My MANy Bags Trendspotting #165

Below: Boys are 'licensed' for the furry tails+clutch look for Fall Winter 2011... Costume National's Fall Winter 2011 Mens Collection affirms it!

Below: First spotted on Céline's Prefall 2011 collection, the furry tail on clutch look was love at first sight. Now I want to adopt the look even more!

Furry Tail Accessory On Clutches: Costume National Fall Winter 2011 Mens Collection

After seeing Céline's Prefall 2011 collection, featuring lots of furry tail accessory attached to clutches... I immediately dive into the look. I am temporarily using my Gucci Raccoon Tail as a stand-in. I want a bigger and longer one:-) And come Fall 2011, I am definitely making them a must buy. But is the look too feminine? Need affirmation for the boys to adopt the look? Look no further, Italian brand, Costume National's Fall Winter 2011 Mens Collection features a look with exactly the same styling. Needless to say, this just made me want the 'accessory+clutch' look even more. Boys are 'licensed' for the look now:-P

Source: Céline, Costume National

My MANy Bags News #304

New Bags For Sale

New year bag closet spring cleaning!

More bags to leave my bag collection to make way for new ones. Do also check out what other bags I am letting go HERE. From Balenciaga Weekender to Burberry Totes and Mulberry clutches... and even the now hard-to-find Louis Vuitton Graffiti Keepall, Miu Miu, Loewe and more!

Email me at curveorange@gmail.com if interested. Only for sale in Singapore. (Apologies for international enquiries)

My MANy Bags News #273

New Bag added!

Yes, another bag is leaving my bag collection. Do also check out what other bags I am letting go HERE. Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Mulberry and more!

My MANy Bags News #238

NEW BAGS For SALE!

Added new bags for sale on www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com! Classic Mulberry and collector's worthy Louis Vuitton:-) Do check it out! Email me if you are interested @ curveorange@gmail.com

Click here to see what's available

(And do note, any of my bags posted on this blog that is marked 'FOR SALE' on the post title can leave my bag harem for the right price. Check out my bag collection here.)

My MANy Bags News #211

New Bags For Sale!

I have put up new bags for sale on my bag sale blog. Check out the new pieces for sale, from Balenciaga, Mulberry to Miu Miu Mens.

Click here: www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com

My MANy Bags News #83

NEW! Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Bally And More On Sale At www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com

New items just put up on my bag sale blog:-) From Louis Vuitton to Balenciaga...check it out!

Need to clear some space for new additions!

Click here to see what's available:-)

My MANy Bags News #72

New Bags On Sale!

Yes, check out new bags on sale on my bag sale blog, www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com. This time including the holy grail of all bags, an Hermès Birkin (helping a friend out:-P)! And the very handsome and sporty Bally Baltic Tote Bag...plus many others.

Do check it out. (Click here to see the bags:-P)

My MANy Bags News #68

More Items For Sale On www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot!

I have put up new items for sale. Do check it out!

As usual, to make things easy for you, I have label the items that are for sale under the label 'To Sell' so you can find them all HERE with just a click. From Dolce Gabbana, Mulberry to the now 'no longer' available Miu Miu Mens...see if you can find something you like!:-)

Happy browsing!

My Bag Collection #46 (FOR SALE)

Mulberry Eliot Tote In White (FOR SALE: Email me to enquire)

This poor handsome Mulberry Eliot Tote in White has been a 'kept boy' since many moons ago (more than a month:-P), kept from the outside world and only privy to my eyes. So I thought now is the time to free him and officially inaugurate him into my bag family!

