I'm a fairly new BV owner of 4 months, the first thing I did when I got my BV home (Veneta Large in Ebano) was attempt to protect the lamb skin with Applegard's lotion and rain repellent spray. I noticed that the product (unsure which) made the stitching loose and wrinkly, and the lambskin started to fray at the edges. Since I applied the applegard to the handle which is held together by stitching on the Veneta, the product had somehow made the lambskin change to where the stitching started to loosen. (Keep in mind, the BV was only a couple hours old from leaving the store) I also purchased the matching wallet, and the same effect (wrinkles) started to appear on the edge of the wallet & the gusseted sides of the coin compartment. I ended up exchanging both items at my nearest BV boutique and explained to them what had happened. SO, in conclusion my advice is to not put Applegard on BV's at least not the Veneta. Applegard works great with LV's though but not on BV's.