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kuromi · Sep 21st, 2009, 10:33 AM

I need help ladies !! I can't decide to get a Large or Medium .
I m around 5"5.

Would appreciate some suggestions? Thank you !!

ssc0619 · Sep 21st, 2009, 10:39 AM

I am your same height and I have both.

I rarely use my medium, although I don't want to get rid of it.

I have several larges and use them a lot. I like the way the large drapes when you carry it. I am not a fan of the maxi on me.

Compass Rose · Sep 21st, 2009, 10:40 AM

I don't have one, but it is the bag I will be getting very soon in a medium. I am 5'4" and I think the medium is perfect for my size, but again, I don't lug a whole lot around with me so I don't need the bigger bag. It may be great for you!

kuromi · Sep 21st, 2009, 10:44 AM

Thanks so much gals, for the fast response!

May i ask if you have any modeling pics posted anywhere which i can refer to since we're almost the same height? Thanks so much

kroquet · Sep 21st, 2009, 11:09 AM

Look in the Bottega in action and you should find some shots. Remember that the nappa will soften and drape to your body, so a large, with some use, will not look so big.

Depends completely on your preference and how much you carry.

jburgh · Sep 21st, 2009, 11:16 AM

I am 5'6" and have a few of the large and one maxi. I like the shoulder drop on the large best. Depends on how much you carry and how "thick" your arm or your arm in a coat is.

kuromi · Sep 21st, 2009, 11:18 AM

Thanks kroquet! I actually spent the whole day and finished browsing the "bottega in action" today! hehehe. But still undecided

By the way, will the medium be the same too? after must use, it'll become smaller?

kroquet · Sep 21st, 2009, 11:23 AM

If I were you, I would go for the large, just for that drape factor. lol

jmcadon · Sep 21st, 2009, 12:39 PM

I am 5'5 1/2" and about 125lbs and I love the medium on me. I am not a fan of large bags, tho.

mundodabolsa · Sep 21st, 2009, 01:08 PM

I'd go for the large, but it really depends on your tastes.

For instance, I'm only 5' and anything smaller than a Maxi is too small for me!

ssc0619 · Sep 21st, 2009, 01:15 PM

What size is this that Reece is carrying around? Isn't she around 5'5"?

NYCshopGirl80 · Sep 21st, 2009, 01:48 PM

Get the large!!! A few months ago, and good friend and I decided to get BV bags. We both did some searching on TPF, and decided the medium was big enough. Placed our orders... then I went to Saks and tried them on in person and the medium was more of a "going out to dinner" bag then an every day bag. I am 5'4, 110lbs and she is about 5'1 and also tiny. We both cancelled our medium bags and are thrilled with the large size. The SA at Saks told me, and I agree, as an every day bag, the medium looks chintzy and like you didn't want to spend a bit more for the large. The medium is nice, but is small.

capulet · Sep 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM

I think if you're undecided you might be best off with the large. I went through a similar debate when I got my Veneta and ended up getting the medium. And I LOVE it with all the handbag love I have in my heart. But it is not a big bag, and while I carry it on my shoulder all the time, it can get a bit awkward with a heavy coat. I'm 5'4", and I'm not skinny by any means, but I do have relatively small arms and narrow shoulders. I don't usually carry a lot of stuff, but if I need something with more capacity, I have to use something else. I think my next Veneta will be a large.

boxermom · Sep 21st, 2009, 02:25 PM

I'm 5' 5" and large is the best for me. The medium is snug. If you are thin, a medium would work, but IMO the large size is the most versatile and will go over a sweater, light jacket, etc.

