Help needed choosing right size, lot of modelling pictures

salikons · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:26 AM

Hello

I now have saved a little money and are ready to make my next purchese, hopefully before the price rises (if it do).

I need a black bag. I would like the bayswaterstyle, plain and elegant.
But which size is right for me?? Bays, East-west of maby Ledbury??

I took those pictures today of my bays and east west, and wonder if you please could look at them and be really honest and say which size fits me best.

I am small, only 1,55 cm, and I am afraid the bayswater will appear very massive in black on me because I am small. I think it looks ok in oak, but I am not sure about black and would appreciate second opinions.

Thanks in advance!

Here comes Bayswatersize:

And here is east- west size:

Graciella · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:34 AM

Love your bags! Are they both oak? Great patina. I think you should go for the eas-west in black; the ledbury might be too small and the bays too big (as you mentioned). Good luck deciding.

salikons · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:42 AM

Yes they are oak. I am an oak girl :-)
But even I need a black bag somedays....

Graciella · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:48 AM

How long have you had them then? I want my oak ledbury to develop a patina like that! Just gorgeous

Livia1 · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:51 AM

Lovely bags

The Bays look really good on you and if anything a black Bays would look smaller, not bigger than the oak. So if you're comfortable with the Bays you already have then I say go for the black Bays.

salikons · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:53 AM

Graciella: Bays is about a year old, and the East- west I bought in June.

If you compare your ledbury to a East-West how much smaller is it?
I was thinking a black patent ledbury might be the right thing. Elegant and plain but with an edge. What do you think? to small for me?

East- west I have two so another might be to much but you never know. And I really love my Bays, but a big black bag I don't know. I have a Roxanne already. Not same style but at least black......AAArrrrrggggg. I hate desiding. someone tell me what to do.

alison123 · Aug 18th, 2008, 06:54 AM

I thought the east west looked great! as did your cats who seemed to be ready to give their opinion!

Livia1 · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:00 AM

To be very honest I think the Ledbury is too small for anyone (sorry to graciella and all the Ledbury fans). I just think it looks like a childs bag. The SA in my local Mulberry shop took one out to show me a while ago and though she is a very petite lady, it just looked wrong on her. The same with mini Mabel.

There, I said it. I know I will be hugely unpopular now but that is just my opinion

salikons · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:00 AM

Yes the cats is always ready to help, and to leave black hair on my white clothes and white hair on my black chlotes. But I love them so much so it doesnt matter. They are my babies. (silly I know but that is just the way it is)

sugarspice · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:03 AM

I think you should go for a black east west bays as i can understand your reservations about getting a 'big' black bag ie bayswater.

Ledbury may seem a lil small and fiddly since youre used to the classic bays and e/w bays.

Go for a black east west!

Love your fluffy cats!!

Graciella · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:06 AM

I'd say the ledbury is quite a lot smaller than the e/w bays, but that might be because the handles are a lot shorter. I love the ledbury, even though it is really tiny. I think you'd better go for the e/w, but if you should decide to get a black ledbury, get the patent (as you suggested) since shiny things always look a bit larger.

Perhaps you should just leave the bays et all and get a different mulberry? How about a small somerset tote? I haven't seen them IRL yet, but they do look pretty on the website.

salikons · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:18 AM

Oh, realised now I made a misstake I meant the printed leather on the ledbury not patent. Sorry.

No different Mullberries. Just love the baysdesigns and that is the bag for me.

cora-lee · Aug 18th, 2008, 07:30 AM

I need also a small black bag, so I ordered from mulberry.com an E-W Bayswater. But when she came I was really disappointed. She looks a kind of dull and old-fashioned due to this colour IMO, so I sent it back. But black Bayswater and Ledbury look beautiful in black.
So I'm going for a black Ledbury (patent sounds great!), because I need a small, cute bag to go out (I own already a chocolate Ledbury I'm 165cm).

hulahoop · Aug 18th, 2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia1

To be very honest I think the Ledbury is too small for anyone (sorry to graciella and all the Ledbury fans). I just think it looks like a childs bag. The SA in my local Mulberry shop took one out to show me a while ago and though she is a very petite lady, it just looked wrong on her. The same with mini Mabel.

There, I said it. I know I will be hugely unpopular now but that is just my opinion

Each to their own!! Although I do hope I dont look like Im carrying a childs bag

Salikons, I think you could rock either a e-w or a full size in black, both sizes look fine on you in the pics

mooks · Aug 18th, 2008, 02:13 PM

Bays looks like it was made for you, the shape looks perfect on you

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:26 AM	#1
salikons Mulberry Baymaniac Location: Sweden, Sundsvall	Help needed choosing right size, lot of modelling pictures Hello I now have saved a little money and are ready to make my next purchese, hopefully before the price rises (if it do). I need a black bag. I would like the bayswaterstyle, plain and elegant. But which size is right for me?? Bays, East-west of maby Ledbury?? I took those pictures today of my bays and east west, and wonder if you please could look at them and be really honest and say which size fits me best. I am small, only 1,55 cm, and I am afraid the bayswater will appear very massive in black on me because I am small. I think it looks ok in oak, but I am not sure about black and would appreciate second opinions. Thanks in advance! Here comes Bayswatersize: And here is east- west size: __________________ The bag collection of a true "Baymaniac" Bayswater Choc, Oak, Black and Red, East-West Bayswater Oak and Choc, Zinia Oak printed, Roxanne Black, Mabel Pebble, Oak somerset shoulderbag My very long whishlist who last several years to come: Black East-west bays, Champange Bays, and maby something colorful in lilac....... but just maby

