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The longest waitlist right now is for the ombre artsy - which I would characterize as brown and not taupe.
Second longest is for the cream artsy, followed by the false black artsy.
The lining is dyed to match the color of the leather of the bags - that is why it is similar to the SO NF.
Also I saw the totes. The smaller one is a good size for everyday, and the larger one looks like a carryon bag or luggage.
The handle on this artsy is very comfortable. No concerns like the monogram artsy.
If you want an artsy & haven't bought the mono version yet - then I suggest waiting to look at these. There really is no comparison. I compared the smaller mono to the empriente yesterday - BTW they are not supposed to very many mono bags in stock b/c of the "shortage" but I saw two mono artsy's in the VIC room for sale. I am just saying....