Another oldie but goodie .. an '07 MARINE City! Look at this AMAZING leather; see what I mean about the fantastic '07 CHEVRE leather!!!!
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CeeJay's BAL-a-palooza!! [Balenciaga Collection over time]
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.. another amazing oldie from 2006 .. the Pale Rose City!!
Now, the "original" Calfskin leather bag that Balenciaga did, was part of the "Riva" collection. Personally, I LOVE this leather .. it's like a babies bottom, soft and smooshy and wears very well. I have the same Riva as below, in a Bleu Roi color, but managed to find this one (previously had a Camel City - but stupidly sold this) .. the Camel Riva Velo!!
The '07's are my fav Bals, actually anyone "05 through "07 has scrumptious leather.
Some of the '06 Leather, especially from the Spring/Summer collection was .. well, 'FEH'. It was thin and papery .. yuck! The reason was that Balenciaga changed leather manufacturers right at that time, but the feedback was so bad, that they had to fix it by the '06 F/W collection. I have definitely seen some good 2006 bags, but I've also seen some really HORRIFIC 2006 bags with that YUCK-OOO leather!
I think my Grenat is "06 and it's like a baby's bottom! I lucked out. I do have an '08 Turquoise I want to unload because the leather is awful.
Another stupid, bone-head move I did many years ago, was to sell my fantastic Sienna/Tabac City (which had the most unbelievable leather evah!). While I will need to work on this one a bit (tassels and corners), I am still thrilled to have this baby back in the collection .. the '07 Sienna/Tabac City .. it's such a warm color!
Okay .. let's get this party started again .. with a bag from the 2015 S/S collection - such a pretty color; the Rose Berlingot City!!
This bag is one of my favorite (non-Red) bags in my collection, and the reason?? .. just look at the color saturation .. AND THE LEATHER!!!!! Yup, of course it's the famed 2007 Chevre leather at it's finest!!!! A 2007 F/W Violene (Violet) City!!!
