Saffiano leather (any cross hatch type) is the only one that can be wiped down with a wet cloth or light soap. Any other leather I only use leather moisturizer or leather cleaner. I have the Coach cleaner and moisturizer, they were like $6 at the outlet, used to be $10 at the boutique store, but I have used them on all my leather bags and would not recommend any other products on leather.
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Saffiano leather (any cross hatch type) is the only one that can be wiped down with a wet cloth or light soap. Any other leather I only use leather moisturizer or leather cleaner. I have the Coach cleaner and moisturizer, they were like $6 at the outlet, used to be $10 at the boutique store, but I have used them on all my leather bags and would not recommend any other products on leather.
I use Coach conditioner on almost everything, and Apple on Chanel. Not suede, of course. If the lady at Macy's offers the discount, take it! She wouldn't do so if it wasn't allowed.
I've received dustbags with all my KS bags. I owned an early 2000s red tote that was made in Italy, I think. Absolutely gorgeous.
I've received dustbags with all my KS bags. I owned an early 2000s red tote that was made in Italy, I think. Absolutely gorgeous.For some reason I adore KS wallets, but have a really hard time finding an actual purse that is functional and comfortable for me to wear. Hopefully browsing through this forum will help me find some good candidates. I adore the colors and inner lining designs that KS uses.
Anyone have thoughts on the Kate Spade card holders? Been looking at a couple different brands and I find them to be cute and functional, but not sure if I can justify the price.
I bought the Cameron Street Large Lucie in Black. It's the first "luxury" bag I've ever gotten and I bought it for work as the reviews said you could carry a lot in it and it looks great. I've gotten compliments about it and don't have any complaints on that front. I did take it with me though shopping and it was a little big and heavy for that. Thinking I will probably get something small enough to hold a book but not quite as big as this bag for regular outings.
I loved the way it came too. It was so nicely packaged. Felt really nice. Handled with with lots of love and care kind of thing.
I loved the way it came too. It was so nicely packaged. Felt really nice. Handled with with lots of love and care kind of thing.
I have a Wellesley card holder that I bought from an outlet. Only had it a couple of months, but so far there's no signs of wear and tear on it, looks as good as new. I even got it in a pink colour, which doesn't hide wear and tear as well as black. Really happy with the purchase and I'd definitely recommend it.
For me, I always get a burst of joy to pull out a brightly colored or patterened accessory. So paying a liitle more for KS accessory can feel justified. I usually buy on sale to help with how i feel about price.
I just bought an adorable Kate Spade Clarise crossbody bag at Nordstrom Rack at 65% off and in the color I wanted - Toasted Wheat. I could not believe my good luck! I really love the KS pinks and pinkish tans (the latter of which is what the Toasted Wheat looks like). So feminine. This bag is small, but it holds my essentials including my iPhone 6s Plus and conveniently in the outside magnetic pocket. What is super cool about this bag is that the shoulder strap is completely detachable so you can use the bag as a clutch or use a chain strap to dress it up. I have had KS bags before and find that the quality is consistently great and they are oh so pretty!
Wow that's a beautiful bag! I was looking at the clarise in the rose print myself
I've been wanting the Charlotte Street Alek for quite some time, but unfortunately Kate Spade's website no longer sells them so I'm stuck hunting Poshmark and eBay
Have you checked the outlets? It may be a made for outlet bag. Kate Spade's sale section has outlet bags occassionally. I wasn't familiar with the bag so I googled it. I found a product code starting with W was associated with it which usually indicates made for outlet. There are always a lot of resellers of outlet merchandise but no department store sellers and thats what I'm seeing when i look for the bag. So that might be the reason the bag is hard to find online except from resellers but could still be in stores. I hope that helps if you didn't already know. It's a really cute bag and I love it has so many color options!
No I didn't know that! I thought maybe it was an older bag that they didn't sell anymore. Thanks so much for your input! I'll look for a KS outlet near me and see if I can locate one!
Old post but I have a Cedar Street Card holder in Black Saffiano and I don't regret getting it at all. I bought it over a year ago because I wanted to try out using a cardholder without spending a lot of money on a premier brand. I've used it every day and aside from the gold foil lettering (which has very, very, very minor fading/chipping in certain spots), it looks practically brand new. I wish I were exaggerating, but I cannot find any wear on it. While I use it everyday, I don't overstuff it or use double cards in each slot, so that might help its durability somewhat.
It's funny because I bought it with the intention of replacing it with a higher-end brand, but because it has worn so well, I'm just going to keep it for as long as I can. My only minor nitpick of the cardholder is that it has a huge paper tag inside the large back pocket, which makes it hard to stuff cards and cash, but I just cut it out with some small scissors. I don't have any intentions on reselling it; most likely I'll just toss it when it (finally) falls apart.
I own a couple of KS bags & so far they have been holding up well, no problems (I baby my bags though). I am only a fan of their boutique items, but I am not a fan of their Outlet bags, I find that the leather patch / gold bar logo on those bags ruins the look 
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Plus I feel like every girl is carrying a MFF KS bag now a days, it kind of ruins the special-ness of buying the brand for me now...
. Plus I feel like every girl is carrying a MFF KS bag now a days, it kind of ruins the special-ness of buying the brand for me now...