Black Velvet

[toonie]

This has had me wondering for quite sometime.Which skin looks the best in black?Not including Box or Chevre.Both which I find are fabulous!I would like my next bag to be black,I am looking for a rich black 35 Birkin with gold hardware.Sometimes I feel Togo to look slightly dry,So I am thinking about Fjord or Clemence?Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[archangel]

I have a black swift 30 cm and I love the velvety smooth texture. Togo (if small grained) is ok but I am not a fan of clemence in black (tends to look "wrinkly")

 

[kim_mac]

i love grained leathers for birkins, so my vote would be clemence. i love how clemence picks up the dye and is INK black (darker than togo). i love black with gold hardware on kellies but for birkins which i feel are more casual, i love how modern and fresh palladium looks against black. only drawback to clemence would be slouchiness but i think slouchy looks pretty cool too! i always enjoy seeing victoria beckham's 35 black clemence with gold hardware in the 'stars' thread.

 

[Handybags]

Toonie - have you looked at Evergrain? A couple of memebers have Birkins in this and it seems to take the black quite nicely.
For me (excluding the leathers you mentioned) I'd say Clemence but I have never seen Black Fjord IRL.

 

[Queenie]

What about Vache Ligee?

 

[pursenality]

Swift, Togo and Chamonix.

 

[CynthiaNYC]

I am one of the ones with a black Evergrain Birkin and it's gorrrrrgeous!
It has a silky look to it, and it's a nice rich black, though not pitch black. If you want super-saturated color I would vote for Fjord which is blacker than most other leathers in my opinion.

 

[mrssparkles]

toonie, you've excluded the 2 (non-exotic) leathers that I like the most in black. So I don't know how else to answer.

 

[Kellybag]

Toonie, this is a super thread. I have gone through this myself over and over and I wish I could make this decision. For some reason deciding on black is very tough.

 

[archangel]

Here's my 30cm in swift... love the feel of the leather. I turned down black chevre because IMO, it looked "plasticky"...

 

[Hermesaholic]

i do think chevre in large sizes can look "plasticky".......... swift is the most velvety and dressy black outside of the chevre or box choices. Evergrain is a more sporty black IMO.

 

[CynthiaNYC]

For comparison, here is a photo of my 35 in Evergrain.

 

[ms.fashionista]

Is swift or evergrain heavier than togo?

 

[archangel]

I don't feel any difference in weight between my swift and togo birkins

 

[CynthiaNYC]

Evergrain is definitely lighter weight than older Togo. Newer Togo seems to be not quite as thick, so it's comparable in weight to Evergrain.
I don't know about Swift as I actually don't own anything in Swift. Yet.