Mulberry Bayswater or MJ Stam?
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I love MJ bags, but I don't really like the patchwork look. They are growing on me, though. I hated them at first, but I have seen them IRL and they are much nicer. The Mulberry looks like a heavy, sturdy bag. The MJ looks more refined, IMO. They are both very different. I would probably go with the Mulberry. It is more versatile.
To me, honestly, the Bayswater looks a little too much like it's derived from (I didn't say a copy of) a Hermes Birkin.
Bayswater if I had to choose. I have that exact bag and it's my everyday work staple. I do love MJ bags, but not that particular one - I just don't like the patchwork/quilt look.
Bayswater! Just bought an oak Bayswater for summer and have my black one for winter! Never have loved a bag as much as these.
Why does the topic of this thread mention Stam instead of Carolyn? 
In any case, this is a difficult choice.
Bayswater is a classic, although some may think it is a little bit dull. In Darwin leather, like in the picture above, the bag is more unstructured and a bit slouchy.
In contrast, the patchwork style of MJ Carolyn is more of-the-moment. However, the shape of the bag resembles many classic bags, for example Bayswater and LV Alma. Due to the stiffness of patchwork, this bag is certainly more structured than Bayswater. The leather in patchwork is a little wrinkled in nature, i.e., it has a certain distressed look.
I personally own both Bayswater and MJ little Stam in patchwork. Out of these two options in your pictures, I would choose MJ Carolyn, partly because of the reason that I like patchwork, partly because I am not so fond of non-structured bags.
In any case, this is a difficult choice.
Bayswater is a classic, although some may think it is a little bit dull. In Darwin leather, like in the picture above, the bag is more unstructured and a bit slouchy.
In contrast, the patchwork style of MJ Carolyn is more of-the-moment. However, the shape of the bag resembles many classic bags, for example Bayswater and LV Alma. Due to the stiffness of patchwork, this bag is certainly more structured than Bayswater. The leather in patchwork is a little wrinkled in nature, i.e., it has a certain distressed look.
I personally own both Bayswater and MJ little Stam in patchwork. Out of these two options in your pictures, I would choose MJ Carolyn, partly because of the reason that I like patchwork, partly because I am not so fond of non-structured bags.
MJ patchwork bags are also rather heavy... I would assume that these bags are roughly equal in weight.