Matelasse or Matelasse Grande?

[ninjaiphile]

I'm 161cm tall and am thinking of getting a matelasse. It'll be my first matelasse ever and i'd just like your opinion on what size would suit my frame. With Arena bags, i find the city most suited to my size so far.

Your help most appreciated!

 

[fxvanleeuwen]

I'm 161cm tall and am thinking of getting a matelasse. It'll be my first matelasse ever and i'd just like your opinion on what size would suit my frame. With Arena bags, i find the city most suited to my size so far.

Your help most appreciated!

Hi,
Last time i tryd it when i was in the B-shop I am a male 1.83 and i tryd the grande. Thats almost the same size as the work and i felt like a work bag veryvery nice. So i think the medium is the size of the city. First when this bag came out i did not like it, but in real life its gorgeous.
Good luck with Your decision.
Hugs FX

 

[yslalice]

The regular is a similar size to the city -- the grande is very big. I am considering the grande for a travel bag, but the regular would be a great everyday bag.

 

[shopdoc]

I also think the city is a better everyday bag.

 

[Blue_Hour_Girl]

I actually loved the giant size of the grande when I was looking at them, it was OTT coolness. For an everyday "go to", it might be cumbersome though! Good luck!

 

[KDC]

The bigger the better - grande! It looks so good in the Mat

 

[lizlikeshugs]

The medium Matelasse is pretty big in my opnion, but I'm 5'2...It seemed like it was 1.5x the size of a Twiggy.

 

[ninjaiphile]

Does anyone have modelling pics of their med matelasse and matelasse grandes?

The grande sounds big but i love my bags big! Is it heavy? I'm planning to get the white and follow it up with a black if i like it.