The peak of the Paddy hype is definitely long behind us.
Having said that,I fell in love with this bag the first time I saw a picture,before it came out. I had never bought a designer bag before,but I knew that I had to have this one.
I missed out on the first batch at net-a-porter in Feb 05 because the site went crazy,but I snagged mine out of the the second bunch in April.:devil: . This bunch also sold out in 4 hours.It was love at first sight when Paddy arrived home!!
Where I live,I have never seen anyone carry a Paddington,though one store in NL finally started carrying them this year.
I love this bag for what it is,and not because it had the "It" factor...so as others have mentioned above I shall continue to wear it with pride and joy!!!