As I mentioned here before, this was one of the bags that got me excited about Mulberry this season. I was not very impressed when I first saw the pictures, but upon beholding in real life, this tote has a streamlined shape and slender depth that makes it very appealing. Made of soft grained leather and unlined, it spots comfortable length handles(long enough to shoulder sling) with leather grips for comfort. An internal pocket with zip makes for a handy compartment for small items. However, the slim shape is what sold the bag for me. Not cumbersome nor too huge like most tote bags, yet big enough to look proportionate on me for my daily use. That is why I had to run back to the store to buy this bag despite risking further 'baked beans' fate under the present bleak economic outlook. My search for a white bag has thus ended with this pristine bag, handsome in its own way, like a handsome prince in white leather(not horse:-P) and waiting to accompany me on a Hampton's-like holiday. I imagine myself enjoying carefree road trips and summer vacations. What a dream:-P

2 pieces were available in Singapore. One in Mulberry Hilton's store and the other in Changi Terminal 3. So it is highly unlikely for the 'twin brother' to make an appearance anywhere near mine.:-P Unless of course the distant 'brothers' gets imported from overseas. Yes, Mulberry's website to the rescue for those who are interested. Last I heard, these totes were selling fast, Navy being the last colour to be left on the Hilton store shelves after white and deep red.

I am fast becoming a huge fan of Mulberry. Who doesn't if they keep making great bags:-P

Source: Model shots from www.mulberry.com

Retail price: SGD $1299. Where to buy: Mulberry Boutique at Hilton Hotel

My Bag Collection #45 (FOR SALE: NEVER USED!)

Below: The time has come to celebrate!

Below: The 'Match' Made In Heaven...

Below: Yes, it's none other than the Louis Vuitton Graffiti Keepall 50 in orange! All around views of the handsome Keepall 50...

Below: To 'profess' to all of my LVoe for the bag, I had my initials 'branded' and 'worn' by the bag:-P

Below: Lots of nice details...a leather buckle to keep handles together...

Below: It's made in France!

Below: Photo session with the 'LV Graffiti Orange' extended family of Bestman (key Ring and Bag Charm) and Bridesmaid (Zippy Coin Purse)!

Below: The happy 'family' once again!

Congratulations! Louis Vuitton Monogram Graffiti Keepall 50 Is Mine! (FOR SALE: Email me to enquire)

The 'vows' we made to each other:

Kevin's:

I, Kevin aka myMANybags, take you Louis Vuitton Graffiti Keepall 50 in Orange to be part of my 'esteemed' bag family, my partner in travelling with style and my one true LVoe for the time being. I will cherish our relationship and love you today, tomorrow, and not so sure of forever. I will trust you to serve me well and honor me to make me look fabulous. I will laugh with you when I get praises on how good I look carrying you and make you 'cry' if you ever make me look bad. I will love you faithfully only through the best and please, if the worst happens it means you are going to the trash bin. Not through the difficult but the easy. What may come you must always be there when I need a good travel bag. As I have spent SGD $2460 on you to carry you, so shall you ensure my belongings are well kept and safe. So help me Louis Vuitton.

LV Keepall 50's:

I, Louis Vuitton Graffiti Keepall 50 in Orange, take you Kevin, aka myMANybags, to be my owner, my partner in travelling with style and my one true master. I will cherish our relationship and make you look chic today, tomorrow, and forever. I will be entrusted to make you feel outstanding with my bright orange neon graffiti print. I will make you smile whenever you use me. I will serve you faithfully through the best and the worst, giving you ease to carry and protect all your belongings. What may come I will remain light-weight and durable for many years and forever. As I have given you my handles to hold, so I will give you funky style and perhaps future high resale $value to hold. So help me Louis Vuitton.

In unison:

Entreat me not to leave you, or to go and return from all holidays with you, For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.
Till a new and better bag do us part.

