Bag sizing... and your thoughts

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What bags did you think would be great for whatever and the size would be perfect until either you bought it or saw it irl ?

For me this weekend I was in Lv Toronto.. great day all in all
but i had been thinking a manhattan pm would be nice, and not to mention lighter then the gm.
After not only seeing it in the store and thinking OMG that is little i was it on a person and now would have to go for the GM

Also the mono trouville, I saw it on the store and thoughts :wtf: omg its too small.

Now keeping in mind i didnt man handle these bags and put my stuff into them. so that could make a different, but just from looking at both i'd say very close to the speedy 25 in size :confused1:


What about you ?
 
the BH always looks lovely, and not too big/wide at all, but when i tried it on IRL, way to wide for me, def does not look that way on others. i was surprised.....
 
The lockit horizontal is huge! i saw a girl with one a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely, don't get me wrong - but it was a lot larger that it looks sitting at the boutique counter.
 
The manhattan pm. I finally got to try it on in the store and it looked way too small. However, I always loved the style of the manhattan gm but thought it was too big. When I tried it on in the boutique, it was perfect......
I also saw a lady carrying the LH and it was gorgeous. When I see it being modeled on this forum it always looks too big to me. I guess some bags have to be seen IRL.
 
I am tired of all my larger bags, the speedy, the Vavin GM and the Samur (spelling?).... I feel the pochette is too small, my other LV with the leather bottom is a small shoulder bag. it's good when you don't need to carry much. The pap30 is nice, but I don't use it as much as I thought I would.
I was just so tired of large bags and how they seem to take a life of their own and grow and it amazes me what I always end up carrying (of course a lot of it comes from my kids giving me things). So I decided to try to downsize and find a bag that will work. Right now I am in love with the Vernis Reade PM tote for Valentines Day, I just bought the vernis small agenda and LOVE it, this is my first vernis piece.....(not counting the lavender ludrow wallet I returned because of a defective snap). I really like the thought of a small tote. The small lockit is also on my list but my friend was at LV and said it is bigger than one would think, so this is something I have to see in person. I think the Sophie bag would work for me because I love the long strap and size and I could just put a few things in it. I still hope it eventually might make its way to the US. It is really refreshing not to carry a ton of stuff in your purse. I just wish I could make up my mind and pick a bag soon.
 
before going to the boutique to purchase my speedy I was already thinking of getting the 30...but when I saw it it was kinda small..and looked at the 35. I had to debate a few minutes to decide between the two...

also, when I went to TO last november, I looked at the LH and I thought it would be a lot bigger, but it wasn't..but in this case is a good thing! I think it's the perfect size for everday!
 
The lockit horizontal is huge! i saw a girl with one a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely, don't get me wrong - but it was a lot larger that it looks sitting at the boutique counter.
I agree here, the pic's ove seen on the forum help and sort of gives you an idea but irl its different. I mentioned to my b'f i wanted this bag and showed him pic's if it with stuff and he said it wasnt big enough. I have to carry a large bag with him otherwise i have issues. Anyhooo after showing him pic's he said wasnt sold on it :shrugs: like i really cared :rolleyes:
well after seeing it in the store on saturday and a lady in the stire carrying it he was SOLD!
totally changed his option.
 
The manhattan pm. I finally got to try it on in the store and it looked way too small. However, I always loved the style of the manhattan gm but thought it was too big. When I tried it on in the boutique, it was perfect......
I also saw a lady carrying the LH and it was gorgeous. When I see it being modeled on this forum it always looks too big to me. I guess some bags have to be seen IRL.

I agree this bag isnt any bigger then a speedy 25, just easier to get into and see stuff.
 
I have a Mono Speedy 30 and love it. Then, I special ordered the Damier Speedy 25 over 2 yrs ago... loved it but then realised that it was too small for my needs. I still have it but don't use it very often. I'm hoping that my co-worker will buy it from me since she's already bought two of my other LVs!
 
Hmm..I thought the MC Shirley would be a lot larger, then I saw it in the store and was surprised at how tiny it was.
Also, I thought the Miroir Pochette would be a lot smaller from all the pics I saw, but was pleasantly surprised at how much larger it was.
 
the BH always looks lovely, and not too big/wide at all, but when i tried it on IRL, way to wide for me, def does not look that way on others. i was surprised.....


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yeah, me too...... i'm only 5'1" and it made me look even smaller.......

i still love seeing it on others though