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oj_lo · Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:51 AM

u wear it so well, many congrats!

Sammyjoe · Jun 22nd, 2009, 09:14 AM

You look great!!!! A stunning bag!!!

sunshinesmilee · Jun 23rd, 2009, 02:16 AM

You look fabulous with it! Enjoy!

labelmom5 · Jun 24th, 2009, 03:09 AM

Congrats!

Bichon Lover · Jun 24th, 2009, 04:20 PM

The Copper Ostrich is so beautiful

I hope you're still as much in love with it and more!

hikarupanda · Jun 24th, 2009, 05:23 PM

^ Thank you again everyone!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bag!!! This is like my favorite bag now. Even my not-so-fashionista girlfriend asked me after seeing me with the bag: "Tina, is this a BV bag?"

Now, for those of you who have this ostrich bag, I actually have a question for you. If you look at the picture closely, you can see that the leather towards the lower left corner tends to have less, if not none, "bumps" (quill follicles). It's like that on both sides of my bag. I know this is how the leather on my particular bag is naturally. But I am just wondering if the ostrich leather is like that on your belly bag? At one point I was wondering if the pattern of the bumps would be more even on some patches than on other, that the leather patches on mine might be "substandard"?

Or, am I just being too paranoid?? XP

Baggiana · Jun 24th, 2009, 06:40 PM

hikarupanda, my bag is the same, and I have noticed the same in picutures of lululala's bag - and I cannot remember seeing ssc0619's bag. IMO, that bag required a big piece of leather and that means that there will be a large section of the bird hide used and there will be some sections with bumps and contiguous sections without - just like you would see if you viewed the whole hide. BV tried to place these in such a manner that they were less obvious and more pleasing. This is not a sub-standard exotic hide - just the nature of a large piece of ostrich hide... the variability makes it more beautiful, IMO... remember handmade, and natural are often irregular, and I feel that that variability is part of the beauty. Don't worry, if we compared bags IRL, mine would look very much like yours - but not identical.

ssc0619 · Jun 24th, 2009, 10:42 PM

hikarupanda,

Mine has the same thing going on, but it is a little lower on the bag so you don't see it as well.

I took some up close pictures to show you.

This first one you can see it at the left on the bottom a little bit...

A little closer you can see it better

This is the other side of the strap....not the same side as above...

Where you see it the most though is on the bottom of the bag

legofish · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:00 AM

Lovely, congrats.

alisonanna · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:30 AM

I found this pic from Jane*Bond of her ostrich
I actually think the variation in the bumps is really cool!
didn't they do a great job of matching these?!

hikarupanda · Jun 25th, 2009, 04:22 PM

Thanks Ladies, so it seems that it is indeed just the nature of the leather, and BV did do a good job try to place the leather in a way that will look more appealing. I think since the copper color is not one flat color and the color does have variation, the pattern of the bumps does make it look even more interesting.

By the way, I found this "extra" bump right next to the "normal standard" bump (see white circles on pics). I am thinking the ostrich got a pimple that day!! LOL!!! Would you mind this pimple?

Baggiana · Jun 25th, 2009, 05:46 PM

^Goodness, T!!! It must be your age - growing up in a world where things are made (synthesized) to look identical... NO! That "pimple" would not bother me at all!

ok - I suppose that you are familiar with silk - a natural product. In raw silk shantung, you will find slubs, thick threads and thin threads... the beauty is in the variation - it is a natural product, not synthetic. A very fine piece of handmade silk may look more regular, but the more you look at it, the more variablity you will see.

Ok - let's talk ceramics... the most valuable ceramics have flaws in the glaze and irregularities in fabrication - some purposeful, and some accidental. Still they are highly prized and treasured. Natural materials used, where much of the process is not industrially controlled - so hard to control firing to exactly reproduce two pieces exactly the same... the flaws are part of the beauty.

And finally, each child is different and not free from flaws (though we would like to think they are - yes I am a mother of a grown child). Yet there is beauty and charm in their imperfections; we tend to find these endearing.

So it is with your ostrich handbag! Embrace the natural beauty of it!

hikarupanda · Jun 25th, 2009, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Baggiana

^Goodness, T!!! It must be your age - growing up in a world where things are made (synthesized) to look identical... NO! That "pimple" would not bother me at all!

ok - I suppose that you are familiar with silk - a natural product. In raw silk shantung, you will find slubs, thick threads and thin threads... the beauty is in the variation - it is a natural product, not synthetic. A very fine piece of handmade silk may look more regular, but the more you look at it, the more variablity you will see.

Ok - let's talk ceramics... the most valuable ceramics have flaws in the glaze and irregularities in fabrication - some purposeful, and some accidental. Still they are highly prized and treasured. Natural materials used, where much of the process is not industrially controlled - so hard to control firing to exactly reproduce two pieces exactly the same... the flaws are part of the beauty.

