Happy Saturday, fellow Islanders! 
I’m always curious about the backstory of a preowned bag that was so obviously never worn. Was it a case of buyer’s remorse or an unexpected gift?
All I know is that my latest preowned Botkier came to me just as it‘d originally left the store.
Everything was there. The tags were still attached, the unused dust bag included, along with a adjustable wide black nylon detachable shoulder strap that will go equally well with my other Botkier Crosstowns when I either need to be hands free or wearing a heavy coat.
Yet the mystery why it had never been worn remained. And the more I thought about it, a possible answer occurred to me. Store lighting can influence the color of a bag as opposed to the color it appears when you get it home.
Described as “Antic Cordovan Red” the bag probably had appeared a different perhaps more vibrant shade of red in the store. But in natural light…
Which was precisely the color I was looking for.*
(*frankly, anyone with such in depth knowledge of the color wheel probably needs intervention
)
I’m always curious about the backstory of a preowned bag that was so obviously never worn. Was it a case of buyer’s remorse or an unexpected gift?
All I know is that my latest preowned Botkier came to me just as it‘d originally left the store.
Everything was there. The tags were still attached, the unused dust bag included, along with a adjustable wide black nylon detachable shoulder strap that will go equally well with my other Botkier Crosstowns when I either need to be hands free or wearing a heavy coat.
Yet the mystery why it had never been worn remained. And the more I thought about it, a possible answer occurred to me. Store lighting can influence the color of a bag as opposed to the color it appears when you get it home.
Described as “Antic Cordovan Red” the bag probably had appeared a different perhaps more vibrant shade of red in the store. But in natural light…
Which was precisely the color I was looking for.*
(*frankly, anyone with such in depth knowledge of the color wheel probably needs intervention
)