You are now pronounced travelling partners with style:-P I may use the bag now:-P

Retail price: SGD $2460. Where to buy: Louis Vuitton Boutique At DFS Scottswalk

(I had a wonderful SA track this keepall for me after I plan to return the Graffiti Neverfull Orange. I just do not like how the Neverfull looks on me. The handles were too short and I feel like I am clutching a basket. No doubt the lining is fabulous. But I do not want to look like an 'auntie':-P After some failed attempts tracking down a new keepall to exchange (I called the LV hotline, get some help from friends who knew SAs in LV), the pieces were either display piece or out of stock in every store in Singapore. I finally decided to make a last attempt and called my SA to see if she can help. The lovely SA was very helpful and friendly...she was not at all bothered by the inconvenience and she even try to find out why I do not like the Neverfull. In the end, she is convinced I am certain the Neverfull is not right for me and she called all the LV stores in Singapore and managed to track down a brand new piece for me at DFS Scottswalk (which was supposedly out of stock..strange?!?!?). She even help me to reserve it so I can exchange it the next day. I was so grateful. I head down to the DFS store the next day and that is how I end up with this gorgeous bag!:-) I bought Macarons for her on that weekend to show my appreciation for her help:-) It is wonderful to get great sales service! Way to go LV! )

My MANy Bags News #47

New Items On www.mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com

I am on a determined mission to clear out my stuff:-P Going to sell away things that I have not used or find that it does not suit my needs anymore:-) Need more storage space and also to get more $$$ for new shopping conquests:-) I have decided that if I have not used the item within 6 months, I will probably never use it in the future...so this will be the basis of how I am clearing my things. Do check out my bag sale blog if you are interested! Thanks for all the support and kind patronage! Happy browsing!

My MANy Bags News #45

NEW Bags For Sale @ mymanybagsforsale.blogspot.com

Have put up some new bags on my bag sale blog:-) Check it out. From Mulberry, YSL, CK Calvin Klein and Bally:-) More to come. Start shopping!:-P

I am clearing some storage space for incoming new bags:-P I have been 'bad' and baked beans is staring at me big time! Yikes.

Leave a message on the blog or contact me at my email address (find it on my blog profile) if you are interested. Cheers.

Happy weekends.

My Bag Collection #42 (FOR SALE: NEVER USED!)

Below: Unveiling...the most exciting part of getting parcels:-) Brown box within the carton box...

Below: Beautiful Mulberry Giftbox in sturdy cardboard and magnetic flap closure...

Below: Freed from the box!

Below: The beauty of Mulberry Large Bayswater in different views!

Below: The true makings of a brand NEW bag, metal feet unscratched, corners unworn:-P

Below: Even the protective plastic film for metal parts are intact...this is what you really call BRAND NEW!

Below: Size comparison for the new Large Bayswater and Piccadilly

Mulberry Large Bayswater In Chocolate (FOR SALE: Email me to enquire. Never used!)

Once upon a few weeks ago...remember I told you guys about the Mulberry Website Preview Sale thru this post? Well, I hope some of you took advantage of the preview sale. It was too good a chance to bag great Mulberry deals. I was 'powerless':-P I did not escape unscathed by the huge temptation of the low low prices this online sale has offered.:-) So after over 2 weeks of verification and delivery, the 'fruit' of my sinful shopping spree arrived. Here lies the aftermath of succumbing to temptation on the fateful boxing day in 2008:-P A big brown carton box containing a beautiful Mulberry special gift box.

Hurray! I finally got my order of the very timeless, incredibly versatile, definitely drool worthy, Mulberry Large Bayswater Bag in Chocolate. Maybe some of you do not agree...but for me, this is one bag that has been lingering on my bag radar for the longest time. My last few moments of shopping spree year 2008 has to be precise, I need to get only things that I want, things that will last, things that are of exceptional value. Cos' come 2009, I am having a new year resolution of cutting down on shopping and concentrating on other things in life that I need to build upon:-) Hence, I want to buy only classic styles that will have longevity.

My good retail Karma (usually very rewarding except for that 'unfortunate' bag incident) has bore me results. I stumbled upon the preview sale post on purseforum.com and coincidentally found out the Large Bayswater bag is on sale and in classic colours that always eludes markdown fate. I was exceptionally thrilled! And on the afternoon of boxing day, I did check out the Mulberry Boutique in Hilton Hotel, Singapore, tried the bag, still in love but discover it was only 20% off retail price of SGD $2199 at the store. I knew I had to order online as UK pounds was at its lowest exchange rate in decades and Mulberry.com ships worldwide!

