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Jen4 · Apr 21st, 2009, 05:34 PM

I'm asking because I dove into Linea Pelle with the metallic distressed mini speedy and for some reason it looks dirty to me instead of beautiful...I love the bag but the color is a lot different than I thought. I want to love it and wondered if any of you love it or if any don't like it?

hokka · Apr 21st, 2009, 06:16 PM

i had that bag for a bit and i'm sorry to say that i agree with you (re: the "dirty" vs. cool-looking-because-it's-distressed). i found that it looked patchy and beat up. i love that bag, though (i had one in marigold, too) and it's a lot bigger than "mini" lets on.

chloeclaudine · Apr 21st, 2009, 07:35 PM

i have mini dylan in distress silver, and i love it. i know the color looks weird but for me it looks like vintage and unique. i have other bag in silver color and sometimes it looks too bright to carry during the day. but the distress color makes it less bright so i can carry it anytime i want .. day or night.

Jen4 · Apr 21st, 2009, 07:42 PM

thanks guys :) I keep looking and maybe it will grow on me...it is so soft and I love the style and size of the bag!

Jen4 · Apr 22nd, 2009, 04:25 PM

Well I got the gold one and it really just looks too dark in places, almost like it got run over by a truck. It's really soft though and I love the shape and size. So I'm keeping the silver and sending back the gold.

marnay · Apr 22nd, 2009, 05:48 PM

I bought that bag in silver and love it. I think it is funky and cute. Now maybe I love it so much since I got it super cheap.... but I think it is a fun bag and it goes great with bright summer outfits!

siouxie · Apr 22nd, 2009, 06:18 PM

Jen4, I was actually worried about getting it for precisely the reason you are concerned...it is SO hard to resist a bargain and I almost bought those bags at overstock but the pics made the bags look super distressed.

If I were you, I'd use them for a bit...see if they grow on you. They just may....if not, sell em on ebay (or bonanzle / ecrater for lower fees!!)

good luck!

Jen4 · Apr 23rd, 2009, 07:24 AM

Marnay you're right about it being cute, the silver is a winner! I'm keeping that one :) And yes the fact that it was cheap helps a lot!

siouxie you're right, the silver is growing on me but the gold one had this black tire track looking mark all over the back of it...I know they are all different but that was just too unevenly distressed! I sent it back but I am still glad about the silver one :)

just1morebag · Apr 23rd, 2009, 10:50 AM

jen,,,, i know what you mean,, i had the large one like that,,, it was very cool and unusaul,,, but i like the croc and dylan leathers much better, but yes i love the LP natural leathers,,, they are so smooshy and squishy and rich,,, you literally want to chew on em and eat em up

,,,, i know that sound wacky, but its twuuuu!!!!

Jen4 · Apr 23rd, 2009, 02:24 PM

just1morebag I love your name!! And ain't it the truth!

Yes I'm loving the leather too :) I think I figured out the major difference between the silver and gold, the silver distressing is a tan color and the gold distressing is black...the black seemed to strong but the tan looks neat and I'm definitely liking that one. Now I want a croc double zippy!

tejava · Apr 24th, 2009, 11:58 AM

I think it really depends on personal preference. I love LP's Croc bags and can't even describe how much I adore the Samantha bag, but I just don't feel anything about the Dylans, considering it be the most popular LPs around.

I once got myself a white patchwork speedy and I just couldn't convince myself to love the rough unfinished edges, and personally I feel the handles look reversely attached and the details of the handles look horrible to me. That's why I've been avoiding all dylan bags ever since. I have no feel to it.

just1morebag · Apr 24th, 2009, 06:32 PM

thanx jen,,, yes sad, but its the truth!!! trust me,,, you will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE a croc bag!!! i think,,, and have seen alot of comments on here from the other girls that they think thats lps best line,,,,

tejava,,, i used to feel exactly the same way about the dylans leather!!! i had ordered a leaf green long dylan and LOVED the color & hated the handles and the way it didn't hold its shape,,,, at all!!! then for some reason...{ i guess it was the bargain price at gomatta girls that inspired me},,, i bought the black long dylan that ive still got,,, and am totally in love with now,,, it seems to be a thicker sturdier leather, and i guess the color w/ the rough edges & the studs just really appeal to me now,,, thus the recent amythest long dylan purchase,,,, that one i love too!!! i think since they seem to make each bag unique and seperatly that each one is alittle different,,, i don't know,,,, but ive definitly fallen for em.

