Mansur Gavriel A funky smell to the new batch of calf MG bags
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I started the thread [emoji4] - hopefully more people will post there!
http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/linjer-bags-918847.html
Oh awesome! Sadly I won't get my bag until January so I'm not sure what to say there yet... I just visited their kickstarter page though and a guy who got a briefcase (I think it's laptop bag) had really good things to say, so I'm very optimistic. Yay! New leather stuff!! With that I shall stop posting here and take my excitement over to bags bags bags for further overflow! (It could take a minute to ramp up over there, I think bc it's my impression that to date most of their focus has been on business/men's leather goods which is why they're more prevalent in styleforum than here.) Ok. Thank you Sark!
Tried the tea leaf trick and that didn't do anything. I think having the bag in a sealed box for a few days made the smell even worse. I am going to try baking soda as a next step. Such a shame that these bags have a smell. I didn't hear that about the last batch. Unfortunately I think MG was pressured into making more bags (despite their steadfast position to maintain quality) and the quality has gone down as a result.
Has anyone been using their calf bags from this release and can comment on how they're wearing? Particularly sand. I've still got my sand bucket and got a great deal on it but before I make the decision to cut the tags I'd like to see how others are finding them. Even though it was a good deal there would be no point in me keeping it if they're not holding up!
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I just got a calf Rosa regular Crossbody and have been using exclusively for a few days now. I just avoid using it when I'm wearing jeans. And luckily, no funky smell
i'm not sure if anyone has already discussed this but having bought a MINI BUCKET in COATED CALF BLU from the May release, i got the mini mini bucket in the exact same material and color from the July restock, i am shocked to notice how drastically different the 2 leathers are... the latter one is a lot more matte, sticky hand feel, and of course the strong smell...
Jaime was yours also BLU? it's hard to describe the leather feel - it's more like if you run your finger across the bag it drags a little more than my other one that is definitely and apparently wax coated (with much more of a sheen/shine to the leather).
I feel like this has been the general consensus... I'm kinda wishing I bought a rosa bucket earlier. Can you explain what the your first calf bucket felt like?
it's hard to describe but perhaps this photo will somewhat show what i mean...
LEFT = March/May launch (glossier, richer, smells of expensive calfskin) , RIGHT = July launch (matte, slight rubber/tacky hand feel, smells of bleach)
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I can see what you mean by the photos. May be best that I don't have any comparison but I actually like the current one, feel of it. Compared to other leather bags I have it doesn't feel "rubbery" but soft, softer than some of them and I quite like it.
Helps that I got it a bit cheaper due to a small mark but I am still unsure about keeping it if they don't wear well. Guess that's a mystery for now.
I don't know if it's necessarily of lesser quality as has been suggested in other posts, possibly them experimenting with other processes in the hope to improve it perhaps. I imagine with all the complaints this time next time it will be different again.
Helps that I got it a bit cheaper due to a small mark but I am still unsure about keeping it if they don't wear well. Guess that's a mystery for now.
I don't know if it's necessarily of lesser quality as has been suggested in other posts, possibly them experimenting with other processes in the hope to improve it perhaps. I imagine with all the complaints this time next time it will be different again.