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Not sure of its official name, only that we’ve been calling it the “Village,” for a while now. I couldn’t afford the one Corey sold years ago, and have drooled over those posted by LostinBal, then this one popped up out of the blue! Smaller than a City, taller than a First.

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Oh boy… Yeah, you got your chocolate. I like chocolate with brass better than silver so for me this is cooler looking than the pewter hardware chocolate. That’s why I like 05 chocolate. But this is something else. So it’s what year?
Really happy for you. You don’t give up
 
After seeing the one on Corey's site, I was excited when you posted yours. Encouraging that you found two of them! As for the leather, it's impossible to tell in photos, but this bag is thinner and exponentially softer than any of my other early "nappa," bags.
Are either of your two exceptionally soft and thin?

Interesting… The softest bag that I have is also the thinnest and it is 04 black with ph. Could some of those 04 bags be Napa ? I think it’s 04. Need to check when I get home.
 
Oh boy… Yeah, you got your chocolate. I like chocolate with brass better than silver so for me this is cooler looking than the pewter hardware chocolate. That’s why I like 05 chocolate. But this is something else. So it’s what year?
Really happy for you. You don’t give up
It’s my bad habit of shopping during insomnia. :shocked: I actually also like the brass better than pewter on brown and on black. Wanted that wanna be 03 mostly for dreamy leather. This one must be from 01. Its tag is the gold imprint. It’s like handling a silk scarf. :love:
 
It’s my bad habit of shopping during insomnia. :shocked: I actually also like the brass better than pewter on brown and on black. Wanted that wanna be 03 mostly for dreamy leather. This one must be from 01. Its tag is the gold imprint. It’s like handling a silk scarf. :love:
In how many colors was the Village made?
 
Not at all sure. I would have guessed just the three colors we’ve seen, except wouldn’t it be odd to fail to make it in black? Also not sure what color this one is. It’s on the arm of peacebabe, a sweet, long time PFr. It’s probably the Caramel in different lighting.

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F/W 2017 Rose Dahlia S Blackout City. I don’t usually gravitate towards pinks. I prefer dark colors. But hot damn, this is the most gorgeous grownup pink. I took a thousand photos and can’t capture the color. To the naked eye, it’s a deep, rich, super-saturated dark mauvey rose3F797EB5-0E26-41EF-81CF-B26F690DB101.jpeg. This is my first S city, and I’m loving the size.
 
F/W 2017 Rose Dahlia S Blackout City. I don’t usually gravitate towards pinks. I prefer dark colors. But hot damn, this is the most gorgeous grownup pink. I took a thousand photos and can’t capture the color. To the naked eye, it’s a deep, rich, super-saturated dark mauvey roseView attachment 5703083. This is my first S city, and I’m loving the size.
Super pretty color!
 
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