Just bought my first Kate Spade bag - the Emerson Place Emi. I bought it on Tradesy, for a little over 50% off, so I was a little nervous - would it be fake, would there be damage not shown in the pictures... I was very relieved to get it out of the box and find it in basically perfect condition (it was listed as "like new" - but I couldn't find any evidence it had ever been worn before!)
It's great, but I have two issues with the bag itself...
1) The strap is too short. I had intended to wear it as a crossbody bag - only after it arrived did I check the picture on the website and realize that the model isn't wearing it crossbody. The chain is intended to be buckled together inside the bag - you lose about 4 inches of length that way - if there were clasps on both sides of the chain instead of just one, the chain could be clipped into the loops on either side of the bag (instead of threaded through them and meeting in the middle), and that length could be regained, so the bag could be worn on the side or crossbody. (I reached out to customer support to see if I could get an extra clasp, but if I don't hear back, I may just try to purchase a matching one online or in a craft store and make the modification myself)
2) The kerning on the logo is off! I know, that sounds like a giant red flag, but if you look at the photo on the website, it's off there too (zoom in on the first photo here:
https://www.katespade.com/products/emerson-place-emi/098689887302.html) - the "p" is just a tad too close to the "s". The type on my bag is spaced exactly like it is in the picture. I'm somewhat surprised that for a $200 bag, there wouldn't be more attention to that kind of detail.
That said, I realize I'm being super nitpicky, and I still love this bag and plan on taking it everywhere!
(Any thoughts on whether it's too big to use as a wallet? Would it be overkill to put my Emi bag inside another bag on days when I need to carry more things?)
