Agreed that it looks too long. Can you double up the single strip of leather by looping it through twice? Or maybe connect it to the o ring on the strap or where the strap connects?
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I'm not a huge fan of that white thread against the dark blue either, but the leather looks yummy and I love the padlock, too.
I'm glad it worked out! I think that's a better length for it, too, it looks great.
I met a friend for lunch yesterday, and there’s an Off Saks in a nearby shopping center so I stopped in to see what’s what. I ended up getting this MJ bag as I needed a smaller, lighter weight shoulder bag than what I usually carry, but more structured than my Natasha. It’s a made for outlet style called the Empire City Messenger, but I like the setup better than the original. Has a pretty deep zip pocket in the front of the flap rather than the whole flap being a big pocket. If I didn’t know it was an outlet style, I wouldn’t be able to tell. The only tip off is no dust bag. Beyond that - great leather, substantial hardware and really well made. Plus love the Steel Grey color - it has a bit of an undertone of slate blue.
Lovely choice! It's a classic style, and I'm partial to SHW.
I'm still curious how we're supposed to know which bags are mainline and which are *made for. Maybe the tags are different but I haven't been able to compare them. I thought the Marc Jacobs New York label would possibly become an outlet marker, but I noticed it's still on some of the mainline styles.
* we're all just acknowledging, though MJ won't, that there are made for outlet bags, right?
Lol...I know. The only reason I really figured it out is because when I did a search for the style number, the results were mostly Nordstrom Rack.
Otherwise I am not really sure how we’re supposed to know. With this one, maybe because it has fewer embellishments? Not as much hardware, no charms, no dust bag. Definitely not from how it’s made...I would put this up against any of the current mainline bags. Would be nice if MJ would fess up...lots of brands do it...but most also have some type of differentiator...different lining, different name/logo graphics, wording on the tag, etc.
On another note, I was going to get a web strap for this bag. Find them super comfy. But the ones on the MJ site? All gold hardware. Boo. Me likey silver and gunmetal. :/
I found this from January and while it doesn't say items are being made specifically for outlets, it's probably as close to an admission as we'll get.
Sounds like merging the lines isn't working out too well.
https://www.businessoffashion.com/a...lose-london-store-and-other-european-outposts
Great color bag, eehlers. And that pocket in the front looks handy. Do you use it for your phone?
This was an interesting read, faith_ann. Thanks for the link.
Thanks for the link, @faith_ann . The article was interesting.
Shows how clueless I am... I never knew MJ was part of LVMH.
Additional useless info: Marc Jacobs himself only shares a 20% equal interest with Robert Duffy.
I crashed and burned spectacularly at starting my own business, so what do I know, but I don't understand why MBMJ was shuttered when it accounted for 80% of revenue. Wouldn't it have made more sense to expand MBMJ and scale down collection? Why not, say, 10 collection bags a season and a handful of those styles be new versions of popular bags like the stam and single? It seems like that would have given MJ an 'exclusive' feel again.