JAN/FEB our new Bal acquisitions!

Maroon Whipstitch City from F/W 2016. I expected to take a look and feel and quickly return this, but it’s a keeper. Somehow the photos made the leather look stiff and unremarkable/unpettable. Not so. The leather is soft and pliable, baby’s bottom soft.

Color is impossible to capture. It’s halfway between brown and burgundy red. I was surprised to find that the short stitches are metal (long vertical ones in the sides are thread).

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REALLY LOVE how you experiment and explore all of the varietals of Bal Bags - you're very adventurous!
This one looks particularly intriguing, I never would have guessed those "picks" or stitches were metal :smile:
 
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REALLY LOVE how you experiment and explore all of the varietals of Bal Bags - you're very adventurous!
This one looks particularly intriguing, I never would have guessed those "picks" or stitches were metal :smile:
I’m drawn to the quirky styles. I generally love all the motorcycle styles in leather, but learned over time that some don't work for me. The City is a safe bet. I wasn't sure the leather on this was going to impress, but it's uniquely lovely. The only other bags that have leather this silky soft are my Village, Metallic Marine, and an old hideous non-moto style I can't part with only because of the yummy leather.
 
I’m drawn to the quirky styles. I generally love all the motorcycle styles in leather, but learned over time that some don't work for me. The City is a safe bet. I wasn't sure the leather on this was going to impress, but it's uniquely lovely. The only other bags that have leather this silky soft are my Village, Metallic Marine, and an old hideous non-moto style I can't part with only because of the yummy leather.
Which hideosity?
 
Now you're making me have the warm and fuzzies for it.
nicole byer yes GIF by Team Coco
 
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Looks so pillowy 😍😍😍
I found this about the bag. It's called the Chaine Bag.

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Looks like they agree about the leather. It really is divine.

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And for anyone interested, here's one on PM.

 
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I found this about the bag. It's called the Chaine Bag.

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Looks like they agree about the leather. It really is divine.

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And for anyone interested, here's one on PM.

Love this! I had a khaki colored one on my watchlist for months, but stupidly never pulled the trigger...
 
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