I'm loving all of the love for Parme, I bought one recently! If anyone wants one, there was a Parme city at the Neimans in Tysons Corner, VA when I was there yesterday.
Hi nova_girl, which hardware was the Parme in? I know there's one in London which is in GSH.... but I think RGGH looks better with Parme Not sure if Neimans deliver overseas though
Parme seems really pretty in pictures but I havent seen it in real life, so it's kinda hard to decide. Plus it'd be an eBay purchase- somehow I prefer buying through Bal boutiques. I saw a few Anthra pictures online and they look really greenish with time. Gosh, so hard to decide!
cat1967 said:Well it is kinda greenish as you say but that's what makes the color so special. A pure grey color would be Gris Tarmac. Parme is either loved or hated by many tPFers. It was a hard decision I had to make a few months ago.
I got Anthracite SGH as my first bal and am still thankful I chose that color cos it's just so versatile and easy to maintain. You mentioned your wardrobe includes denims, hence I'll advise Anthracite for you cos as much as Parme will be a more interesting color, color transfer is very very likely. I've seen gris termac in real life and it's gorgeous with the G12RGGH but a pity it's the mini studs, am a big fan of the G21 studs. Hope that helps!I know right! I've gone thru the threads abt Parme and it's either they really love it... Or really hate it (raw poultry)... Haha.., and I like it under certain lightings only. Sigh
Anthracite with RGGH is a gorgeous gorgeous combo. btw...All the 2011 bags I have seen in this combo do not have the greenish tint like a lot of the 2010 bags do.
I've not seen Gris Tarmac IRL but love the pics I've seen of the RGGH 12 combo. I've been tempting by this combo many times . It's such a pretty dark grey and I like it with the smaller hardware.
I'm one of those that was not fond of Parme in the past. I don't think I gave it a very fair chance though. When I saw it I was looking for a light pink bag (something more like Bois de Rose and was disappointed that Parme was not more Pink) ....it's definitely more of a neutral color. If you are looking something neutral with a small touch of pink/lilac then Parme may work for you.
Good Luck with your choice!
I got Anthracite SGH as my first bal and am still thankful I chose that color cos it's just so versatile and easy to maintain. You mentioned your wardrobe includes denims, hence I'll advise Anthracite for you cos as much as Parme will be a more interesting color, color transfer is very very likely. I've seen gris termac in real life and it's gorgeous with the G12RGGH but a pity it's the mini studs, am a big fan of the G21 studs. Hope that helps!