CeeJay's BAL-a-palooza!! [Balenciaga Collection over time]

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#226
In 2010, Balenciaga came out with it's 10-year Anniversary "Lizard" bags (with the wonderful leopard print linings!).

In 2011, Balenciaga decided to continue with a Lizard line, except this time, they used brightly-colored/fluorescent leathers (Blue, Pink, Lime Green & Highlighter Yellow) .. hence the name "Fluo"! Being a huge fan of bright leather, I couldn't resist getting the Blue Neon/Fluo bag! Please pardon the picture; it's hard to truly capture this color!!
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.. and of course, when I found out that there was a matching MMF, well .. you can guess what I did!! :graucho: :laugh:
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#228
Olive-colored bags are especially wonderful during the Fall season here in New England, as I tend to wear fall-colored clothing (rust, brown, ochre, etc.) during this time of year. An Olive-colored bag is always a great compliment to the outfit! Here's my 2010 Lt. Olive Part-Time with an '05 Dolma Boobie!
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I also like to use contrasting accessories on my bag - for instance, the same Lt. Olive RH PT with the 10-year Anniversary Sang MMF!
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#229
I just love looking at this thread. The colors are so much fun and the leather on your bags are TDF!

You've bought and sold several since the beginning. Can you treat us to perhaps a beautiful Bal family photo?
 
#231
As I've mentioned before, I buy what I like .. and sometimes (oftentimes) that includes items that aren't as popular (not that I care about that - :graucho::laugh:!!).

The Raffia bags were done in 2010 for the Resort/Holiday season. I loved this bag because it reminded me of the beach bags that you see on the Cote d'Azur!!
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#233
An "oldie", but a goodie!! .. an '04 Khaki City; still in the collection!!! Look at the leather on this beauty, you can really see the beauty of the Chevre leather!
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#234
Of course, a Balenciaga collection wouldn't be complete without having a Black bag!!! As previously posted, I had/have quite a few .. with Pewter HW, Giant Gold HW, Giant Silver HW and the "regular" Brass HW. The Part-Time is definitely my favorite style (as I have a tendency to carry quite a bit of stuff), so below is my 2009 Black RH PT. The leather on this bag is really nicely distressed; thick & chewy!!
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#235
A new addition is from the 2011 Holiday Collection. The interesting thing about this collection is that Balenciaga decided to use Chevre (Goat) leather again; however, it has a pebbled consistency similar to the Balenciaga '01/'02 Pebbled (Caribou) leather .. except that the leather is not as thick. Balenciaga, for some odd reason, is referring to this as the "Hamilton" leather.

I've always loved the Caribou (pebbled) leather in addition to the Camel (Cameau), which was used for the Aviator and Bowler ('07) bags. While they start off more stiff than the Chevre/Agneau, over time .. with wear, the leather becomes buttery soft and scrumptious! A lot of folks felt that the use of this leather was somewhat sacrilegious, but given my experience with the other Balenciaga leathers, I just know that this leather will become just as scrumptious as the Caribou and Cameau leathers!

So, here she is .. my 2010 Holiday Hamilton Bordeaux mGGH Velo!!!
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As you can see, my little kitty "Coco" also likes her Mommy's bag!
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#238
I've been doing some re-arranging in the house (namely - summer clothes into storage; winter clothes brought out - depressing). ANYHOW .. I realized that I never posted my 2007 Anthracite RH PT!!! [still in the collection].

Of course, Anthra is now a staple in the Balenciaga offering, but it's interesting to see that the "original" (2007) had much more of a green/blue undertone to it than the current Anthra bags. Again, being the 'weirdo' that I am (at least to the other folks), I actually prefer the 2007 color versus the more grey/blue Anthra.
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The leather on this bag is INSANE; gorgeous Chevre leather!
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