After braving the crowded streets of 'boxing day' Orchard Road, I arrived home and sit in front of my computer ready to succumb to temptation. Maybe it was some alarm triggering syndrome in me for overspending that I hesitated for a few hours while constantly monitoring the depleting numbers of Large Bayswater available for sale online. My heart was beating and skipping a beat when I start to see the Black colour gone, then Oak colour vanished while chocolate colour reduced in numbers faster and faster. I must act quickly. I must not missed out the chance to buy this bag at such an incredible price. (You guys will know the reason of my hesitation in a later post:-P More mystery to come!). Finally I sorted out my thoughts and as fast as that 'man' in ridiculous red undies and cape, I keyed in the necessary 'Magic' Visa Card details and secure myself the greatest bargain for 2008...my very own Mulberry Large Bayswater Bag! A toast to good bargains!

Why do I like this bag? In comparison to Piccadilly Bag which is a bigger version of this design, the Large Bayswater is perfect in size to not be cumbersome for day-to-day use. In fashion, a difference of a few centimeters change the proportions and twist the whole usability aspect of a design. So even when the difference between the 2 similar bags are minimal, somehow the Large Bayswater with its slightly longer handles and shorter width becomes so right. Lined with suede and featuring adjustable internal straps, zipped and open internal pockets, it is roomy and much more light-weight. The classic colour of chocolate is rich and very versatile. I miss out on the black (which is my first choice, sold out when I went online to buy) so I fall back onto my second love, which is chocolate colour. Oak colour may be beautiful and lacking in my bag family, but considering the light colour gets stained and handles will darken over time (which I most dislike), I chose Chocolate to avoid these issues. I even did a checklist on my bag collection's colour ratio to rationalise if I should still get chocolate colour. In the end, I think I made a very good decision. Chocolate Bayswater is stunning and very timeless while being very representative of the Mulberry brand.

(Update: I gave Mulberry Hilton Hotel a call to check on actual Large Bayswater price there...it's SGD $2199 and not SGD $2056 as I listed last night. Memory loss...hahaha. And apparently, the 20% discount promotion is over. Read the comments section on what sort of charges you will be expecting when buying online from www.mulberry.com)

My MANy Bags To Sell #03 (SOLD)

Time To Say Goodbye, Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Broadway Bag

With the coming of the new, the old has to give way...

It's time to part with my Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Broadway Bag. May it find its rightful owner who will treasure this bag.

This bag has only been used once and is in a great condition, always kept in the dust bag. What makes this Broadway bag different from the new ones you see in the store...is the RED COLOUR lining instead of brown. And the strap is not embroided with the words Louis Vuitton. In my books, this version is so much more classy and less loud.

Will post prices soon. Anyone who is interested, make me an offer before I officially put it up for sale:-P This bag is now retailing for around SGD $1700 in the LV stores. Singapore buyers preferred.

Click here for my previous post on this bag

My MANy Bags To Sell #02 (SOLD)

Gucci GG Fabric Tote With Green/Red Web Handles And Dark Brown Leather Trim

Bag #2 for sale. My Gucci GG Fabric tote bag with zip top closure and signature green/red web handles. The handles and base of the bag are reinforced with dark brown leather. This is a handy bag which is tough and roomy to keep all your belongings. There is an internal zip pocket and handphone pouch.

I have used this bag for maybe less than 10 times, considering how long it takes for my bag cycle to come back to the same bag again..hahaha. I have another Gucci GG Fabric bamboo tassel drawstring tote so I thought I can part with this tote. No point to have 2 GG fabric totes.

I bought this tote bag for SGD $780 at Gucci Paragon store a couple of years back. Now I am willing to part with it at SGD$480. This bag is again from the classic range and never goes on sale.

Interested parties, contact me here.

My sale price: SGD $480