I am obsessed with Florentine Natural. It smells delicious, feels luxurious, and soft to the touch.
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Yes, welcome Anna! Nice to have people to chat with who share the Natural and Florentine love.
Reading these thread, it must seem like we love almost every color of Florentine 
I think there are some stand out colors.... navy and red are among the best.
Bordeaux (in a good year when it's not too brown) is lovely. And you can't go
wrong with chestnut or black Florentine leather. Natural is in a class by itself...
it's an addiction for many Florentine collectors. OK, so what color did I leave out?
I think there are some stand out colors.... navy and red are among the best.
Bordeaux (in a good year when it's not too brown) is lovely. And you can't go
wrong with chestnut or black Florentine leather. Natural is in a class by itself...
it's an addiction for many Florentine collectors. OK, so what color did I leave out?
LL: I love the feel of good leather also. That's why I don't like the coated leathers, like Saffiano or the
coated cotton.
"In the old days", when I was working, I carried a leather portfolio with a pad of
paper inside. When meeting got stressful, or boring, I could stroke my leather portfolio.
Much healthier than getting upset, smoking, or taking meds. Think of the lost marketing
opportunities that could have help sell thousands of leather handbags and portfolios.
Over the years, there have been a lot of lovely Florentine leather colors.
I remember watching QVC and the table of small Flo satchels was overflowing.
There were lilacs, and shades of green, sunflower, multiple shades of blue and pink,
and salmon or coral. These days black, chestnut, natural, and red are what we see
most often. Sometimes navy and bordeaux.
Elephant seems to have replaced
Tmoro brown. (Of all the Flo colors, elephant is the one I have the hardest time
working into my wardrobe. It just does nothing to enhance the look and it doesn't make
me smile. A very creative friend suggested using prints (scarfs, or tops) to help
integrate elephant into an outfit. It seems that lots of prints have shades of brown
or taupe that 'look' like Florentine elephant color. I'm finding that adding a scarf
makes the color more pleasing to my eyes.
You might wonder why I own a Florentine elephant handbag if I don't love the color.
Well, a combination of a great sale and the fact that everyone else thinks it's great,
finally wore me down. Bag I wanted was only available in that color. Middle of the pandemic,
not worth returning.
I remember watching QVC and the table of small Flo satchels was overflowing.
There were lilacs, and shades of green, sunflower, multiple shades of blue and pink,
and salmon or coral. These days black, chestnut, natural, and red are what we see
most often. Sometimes navy and bordeaux.
Elephant seems to have replaced
Tmoro brown. (Of all the Flo colors, elephant is the one I have the hardest time
working into my wardrobe. It just does nothing to enhance the look and it doesn't make
me smile. A very creative friend suggested using prints (scarfs, or tops) to help
integrate elephant into an outfit. It seems that lots of prints have shades of brown
or taupe that 'look' like Florentine elephant color. I'm finding that adding a scarf
makes the color more pleasing to my eyes.
You might wonder why I own a Florentine elephant handbag if I don't love the color.
Well, a combination of a great sale and the fact that everyone else thinks it's great,
finally wore me down. Bag I wanted was only available in that color. Middle of the pandemic,
not worth returning.
Ah remember those days?
I get what you mean about the wearing down. I've always been iffy on Elephant. The pieces in it that are more purple-grayish toned I like. But unless you see the bag first, hard to know. Alot are brown/mud to me. I almost got swept up in it when I kept seeing videos of it in the Barlow and how some grew to love it. I started to want one! I would probably try a Domed Buckle in it sure. No, I totally understand keeping it and making it work. As a collector also, kind of makes sense to have one unique color.
A great sale, a great scarf/accessory to jazz it up and it does has its charm! I bet you grow to appreciate the color.
I get what you mean about the wearing down. I've always been iffy on Elephant. The pieces in it that are more purple-grayish toned I like. But unless you see the bag first, hard to know. Alot are brown/mud to me. I almost got swept up in it when I kept seeing videos of it in the Barlow and how some grew to love it. I started to want one! I would probably try a Domed Buckle in it sure. No, I totally understand keeping it and making it work. As a collector also, kind of makes sense to have one unique color.
A great sale, a great scarf/accessory to jazz it up and it does has its charm! I bet you grow to appreciate the color.
I just got my husband a leather portfolio for work. Luxe leather -- not just a great sensory experience, but a great self soothing one!
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I have an elephant cameron. It's a strange color. I keep it as a work horse bag because I don't know that I care for the color. For running errands and things It's great because I don't care if it gets messy. It's an odd color, just kind of blah
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In most lighting, my elephant Flo color is very brown and muddy. Not at all a taupe
or grey. Pebble elephant is more taupe. I don't know how anyone sees hints of grey or
lavender in any of the elephant bags, but maybe earlier dye lots were different.
I know that everyone likes different colors. I've never gravitated to shades of brown or tan.
Usually it's cooler colors I prefer. And years ago taupe was a very beige-grey color, not a
muddy brown. But I must admit that this year, rich browns, warm caramels, saddle,
and natural have called to me. either my collection is so full of other colors that I need variety
or I've been worn down over the years by others who love the brown shades.
As for elephant.... I think my brain has been tricked.