Thanks for the advice. After some days really thinking about it, I’ve decided that for the reasons I initially wanted a new crossbody, the non-padded cassette is actually way more suitable. More low key, more practical to get in and out of, etc. The Italist has the Travertine non-padded on sale right now for around $2700 AUD so overall just makes more sense than spending close to double that on the padded. (That said they also have the padded for about $4300 but that’s still a lot). I’d be very open to buying a padded preloved down the track.
I actually went into the store last night and tried both on, they each have a fairly different vibe so not an easy decision for me, but when I think about it logically the non padded just makes more sense overall.
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