OK now that I have the technical difficulties sorted out: thanks again everyone for looking. I'm so beyond thrilled with this bag. I expect this to be my every day bag for the indefinite future, so I'll post updates on how she holds up!
Ugh; I love it so much!
My *one* other LV bag is an epi Alma in Menthe with a blue shoulder strap and a red-orange bag charm that I've had for a few years; she's a gorgeous bag like so many of their products but I found it so impractical to use that bag; even with the shoulder strap! I swore I wasn't going to buy any more high-end bags until I knew exactly what would work for me. After a few years I determined the bag had to be comfortably slouchy, roomy, attractive (obviously), and with some bottom shape to make it fairly organizable. For me, leather is always a must, plus I need a crossbody style and ideally with a handle/shoulder option. ...And I believe I have finally found it!
I might have bought this bag anyway in Cherry or Noir, but I spend almost all of my free time sailing, so finding out that it was coming out in this gorgeously nautical Marine Rouge color scheme was my sign: this is The One. They called me to get it on Thursday, I picked it up Friday, and unboxed her today!
Seriously though, I'm probably just going to sell most of the rest of my bags. I'm a minimalist at heart, but I amassed a fairly large collection of them in the process of figuring out what I need from a bag.
Sorry for the novel. I guess I'm pretty excited to have concluded my search at last!
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