in there, and because they’re a little bit obnoxious bill all of them and inside there you can See just got tons of space, there’s nothing fancy inside about it, but it’s a bag that I get a lot of use out of, and it’s really nice I really enjoy it. You also have this little lock at the top to attach your handles. Should that be a big concern of yours? How you keep your handles up, so, yes, keep will be mine’s in there 50 here.
So those are my top five banks to start a collection. I like that little collection because you, first of all, buy the three most practical bags, the crossbody, the shoulder, and the tote. If a little bit, do a little bit of Chanel a little bit of Louboutin in there. If you’re looking at buying your first few bags, I would definitely go for any classics that you’ve got in mind sooner rather than later because the prices tend to go up like the Chanel flap even never falls in the Speedy’s. They will go up over time because they’re always being sold, and the price rises are completely unpredictable, so that is it for today’s blog. I hope you’ve enjoyed it.