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#31
whateve said:
That's the color Willis she has. It still looks gorgeous.

I have a saffiano mixed materials clutch. I love the black and white crosshatch pattern on it. I have a MFF saffiano Peyton tote which is perfect for traveling. I don't have to worry about something happening to it. It still looks new. The wallet I use most is a saffiano soft wallet. I've used it for a year and a half, and it still looks as good as the day I got it. For durability, you can't beat saffiano. Crossgrain tends to be flimsier IMO. I don't know if crossgrain items would keep their shape as long as saffiano does.
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I agree, Saffiano and crossgrain while related are not the same. I'm a huge fan of coated canvas lol which is in the family but again different.

Nothing wrong with having a cross grain bag but it's important to know what it is and what it isn't... i know even my daughter who is dabbling into purses now has learned the qualities first hand with her purchases. (she owns, pebbled and crossgrain all by Coach)
 
#32
I don't really like saffiano or cross grain--it is too hard looking for me and reminds me too much of the generic looking MK and KS bags I don't care for much. Most of my bags are the soft pebbled leather, or some variation of the softer leather.
 
#33
Alexa5 said:
I don't really like saffiano or cross grain--it is too hard looking for me and reminds me too much of the generic looking MK and KS bags I don't care for much. Most of my bags are the soft pebbled leather, or some variation of the softer leather.
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LOL.. MK makes way more than Saffiano though, i own one in calf leather. That said i do get it, i own a saffiano crossbody bag by MK and dh is no fan, he is a "real leather" type.. so it should smell and feel like it in his opinion. ;)
 
#34
whateve said:
That's the color Willis she has. It still looks gorgeous.

I have a saffiano mixed materials clutch. I love the black and white crosshatch pattern on it. I have a MFF saffiano Peyton tote which is perfect for traveling. I don't have to worry about something happening to it. It still looks new. The wallet I use most is a saffiano soft wallet. I've used it for a year and a half, and it still looks as good as the day I got it. For durability, you can't beat saffiano. Crossgrain tends to be flimsier IMO. I don't know if crossgrain items would keep their shape as long as saffiano does.
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HesitantShopper said:
I agree, Saffiano and crossgrain while related are not the same. I'm a huge fan of coated canvas lol which is in the family but again different.

Nothing wrong with having a cross grain bag but it's important to know what it is and what it isn't... i know even my daughter who is dabbling into purses now has learned the qualities first hand with her purchases. (she owns, pebbled and crossgrain all by Coach)
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Well, like I said, I never actually said anything about saffiano in my initial posts, but since whateve brought it up ... ok, let me think .... I do have two Coach MFF bags and one MFF wallet that I *think* are saffiano, but that's only because a couple other people told me they "thought" it was saffiano. So take this with a grain of salt. .... Wallet looks fine. Bags look fine too, although they've become a *little* bit slouchy. But their shapes/structure leave them vulnerable to a slouch, so that's not surprising.

I do love them, but I bought them for other, strong reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the leather. That's what I was getting at.

The only crossgrain bags I have, are, again, two MFF bags. (Plus one boutique crossgrain mini-skinny.) In those cases, it's too early to tell if there will be slouch, but their structure/shape will probably help protect against slouch. (They're Cora's, so same triangular structure as Alma BB, with the zipper essentially helping to keep the shape as the two walls prop together.) And again, I do love them, but I bought them for other, strong reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the leather.

Not that I have a problem with slouch, though. It's just that I've never bought saffiano or crossgrain with the idea that the leather was one of the bag's "pluses". It just hasn't been enough to stop me.

In some cases slouch is a big plus to me. I have two bags with my absolute favorite leather, and they're actually not Coach. They're Puntotres (Spanish-made). The leather on those two is just oh-my-God-soft (and I have yet to see other Puntotres's with this same leather -- don't know if it's a fluke or what). Let go of these bags and they literally collapse into puddles. And it's not because the leather is *too* thin -- it's actually just as thick as the Kristin leather I have. But it's sooo soft and sooo puddly, it makes *me* collapse into a puddle too. :laugh:

(Oh, and Re: coated canvas, I agree with Hesitantshopper on that one. Absolutely. As far as I'm concerned, the only bags I've ever seen that are truly bullet-proof (and while that is technically hyperbole, I wouldn't be shocked if they actually could stop a bullet as well), are my Damier Ebene ones. Holy H3ll. You could drive a tank over those things, pick them up, wipe them down, and off you go. Our last two winters were pretty brutal with salt and snow, and I used a Damier Ebene crossbody for most of my run-to-the-store days. Rub it against salty walls and salty doors? Eh. Wipe it down when I get home. Slip, and catch your fall with your bag? Eh. It'll bounce back. :laugh:)
 
