The Belen Echandia Lounge

JNH14 · Dec 14th, 2007, 07:33 PM

And here is my Take Me Away petrol beauty just hangin' out!

For some reason it won't download the jpeg...

mayajuliana · Dec 14th, 2007, 09:00 PM

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I just posted my Indulge Me in Dark Navy in the picture thread, but I'll do it again, she's so beautiful.

audball67 · Dec 15th, 2007, 03:15 AM

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I just posted my Indulge Me in Dark Navy in the picture thread, but I'll do it again, she's so beautiful.

Just gorgeous, mayajuliana!

It's a beautiful midnight blue....how do you like the Indulge Me style?

TropicalGal · Dec 15th, 2007, 08:44 AM

Yes, mayajuliana, tell us about Indulge me!!!

JNH14 · Dec 15th, 2007, 10:25 AM

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I just posted my Indulge Me in Dark Navy in the picture thread, but I'll do it again, she's so beautiful.

Wow-what a gorgeous bag_ I have bag envy!!

fashionista7 · Dec 15th, 2007, 02:08 PM

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Here's my wine Stroke Me relaxing...

I love this bag!!! that color is like a wine/burgundy and the leather looks so luscious

drooling over here.. I'm dying for a red bag and at first I was thinking I'd go for a Fiamma Red when I get a BE but now I'm leaning towards the wine- do you think it would go well with a lot of different colors? I like to wear lots of reds, blues, greens, pinks, purples..

mayajuliana · Dec 15th, 2007, 02:17 PM

Hey guys, thanks for all the good comments. I do absolutely love this bag...I love how much space there is, how many pockets there are, the color of course, and the straps for a double strap bag - it slips off the shoulder a bit, but not much...I have other bags that do it constantly. The smell is great, I love it. The only hangup I have is the zip pulls. The leather tassel situation is not good for me because I yank, not pull. Also, if you pull it too far, it gets stuck...it took me about 10 minutes to unravel that situation. My remedy is now don't pull the zipper too far, and get some bag charms to use as zip pulls. I'm doing that today. Once that's done, this bag is totally perfect! Of course, I want a bigger bag, so I'm thinking about a TMA or hopefully Jackie will come up with a shoulder bag with good zips and then I'm there!

Overall, I'm happy I bought the bag and I love Jackie! She's wonderful!

audball67 · Dec 15th, 2007, 03:52 PM

Thanks for the information, mayajuliana. I think I know what you mean about the zipper pulls - on occasion, I feel like the front zip pockets on my LM aren't as substantial as I would need them to be and I don't feel comfortable relying on the leather tethers to pull the zips. Thankfully, I don't open those pockets a lot...

But are you saying that your two compartment zippers will get stuck if you pull them too far back? I wonder if you "work" the zippers more if they won't loosen up a bit...you don't mean stuck in the fabric lining or anything, do you?

Sorry for all these questions - I have an inquiry into a black crash IM and want to know all the ins and outs first LOL!

JNH14 · Dec 15th, 2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fashionista7

I love this bag!!! that color is like a wine/burgundy and the leather looks so luscious

drooling over here.. I'm dying for a red bag and at first I was thinking I'd go for a Fiamma Red when I get a BE but now I'm leaning towards the wine- do you think it would go well with a lot of different colors? I like to wear lots of reds, blues, greens, pinks, purples..

I wear it with everything-anytime you need a pop of color-it's a fabulous color and a great style of the BE bag!

TropicalGal · Dec 15th, 2007, 05:19 PM

I have a feeling we are all going to go for the Indulge Me...unless Jackie's got something new for spring... That's the nature of the fashion biz....always something new and interesting coming up...
Can we have a modeling pix of the gorgeous Navy Indulge Me? (Post on picture thread too please, so that we have an archive thread of pics.)

