Building our Style/Color Database

RMcrushes · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:22 PM

Good Evening Ladies!

There has been talk around here to start a Sticky Thread detailing the colors and season for our beloved RM bags. I'm posting here to keep the interest going on this in the hopes that we can work on this together as a community to make this come to fruitation.

I've started collecting pictures of the Nikki for quite some time now and so, if you all don't mind, maybe we can start here and build for the other bag styles.

Below is the link to the 40+ pictures of various leathers that the Nikki has debut in (there are a few doubles in here but this is because I could not figure out the leather colors, especially those in the brown leather family). I'm in no way an expert so I relied on the websites that I snagged the pictures from (but we all know that is not always reliable) and used what I've learned from TPF. Please take a look and let me know if we can identify the season and/or some of the colors that are still missing (I labeled each picture with the potential leather and season so check the file name).

http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn1/rmcrushes/Nikki/

(I know I'm missing the obvious Sunshine Nikki that was recently posted on RM's site but my file corrupted and I could not restore her).

As you can see, I tried to only upload pictures that were used on various web vendors because (1) they are pro quality pictures and (2) depict the leather as real to life as possible. Of course this technique leaves out the very many leathers that were one of a kind, special orders, sample sale bags, etc. Instead of swiping these photos from TPF that belong to the ladies who owned them, I figured I'd post a request for those who would like to submit pictures of their unique bags, that way we have permission to use these images. :)

What do you all think? Is this too big of an endeavor to undertake?

Also, if one of you nominated mods, RM Maven, or others think that this project would be best left to any one of you, I'd be more than happy to back off and help out where I can. I just know that this is a resource that would benefit us all, and given RM's recent success and popularity, the sooner this is up and run, the better off we all are (and the less we fall behind!!).

Discuss amongst yourself.

desiprinzess718 · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:42 PM

Wow RM crushes! thanks for starting this. Here is a pic of my sunshine nikki if you want to add it!

msterling · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:43 PM

Wow! That must have been a lot of work to gather all of those pictures. There are so many great colors!

I don't think I saw a Blue Stonewash Nikki. Although it's not a unique bag and it's not a professional picture, here it is.

lilac0485 · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:45 PM

Wow!! Great work RMcrushes. My only comment is that sometimes the professional pictures don't show the true color because the lighting is off. Which is why I often prefer TPFers pics to the store pics.

LB is usually very close with colors, but I remember other websites aren't as careful.

What if we had two pics if possible for each color? A store pic and a TPF pic.

bumble1 · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:48 PM

This is SO great!! What a great resource. And that picture of the Royal Nikki is so gorgeous - now I understand why there was so much interest in re-issuing it!!

RMcrushes · Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:49 PM

Desi, msterling: Thank you! I'm adding your beauties on there now!

Lilac: I think this is a fantastic idea. Once we get going, I'll organize each bag by season with both pro and TPF pics where possible. :)

bhalpop · Jun 3rd, 2008, 11:23 PM

Wow! I'm very impressed! It must have been a ton of work, RMcrushes! How did I miss the Nikki when building my collection. I got my first this week. Now i can sit and drool and maybe decide which one is next. Thanks for all the hard work!

p3bbz · Jun 3rd, 2008, 11:37 PM

Awesome resource. Thanks for all your work!

madaboutdarcy · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:07 AM

Wow -- thank you for sharing this... it's fantastic!

MrsShoeGal · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:08 AM

Great work it's so awesome!!! Thanks for all your hard work on this!

bellabird · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:14 AM

Thank you so much for doing this for our RM community. We appreciate your hard work. I think it is great that we will have a resource thread with no chatting. I hope we can name each by color/year/model/lining

tomifey · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:39 AM

Great job

Jenny Cadine · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:48 AM

lavender + violet matinees

Jenny Cadine · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:50 AM

Dusty MAB + Elephant Kiss & Makeup

lilac0485 · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:59 AM

RMcrushes, should we set guidelines for picture submissions?

For example, one bag per pic for easy sorting. And bag details if available like color, season, and bag lining.

Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:22 PM	#1
RMcrushes Member	Building our Style/Color Database Good Evening Ladies! There has been talk around here to start a Sticky Thread detailing the colors and season for our beloved RM bags. I'm posting here to keep the interest going on this in the hopes that we can work on this together as a community to make this come to fruitation. I've started collecting pictures of the Nikki for quite some time now and so, if you all don't mind, maybe we can start here and build for the other bag styles. Below is the link to the 40+ pictures of various leathers that the Nikki has debut in (there are a few doubles in here but this is because I could not figure out the leather colors, especially those in the brown leather family). I'm in no way an expert so I relied on the websites that I snagged the pictures from (but we all know that is not always reliable) and used what I've learned from TPF. Please take a look and let me know if we can identify the season and/or some of the colors that are still missing (I labeled each picture with the potential leather and season so check the file name). http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn1/rmcrushes/Nikki/ (I know I'm missing the obvious Sunshine Nikki that was recently posted on RM's site but my file corrupted and I could not restore her). As you can see, I tried to only upload pictures that were used on various web vendors because (1) they are pro quality pictures and (2) depict the leather as real to life as possible. Of course this technique leaves out the very many leathers that were one of a kind, special orders, sample sale bags, etc. Instead of swiping these photos from TPF that belong to the ladies who owned them, I figured I'd post a request for those who would like to submit pictures of their unique bags, that way we have permission to use these images. :) What do you all think? Is this too big of an endeavor to undertake? Also, if one of you nominated mods, RM Maven, or others think that this project would be best left to any one of you, I'd be more than happy to back off and help out where I can. I just know that this is a resource that would benefit us all, and given RM's recent success and popularity, the sooner this is up and run, the better off we all are (and the less we fall behind!!). Discuss amongst yourself. __________________ SHOPPING LIST Taupe Nikki, Patent Nikki Last edited by RMcrushes; Jun 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 PM.

Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:42 PM	#2
desiprinzess718 Rebecca Minkoff Mod Location: Alpharetta, GA	Wow RM crushes! thanks for starting this. Here is a pic of my sunshine nikki if you want to add it! __________________ Rebecca Minkoff's amazing leathers: www.rebeccaminkoff.com Balenciaga's amazing styles: www.balenciaga.com Love Quotes Scarves in every color Tory Burch Revas in every color MY RM COLLECTION Rebecca Minkoff Sample sale: December 4th - 6th in Los Angeles Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale: December 12th - 13th in San Francisco

Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:45 PM	#4
lilac0485 Member Location: New York	Wow!! Great work RMcrushes. My only comment is that sometimes the professional pictures don't show the true color because the lighting is off. Which is why I often prefer TPFers pics to the store pics. LB is usually very close with colors, but I remember other websites aren't as careful. What if we had two pics if possible for each color? A store pic and a TPF pic. __________________

Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:49 PM	#6
RMcrushes Member	Desi, msterling: Thank you! I'm adding your beauties on there now! Lilac: I think this is a fantastic idea. Once we get going, I'll organize each bag by season with both pro and TPF pics where possible. :) __________________ SHOPPING LIST Taupe Nikki, Patent Nikki

Jun 3rd, 2008, 11:37 PM	#8
p3bbz Resident Catwoman! Location: N . Y . C .	Awesome resource. Thanks for all your work! __________________ My BBW MAM is here!! Until further notice. http://appetizeme.blogspot.com/ http://flickr.com/photos/31568003@N06/

Jun 3rd, 2008, 10:48 PM	#5
bumble1 Member	This is SO great!! What a great resource. And that picture of the Royal Nikki is so gorgeous - now I understand why there was so much interest in re-issuing it!!

Jun 3rd, 2008, 11:23 PM	#7
bhalpop Member	Wow! I'm very impressed! It must have been a ton of work, RMcrushes! How did I miss the Nikki when building my collection. I got my first this week. Now i can sit and drool and maybe decide which one is next. Thanks for all the hard work!

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:07 AM	#9
madaboutdarcy Mrs. Darcy	Wow -- thank you for sharing this... it's fantastic! __________________ "You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, love, love you."

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#10
MrsShoeGal Member Location: West Coast	Great work it's so awesome!!! Thanks for all your hard work on this! __________________ *Minkies are always on top........* MUST FIND!!!!!! Grape mini nikki or jammin purple whatever must have it! kimber's new noir nikki old silver hardware! CL's auction photo.

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#11
bellabird full-time tired! Location: West Coast	Thank you so much for doing this for our RM community. We appreciate your hard work. I think it is great that we will have a resource thread with no chatting. I hope we can name each by color/year/model/lining

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#12
tomifey RM + Bags = ♥	Great job __________________ WISH LIST RM Nikki Dark Grey(HG) RM Nikki Chocolate & Berry

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:48 AM	#13
Jenny Cadine Semi-banned Location: the Dirty South	lavender + violet matinees __________________ Got it: Forest Mini Nikki Iris/Purple Lizard MAM Wine Nikki old hw Wishlist: SUNSHINEmini Nikki got it...Seagreen MAC!!!

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:50 AM	#14
Jenny Cadine Semi-banned Location: the Dirty South	Dusty MAB + Elephant Kiss & Makeup __________________ Got it: Forest Mini Nikki Iris/Purple Lizard MAM Wine Nikki old hw Wishlist: SUNSHINEmini Nikki got it...Seagreen MAC!!!

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:59 AM	#15
lilac0485 Member Location: New York	RMcrushes, should we set guidelines for picture submissions? For example, one bag per pic for easy sorting. And bag details if available like color, season, and bag lining. __________________