Juda · Sep 21st, 2009, 02:31 PM

I agree with boxermom the large size is the most versatile

Sep 21st, 2009, 10:33 AM	#1
kuromi OP Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,636	5"5 gal, Veneta Large or Medium?? I need help ladies !! I can't decide to get a Large or Medium . I m around 5"5. Would appreciate some suggestions? Thank you !!
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Sep 21st, 2009, 10:40 AM	#3
Compass Rose Opie, My Schmopie!! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 8,622	I don't have one, but it is the bag I will be getting very soon in a medium. I am 5'4" and I think the medium is perfect for my size, but again, I don't lug a whole lot around with me so I don't need the bigger bag. It may be great for you!
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Sep 21st, 2009, 10:44 AM	#4
kuromi OP Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,636	Thanks so much gals, for the fast response! May i ask if you have any modeling pics posted anywhere which i can refer to since we're almost the same height? Thanks so much
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Sep 21st, 2009, 11:09 AM	#5
kroquet Menopausal M. O. B. Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 9,471	Look in the Bottega in action and you should find some shots. Remember that the nappa will soften and drape to your body, so a large, with some use, will not look so big. Depends completely on your preference and how much you carry.
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Sep 21st, 2009, 11:16 AM	#6
jburgh BV, Choo, Ferragamo Joined: Aug 2007 Location: where the Corgis frap Posts: 7,203	I am 5'6" and have a few of the large and one maxi. I like the shoulder drop on the large best. Depends on how much you carry and how "thick" your arm or your arm in a coat is.
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Sep 21st, 2009, 10:39 AM	#2
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 5,959	I am your same height and I have both. I rarely use my medium, although I don't want to get rid of it. I have several larges and use them a lot. I like the way the large drapes when you carry it. I am not a fan of the maxi on me.

Sep 21st, 2009, 11:18 AM	#7
kuromi OP Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,636	Thanks kroquet! I actually spent the whole day and finished browsing the "bottega in action" today! hehehe. But still undecided By the way, will the medium be the same too? after must use, it'll become smaller?
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Sep 21st, 2009, 11:23 AM	#8
kroquet Menopausal M. O. B. Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 9,471	If I were you, I would go for the large, just for that drape factor. lol
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Sep 21st, 2009, 12:39 PM	#9
jmcadon Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,481	I am 5'5 1/2" and about 125lbs and I love the medium on me. I am not a fan of large bags, tho.
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Sep 21st, 2009, 01:08 PM	#10
mundodabolsa Member Joined: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,393	I'd go for the large, but it really depends on your tastes. For instance, I'm only 5' and anything smaller than a Maxi is too small for me!

Sep 21st, 2009, 01:15 PM	#11
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 5,959	What size is this that Reece is carrying around? Isn't she around 5'5"?

Sep 21st, 2009, 01:48 PM	#12
NYCshopGirl80 Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 1,476	Get the large!!! A few months ago, and good friend and I decided to get BV bags. We both did some searching on TPF, and decided the medium was big enough. Placed our orders... then I went to Saks and tried them on in person and the medium was more of a "going out to dinner" bag then an every day bag. I am 5'4, 110lbs and she is about 5'1 and also tiny. We both cancelled our medium bags and are thrilled with the large size. The SA at Saks told me, and I agree, as an every day bag, the medium looks chintzy and like you didn't want to spend a bit more for the large. The medium is nice, but is small.

Sep 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM	#13
capulet Show me the monkey! Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,823	I think if you're undecided you might be best off with the large. I went through a similar debate when I got my Veneta and ended up getting the medium. And I LOVE it with all the handbag love I have in my heart. But it is not a big bag, and while I carry it on my shoulder all the time, it can get a bit awkward with a heavy coat. I'm 5'4", and I'm not skinny by any means, but I do have relatively small arms and narrow shoulders. I don't usually carry a lot of stuff, but if I need something with more capacity, I have to use something else. I think my next Veneta will be a large.
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Sep 21st, 2009, 02:25 PM	#14
boxermom Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 13,685	I'm 5' 5" and large is the best for me. The medium is snug. If you are thin, a medium would work, but IMO the large size is the most versatile and will go over a sweater, light jacket, etc.

Sep 21st, 2009, 02:31 PM	#15
Juda Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 955	I agree with boxermom the large size is the most versatile
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