Alexander Wang Alexander Wang Rocco duffle bag

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Zomg. I also bought the Rocco in Elephant! Looks gorgeous (don't have mine yet).

Anyone have advice about suede Rocco's? Any opinions on how to keep it in tip top shape besides a suede protector (yay, nay?) and keeping it out of the rain and snow?
 
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kaydelongpre said:
Zomg. I also bought the Rocco in Elephant! Looks gorgeous (don't have mine yet).

Anyone have advice about suede Rocco's? Any opinions on how to keep it in tip top shape besides a suede protector (yay, nay?) and keeping it out of the rain and snow?
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I'm not sure if you mean your elephant Rocco, but it's not really suede. It's definitely a nubuck. But I guess most of the time the care/products are the same for suede and nubuck. :shrug: it is beautiful though, great choice! You're in for a treat when it arrives; the leather is thick and plush and looks very expensive (as it should! ;). Glad to have a twin :)
 
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sparksflyy said:
I'm not sure if you mean your elephant Rocco, but it's not really suede. It's definitely a nubuck. But I guess most of the time the care/products are the same for suede and nubuck. :shrug: it is beautiful though, great choice! You're in for a treat when it arrives; the leather is thick and plush and looks very expensive (as it should! ;). Glad to have a twin :)
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No you're totally right! Nubuck for days. I've been traveling and was zonked when I posted. Look at that ridiculous apostrophe as well.

I haven't seen the elephant in person but did see the camel-like nubuck at Barneys and had to restrain myself. Grey shades are my thing (tho everything wang COULD be my thing so whatever). I want to keep this Rocco hot. I have lots of nubuck boots, but this is my first bag and I've been known to party hard. It could be dangerous.
 
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jencho85 said:
hmmm... I do take good care of my bags. Im hoping AW fixed the problem. I wonder if the pebbled lambskin is better quality than the black washed lambskin.
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I'd say the smoother leather bags are sturdier than the lambskin.. I'm pretty sure the smoother leather is not lambskin though. I had one of the first generation Rocco's with no long strap and the piping ended up wearing through because the lambskin was so delicate.
 
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cinnabun4chu said:
I'd say the smoother leather bags are sturdier than the lambskin.. I'm pretty sure the smoother leather is not lambskin though. I had one of the first generation Rocco's with no long strap and the piping ended up wearing through because the lambskin was so delicate.
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on the neiman marcus site, it says its pebbled lambskin. They only have the pale gold hardware though.
 
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If the less pebbled bags are a lambskin, I'd say they are a MUCH sturdier lambskin than the pebbled version. They've reinforced the piping some more too. I've been more careful this time around but I also feel that the less pebbled leather is going to hold up better in the long run.
 
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