Yeah, the Marine city crossed my mind. I'll have to look into it because the SA at Neiman's said they didn't buy the Marine City. So, if I end up getting it at BalNY, I'll feel really bad having to return both to the SA. I'm also of the "low" risk type when it comes to handbag colors, and the Marine color is something that I have to wrap my mind around. I just feel that I should get something that will be versatile even though the Marine totally jumped out at me.
I'll try to take pictures soon...my batteries are low. As far as I can tell, the bales are the same - rounded, but maybe they are also a little larger than normal City bags (I don't have a City, so I can't compare).
I really appreciate everyone's two cents here.