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I went back to the mall and looked at Chanel jumbos in black lamb and black caviar. Black lamb wins hands down. No more questions on that. :tup:

But, honestly, after looking at both, I have to wonder if there isn’t a bag I’ll like more for my “special” black bag. I feel like I’m speaking heresy but, I wasn’t thrilled with either. :-s I have so many bags I like more than them.

So, it was a good exploration. Still on involuntary ban island. :lol:
 
I went back to the mall and looked at Chanel jumbos in black lamb and black caviar. Black lamb wins hands down. No more questions on that. :tup:

But, honestly, after looking at both, I have to wonder if there isn’t a bag I’ll like more for my “special” black bag. I feel like I’m speaking heresy but, I wasn’t thrilled with either. :-s I have so many bags I like more than them.

So, it was a good exploration. Still on involuntary ban island. :lol:
Aren't the current crop of Chanels all double-flaps? And I thought you didn't care for the double-flap design???
So maybe that's why you were left with a "meh" feeling.
I sometimes think about whether I'd like a black Chanel bag, but it would have to be (1) a reissue (I don't like the obvious double-C branding); (2) lambskin; (3) ruthenium hardware; and (4) single flap. Oh, and (5) in gorgeous nearly-new condition. Ain't gonna happen, is it? :doh:
 
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Btw, on the topic of matching items in our outfit. Yesterday I was a bit taken aback when a junior female staff, a millennial who is a member of the LGBT and who acts a bit masculine, told me, “you (she meant ‘your generation’) really coordinate your outfit!” I was wearing a pair of fuchsia pink sandals and an old rose cardigan over black slacks. (I’m trying to add a photo but the updated app does
not have the small size option as before; I’m having issues loading the optimized size.)

We joke around and have friendly banters now and then, so there’s nothing wrong with her letting out that statement. But what surprised me was the generation thing. Do younger people now not care about matching or at least coordinating? Or, could this be just because this girl has masculine taste and really do not care much about fashion?
 
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I went back to the mall and looked at Chanel jumbos in black lamb and black caviar. Black lamb wins hands down. No more questions on that. :tup:

But, honestly, after looking at both, I have to wonder if there isn’t a bag I’ll like more for my “special” black bag. I feel like I’m speaking heresy but, I wasn’t thrilled with either. :-s I have so many bags I like more than them.

So, it was a good exploration. Still on involuntary ban island. :lol:
I think you don't need another flap at this point. :smile:
 
One of my H scarves has sold! :yahoo: It's been with the consignor (someone very professional, who I've dealt with in the past and trust a lot) for well over a year, and I had begun to wonder if it would just stay on her site forever. But all of a sudden my PayPal account popped up: You Have Money! Yay!
The new season of H scarves has just begun to appear on the Hermès web site, so if I find something I like, it will be $$$ in, $$$ out. Not quite a break-even, but every little bit helps! :blush:
 
One of my H scarves has sold! :yahoo: It's been with the consignor (someone very professional, who I've dealt with in the past and trust a lot) for well over a year, and I had begun to wonder if it would just stay on her site forever. But all of a sudden my PayPal account popped up: You Have Money! Yay!
The new season of H scarves has just begun to appear on the Hermès web site, so if I find something I like, it will be $$$ in, $$$ out. Not quite a break-even, but every little bit helps! :blush:

That’s awesome! Can’t wait to see what you get!
 
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Aren't the current crop of Chanels all double-flaps? And I thought you didn't care for the double-flap design???
So maybe that's why you were left with a "meh" feeling.
I sometimes think about whether I'd like a black Chanel bag, but it would have to be (1) a reissue (I don't like the obvious double-C branding); (2) lambskin; (3) ruthenium hardware; and (4) single flap. Oh, and (5) in gorgeous nearly-new condition. Ain't gonna happen, is it? :doh:

I think you just invented a new bag for Chanel to produce! I don’t know that the Reissue is ever made in lamb, but I love Reissues and I’d love to see one in lamb! Ditto the single flap. Maybe someday there will be a seasonal bag that fits those specs — a girl can dream, right? :P
 
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