Today I received my small Tess in "Sharp Brown" - I've never heard of this color before. Did you? It looks like the Sepia Brown but the tag says it is Sharp Brown. Confusing.
Anyway. As much as I love the bag (my 9 year old son immediately called it beautiful and he's usually not that into bags ) it is a lot of bag around the tiny space inside and I am struggling whether I should keep it or not. I fits a small wallet, keys, phone, tissues and after that adding my sunglasses was kind of a challenge.
So I just ordered the large tess which should arrive tomorrow. The large is not that popular I noticed and some call it ugly because the proportions seem distorted but I decided to have a look at both - the small and the large one side by side.
If the large Tess looks odd and the small one is too small for my needs this bag maybe is not the perfect model for me.
What do you think about the large version? Did you see both bags side by side and might share your opinion?
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.
I‘ve seen the EH review on YT and that‘s one of the reasons why I did not order the large tess right from the start.
Is the hardware really bigger on the large model? To me it looks like only the bag gets bigger but the Hardware does not. I assumed that might cause the impression of wrong proportions.
But I will see tomorrow.
Poor resale value does not bother me at all. As far as you do not buy/sell a Chanel or Hermes this is an issue with most designer handbags after a few years.
I try to buy only bags I really love and wear for a long time. The Tess has a classic shape and the color reminds me of the 70s so maybe it won‘t look very up to date in three years but still not completely old fashioned.
I am going to use the Tess as an everyday bag not only for special occasions. And although I am not carrying my complete household in my handbag I am concerned that the small Tess won‘t offer enough space.
As soon as I have to think about buying chewing gum because it won‘t fit in my bag it might be the wrong bag for me.
Maybe I can post some pictures side by side tomorrow if anyone is interested.
I say erase and rewind and start over.I am still struggling with the decision. Might be the best returning both.
While looking at the pictures the small Tess looks more appealing to me. But as said before it is too tiny...
What do you think?
I love love love the color of the bag what makes it even worse returning them.
Did you keep one?
I knew it, where two fight, the third one wins. EnjoyFinally made the decision to skip the Tess. Although I am in love with the color and the bag itself I have to admit that it probably won’t work for me.
I ordered an YSL Lou Camera bag and a Mulberry Lily instead and see how they will fit my essentials.