And finally, each child is different and not free from flaws (though we would like to think they are - yes I am a mother of a grown child). Yet there is beauty and charm in their imperfections; we tend to find these endearing.

So it is with your ostrich handbag! Embrace the natural beauty of it!

Hahaha, yes, it must be my age as I am REALLY young!! Hahaha, but no seriously, I think you are so right!

When you talk about children, I have to agree.. My baby girl's one eye is a little bit bigger than the other one BUT I think she's the cutest baby in the world!

Anyhow, I feel much better now!

papertiger · Jun 26th, 2009, 07:20 PM

What's so nice is that it will only get more beautiful the more you use it

Congrats!

ssc0619 · Jun 26th, 2009, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by hikarupanda

Would you mind this pimple?

I agree with Baggiana, it is just what happens with a natural product. No one else will ever notice these little variations. (In fact I didn't even notice any of it until I saw your post! ) What they will see is a gorgeous handbag!

Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:51 AM	#46
oj_lo Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 96	u wear it so well, many congrats!
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Jun 22nd, 2009, 09:14 AM	#47
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Jun 23rd, 2009, 02:16 AM	#48
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Jun 24th, 2009, 03:09 AM	#49
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Jun 24th, 2009, 05:23 PM	#51
hikarupanda OP Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,175	^ Thank you again everyone!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bag!!! This is like my favorite bag now. Even my not-so-fashionista girlfriend asked me after seeing me with the bag: "Tina, is this a BV bag?" Now, for those of you who have this ostrich bag, I actually have a question for you. If you look at the picture closely, you can see that the leather towards the lower left corner tends to have less, if not none, "bumps" (quill follicles). It's like that on both sides of my bag. I know this is how the leather on my particular bag is naturally. But I am just wondering if the ostrich leather is like that on your belly bag? At one point I was wondering if the pattern of the bumps would be more even on some patches than on other, that the leather patches on mine might be "substandard"? Or, am I just being too paranoid?? XP
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Jun 24th, 2009, 04:20 PM	#50
Bichon Lover Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: California SF Bayarea Posts: 2,461	The Copper Ostrich is so beautiful I hope you're still as much in love with it and more!

Jun 24th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#52
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,991	hikarupanda, my bag is the same, and I have noticed the same in picutures of lululala's bag - and I cannot remember seeing ssc0619's bag. IMO, that bag required a big piece of leather and that means that there will be a large section of the bird hide used and there will be some sections with bumps and contiguous sections without - just like you would see if you viewed the whole hide. BV tried to place these in such a manner that they were less obvious and more pleasing. This is not a sub-standard exotic hide - just the nature of a large piece of ostrich hide... the variability makes it more beautiful, IMO... remember handmade, and natural are often irregular, and I feel that that variability is part of the beauty. Don't worry, if we compared bags IRL, mine would look very much like yours - but not identical.
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,991	__________________

Jun 24th, 2009, 10:42 PM	#53
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 5,967	hikarupanda, Mine has the same thing going on, but it is a little lower on the bag so you don't see it as well. I took some up close pictures to show you. This first one you can see it at the left on the bottom a little bit... A little closer you can see it better This is the other side of the strap....not the same side as above... Where you see it the most though is on the bottom of the bag

Jun 25th, 2009, 11:00 AM	#54
legofish A LV+BV Fan from HK Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 580	Lovely, congrats.
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Jun 25th, 2009, 11:30 AM	#55
alisonanna Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,156	I found this pic from *JaneBond** of her ostrich I actually think the variation in the bumps is really cool! didn't they do a great job of matching these?!
alisonanna Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,156	Last edited by alisonanna; Jun 25th, 2009 at 11:37 AM.

Jun 25th, 2009, 05:46 PM	#57
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,991	^Goodness, T!!! It must be your age - growing up in a world where things are made (synthesized) to look identical... NO! That "pimple" would not bother me at all! ok - I suppose that you are familiar with silk - a natural product. In raw silk shantung, you will find slubs, thick threads and thin threads... the beauty is in the variation - it is a natural product, not synthetic. A very fine piece of handmade silk may look more regular, but the more you look at it, the more variablity you will see. Ok - let's talk ceramics... the most valuable ceramics have flaws in the glaze and irregularities in fabrication - some purposeful, and some accidental. Still they are highly prized and treasured. Natural materials used, where much of the process is not industrially controlled - so hard to control firing to exactly reproduce two pieces exactly the same... the flaws are part of the beauty. And finally, each child is different and not free from flaws (though we would like to think they are - yes I am a mother of a grown child). Yet there is beauty and charm in their imperfections; we tend to find these endearing. So it is with your ostrich handbag! Embrace the natural beauty of it!
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,991	__________________ Last edited by Baggiana; Jun 25th, 2009 at 05:51 PM.

Jun 26th, 2009, 07:20 PM	#59
papertiger Member Joined: May 2009 Location: UK/France Posts: 2,681	What's so nice is that it will only get more beautiful the more you use it Congrats!

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