Choices...help!!

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lovingmybags

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Nov 24, 2006
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I'm thinking of making the first large purchase in my life, and I'm currently debating between the following:

1) Christian Dior large pink python gambler bag

2) MJ stam in mouse

I only have money for one of them. Which one do you think I should splurge my limited cash on? :yes: I also love the CD gambler but one difficulty is that my mother is afraid of snakes to the death, and I'm not sure if I should scare her like that, to have her go to my closet, out of curiosity open the dust bag, and :sweatdrop: . Any opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

*Also, are the MJ leathers getting harder these days in general or are they limited to specific styles? Is the stam leather also getting stiffer?
 
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lovingmybags said:
Also, which one do you guys think is more timeless? Will either one look outdated in a few years? Opinions please!
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Well, based on the picture of the Dior bag, I would say the Stam is definitely the more classic choice. It's elegant and sophisticated. The Dior seems more trendy. It's very cute but if I could only get one, I'd get the Stam. Good luck with your decision!
 
#8
^^Two votes for the Stam! I definitely think it has a more classic style and color than the Dior bowler. I'm just not sure if pink python has the staying power of classic leather in a neutral color.

Let us know what you decide, either way you'll have a great bag that you love!
 
#10
Def think the Stam is more classic.... the gambler is a little too loud for me, although I like the poison/hardcore bags a lot.

The leather on the stams are a little stiffer these days compared to the first generation of stams, but I think the mouse leather is still pretty soft. You really need to give this bag a test run before committing. Good luck with your decision!
 
#11
Thank you! Your opinions are all very helpful! I think I will go with the stam :yes: I just need to get that money together now :sweatdrop: . For such an expensive bag as the Dior to go out of style may be a bit too much for me :shame: . It's great to be able to have all these opinions in a flash! If I were to get both of them I can see a very angry dad :sweatdrop:
 
#12
I'm also thinking to get a bag or two in quilted leather...like the venetia or blake (once I have the money...:sweatdrop: ) do those have softer leather than the unquilted ones or are they about the same?
 
#13
Stam :smile:

I think they might disagree with all of us over at the dior side of the fence though :smile:

I find the quilted leather to be a bit more harsh than the unquilted....to me the unquilted MJ leather is the epitome of soft leather :smile:
 
#15
i just can't see that dior bag being something you could carry in 5 years. even if it were still in style (and that's a BIG if, IMO), you have to remember that as we age, the bags we can carry change....maybe i could have carried a fluffly pink juicy couture bag in my early 20s, for example, but i'd feel silly now (no offense to juicy owners....just my 2 cents).

stam all the way :smile:
 
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