Totally agree, it was years before I purchased LV in canvas. I own Empreinte/Vernis/Epi and love them, very elegant & great for business. I purchased my first mono Neverfull last year and loved it as a casual bag and went on to buy a GM DE for travel. It's brilliant for throwing around, squashing under airline seats etc ..........even going to the beach & around the pool, great for beating up and still looking great, a real care free gem
I considered DA and after reading your comments I'm glad I didn't. I can imagine it wouldn't age well but I manly didn't go for it because grey is definitely not my colour. I've seen it looking fabulous on others