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ticklemepink3490 · Dec 2nd, 2006, 12:11 PM

I want to get a new handbag and i am deciding between the Gustto Parina or the Kooba Sienna any suggestions? oh, and also is the Gustto Parina super big because iam only 5 feet tall so i dont want it to over take me!

barcreperie · Dec 2nd, 2006, 01:55 PM

Have you seen/held these purse's in person? My Kooba Paige is very heavy. I'm waiting for new styles of Gustto to come out so I can get something lighter weight. Gustto's are lighter, right?

RowanOak · Dec 2nd, 2006, 02:12 PM

I love the Gustto Parina. Also, in talking about size, it seems a little more 'delicate' in spite of its size. What I guess I mean is for your height it would seem to do better because of its shape. The Kooba Sienna looks more substantial and weighty.

I'm probably making no sense. I can't seem to explain this so that even I can understand it. :) Can anybody do better here?

Blair Waldorf · Dec 2nd, 2006, 03:33 PM

I love the gustto. I think it has less of a recognizability factor too which I think is good in this case. It's very light, too.

annabelle · Dec 2nd, 2006, 07:31 PM

I have the Gusstto Parina and it's very light-weight. It is a pretty big bag, however I love big handbags. I use it as a shopping tote. The bottom is 17" wide and it's about 15" tall. It's a really cute bag! I would definitely try both bags on first to see which one suits you more.

holesingenes · Dec 2nd, 2006, 07:48 PM

i have to vote for the gustto here as well. :) very light but sturdy and beautiful leather. i personally like slouchy and soft leather that forms to your body, so i say gustto.

notblushing · Dec 2nd, 2006, 08:30 PM

Gustto, hands down.

luba · Mar 13th, 2009, 04:45 PM

I have both and love both! I have the Kooba Sienna in a tan color and the Gustto Parina in black.

pilatesworks · Mar 15th, 2009, 02:10 AM

i have the gustto parina in brown, and it is a great bag, pretty big, but not overwhelming.
The gustto gets my vote!

whitemamacita · Mar 17th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Go with the Gustto...I had a Parina not long ago (sold her) and had a Setela Large (sold her too) and I am only 5'3 and they look fine on me. Also, I do agree that Gustto bag's are lighter and I adore the leather on them!

Compass Rose · Mar 18th, 2009, 08:30 AM

I love my Sienna. I am 5'4" and the size fits me very well. It is a heavy bag, though, but worth it. I think the Gustto might have a softer leather and might be a little bigger, so it might be a little overpowering on someone who is 5', but that is my opinion. Get what you like.

Dec 2nd, 2006, 12:11 PM	#1
ticklemepink3490 OP Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna I want to get a new handbag and i am deciding between the Gustto Parina or the Kooba Sienna any suggestions? oh, and also is the Gustto Parina super big because iam only 5 feet tall so i dont want it to over take me!
ticklemepink3490 OP Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4

Dec 2nd, 2006, 01:55 PM	#2
barcreperie Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,538	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna Have you seen/held these purse's in person? My Kooba Paige is very heavy. I'm waiting for new styles of Gustto to come out so I can get something lighter weight. Gustto's are lighter, right?
barcreperie Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,538

Dec 2nd, 2006, 02:12 PM	#3
RowanOak Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 1,333	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna I love the Gustto Parina. Also, in talking about size, it seems a little more 'delicate' in spite of its size. What I guess I mean is for your height it would seem to do better because of its shape. The Kooba Sienna looks more substantial and weighty. I'm probably making no sense. I can't seem to explain this so that even I can understand it. :) Can anybody do better here?

Dec 2nd, 2006, 03:33 PM	#4
Blair Waldorf Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,697	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna I love the gustto. I think it has less of a recognizability factor too which I think is good in this case. It's very light, too.
Blair Waldorf Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,697

Dec 2nd, 2006, 07:31 PM	#5
annabelle Member Joined: Feb 2006 Location: So. Calif Posts: 771	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna I have the Gusstto Parina and it's very light-weight. It is a pretty big bag, however I love big handbags. I use it as a shopping tote. The bottom is 17" wide and it's about 15" tall. It's a really cute bag! I would definitely try both bags on first to see which one suits you more.

Dec 2nd, 2006, 07:48 PM	#6
holesingenes Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 41	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna i have to vote for the gustto here as well. :) very light but sturdy and beautiful leather. i personally like slouchy and soft leather that forms to your body, so i say gustto.
holesingenes Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 41

Dec 2nd, 2006, 08:30 PM	#7
notblushing Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 819	Re: Gustto Parina or Kooba Sienna Gustto, hands down.
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Mar 13th, 2009, 04:45 PM	#8
luba Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 28	I have both and love both! I have the Kooba Sienna in a tan color and the Gustto Parina in black.
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Mar 15th, 2009, 02:10 AM	#9
pilatesworks aka : Leslie Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Austin , Tx Posts: 4,673	i have the gustto parina in brown, and it is a great bag, pretty big, but not overwhelming. The gustto gets my vote!

Mar 17th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#10
whitemamacita Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 151	Go with the Gustto...I had a Parina not long ago (sold her) and had a Setela Large (sold her too) and I am only 5'3 and they look fine on me. Also, I do agree that Gustto bag's are lighter and I adore the leather on them!
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Mar 18th, 2009, 08:30 AM	#11
Compass Rose Opie, My Schmopie!! Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 8,624	I love my Sienna. I am 5'4" and the size fits me very well. It is a heavy bag, though, but worth it. I think the Gustto might have a softer leather and might be a little bigger, so it might be a little overpowering on someone who is 5', but that is my opinion. Get what you like.
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