JNH14 · Dec 15th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Hey ladies, don't forget to email Jackie a photo of your BE bag hanging out or travling with you etc. She is running a contest-so send her your photo!

mayajuliana · Dec 15th, 2007, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by audball67

Thanks for the information, mayajuliana. I think I know what you mean about the zipper pulls - on occasion, I feel like the front zip pockets on my LM aren't as substantial as I would need them to be and I don't feel comfortable relying on the leather tethers to pull the zips. Thankfully, I don't open those pockets a lot...

But are you saying that your two compartment zippers will get stuck if you pull them too far back? I wonder if you "work" the zippers more if they won't loosen up a bit...you don't mean stuck in the fabric lining or anything, do you?

Sorry for all these questions - I have an inquiry into a black crash IM and want to know all the ins and outs first LOL!

No, no problem at all to ask questions. The problem I have is when I pull the zipper the farthest it can go, it tends to get stuck on me. The fabric catching is not the problem...it's when the zipper pull/zipper goes vertical at the end (because remember, the ends of the zipper are tucked into the bag vertically, and so the problem starts when I pull the zipper along that curve from horizontal to vertical and it gets stuck somehow...maybe because the teeth of the zipper and the pull are not aligning?). I'm sorry, I'm sure that's hard to picture, but that is about as descriptive I can get being a naturally right brained-left brained trained engineer. My DH understood what I was talking about, but unfortunately he's an engineer too. I guess I'll have to take pictures and point to what I'm talking about...

The pull on the IM is a ring with leather strands attached...that's what I call the "tassels"...and since I don't want to break the tassels (I pulled a piece of leather on one of my other non-BE bags and it broke!!!), I tug gently, but it doesn't seem to budge gently tugging unless I put a bag charm on it and pull. I bought a pull today from Coach and now it works just fine. I a small carabiner will work too...I took mine from one of my Lesportsac Tokidoki bags. It's definitely a fixable thing so I wouldn't worry about it. Otherwise, the IM is great, it's worth it and it's shortcomings are very correctable by you...I'm having a hard time putting it down!

I will get some more pics up, including modeling pics when my battery for the camera charges....

OhCARNage · Dec 15th, 2007, 07:46 PM

My bag from the sample sale arrived. I don't think it has a name, but it is lovely. Tried to take pics, but my cat is a big ham and refused to get out of the shot. Once he finds somewhere else to sleep, I'll take some real pics.

citychris · Dec 15th, 2007, 08:02 PM

Thanks for the pics. of your beautiful bag and cat OhCarnage!

mayajuliana - Thanks for further explaining the zipper situation. I wonder if there's something you can put on zippers to make them open and close more easily. I think I've heard some ideas but I'll do searches on tPF and google to see if I can find anything.

OhCARNage · Dec 15th, 2007, 08:13 PM

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Thanks for the pics. of your beautiful bag and cat OhCarnage!

mayajuliana - Thanks for further explaining the zipper situation. I wonder if there's something you can put on zippers to make them open and close more easily. I think I've heard some ideas but I'll do searches on tPF and google to see if I can find anything.

I would suggest a heavy duty staple to stop the zipper from going far enough to get stuck. I have the same problem with my L.A.M.B. Esquivel.

Dec 14th, 2007, 07:33 PM	#31
JNH14 Midlife...no crisis! Location: Somewhere South...	Re: Belen Echandia Club House And here is my Take Me Away petrol beauty just hangin' out! For some reason it won't download the jpeg... __________________ "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out". John Wooden Last edited by JNH14; Dec 14th, 2007 at 07:42 PM.

Dec 14th, 2007, 09:00 PM	#32
mayajuliana ~Mind, Body, Soul~	Re: Belen Echandia Club House DSC01117.jpg I just posted my Indulge Me in Dark Navy in the picture thread, but I'll do it again, she's so beautiful. __________________ My favorites: Gray Chanel Lady Braid, Noce Prada Gauffre E/W Satchel, Black Metallic McQueen Elvie, Fendi Tribal Spy, BE Purple Crash Clutch Me, Kate Spade Pompano Mission bag!

