~JULY/AUGUST~ our new Balenciaga acquisitions!

[vesna]

So this has been a busy summer for my handbag collection!
I've always had a soft spot for Bbags and the older the bag, the better!
You may recall I purchased a well loved 05 Grey in July (which is the bag I'm currently carrying)
I used to have an 03 Olive Brown Single & had been hoping to find another one, what I found instead is an even better find (IMO)

02 Flat Brass Caramel

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While I was still looking for an A tag 05 black city, I found this one, made an offer and was pleasantly surprised when it was accepted. I was in for an even bigger surprise when it arrived. There's not a spot of wear to be found. Its almost as if it was never carried - it looks brand new!
05 Z tag Black Single

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And as you may have seen in the thread about CeeJay's bag's, I ended my summer by adding her A tag 05 black city to my collection. This is most Bbags I've ever owned at one time!

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Beautiful !!! I envy your divine blacks, I have never found the black I liked…always some flimsy or rubbed too much … the search continues

 

[maxxout]

This is Ceejay's Teal city. I thought my Teal first was going to be hard to beat, but this leather just blows everything out of the water. I love the wrinkly - chewy - distressed - pillowy - softness - puddle of leather! I will also post this in the dedicated CeeJay thread. This one isn't ever leaving my collection. Still debating if I will keep the first. Do you all have multiple bags in the same color? Different styles? I struggle hard to justify keeping different styles of the same color in my collection. Anyone care to chime in their POV?

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If I had these two, I would always grab the city because from the pictures, it blows the other one away. The leather looks fantastic on the city. So I wouldn’t keep both in this case. However, I do have multiple bags in one color. A gray purse a gray day a gray work and a gray city.
But the leather is really good on all of them. And the work has regular hardware and the city has pewter hardware. And the purse is on the shoulder as is the day.
I have never owned a first, because I always thought they were too close to the city, but I could be wrong on that.

 

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So this has been a busy summer for my handbag collection!
I've always had a soft spot for Bbags and the older the bag, the better!
You may recall I purchased a well loved 05 Grey in July (which is the bag I'm currently carrying)
I used to have an 03 Olive Brown Single & had been hoping to find another one, what I found instead is an even better find (IMO)

02 Flat Brass Caramel

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While I was still looking for an A tag 05 black city, I found this one, made an offer and was pleasantly surprised when it was accepted. I was in for an even bigger surprise when it arrived. There's not a spot of wear to be found. Its almost as if it was never carried - it looks brand new!
05 Z tag Black Single

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And as you may have seen in the thread about CeeJay's bag's, I ended my summer by adding her A tag 05 black city to my collection. This is most Bbags I've ever owned at one time!

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Gorgeous group.

 

[fayden]

If I had these two, I would always grab the city because from the pictures, it blows the other one away. The leather looks fantastic on the city. So I wouldn’t keep both in this case. However, I do have multiple bags in one color. A gray purse a gray day a gray work and a gray city.
But the leather is really good on all of them. And the work has regular hardware and the city has pewter hardware. And the purse is on the shoulder as is the day.
I have never owned a first, because I always thought they were too close to the city, but I could be wrong on that.

Thanks for your input! I tend to grab bigger bags when I go to the office. Otherwise I usually end up grabbing a first or one of my other smaller bags. I may end up keeping both for now. I don't feel too bad keeping both if you have four grays.

 

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Thanks for your input! I tend to grab bigger bags when I go to the office. Otherwise I usually end up grabbing a first or one of my other smaller bags. I may end up keeping both for now. I don't feel too bad keeping both if you have four grays.

I used to have five grays. I had a mint 2005 gray city with fabulous leather. And I sold it because I really did like the pewter hardware on grey better.

 

[fayden]

I used to have five grays. I had a mint 2005 gray city with fabulous leather. And I sold it because I really did like the pewter hardware on grey better.

I do prefer the pewter hardware on the gray myself, it has the cool blue edging.