Picked up a couple of Matties at the SF Sample sale. They are pretty stiff and wonder how long did it take you to break in your bag, assuming you're carrying it every day for a period of time.
I think I'm on a month now with my purple haze mam and it is just starting to get to a softness I can live with. My tangerine took half that time, if that. But that one wasn't as stiff to begin with. So it really depends on the leather
Picked up a couple of Matties at the SF Sample sale. They are pretty stiff and wonder how long did it take you to break in your bag, assuming you're carrying it every day for a period of time.
i picked up a custom burgundy mattie at the ny ss. i was really nervous about the size--i'm more of a small bag person and it's the biggest bag i own--and the leather--probably the stiffest that i own?--but i couldn't resist it.
i've now carried it on a couple of weekend trips and as an everyday bag a handful of times. it's still pretty stiff, but i can already feel it starting to break in. still a lot more breaking in to do though, a whole lot.
pulling the flaps in does help it feel smaller too, as people have said. and for some reason it feels smaller if i carry it on my arm rather than on my shoulder (it has a hard time staying on my shoulder anyway).
this skeptic has fallen in love, and i definitely plan to pick up a few more matties!!
Hi jello
I merged your thread w/ this one b/c I believe you can use this breaking in method (weight and hang) for any bag.
GL!