Scarves do you use twillies on the handels of your birkin or not?

[Kyokei]

No, I carry both my B and K without twillies. I have contemplated twillies for both before but seem to like my bags less dressed up.

 

[crazyforbag]

love using a twilly on my Ks but prefer without on my Bs. I do feel like the handles rub against each other when I carry it in the crook of my arm though, so I might start using twillies on those too.

same here so I use one twilly on one handle cause my B is dark color.

 

[alismarr]

No. You cannot gild a lily.

 

[tsmtl]

I have a chocolate birkin so no need to wrap the handles. i use twilly as a ribbon dependng on what i'm wearing.

i have a gold kelly which has a twilly wrapped around its handles 99% of the time.

Hi baileylab what colour is your twilly on your gold birkin?

 

[LDDChanel]

I'm on the fence. In general I prefer the look of a B without a Twilly but also recognize that Twilly's can add a nice pop of color.

 

[MyLuxuryDiary]

no i don't, i have Etain and Flamingo...both 35cm one is dark and one is light. i feel that the twillies distract and cheapen the classic beautiful..simplistic look of what the birkin was meant to look like. This is me in general though, i would never add a charm to my LV bags either.

 

[Rouge H]

Yes, I do as I don't like the feeling of the resin on the handles pressing against the palms of my hands.

 

[ThierryH]

The only purse I use a twilly around the handle is my Ostrich Kelly. The Kelly is in pristine condition and I do not want the handle to darken. I read that ostrich leather is very delicate with regards to grease. Hopefully, a twilly around the handle helps to prevent darkening.

 

[Israeli_Flava]

To twilly or not to twilly? Depends on how I feel that day but most often they all have twillies on them for a nice pop... and because I hate dirty looking handles so I get paranoid if I carry my B without twillies more than a couple of times....

 

[honhon]

The only purse I use a twilly around the handle is my Ostrich Kelly. The Kelly is in pristine condition and I do not want the handle to darken. I read that ostrich leather is very delicate with regards to grease. Hopefully, a twilly around the handle helps to prevent darkening.

same with me too thierry. the only b or k with twillies is my ostrich. but recent me started thinking.....should i let my love sink into the handles?

 

[Love Of My Life]

The only purse I use a twilly around the handle is my Ostrich Kelly. The Kelly is in pristine condition and I do not want the handle to darken. I read that ostrich leather is very delicate with regards to grease. Hopefully, a twilly around the handle helps to prevent darkening.

Yes, the oils from your hands will tend to discolor your handles especially if it is a light color bag... I learned this the hard way

 

[loves]

same with me too thierry. the only b or k with twillies is my ostrich. but recent me started thinking.....should i let my love sink into the handles?

I am a bit of a germ phobic so I clean my leather handles after every couple of uses. I can't wipe my ostrich though so it's twillies for me. My twillies get hand-washed often so all is good on the germ front.

My mother is quite the opposite. She has a very bohemian attitude when it comes to cleanliness and as one who doesn't wash her hands often, her leather bags stink so bad after a few years they get thrown away. I intend to not go down that road.

 

[honhon]

LOL on the stink. would she throw away her H bags too? i am going straight to her garbage.....

 

[Mooshooshoo]

I have a collection of the Jardin Anglais twillies, but I'm rubbish at tying them, so my bags go out nude

 

[papertiger]

The craftsperson who spas my bags said I should use twillys on the older bags but remember to take them off before storing. It's not just to protect from the oils from our hands but more importantly the acids.

It's certainly not easy finding appropriate twillys for older bags. The older the bag, the less I like the look of a twilly tied to it so just wear gloves until I find those more conservative twillys.