Over luxury bags

[Turtlebeach37]

Has anyone gone through this? I used to be abit addicted to bags and getting designer ones ( mainly LV & gucci )
When I first got them they gave me so much joy especially when I grew up with nothing. I am happy and proud of myself to be able to treat myself to these items.
I do not have lots , under 10 however lately I’m just not feeling it I’m being more careful with money and even considering selling a couple to then purchase jewellery which I can wear everyday.
Do you think I’m being silly or these feelings are normal ? Even though I like some bags online which I’d like to buy I am not feeling like they will bring me happiness so not going to buy. Two bags I can happily sell as do not use but the others I think I’d regret selling because I like them.

YANBU the older I get the less I'm interested in material possessions

Yes 100%. I used to love them especially mulberry. Now just not interested at all. I’ve sold most of mine & my go to bag now is a Rebecca minkoff & a couple of high street tote bags.

It’s because they’ve gone out of fashion. During the pandemic people had nothing to spend their money on and the designer goods market was booming. Now YouTube is full of influencers selling their designer bag collections.

Yes maybe it is because I’m getting older still under 40 though. I think I’ll try and sell a couple then see how I feel

I want to like bags but now I have to carry a laptop for work which means a rucksack is the only option unless I want back pain for a month. And while some brands try and do nice backpacks none of them are nice!

And at home I'm still in mum-bag territory. It seems stupid to spend money on a bag for it to be filled with cracker crumbs, plasters and colouring pencils.

Hard same OP, was utterly obsessed with bags/accessories and literally sold the majority recently as I either never used them or just had zero interest. Im mid 40’s now and still like fashion but other than a few decent leather bags struggle to see the point.

I know exactly what you mean
I have a closet full of designer bags and am just not feeling them anymore . I really don’t know why tbh

I was a bit addicted to buying mulberry bags for a while. I joined a Facebook page where there were lots of likeminded people. I bought a few brand new and a lot second hand. I have now sold all of them except a couple that I especially liked and still enjoy using .
I think after a while I realised that you get fed up of most bags eventually, even if you really liked them when you purchased .So now I still buy good bags, but I pay much less for each one. I also think the old Mulberry designs were much nicer than the newer ones

I just go for real leather, but don't care about the brand.

If I were buying designer, I'd go for something so discreet, it's hardly worth it having a label in the first place.

I bet if you sell your bags but keep only 2, those 2 will bring you more joy.

Same - I was obsessed with them previously. I sold all of them apart from one which was a gift for my 21st and I rarely even use that now as spend most the time using a tatty old crossbody or just chucking my stuff in the bottom of the pram.

I also grew up on the poorer side of things, and I think deep down I always had a bit of an issue with carrying something that costs so much money and the perception of that, even though I shouldn’t as I bought them with hard earned money. I no longer value material possessions in the same way and would rather spend the money on days out with my daughter.

Absolutely this

They are too heavy and my back can't deal with the weight of the leather plus a laptop etc

I have a lot of bags, some high end designer, some mid luxury and some high street. I have decided to use what I already have. I view it as a collection so take time to decide if I need another and realistically what clothes in my wardrobe it would work with and how much wear I would get out of it. I also wouldn't prioritise bags over holidays or house improvements. I buy them in addition to all of that but take the time to make a considered purchase.

People's spending habits change as they get older, finances and circumstances change.
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Same same. Used to love them. Sold most of them, just kept a few that will work across multiple outfits / occasions.

Spend my money in garden centres these days!

I have far too many clothes to be in any position to judge and I'm just as fond of material possessions as I ever was. However I always felt there was something a bit odd about that whole designer bag thing although I never worked out what was going on.

Anyway I think the key question is whether or not they're still giving you pleasure and it sounds like they're not and that other things would.

Yes I think your right , i do think I’ll list one or two and if it sells I’d much rather buy some jewellery to wear everyday and have some spare cash. I am glad other people feel this way too so it’s not just me. Hopefully I’ll make most of the money back as 2 have only been used once so look brand new .

Same. When I was 22 and a poor PhD student I used to promise myself when I was a professor I’d buy myself a navy Chanel bag with silver hardware. I’d think about it all the time. Now I’m that age and I could do so and I’m not doing it - partly fashion partly me changing I suppose. I’m buying a new front door instead 😁

That’s interesting. I think you are correct and it’s gone the other way now.

@DissDissOrDiss Garden centres can be more expensive. Had just a couple of designer bags. One was used so much its knackered. I loved shoes. I sold all of them to a dress agency years ago except one pair.

Same here @Turtlebeach37, I think it peaked for me in my early 30s but I’ve lost interest as I’ve got older and life has changed. I sold a couple of bags last year and think I’ll sell at least two more this year. I’ve cut down massively on shopping as well and as per pp above am trying to shop my wardrobe. I’ve got trainers on today that I have owned for at least 4 years and worn twice - madness!

It’s quite an interesting subject. Fashion houses and their parent companies are really struggling to get people to buy at the moment.

Covid meant people were treating themselves, and they did well. So, the big hitters like Chanel put up their prices to make them more ‘exclusive’. Basically pricing themselves out of the ‘I got a bonus and I’m going to treat myself’ market, but also raising the eyebrows of the wealthy, who already have expensive bags, why would I pay 50% more?

Quality has noticeably changed too, Mulberry is a good example of this. The quality now is nothing like it was 15 years ago.

COL means it’s hard to justify the expense, and a flash handbag feels wrong at the moment. The fashion currently is for pre loved bags rather than a shiny new one.

Trumps tariffs on China exposed that many of the bags are made there and finished in Italy and France which definitely makes you think twice about whether you get value for money.

It’s interesting that the fashion houses are responding by upping the prices again and again.

The luxury market feels very tired and stale at the moment. I

I have a couple of Channel bags I don’t wear and would love to sell but everywhere takes such a huge commission i may as well keep them.

I’ve never been a handbag person - I particularly don’t like bags that are heavy before you’ve put anything in them - but isn’t it partly that people are minimising how much stuff they take out, some seem to be getting away with just a phone on a string these days (there’s a thread about this). So some bags are just too big.

But the designer bag boom was pre Covid, surely? I'd have said it was at around 2015, or maybe even earlier, before the banking crash.

Yes and I think that fashion houses upping prices has made people wearing easily recognisable designer bags walking targets for muggings. Have heard several influencers saying that they no longer feel safe wearing a Chanel bag out in London, which is one of the reasons people are selling them.