what do you think of the redesigned alma mono?

Dec 6, 2009
1,012
12
my mom and i stopped by LV today and looked at the pm ellipse for her. We also saw the mono alma, newly redesigned with little feet at the bottom, and oddly enough, it looked great on her! now we are undecided. One thing, it's slightly smaller (i feel but don't know for sure). i like the ellipse bc it's a tad bit less high maintenance with less leather. i worry that the alma's bottom might get stained esp in the rain. both also have the top handle, which makes it not an every day bag.

mom also liked the trevi pm, but it was pretty big for her. the SA warned us that it's heavy and also a little large for mom who's barely 4'11". i thought about getting the trevi for myself as well, and now that i see it in real life, even the pm is humongous!

thoughts?
 
my mom and i stopped by LV today and looked at the pm ellipse for her. We also saw the mono alma, newly redesigned with little feet at the bottom, and oddly enough, it looked great on her! now we are undecided. One thing, it's slightly smaller (i feel but don't know for sure). i like the ellipse bc it's a tad bit less high maintenance with less leather. i worry that the alma's bottom might get stained esp in the rain. both also have the top handle, which makes it not an every day bag.

mom also liked the trevi pm, but it was pretty big for her. the SA warned us that it's heavy and also a little large for mom who's barely 4'11". i thought about getting the trevi for myself as well, and now that i see it in real life, even the pm is humongous!

thoughts?


Actually it is a tad longer in length but a tad slimmer in width. Great choice for you.
 
I like the new Alma. The feet help so the vachetta stays clean on the bottom, and I'm jealous that my Alma doesn't have a clouchette.

One TPFer posted pictures of her EPI Alma Cassis (older version) and the clouchette. So I guess it is possible to buy it separately. I'll definitely ask the next time I'm in LV.
 
I would go for the Trevi as it's low maintenance compared to the other 2. But if your Mom really wants a Mono I'd go for the Ellipse just because my MIL is carries an Ellipse and it looks really great on her and for her age. The Alma is very cute too but prefer it in other lines like Vernis or Epi.