Looks like grained to me, which I think is probably stiffer than drummed leather, so should hold its shape a bit better. My micro is the grained leather too and I love it. Also reminds me of Hermes Epsom leather. Hope that helps.
Enjoy your gorgeous new bag!
looks like grained to me too. either way - it's a lovely bag! enjoy using it
Thank you both!
I am over the moon about her!
I really hope it is grained leather, due to the "hold it's shape"-reason, but I feel unsure as I asked the SA over SMS, and she initially said it is drummed leather, I then asked her if they had previously had this bag in grained as that would have been my preference, and she then said that she was mistaken and that all belt bags came in grained only, and that she mixed it up because the luggages was made of drummed leather? But I am pretty sure that I've read about belt bags being made of drummed leather too? And since this is a since long discontinued size, it could possibly be made of drummed as they have, at least previously, made them in drummed?
To me it looks much more grained in the pictures than IRL, but I don't know exactly how drummed looks compared to grained. And I am, again, unsure but I think it might feel smoother than the belt bags that I have tried on in smaller sizes in London this past weekend..? Could that be an indication that it might be drummed? But again, I am not sure at all.
Either way, I love her to bits, she looks perfect! I am sure I would have gotten more use out of a size with a shoulder strap, but when I try her on, vs. the smaller ones, she just looks so right on my frame that I went for the look rather than the practicality... Maybe a stupid beginners mistake! But she might even be the last of her kind for sale so I am not going to return her even though she might end up not being used daily due to how heavy she is and how impractical she will be to use compared to the mini. I am ok with this as I mostly use my
Gucci WOC as my every day bag anyway, as I don't carry much, but still wanted a nice bag for when I DO need to carry some more!
But, if Hedi decides to keep the belt I will probably get a mini or micro too in another color once I have started working (I am a student at the moment) just to have a more "carefree" version of her, as I love the style so much.
