What to Keep? MJ Faridah or Botkier Sophie?

Smokehouse

Smokehouse

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#1
SIGH....I have both of these bags sitting in my office right now, the MJ Faridah in Chalk and the Large Botkier Sophie Tote.


The Large Sophie Tote ($695, but $555 with code) has a much better grade of leather...super soft and very classy, is roomier and a bit more elegant.

The MJ Faridah ($400) has rough leather, a bit more on the casual side, a bit heavier, and kinda looks soccer mom-ish.

On one hand, people will definitely recognize the brand MJ, while Botkier is a bit more obscure. I tend to be more of an obscure person, but I'm falling rapidly in love with the MJ. Help me think this through!!!
 

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That's a toughie. I generally prefer Botkier - it's one of my favorite lines - but I'm not a big fan of that particular design. Hmmm. It looks like the MJ is a shoulder bag and the Botkier is not, so I think it might come down to how you want to use this particular bag. The MJ looks more practical and user friendly to me.
 
#5
One thing that I'd consider is the color of the bag-white is a tough one to carry around as your everyday bag. I have a Carlos Falchi white pebbled leather Drs. Bag and it gets dirty very easily! Aside from that-I like them both.:yes:
 
#8
Personally, I find a shoulder bag more user friendly. Do the MJ pockets open with a magnet or do you have to undo the rings to open? If you have to undo the rings, then the Botkier, hands down!!!
 
#9
cgsprings said:
Personally, I find a shoulder bag more user friendly. Do the MJ pockets open with a magnet or do you have to undo the rings to open? If you have to undo the rings, then the Botkier, hands down!!!
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The MJ pockets open with a magnet. The rings are just for looks.

I just checked for the MJ Faridah in chalk online, and every single site is sold out of them, and now I don't want to return it. However, the Sophie is still around.

Makes me want to keep both. :confused1:
 
#11
One last thing: check the sides of the strap on the mj. If the sides of the straps have little cracks and peels, keep the botkier; if not, I'd keep the mj (its' a great looking bag)!
 
#14
cgsprings said:
One last thing: check the sides of the strap on the mj. If the sides of the straps have little cracks and peels, keep the botkier; if not, I'd keep the mj (its' a great looking bag)!
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Okay.. I checked. It has slightly more wrinkles than the rest of the bag, but no cracks or peels.

Why? What happened? Did someone's fall apart at the part of the strap?
 
#15
Well, I had the softie and it had that problem. When I returned it to Bloomingdales, I checked the other softie bags and most of them had the problem also. I love marc by marc jacobs bags and haven't spotted that problem on any other of his lines so that's why I wanted you to check your bag. If the strap is good, magnets on pockets, goes on shoulder comfortably, it sounds like a winner to me! ENJOY!!
 
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