If your LV is the Mini Palm Springs backpack, I have one also. It took me a while to get used to wearing. I usually don't carry backpacks. I receive compliments though.
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If your LV is the Mini Palm Springs backpack, I have one also. It took me a while to get used to wearing. I usually don't carry backpacks. I receive compliments though.
Thank you for asking, Kyokei! This one is currently on ebay.
This is a cute bag. I recently took an old, old Coach bag out of storage to try the strap for one of my Kelly bags. I think the leather & simple style are actually nice. I read recently on Wikipedia that Bonnie Cashin, a designer for Coach also designed for Hermes.
Is it a full body wine? My husband & I have been drinking reds lately that are lighter. I don't know much about California reds. We usually drink old world wines. We tried a few from Oregon. Not enough to draw any conclusions
And then here is my hippo swatch watch (courtesy of ebay) which I haven't broken in yet. I have a H Rallye watch which I just got serviced by H this year. But the hippo watch is so whimsical! If I wore it to H would I be politely escorted from the store?
I don't like things that are "precious," that take themselves very seriously.
Love the Hippo!!! How can you not like that guy? It's adorable!!
I've always been big swatch fan, since it was just a cheap plastic watch. When swatch started the production I used to work in a place with a high environmental magnetic field and metal watches would last at most 6 months before they became totally unusable. That's when i decided give the swatch a try. I was sold right away!
Dh, who enjoys fine watches, always frowned to my swatches and he forced me to stop using them by giving me a nice watch for our 10th anniversary. I got the hint, but i still miss their easy, fun feeling!
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Yes, that one! I got it right when it came out since I reserved it at their trunk show. It definitely is a bit of a novelty and I also do not carry backpacks, but it's a very fun bag.
It’d say it’s medium bodied. I’ve read reviews of it calling it both full and light bodied but I’d personally put it somewhere in the middle…. It is fruity (black cherry and strawberry) with some pepper and tobacco, very balanced with smooth and polished tannins. The alcohol level was around 14.5% (maybe 14.6????) if I recall correctly if that gives you an idea of the body. Anything over 14% is considered high alcohol for wine. I will probably have another bottle of it on Sunday (I only had one about a month or two ago) and will report back.
I also tend to drink old world wines — mostly French (I particularly love the Rhone region though love a lot of AOC wines from other regions of course) and Italian (DOCG wines, particularly Brunello, Barolo and Amarone etc) but do like to try wines from many different regions. Oregon has some good Pinot Noir.
I can try it though the alcohol level might be high for me. I'm no expert but sometimes I think it is is the by products or absence of them in the aging process that affect how i feel after drinking a wine. Do you have any idea?
The first good wine I drank was a Charmes Chambertain so I have a sentimental affection for that vineyard & the various wines. The Pinot Noirs from Burgundy region of France are my favorites. I do not drink much from Bordeaux. If I do, the Merlot based wines are my preference. The Rhone wines I know about and favor are from the northern area.
I am familiar with the Italian wines you describe and drank them in the past. I loved Amarone. It's probably too strong for me now. I live in a warm climate & find lighter wines sit better.
My husband knows much more than I do about wines.
There is a book called The Wine Bible (I think & will check tomorrow) by Karen Mac Neil. It's very informative for non wine experts like me.
If true, that would be exceedingly interesting. When I was around 12-13, by father went to he yearly luggage and leather goods show and came home with Bonnie Cashin bags. The very first time that i saw the Picotin, I thought of those bags! I didn't care for the Cashin bags for the same reason I don't care for the Picotin, i.e. the open top. I recall that that he brought them home at least two years in a row and that one of the Picotin like bags had a snap purse attached to the outside and that was sort of neat. When they had a Cashin retrospective a few years ago, they made something very similar to what I remembered him bringing home.
I found a picture and the bags my dad brought home are third from the right and second from the left and both were in a light beige.
Yes, if you prefer lighter wines I'd definitely stay away. I tend to prefer medium to full bodied wines (which usually tend to have the higher alcohol levels) with a lot of complexity. I do like some more straightforward wines, especially if I'm drinking at a place with the typical 300% markup.
But I usually go for fuller bodied wines that are well balanced and interesting... I don't like ones that are just "big" but aren't balanced to the point where one aspect of the wine is overwhelming. I've had wines where the alcohol overpowers everything and you lose a lot of the fruit and flavors. Those are what I consider low quality. I recently had to taste a Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile that had very harsh tannins to the point where the rest of the wine was lost. All I could think when I drank it was how overwhelmingly rough the tannins were.If you like lighter wines that are very nice, I'd recommend Beaujolais. I particularly have had some amazing Brouilly and Fleurie, though any Cru Beaujolais will be nice. And of course Burgundy Pinot Noir. I also enjoy Charmes-Chambertin and other Cote de Nuits wines.
I have The Wine Bible and it definitely is a great way to start learning about wines. I also recommend The Oxford Companion to Wine, which contains a wealth of information.
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Speaking of wine, I found this many months ago and had to share it. I'm sure many of you are aware, but a few years ago Hermes made something called the Taillevent Notation Red Wine Rater. There is apparently a market for everything..... but why do I feel like I'm the target market for this device? I can't pass up wine and Hermes together.
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I live in the Miami area. Several years ago Hermes left Bal Harbour to move to the Design District along with other stores from the LVMH conglomerate. Since the group does not hold a majority interest in Hermes, I was curious why they chose to do so. Anyone have a reason?
I met a developer on that project and basically it was driven by incentives from the city and the landlords. Malls are not the way forward and are struggling, had H stayed the decline in the mall traffic after everyone else left would have been detrimental to sales so why not take an offer of a huge new space at favorable rents, likely tax breaks and more press and attention in the area.
I haven't been to Miami in a few years, when I went they were still building the H but I thought the whole area was well planned, beautifully designed and smart. It was dead however when I was there so I remember thinking it was going to take time to build up the restaurants and other amenities to draw people in. How is it now?
Great picture! Yes, Bonnie Cashin was a Coach designer. I remember the bag with the built-in change purse, a cool design. I am sure she's studied at schools like Parsons and FIT.If true, that would be exceedingly interesting. When I was around 12-13, by father went to he yearly luggage and leather goods show and came home with Bonnie Cashin bags. The very first time that i saw the Picotin, I thought of those bags! I didn't care for the Cashin bags for the same reason I don't care for the Picotin, i.e. the open top. I recall that that he brought them home at least two years in a row and that one of the Picotin like bags had a snap purse attached to the outside and that was sort of neat. When they had a Cashin retrospective a few years ago, they made something very similar to what I remembered him bringing home.
I found a picture and the bags my dad brought home are third from the right and second from the left and both were in a light beige.
Yes, if you prefer lighter wines I'd definitely stay away. I tend to prefer medium to full bodied wines (which usually tend to have the higher alcohol levels) with a lot of complexity. I do like some more straightforward wines, especially if I'm drinking at a place with the typical 300% markup.
If you like lighter wines that are very nice, I'd recommend Beaujolais. I particularly have had some amazing Brouilly and Fleurie, though any Cru Beaujolais will be nice. And of course Burgundy Pinot Noir. I also enjoy Charmes-Chambertin and other Cote de Nuits wines.
I have The Wine Bible and it definitely is a great way to start learning about wines. I also recommend The Oxford Companion to Wine, which contains a wealth of information.
You sound adventuresome when it comes to wines. Have you tried any of the Norton grape variety wines from the Mid-Atlantic states?
I wonder what they are going to do with all of these declining malls across the US?