Michael Kors I ruined my Hamiltons' handles!!!

[PugHeaven]

Sorry, duplicate post.

 

[PugHeaven]

This is caused by the weight of the bag and use of the handles. If you overstuff the bag, sooner or later you will breakdown the tubing inside of the handles. What is in the bag is pulling the tubing down when it is on your arm. Eventually it will separate. Same issue with the more expensive Celine. I hope this helps.

This makes a lot of sense. I haven't experienced this problem (thankfully!) and cannot speak to how the bag looks after the tubing breaks down, but the bag is so well constructed and the leather is so thick that I would expect the handles to still function well.

 

[TheBlingThing]

Yes that makes sense to me too. And honestly I HAVE been carrying half my life in my Hamilton including my netbook, folders, sometimes even small groceries... and I wore it for almost a year literally every day so I guess its no wonder the piping broke. It's just that it's so spacious the stuff piles into it almost by accident

But ive been thinking, there are bags with no piping insise the handles at all and the leather holds so maybe it's really not so bad? Obviously no laptop carrying around anymore but this thought gave me a little hope

And what's with the looks it doesn't show on my Hamilton at all that the inside is broken and the handles still hold up right unless you deliberately bend or twist them them

 

[PugHeaven]

Yes that makes sense to me too. And honestly I HAVE been carrying half my life in my Hamilton including my netbook, folders, sometimes even small groceries... and I wore it for almost a year literally every day so I guess its no wonder the piping broke. It's just that it's so spacious the stuff piles into it almost by accident

But ive been thinking, there are bags with no piping insise the handles at all and the leather holds so maybe it's really not so bad? Obviously no laptop carrying around anymore but this thought gave me a little hope

And what's with the looks it doesn't show on my Hamilton at all that the inside is broken and the handles still hold up right unless you deliberately bend or twist them them

Happy to hear this. I think your Hammie's going to be just fine!

 

[TheBlingThing]

Happy to hear this. I think your Hammie's going to be just fine!

:thumbup:

 

[kwin_av_haartz]

Well, I got my hanbags "fixed", they're not completely fixed, but the handles feel a tiny bit more sturdy now.

Would someone be kind enough to post a picture which shows what you are all talking about? I'm a little confused as to whether the problem is with the handles, the long strap, or both. Thanks. . .I would really appreciate it!

Here's what's going on with my Hamilton and what I suppose happened with kwin_av_haartz too...? There is however nothing wrong with the strap on my bag (other than that I never use it because IMO it makes the bag less pretty and makes it fold up and slouch )

This is the broken handle, the hard stuff inside the leather has broken at the point where my fingers squeeze it.

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Here you can see that it's just leather, nothing inside and it twists and bends easily:

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So you think this is serious? Is it still wearable if filled with only little stuff or is there anything that can be done about this? Thanks if anyone knows...

And kwin_av_haartz I'm sorry this happened to you too and if it's any comfort it seems we're not the only ones with the same problem.

EDIT: Sorry I was not able to insert the images into the text window, I guess I'm gonna need a little practise on that...

The problem is with the handles, exactly like with TheBlingThing's bag. Here you can see that the leather looks a little twisted, and inside it's broken.

Thank You PugHeaven! Unfortunately it feels a little laborious to take this to MK because as I said no warranty time left and also I'm from Europe and in my country there are no MK boutiques so I would probably have to ship the bag to the United States and well... I bet that would take a loooong long time

But thanks for the tip about the leather repair! I should seek into this and try to locate a trustworthy leather craftsman nearby and ask his opinion. I'll post his reply when I get it!

A leather craftsman was suppossed to repair mine, they're not completely fixed, but the handles feel a little bit more resistant. I hope I can use them for some time. And definitely, I will get another black Hamilton!!! I do love the design of this bag.

 

[kwin_av_haartz]

This is caused by the weight of the bag and use of the handles. If you overstuff the bag, sooner or later you will breakdown the tubing inside of the handles. What is in the bag is pulling the tubing down when it is on your arm. Eventually it will separate. Same issue with the more expensive Celine. I hope this helps.

Oh, sorry about your Celine. I won't overstuff my bags again!!!

Yes that makes sense to me too. And honestly I HAVE been carrying half my life in my Hamilton including my netbook, folders, sometimes even small groceries... and I wore it for almost a year literally every day so I guess its no wonder the piping broke. It's just that it's so spacious the stuff piles into it almost by accident

But ive been thinking, there are bags with no piping insise the handles at all and the leather holds so maybe it's really not so bad? Obviously no laptop carrying around anymore but this thought gave me a little hope

And what's with the looks it doesn't show on my Hamilton at all that the inside is broken and the handles still hold up right unless you deliberately bend or twist them them

I use mine a lot, I have had the indigo for almost 3 years, and the black one, for almost 2 years. So they're super durable!!!!


THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE COMMENTS!!!!

 

[kwin_av_haartz]

BTW, the yellow mark is not dirt, it was for the leather craftsman to know which handle he was going to repair.

 

[PugHeaven]

BTW, the yellow mark is not dirt, it was for the leather craftsman to know which handle he was going to repair.

Thank you for posting your photo. I've been thinking about lightening the load in my handbags in general (mostly because this body is getting old!) and this issue might be my incentive. I have two MK wallets that I love, but since this is the main weight in my bag and the bag is already a bit heavy, I might switch to one of my Vera Bradley fabric wallets. I think MK does a good job of balancing quality and weight, but a bit of heft is the price we must pay for the gorgeous Hamilton!

 

[babe777]

Just an FYI - my bag CAME like this brand new and I never bothered to get it fixed or exchanged, so regretting it now but it hasn't gotten any worse and I stuff it!! I've had it 3 years now.