Apr 21st, 2009, 05:34 PM	#1
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	Do you like distressed leather? I'm asking because I dove into Linea Pelle with the metallic distressed mini speedy and for some reason it looks dirty to me instead of beautiful...I love the bag but the color is a lot different than I thought. I want to love it and wondered if any of you love it or if any don't like it?
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10

Apr 21st, 2009, 06:16 PM	#2
hokka Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,207	i had that bag for a bit and i'm sorry to say that i agree with you (re: the "dirty" vs. cool-looking-because-it's-distressed). i found that it looked patchy and beat up. i love that bag, though (i had one in marigold, too) and it's a lot bigger than "mini" lets on.
hokka Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,207	__________________ happy with what i've got for now

Apr 21st, 2009, 07:42 PM	#4
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	thanks guys :) I keep looking and maybe it will grow on me...it is so soft and I love the style and size of the bag!
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10

Apr 22nd, 2009, 04:25 PM	#5
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	Well I got the gold one and it really just looks too dark in places, almost like it got run over by a truck. It's really soft though and I love the shape and size. So I'm keeping the silver and sending back the gold.
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10

Apr 23rd, 2009, 07:24 AM	#8
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	Marnay you're right about it being cute, the silver is a winner! I'm keeping that one :) And yes the fact that it was cheap helps a lot! siouxie you're right, the silver is growing on me but the gold one had this black tire track looking mark all over the back of it...I know they are all different but that was just too unevenly distressed! I sent it back but I am still glad about the silver one :)
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10

Apr 21st, 2009, 07:35 PM	#3
chloeclaudine Member Joined: Jan 2009 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 276	i have mini dylan in distress silver, and i love it. i know the color looks weird but for me it looks like vintage and unique. i have other bag in silver color and sometimes it looks too bright to carry during the day. but the distress color makes it less bright so i can carry it anytime i want .. day or night.

Apr 22nd, 2009, 05:48 PM	#6
marnay Ummm...Ummmm...bags! Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Hiding it from my ROAK buddy... ;) Posts: 550	I bought that bag in silver and love it. I think it is funky and cute. Now maybe I love it so much since I got it super cheap.... but I think it is a fun bag and it goes great with bright summer outfits!

Apr 22nd, 2009, 06:18 PM	#7
siouxie Member Joined: Jan 2009 Location: probably in the kitchen.... Posts: 439	Jen4, I was actually worried about getting it for precisely the reason you are concerned...it is SO hard to resist a bargain and I almost bought those bags at overstock but the pics made the bags look super distressed. If I were you, I'd use them for a bit...see if they grow on you. They just may....if not, sell em on ebay (or bonanzle / ecrater for lower fees!!) good luck!

Apr 23rd, 2009, 10:50 AM	#9
just1morebag Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: just a lil-o country girl now!!! Posts: 588	jen,,,, i know what you mean,, i had the large one like that,,, it was very cool and unusaul,,, but i like the croc and dylan leathers much better, but yes i love the LP natural leathers,,, they are so smooshy and squishy and rich,,, you literally want to chew on em and eat em up,,,, i know that sound wacky, but its twuuuu!!!!

Apr 23rd, 2009, 02:24 PM	#10
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	just1morebag I love your name!! And ain't it the truth! Yes I'm loving the leather too :) I think I figured out the major difference between the silver and gold, the silver distressing is a tan color and the gold distressing is black...the black seemed to strong but the tan looks neat and I'm definitely liking that one. Now I want a croc double zippy!
Jen4 OP Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10

Apr 24th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#11
tejava Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,066	I think it really depends on personal preference. I love LP's Croc bags and can't even describe how much I adore the Samantha bag, but I just don't feel anything about the Dylans, considering it be the most popular LPs around. I once got myself a white patchwork speedy and I just couldn't convince myself to love the rough unfinished edges, and personally I feel the handles look reversely attached and the details of the handles look horrible to me. That's why I've been avoiding all dylan bags ever since. I have no feel to it.
tejava Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,066

Apr 24th, 2009, 06:32 PM	#12
just1morebag Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: just a lil-o country girl now!!! Posts: 588	thanx jen,,, yes sad, but its the truth!!! trust me,,, you will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE a croc bag!!! i think,,, and have seen alot of comments on here from the other girls that they think thats lps best line,,,, tejava,,, i used to feel exactly the same way about the dylans leather!!! i had ordered a leaf green long dylan and LOVED the color & hated the handles and the way it didn't hold its shape,,,, at all!!! then for some reason...{ i guess it was the bargain price at gomatta girls that inspired me},,, i bought the black long dylan that ive still got,,, and am totally in love with now,,, it seems to be a thicker sturdier leather, and i guess the color w/ the rough edges & the studs just really appeal to me now,,, thus the recent amythest long dylan purchase,,,, that one i love too!!! i think since they seem to make each bag unique and seperatly that each one is alittle different,,, i don't know,,,, but ive definitly fallen for em.

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