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Savvy.PurseBlog · Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:55 PM

Interesting, this is a very interesting bag. I am trying to figure out if I like this Kooba or if it misses the mark. So, I am going to break down the bag and try to figure out if I like this bag or not. No matter what, I have to admit the Kooba Isabella Saddle Bag boasts detailing that you don’t see every day. The first thing that made me stop and look at this bag a bit more was the color.

The soft, lavender color is gorgeous. I am not really sure it is a color I would rock during the Fall, but it is a great bag for Winter, Spring and even Summer. In typical Kooba fashion, the leather is downright supple and I am sure it will age gracefully. The size and shape I can totally work with. However, my hang up is with several flaps and clasps throughout the bag. For me, it is just a bit over the top. Clearly the bag has plenty of room for whatever you might need, but I would really have to be able to embrace the flaps in order to make this bag mine. Buy through Bluefly for $327.

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karmenzsofia · Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:42 PM

I love lavender, but not this shade...not on this bag.

That aside, IMO Kooba always seems to find a way to make
any bag a bit different and original, even when there isn't much
that hasn't already been done, by adding it's own twist to just
about any style. I love that about Kooba.

ssc0619 · Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:49 PM

I don't like the tie thingy that attaches the right side to the left. Pieces of leather like that always end up curling up when I have them on a bag.

NagaJolokia · Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:53 PM

This bag is just okay-looking.

M_Butterfly · Nov 2nd, 2009, 04:31 PM

Yeap I do not like this shade or the style!!

cginny · Nov 2nd, 2009, 10:52 PM

I like it :)

gidramom · Nov 2nd, 2009, 11:12 PM

Not crazy about color. But the style is OK.

Compass Rose · Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:13 AM

I would love this Kooba in a neutral shade of brown....or black. It's gorgeous! Plus....I don't think I have ever seen a new Kooba bag under $400 for quite a long time.

chaz · Nov 3rd, 2009, 12:36 PM

Quite like the style, I think it would work better in a different color though.

aliysiah · Nov 3rd, 2009, 06:22 PM

It's nice. The leather looks really nice though!! But I agree, if it was a brown or black it'd be way cuter!

moi et mes sacs · Nov 4th, 2009, 06:39 PM

It looks like purple left in a shop window for a few weeks.

Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:55 PM	#1
Savvy.PurseBlog OP PurseBlog Savvy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 362	Kooba Isabella Saddle Bag Interesting, this is a very interesting bag. I am trying to figure out if I like this Kooba or if it misses the mark. So, I am going to break down the bag and try to figure out if I like this bag or not. No matter what, I have to admit the Kooba Isabella Saddle Bag boasts detailing that you don’t see every day. The first thing that made me stop and look at this bag a bit more was the color. The soft, lavender color is gorgeous. I am not really sure it is a color I would rock during the Fall, but it is a great bag for Winter, Spring and even Summer. In typical Kooba fashion, the leather is downright supple and I am sure it will age gracefully. The size and shape I can totally work with. However, my hang up is with several flaps and clasps throughout the bag. For me, it is just a bit over the top. Clearly the bag has plenty of room for whatever you might need, but I would really have to be able to embrace the flaps in order to make this bag mine. Buy through Bluefly for $327. View the original post on PurseBlog Savvy!

Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:42 PM	#2
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I love lavender, but not this shade...not on this bag. That aside, IMO Kooba always seems to find a way to make any bag a bit different and original, even when there isn't much that hasn't already been done, by adding it's own twist to just about any style. I love that about Kooba.
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:53 PM	#4
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,822	This bag is just okay-looking.
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 04:31 PM	#5
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	Yeap I do not like this shade or the style!!
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 11:12 PM	#7
gidramom Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 470	Not crazy about color. But the style is OK.
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:49 PM	#3
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 5,971	I don't like the tie thingy that attaches the right side to the left. Pieces of leather like that always end up curling up when I have them on a bag.

Nov 2nd, 2009, 10:52 PM	#6
cginny Animal Lover :) Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Now in SoCal! Posts: 4,364	I like it :)

Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:13 AM	#8
Compass Rose Opie, My Schmopie!! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 8,623	I would love this Kooba in a neutral shade of brown....or black. It's gorgeous! Plus....I don't think I have ever seen a new Kooba bag under $400 for quite a long time.
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Nov 3rd, 2009, 12:36 PM	#9
chaz Superstar DJ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Blissful!! Posts: 14,162	Quite like the style, I think it would work better in a different color though.
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Nov 3rd, 2009, 06:22 PM	#10
aliysiah Sofa King Banned Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 810	It's nice. The leather looks really nice though!! But I agree, if it was a brown or black it'd be way cuter!
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Nov 4th, 2009, 06:39 PM	#11
moi et mes sacs Science Geek! Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,858	It looks like purple left in a shop window for a few weeks.
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