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BookerMoose · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:16 AM

I feel bad that I have been ignoring this bag, which I got from BlueFly back in March - at least for the purposes of it having its debut here. I have carried it a lot (and a lot more than I thought I would) - it is an awesome colour for spring (or at least what has passed for spring here in Vancouver this year - I've only been caught with it in the rain once, luckily!).

The colour is particularly difficult to capture, which I guess isn't surprising because it really does look different in every light IRL as well. I tried various options - flash with artificial light, no flash with natural light, flash with natural light, and flash with sunlight. Really it is all of these colours - and more!

kiss_p · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:19 AM

So, pretty!

pikeeygrl · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:22 AM

It's like 4 bags in 1 ...

Brandless · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:26 AM

What color is that? I swear the last one looks pink!

pikeeygrl · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM

The color is called Old Petra and I think it is an S/S 2007 color.

BookerMoose · Jun 15th, 2008, 01:11 AM

Yes, it is old petra and it was a S/S 07 colour... before I discovered BV. I kept hearing about how wonderful it was (which is true now that I have seen it IRL), and then months later it suddenly dawned on me that this bag I had been eyeing on BlueFly forever was in fact that colour! Old petra items do still pop up on eBay every once in a while, and there is this one lonely little bag still on BlueFly... I feel sorry for it since no one seems to want it! I'm not sure if the outlets have any old petra - someone mentioned recently that seasonal colours "go away" for a while before hitting the outlets so maybe the old petra pieces will show up there some day soon!

shopaholic&baby · Jun 15th, 2008, 02:38 AM

Another nice bag from BV! Great choice!

mrsDIY88 · Jun 15th, 2008, 03:42 AM

BookerMoose, such a pretty and elegant bag. lovely!!

mlbags · Jun 15th, 2008, 04:38 AM

BookerMoose, thanks for taking the effort in the pics.
I too have an Old Petra (Roma) and till this day (14months) I still can't really figure out the exact colour. Sometimes, it's a muted brown, sometimes it's dusky pink.... it's really a mysterious colour!
We love our Old Petra, don't we, BookerMoose!

LLANeedle · Jun 15th, 2008, 05:49 AM

Bookermoose, how does the top close? Does it just flap over or is there a magnet? Is it strictly a hand carried bag? It is lovely. Scala is another BV color that's hard to describe. It too changes color depending on the light and what it's next to.

jelts · Jun 15th, 2008, 05:52 AM

Very pretty! =)

ReRe · Jun 15th, 2008, 08:36 AM

I agree on the Old Petra Roma...a mysterious little bag with lots of "color" mood changes.

ReRe · Jun 15th, 2008, 08:38 AM

Here she is...

BookerMoose · Jun 15th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by LLANeedle

Bookermoose, how does the top close? Does it just flap over or is there a magnet? Is it strictly a hand carried bag? It is lovely. Scala is another BV color that's hard to describe. It too changes color depending on the light and what it's next to.

Thanks everyone! And to answer LLANeedle's question, it flaps over with a magnet, which is a great combo of security and convenience for getting in and out. And the handles are a bit shorter than the Montaigne's or maybe it is just because they are attached far apart, but either way it doesn't really go over the shoulder well, even in a pinch, so I only use it as a hand carried bag. I do prefer the Montaigne style (that probably doesn't surprise anyone!) but love this for a bit of a change every once in a while!

Nymph · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:05 PM

I like how the colour "changes". Makes it all that more special. Like it has its own little mood swings on a daily basis

Jun 15th, 2008, 12:19 AM	#2
kiss_p Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,173	So, pretty!
kiss_p Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,173

Jun 15th, 2008, 12:26 AM	#4
Brandless Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 899	What color is that? I swear the last one looks pink!
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Jun 15th, 2008, 05:52 AM	#11
jelts Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,804	Very pretty! =)
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Jun 15th, 2008, 12:05 PM	#15
Nymph Black WE please! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,266	I like how the colour "changes". Makes it all that more special. Like it has its own little mood swings on a daily basis
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Jun 15th, 2008, 12:22 AM	#3
pikeeygrl Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: on Eric's lap Posts: 1,925	It's like 4 bags in 1 ...

Jun 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM	#5
pikeeygrl Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: on Eric's lap Posts: 1,925	The color is called Old Petra and I think it is an S/S 2007 color.

Jun 15th, 2008, 02:38 AM	#7
shopaholic&baby Member Joined: May 2008 Location: Asia Posts: 637	Another nice bag from BV! Great choice!

Jun 15th, 2008, 03:42 AM	#8
mrsDIY88 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: asia Posts: 463	BookerMoose, such a pretty and elegant bag. lovely!!

Jun 15th, 2008, 04:38 AM	#9
mlbags Yeah, no lemmings! Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 982	BookerMoose, thanks for taking the effort in the pics. I too have an Old Petra (Roma) and till this day (14months) I still can't really figure out the exact colour. Sometimes, it's a muted brown, sometimes it's dusky pink.... it's really a mysterious colour! We love our Old Petra, don't we, BookerMoose!

Jun 15th, 2008, 05:49 AM	#10
LLANeedle Member Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,445	Bookermoose, how does the top close? Does it just flap over or is there a magnet? Is it strictly a hand carried bag? It is lovely. Scala is another BV color that's hard to describe. It too changes color depending on the light and what it's next to.

Jun 15th, 2008, 08:36 AM	#12
ReRe ReRe Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Philly area Posts: 3,435	I agree on the Old Petra Roma...a mysterious little bag with lots of "color" mood changes.

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