Hi all,
So a few weeks ago I started a thread asking for opinions on which style I should get in Appia as I just love that color. After I tried on a large veneta and a north south tote bag and not really feeling the love, I finally found the style I love and would go perfectly with my wardrobe -- the brick bag! Yes, the price is steeper than the other two styles, but I love the brick bag so much that I had to get it.
I am not home yet so I will post pics tonight. But I do have a couple of questions:
1) While I did own a few BV nappa bags in the past, most of them are of darker colors so maybe it wasn't as easy to notice some "imperfection" on the nappa leather (although appia is not that light either)...but by now I have seen quite a few appia nappa bags, and I noticed that on each bag (whether is the veneta or the tote or the brick bag), there are some imperfection on the nappa leather, like a dent here and there, very tiny ones that you really need to get up close to see them, and maybe just a couples of them on the entire bag....maybe they are scars or hair follicles since leather is indeed a natural product. And since I am super picky (I don't want a display bag or a bag that has leather variation that is too obvious). Anyhow, the small brick bag in this particular color is even harder to find multiples for me to compare since it seems to me that only the boutiques carry them, not NM or Barneys...so I visited two different boutiques in my area and find one out of the four that I have seen in person that seems to be in the best condition. But when i got home last night I saw a little dent on the handle (will show you pictures tonight). I want to know if you nappa bags also have similar dents/marks here and there, again, they are very tiny, and not that many, just 2 or 3 places on the leather....
2) I don't recall I treat/spray my old nappa bags with water repellent spray but I guess coz the bags I had were of darker colors (think baltic), but with appia, I am not sure if I should treat it before using it. Should I spray it? I have Vectra, Apple Guard, and collonil water repellent/UV protection spray at home.
Thanks so much! I will definitely post pictures tonight!
So a few weeks ago I started a thread asking for opinions on which style I should get in Appia as I just love that color. After I tried on a large veneta and a north south tote bag and not really feeling the love, I finally found the style I love and would go perfectly with my wardrobe -- the brick bag! Yes, the price is steeper than the other two styles, but I love the brick bag so much that I had to get it.
I am not home yet so I will post pics tonight. But I do have a couple of questions:
1) While I did own a few BV nappa bags in the past, most of them are of darker colors so maybe it wasn't as easy to notice some "imperfection" on the nappa leather (although appia is not that light either)...but by now I have seen quite a few appia nappa bags, and I noticed that on each bag (whether is the veneta or the tote or the brick bag), there are some imperfection on the nappa leather, like a dent here and there, very tiny ones that you really need to get up close to see them, and maybe just a couples of them on the entire bag....maybe they are scars or hair follicles since leather is indeed a natural product. And since I am super picky (I don't want a display bag or a bag that has leather variation that is too obvious). Anyhow, the small brick bag in this particular color is even harder to find multiples for me to compare since it seems to me that only the boutiques carry them, not NM or Barneys...so I visited two different boutiques in my area and find one out of the four that I have seen in person that seems to be in the best condition. But when i got home last night I saw a little dent on the handle (will show you pictures tonight). I want to know if you nappa bags also have similar dents/marks here and there, again, they are very tiny, and not that many, just 2 or 3 places on the leather....
2) I don't recall I treat/spray my old nappa bags with water repellent spray but I guess coz the bags I had were of darker colors (think baltic), but with appia, I am not sure if I should treat it before using it. Should I spray it? I have Vectra, Apple Guard, and collonil water repellent/UV protection spray at home.
Thanks so much! I will definitely post pictures tonight!