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bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 01:51 PM

I hope I'm not breaking with accepted protocol by not posting preview pics first ... and by not posting pictures of the great packaging job ...

If you will all excuse the abruptness of this reveal ... without further ado, may I present my first Ignes ... Mini Ormala, dark grey (inspired by friend lionlaw), silver hardware, handles shortened to 7" drop, dark grey leather lining (inspired by duranie70).

The colour is not QUITE right in the pictures ... I had requested a graphite / pencil lead colour, and it is pretty much spot on. Thanks for letting me share!

And ... a comparison shot beside my 30 Ebene Birkin. MiniO is just a tad taller, and just a tad wider.

newbaglover · May 5th, 2009, 01:58 PM

OHHHH it is beautiful! and the leather lining is great ( I must have this kind of lining in a bag for sure). Do you love it?
An great shot with birkin comparation ( I know both brands are not in the same league, but it is beautiful seeing them together!)

irainei · May 5th, 2009, 02:02 PM

That's just gorgeous! Love the all leather purse (and am now convinced I do need a dark gray something)

elizat · May 5th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Wow- what a lovely bag! The leather lining is wonderful.

What do you think of it?

I also like your family shot with your Hermes!

lionlaw · May 5th, 2009, 02:11 PM

Gorgeous! Do you like it?

newbaglover · May 5th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Love this picture, it is so urban chic! grey, asfalt...

bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by newbaglover

OHHHH it is beautiful! and the leather lining is great ( I must have this kind of lining in a bag for sure). Do you love it?
An great shot with birkin comparation ( I know both brands are not in the same league, but it is beautiful seeing them together!)

Thank you, newbaglover! I think I do love it!
I have a few different brands, but only one Birkin. I find MiniO and the Birkin both lovely in their own ways.

^^ oh, and I know some would be horrified that I put my bag down on the ground ... but I generally don't really baby my bags ... and it's a beautiful dry, sunny day.

starkfan · May 5th, 2009, 02:32 PM

Oh, that's gorgeous! Congrats, bluefish! That leather lining definitely looks wonderful as well...

bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by irainei

That's just gorgeous! Love the all leather purse (and am now convinced I do need a dark gray something)

Thanks, irainei! The Dark Grey (#052) is beautiful. It's not too stiff, but has some structure. I spend a couple of weeks handling the swatch before decided to commit to the purchase. Oh, and the friend referral at the beginning of April helped to push me over the edge. Was that really a whole month ago???

momo43 · May 5th, 2009, 02:39 PM

beautiful! congrats!

bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by elizat

Wow- what a lovely bag! The leather lining is wonderful.

What do you think of it?

I also like your family shot with your Hermes!

Thanks, elizat! I like it a lot! The leather is so smooth, and pliable ... there are a couple of leather marks, but I'm not too concerned. I don't think this will be my only Ignes ... but it may be for a while. It can be friends with the Birkin ... I think they will play well together.

bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by lionlaw

Gorgeous! Do you like it?

lionlaw - I DO like it!
I will have to try the suede lining at some point in time, but I'm very glad I went with the leather lining this time.
Thanks again for being my friend!

bluefish · May 5th, 2009, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by starkfan

Oh, that's gorgeous! Congrats, bluefish! That leather lining definitely looks wonderful as well...

Thank you, starkfan! I'm really glad I went with the leather lining this time.
Thank you also, momo43!

tejava · May 5th, 2009, 02:49 PM

Congrats! Ormala is my favorite style of all Ignes collections. I'm in the process of ordering a mini ormala in raspberry. I am just waiting for Maria to confirm availability of the raspberry leather. All the ormala/mini ormala reveals make me feel excited about my possible order!

No Cute · May 5th, 2009, 03:28 PM

bluefish, your new Ormala is gorgeous! And I did enjoy the immediate picture without waiting part of your reveal! Love the family pic!

May 5th, 2009, 01:58 PM	#2
newbaglover Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: spain Posts: 2,171	OHHHH it is beautiful! and the leather lining is great ( I must have this kind of lining in a bag for sure). Do you love it? An great shot with birkin comparation ( I know both brands are not in the same league, but it is beautiful seeing them together!)
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May 5th, 2009, 02:02 PM	#3
irainei Kissy Face! Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,167	That's just gorgeous! Love the all leather purse (and am now convinced I do need a dark gray something)
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May 5th, 2009, 02:09 PM	#4
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,123	Wow- what a lovely bag! The leather lining is wonderful. What do you think of it? I also like your family shot with your Hermes!
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May 5th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#5
lionlaw Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,895	Gorgeous! Do you like it?
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May 5th, 2009, 02:25 PM	#6
newbaglover Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: spain Posts: 2,171	Love this picture, it is so urban chic! grey, asfalt...
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May 5th, 2009, 02:32 PM	#8
starkfan Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,532	Oh, that's gorgeous! Congrats, bluefish! That leather lining definitely looks wonderful as well...
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May 5th, 2009, 02:39 PM	#10
momo43 be more mindful! Joined: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,427	beautiful! congrats!
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May 5th, 2009, 02:49 PM	#14
tejava Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,068	Congrats! Ormala is my favorite style of all Ignes collections. I'm in the process of ordering a mini ormala in raspberry. I am just waiting for Maria to confirm availability of the raspberry leather. All the ormala/mini ormala reveals make me feel excited about my possible order!
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May 5th, 2009, 03:28 PM	#15
No Cute Member Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,561	bluefish, your new Ormala is gorgeous! And I did enjoy the immediate picture without waiting part of your reveal! Love the family pic!
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