Dec 15th, 2007, 08:44 AM	#34
TropicalGal Member	Re: Belen Echandia Club House Yes, mayajuliana, tell us about Indulge me!!! __________________ Visit me! www.theportablemother.blogspot.com I www.belenechandia.com

Dec 15th, 2007, 02:17 PM	#37
mayajuliana ~Mind, Body, Soul~	Re: Belen Echandia Club House Hey guys, thanks for all the good comments. I do absolutely love this bag...I love how much space there is, how many pockets there are, the color of course, and the straps for a double strap bag - it slips off the shoulder a bit, but not much...I have other bags that do it constantly. The smell is great, I love it. The only hangup I have is the zip pulls. The leather tassel situation is not good for me because I yank, not pull. Also, if you pull it too far, it gets stuck...it took me about 10 minutes to unravel that situation. My remedy is now don't pull the zipper too far, and get some bag charms to use as zip pulls. I'm doing that today. Once that's done, this bag is totally perfect! Of course, I want a bigger bag, so I'm thinking about a TMA or hopefully Jackie will come up with a shoulder bag with good zips and then I'm there! Overall, I'm happy I bought the bag and I love Jackie! She's wonderful! __________________ My favorites: Gray Chanel Lady Braid, Noce Prada Gauffre E/W Satchel, Black Metallic McQueen Elvie, Fendi Tribal Spy, BE Purple Crash Clutch Me, Kate Spade Pompano Mission bag!

Dec 15th, 2007, 03:52 PM	#38
audball67 Member	Re: Belen Echandia Club House Thanks for the information, mayajuliana. I think I know what you mean about the zipper pulls - on occasion, I feel like the front zip pockets on my LM aren't as substantial as I would need them to be and I don't feel comfortable relying on the leather tethers to pull the zips. Thankfully, I don't open those pockets a lot... But are you saying that your two compartment zippers will get stuck if you pull them too far back? I wonder if you "work" the zippers more if they won't loosen up a bit...you don't mean stuck in the fabric lining or anything, do you? Sorry for all these questions - I have an inquiry into a black crash IM and want to know all the ins and outs first LOL!

Dec 15th, 2007, 05:19 PM	#40
TropicalGal Member	Re: The Belen Echandia Lounge I have a feeling we are all going to go for the Indulge Me...unless Jackie's got something new for spring... That's the nature of the fashion biz....always something new and interesting coming up... Can we have a modeling pix of the gorgeous Navy Indulge Me? (Post on picture thread too please, so that we have an archive thread of pics.) __________________ Visit me! www.theportablemother.blogspot.com I www.belenechandia.com Last edited by TropicalGal; Dec 15th, 2007 at 05:19 PM. Reason: typo

Dec 15th, 2007, 06:29 PM	#41
JNH14 Midlife...no crisis! Location: Somewhere South...	Re: The Belen Echandia Lounge Hey ladies, don't forget to email Jackie a photo of your BE bag hanging out or travling with you etc. She is running a contest-so send her your photo! __________________ "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out". John Wooden

Dec 15th, 2007, 07:46 PM	#43
OhCARNage Member Location: Hollywood	Re: The Belen Echandia Lounge My bag from the sample sale arrived. I don't think it has a name, but it is lovely. Tried to take pics, but my cat is a big ham and refused to get out of the shot. Once he finds somewhere else to sleep, I'll take some real pics. __________________ Wish List Anna Corinna Jet Setter Jr. in Ruby AnnaCorinna Mini City Tote in Olive Belen Echandia Love Me in Purple L.A.M.B. Bullseye Westfield Shopper

Dec 15th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#44
citychris Member	Re: The Belen Echandia Lounge Thanks for the pics. of your beautiful bag and cat OhCarnage! mayajuliana - Thanks for further explaining the zipper situation. I wonder if there's something you can put on zippers to make them open and close more easily. I think I've heard some ideas but I'll do searches on tPF and google to see if I can find anything.