Your bags are such great picks and colors. One question, are we all supposed to get permission to repost bag pictures from their website? I had assumed it was always okay to do. Thank you.
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Two great minds?
Thank you for the bag choice compliment.
I love old Moynat (Limousine, Ballerine, Duo tote, Luggage, Pauline, Gabrielle, Gaby+). I loved their MiF craftsmanship. It was a family owned company.
I like the new Moynat bags. I appreciate them, but won’t buy. Maybe they look too youthful for me, the sizes are too small for my needs, or the straps are too short for crossbody. And now Moynat is owned by LVMH.
Mind you, I think Moynat is wonderful, but if I had to choose between a $5K/$6k-SO Gaby pm, or a $3.5K Fontélie, I’d go for the Fontélie.
JD hardware is fresh, the leather is yummy, and through my purchases, I’m promoting a new (1754
) company. I also adore Ramesh — I know him to be a kind person, and a good businessman with a creative gift.Let’s see what Moynat’s Fall 2023 has to offer, but I doubt my wishlist will change. I have finite funds.
You’re so kind. I appreciate your comment on my bag choices.
If I want to post something from a website, I check the company’s legal notice tab, first — wanting to respect their intellectual property. JD’s legal notice is explicit.
Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, the chance of retribution is minuscule, but I ask a company rep, anyway. It protects TPF, too.
Usually I get the response, “Go for it.”
Well, I got the “Go for it,” for JD posts to our TPF threads. So, post away!
Thank you. I learned something new today and will, of course, honor the legal fine print on their website moving forward. I never even thought about it before. And I agree with your other comment, for the price I would go with a JD bag and skip the Moynat (that I too love, but I think JD is a better value).Thank you for the bag choice compliment.
I love old Moynat (Limousine, Ballerine, Duo tote, Luggage, Pauline, Gabrielle, Gaby+). I loved their MiF craftsmanship. It was a family owned company.
I like the new Moynat bags. I appreciate them, but won’t buy. Maybe they look too youthful for me, the sizes are too small for my needs, or the straps are too short for crossbody. And now Moynat is owned by LVMH.
Mind you, I think Moynat is wonderful, but if I had to choose between a $5K/$6k-SO Gaby pm, or a $3.5K Fontélie, I’d go for the Fontélie.
JD hardware is fresh, the leather is yummy, and through my purchases, I’m promoting a new (1754
Let’s see what Moynat’s Fall 2023 has to offer, but I doubt my wishlist will change. I have finite funds.
If I want to post something from a website, I check the company’s legal notice tab, first — wanting to respect their intellectual property. JD’s legal notice is explicit.
Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, the chance of retribution is minuscule, but I ask a company rep, anyway. It protects TPF, too.
Usually I get the response, “Go for it.”
Well, I got the “Go for it,” for JD posts to our TPF threads. So, post away!
I’m weird when it comes to legal stuff. I annoy my DH, when we buy big ticket items. I read every line of every paragraph in agreements/contracts.
I must admit, I’ve found loopholes, and saved us unnecessary fee $$$. JD funds?!?!
Thank you for the ordering info.
The Fontélie bags are sold out — except one in taupe. Preorder in this style is approximately three months out.
I just did a bunch of screen grabs of my favorites. OMG, these are so gorgeous! Heeeeeelllllp is right.
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That shade of green looks gorgeous with GHW
I have so many questions and thoughts regarding the new leathers. This is all so exciting. I need to see them in person, especially the Harmonie in Acajou because it looks exactly like an iteration of rouge H in boxcalf.
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And in red!
Wow, they went fast!Thank you for the ordering info.
The Fontélie bags are sold out — except one in taupe. Preorder in this style is approximately three months out.
Me too.
All the stars aligned* for that Bleu de Cocagne** Heritage leather Diana
*Align is my word of the week (since a colleague used it yesterday and I've stolen it t use in every sentence).
** "Cocagne” refers to French traditional use of woad as a dye, a colour used for nobility (only). The natural blue was extremely costly. France has a tradition of dyeing with woad, especially around the city of Amiens (Picardie region) 11thC.
NB: One only gets footnotes on the the Duclos thread
Two great minds?
I love old Moynat (Limousine, Ballerine, Duo tote, Luggage, Pauline, Gabrielle, Gaby+). I loved their MiF craftsmanship. It was a family owned company.
I like the new Moynat bags. I appreciate them, but won’t buy. Maybe they look too youthful for me, the sizes are too small for my needs, or the straps are too short for crossbody. And now Moynat is owned by LVMH.
Mind you, I think Moynat is wonderful, but if I had to choose between a $5K/$6k-SO Gaby pm, or a $3.5K Fontélie, I’d go for the Fontélie.
JD hardware is fresh, the leather is yummy, and through my purchases, I’m promoting a new (1754
Let’s see what Moynat’s Fall 2023 has to offer, but I doubt my wishlist will change. I have finite funds.
You’re so kind. I appreciate your comment on my bag choices.
If I want to post something from a website, I check the company’s legal notice tab, first — wanting to respect their intellectual property. JD’s legal notice is explicit.
Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, the chance of retribution is minuscule, but I ask a company rep, anyway. It protects TPF, too.
Usually I get the response, “Go for it.”
Well, I got the “Go for it,” for JD posts to our TPF threads. So, post away!
I always assumed 'youthful' items were something that older people bought from fear. When I was a younger, I never gave any 'thing' a seconds thought on age-appropriateness, it was always the same 2 questions of "Do I love it?" & "Can I afford it?".
I used to like Moynat. Now I can see what they (or rather LVMH) are doing - and I hate to be able to see the 'wires' in luxury. Either you're a heritage brand - or you're courting 'flexers'.
JD may not have started as a maroquinerie in the 18C but it seems less compromised than many so-called lux brands.
I took a still from my video of this new Diane bag in textured leather. The graining is so beautiful 
Heritage leather will scratch and patina. I think we have all been brainwashed so much by a lot of the big brands not to like the smoother leathers, but the reality of it all is, smooth leathers like heritage leather of Duclos, barenia/swift/box/tadelakt of Hermes are the leathers that have the least amount of finish to showcase their exceptional quality. Caviar leather of Chanel for instance, is heavy graining and coating to mask all the natural imperfections (a lot of them) of the leather they use. The quality is much, much lower. Leather is categorized by its flaws and the less flaws they have, the more premium their classification. Tanneries won't coat those leathers heavily unlike the ones with lots of marks. It's like a person's face -- why use foundation and concealer on your face if your complexion is flawless. Natural beauty is so prized today, which is why beauty companies make loads of money -- to help enhance beauty for peeps who don't have flawless complexion (haha I spend on foundations and concealers for this same purpose).
The beauty of the heritage leather and those other leathers i mentioned from hermes is this -- it is the best quality of leather, it will age so well. 20 years on, the leather will patina but the bag will still be in excellent shape. The beauty of it all is, the bag will grow with you, together! I love this idea and more importantly, it has given me a much deeper appreciation for premium quality leather at its least "processed/coated", more "natural" state. Hope my explanation somehow helps ❤️
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