How to wear a Kelly casually?

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kat99 said:
Thanks everyone! I wish good vibes to everyone currently waiting for a canvas strap! :)
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Thanks! So sweet of you :) I would need it because I have been stonewalled at two H stores already for getting a crossbody canvas strap for my K :( I was told that a crossbody strap would alter the looks, therefore not approved by the corporate.
 
#1,100
kat99 said:
Worn crossbody (with different colored strap):

Kelly-crossbody.jpg
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Just gorgeous!!! I love how you handled the strap, too.
 
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Kitty S. said:
Thanks! So sweet of you :) I would need it because I have been stonewalled at two H stores already for getting a crossbody canvas strap for my K :( I was told that a crossbody strap would alter the looks, therefore not approved by the corporate.
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Oh, phooey on that. Are you comfortable with fibbing a little, and saying it's, say, an alternative strap for an Evelyne? In general I sympathize with Hermes trying to preserve the "look" of their brand, but this is a bit much, IMO.
 
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Mindi B said:
Oh, phooey on that. Are you comfortable with fibbing a little, and saying it's, say, an alternative strap for an Evelyne? In general I sympathize with Hermes trying to preserve the "look" of their brand, but this is a bit much, IMO.
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Had I known when one does an SO, one gets to choose from various lengths for the strap. I did not know going in and was caught off guard by the question of strap. My mouth said uh regular is fine. Duh, had I only taken another moment to think my height, the strap length = regular is NOT fine for xbody wearing. Regular length only gets the Kelly to the orbs. For those who are invited to do an SO, measure where you'd like that strap to go, write it down and then choose your length options according to what you wrote down. Be prepared like a good scout ought to be.
 
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etoupebirkin said:
Just gorgeous!!! I love how you handled the strap, too.
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Thank you! :smile1:

jmen said:
Had I known when one does an SO, one gets to choose from various lengths for the strap. I did not know going in and was caught off guard by the question of strap. My mouth said uh regular is fine. Duh, had I only taken another moment to think my height, the strap length = regular is NOT fine for xbody wearing. Regular length only gets the Kelly to the orbs. For those who are invited to do an SO, measure where you'd like that strap to go, write it down and then choose your length options according to what you wrote down. Be prepared like a good scout ought to be.
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Yes that's a good point, especially since this is probably the fastest way to get a leather strap in the length you want as they have to provide a strap anyway with the bag. I always choose the regular strap length though and order a separate canvas. The feedback has consistently been, "the bag will arrive faster than the strap." :laugh:
 
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elliesaurus said:
Ladies, do you ever worry about color transfer if you're using the strap and wearing jeans?
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I had color transfer from a black blazer onto a light colored garden party that was awful. The garden party never fully recovered and I was so pissed off at the blazer that I never wore it again.

Seriously though it was my own fault, the blazer was new and had not been dry cleaned. I am now extremely careful in mixing light colored bags with dark clothing.
 
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