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#35
Alexa5 said:
I don't really like saffiano or cross grain--it is too hard looking for me and reminds me too much of the generic looking MK and KS bags I don't care for much. Most of my bags are the soft pebbled leather, or some variation of the softer leather.
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Yeah, that's where I am too ... Most of mine are pebbled, smooth, glove-tanned, or suede. I've never once bought a bag "for" crossgrain or saffiano. It just hasn't stopped me if I have other (sometimes quite goofy) reasons to purchase. ;)
 
#36
I have the same soft wallet as whateve and absolutely love it. I also have the matching saffiano mini satchel and a violet baby bag that are still in great shape. I did however buy and return the purple iris saffiano borough twice because the quality was awful. It was much thinner and drier than my other pieces, had creases in it, and already came with corner wear and peeling leather. My winter floral crossgrain wallet and borough however are still looking great. In my experience it seems the quality differs from piece to piece. The purple iris borough was the most expensive item but had the worst quality.
 
#37
momtok said:
Well, like I said, I never actually said anything about saffiano in my initial posts, but since whateve brought it up ... ok, let me think .... I do have two Coach MFF bags and one MFF wallet that I *think* are saffiano, but that's only because a couple other people told me they "thought" it was saffiano. So take this with a grain of salt. .... Wallet looks fine. Bags look fine too, although they've become a *little* bit slouchy. But their shapes/structure leave them vulnerable to a slouch, so that's not surprising.

I do love them, but I bought them for other, strong reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the leather. That's what I was getting at.

The only crossgrain bags I have, are, again, two MFF bags. (Plus one boutique crossgrain mini-skinny.) In those cases, it's too early to tell if there will be slouch, but their structure/shape will probably help protect against slouch. (They're Cora's, so same triangular structure as Alma BB, with the zipper essentially helping to keep the shape as the two walls prop together.) And again, I do love them, but I bought them for other, strong reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the leather.

Not that I have a problem with slouch, though. It's just that I've never bought saffiano or crossgrain with the idea that the leather was one of the bag's "pluses". It just hasn't been enough to stop me.

In some cases slouch is a big plus to me. I have two bags with my absolute favorite leather, and they're actually not Coach. They're Puntotres (Spanish-made). The leather on those two is just oh-my-God-soft (and I have yet to see other Puntotres's with this same leather -- don't know if it's a fluke or what). Let go of these bags and they literally collapse into puddles. And it's not because the leather is *too* thin -- it's actually just as thick as the Kristin leather I have. But it's sooo soft and sooo puddly, it makes *me* collapse into a puddle too. :laugh:

(Oh, and Re: coated canvas, I agree with Hesitantshopper on that one. Absolutely. As far as I'm concerned, the only bags I've ever seen that are truly bullet-proof (and while that is technically hyperbole, I wouldn't be shocked if they actually could stop a bullet as well), are my Damier Ebene ones. Holy H3ll. You could drive a tank over those things, pick them up, wipe them down, and off you go. Our last two winters were pretty brutal with salt and snow, and I used a Damier Ebene crossbody for most of my run-to-the-store days. Rub it against salty walls and salty doors? Eh. Wipe it down when I get home. Slip, and catch your fall with your bag? Eh. It'll bounce back. :laugh:)
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I own one of those puddle bags, it's deerskin.. super duper soft.. like butter.

As for coated canvas I am on wallet #2 in it.. first one went 4yrs straight(i only keep one wallet lol) LOVE it.. super durable, not found a bag i like it in.. but wallets it seems to be my go to..
 
#38
Harley77 said:
I have the same soft wallet as whateve and absolutely love it. I also have the matching saffiano mini satchel and a violet baby bag that are still in great shape. I did however buy and return the purple iris saffiano borough twice because the quality was awful. It was much thinner and drier than my other pieces, had creases in it, and already came with corner wear and peeling leather. My winter floral crossgrain wallet and borough however are still looking great. In my experience it seems the quality differs from piece to piece. The purple iris borough was the most expensive item but had the worst quality.
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For sure, which only complicates the whole darn thing lol
 
#39
I have bought north/south swingpack and it has the crossgrain. I don't mind the look of it and I am fine with the quality of the leather.
The crossgrain remind me of the Louis Vuitton Taiga leather, which is one attributes why I bought the bag.
 
#41
Harley77 said:
I have the same soft wallet as whateve and absolutely love it. I also have the matching saffiano mini satchel and a violet baby bag that are still in great shape. I did however buy and return the purple iris saffiano borough twice because the quality was awful. It was much thinner and drier than my other pieces, had creases in it, and already came with corner wear and peeling leather. My winter floral crossgrain wallet and borough however are still looking great. In my experience it seems the quality differs from piece to piece. The purple iris borough was the most expensive item but had the worst quality.
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I agree. Haven't had any problem with winter floral or turnlock totes.
 
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