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:34 AM	#2
Graciella Member Location: Abcoude, the Netherlands	Love your bags! Are they both oak? Great patina. I think you should go for the eas-west in black; the ledbury might be too small and the bays too big (as you mentioned). Good luck deciding. __________________ whish list: Bottega Veneta black medium Veneta Chanel red caviar Flap with gold hardware Celine Boogie - still have to decide the colour Hermes - have to check IRL which one Prada washed buffalo satchel in choc or black Mulberry oak Bayswater & black Antony & black or red Ledbury

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:42 AM	#3
salikons Mulberry Baymaniac Location: Sweden, Sundsvall	Yes they are oak. I am an oak girl :-) But even I need a black bag somedays.... __________________ The bag collection of a true "Baymaniac" Bayswater Choc, Oak, Black and Red, East-West Bayswater Oak and Choc, Zinia Oak printed, Roxanne Black, Mabel Pebble, Oak somerset shoulderbag My very long whishlist who last several years to come: Black East-west bays, Champange Bays, and maby something colorful in lilac....... but just maby

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:48 AM	#4
Graciella Member Location: Abcoude, the Netherlands	How long have you had them then? I want my oak ledbury to develop a patina like that! Just gorgeous __________________ whish list: Bottega Veneta black medium Veneta Chanel red caviar Flap with gold hardware Celine Boogie - still have to decide the colour Hermes - have to check IRL which one Prada washed buffalo satchel in choc or black Mulberry oak Bayswater & black Antony & black or red Ledbury

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:53 AM	#6
salikons Mulberry Baymaniac Location: Sweden, Sundsvall	Graciella: Bays is about a year old, and the East- west I bought in June. If you compare your ledbury to a East-West how much smaller is it? I was thinking a black patent ledbury might be the right thing. Elegant and plain but with an edge. What do you think? to small for me? East- west I have two so another might be to much but you never know. And I really love my Bays, but a big black bag I don't know. I have a Roxanne already. Not same style but at least black......AAArrrrrggggg. I hate desiding. someone tell me what to do. __________________ The bag collection of a true "Baymaniac" Bayswater Choc, Oak, Black and Red, East-West Bayswater Oak and Choc, Zinia Oak printed, Roxanne Black, Mabel Pebble, Oak somerset shoulderbag My very long whishlist who last several years to come: Black East-west bays, Champange Bays, and maby something colorful in lilac....... but just maby Last edited by salikons; Aug 18th, 2008 at 06:57 AM. Reason: spelling

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:51 AM	#5
Livia1 Member Location: Copenhagen, Denmark	Lovely bags The Bays look really good on you and if anything a black Bays would look smaller, not bigger than the oak. So if you're comfortable with the Bays you already have then I say go for the black Bays.

Aug 18th, 2008, 06:54 AM	#7
alison123 Member	I thought the east west looked great! as did your cats who seemed to be ready to give their opinion!

Aug 18th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#8
Livia1 Member Location: Copenhagen, Denmark	To be very honest I think the Ledbury is too small for anyone (sorry to graciella and all the Ledbury fans). I just think it looks like a childs bag. The SA in my local Mulberry shop took one out to show me a while ago and though she is a very petite lady, it just looked wrong on her. The same with mini Mabel. There, I said it. I know I will be hugely unpopular now but that is just my opinion Last edited by Livia1; Aug 18th, 2008 at 07:07 AM.

Aug 18th, 2008, 07:03 AM	#10
sugarspice Member Location: london	I think you should go for a black east west bays as i can understand your reservations about getting a 'big' black bag ie bayswater. Ledbury may seem a lil small and fiddly since youre used to the classic bays and e/w bays. Go for a black east west! Love your fluffy cats!!

Aug 18th, 2008, 07:06 AM	#11
Graciella Member Location: Abcoude, the Netherlands	I'd say the ledbury is quite a lot smaller than the e/w bays, but that might be because the handles are a lot shorter. I love the ledbury, even though it is really tiny. I think you'd better go for the e/w, but if you should decide to get a black ledbury, get the patent (as you suggested) since shiny things always look a bit larger. Perhaps you should just leave the bays et all and get a different mulberry? How about a small somerset tote? I haven't seen them IRL yet, but they do look pretty on the website. __________________ whish list: Bottega Veneta black medium Veneta Chanel red caviar Flap with gold hardware Celine Boogie - still have to decide the colour Hermes - have to check IRL which one Prada washed buffalo satchel in choc or black Mulberry oak Bayswater & black Antony & black or red Ledbury

Aug 18th, 2008, 07:18 AM	#12
salikons Mulberry Baymaniac Location: Sweden, Sundsvall	Oh, realised now I made a misstake I meant the printed leather on the ledbury not patent. Sorry. No different Mullberries. Just love the baysdesigns and that is the bag for me. __________________ The bag collection of a true "Baymaniac" Bayswater Choc, Oak, Black and Red, East-West Bayswater Oak and Choc, Zinia Oak printed, Roxanne Black, Mabel Pebble, Oak somerset shoulderbag My very long whishlist who last several years to come: Black East-west bays, Champange Bays, and maby something colorful in lilac....... but just maby

Aug 18th, 2008, 07:30 AM	#13
cora-lee Member Location: Germany	I need also a small black bag, so I ordered from mulberry.com an E-W Bayswater. But when she came I was really disappointed. She looks a kind of dull and old-fashioned due to this colour IMO, so I sent it back. But black Bayswater and Ledbury look beautiful in black. So I'm going for a black Ledbury (patent sounds great!), because I need a small, cute bag to go out (I own already a chocolate Ledbury I'm 165cm).

Aug 18th, 2008, 02:13 PM	#15
mooks Cool Britannia! Location: On The Thames	Bays looks like it was made for you, the shape looks perfect on you __________________