Lala's Growing Garden

[lala28]

OMG !! lala, you're back. Haven't seen you in years !! Congrats on the Barenia.

Hello dear chkpfbeliever! Big waves with flowers and kissy hugs! [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

I haven’t quite figured out how to differentiate between my “old” barenia bags and this “new” barenia bag other than referring to the former as “old” and the latter as “new”. Any suggestions or ideas on terminology? How about “smooth barenia” versus “pebbly barenia”? Lol.

 

[MYH]

Hello dear chkpfbeliever! Big waves with flowers and kissy hugs! [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

I haven’t quite figured out how to differentiate between my “old” barenia bags and this “new” barenia bag other than referring to the former as “old” and the latter as “new”. Any suggestions or ideas on terminology? How about “smooth barenia” versus “pebbly barenia”? Lol.

How I wish I had these problems!

 

[Serva1]

Hello dear chkpfbeliever! Big waves with flowers and kissy hugs! [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

I haven’t quite figured out how to differentiate between my “old” barenia bags and this “new” barenia bag other than referring to the former as “old” and the latter as “new”. Any suggestions or ideas on terminology? How about “smooth barenia” versus “pebbly barenia”? Lol.

Huge congrats on Ms BF and happy belated bday Lala [emoji92]

I love barenia and have to admit I was first a bit chocked when Hermès introduced the ”new barenia”, because I openly admit being conservative and felt it was like messing up with a traditional iconic leather. like box, renaming it and still it wouldn’t be as good as the ” original”. Why would they emboss a piece of barenia? Is it not good enough, has it some small defects that are being hidden this way? I read about H buying tanneries and know that many people love this leather. Needless to say I’ve changed my way of thinking, seeing it as a positive thing that the qualities of barenia (vegetal oil tanning etc) are in a new way introduced and perhaps more attractive for a larger clientel.

I’m glad to hear that the scent of barenia seems stronger in barenia F and hope to examine a bag in future. I have my 2 barenia bags and happy with them. There will be no barenia F bags for me since I love smooth leathers, but I follow with interest how people experience this leather and feel it”s a good thing that H evolves and continues to introduce new leathers like novillo, butler and many more. Time will tell if barenia F will be a permanent leather.

 

[lala28]

How I wish I had these problems!

lol. Okiern came up with a brilliant idea to distinguish the two: smooth Barenia versus grained Barenia!

 

[lala28]

Huge congrats on Ms BF and happy belated bday Lala [emoji92]

I love barenia and have to admit I was first a bit chocked when Hermès introduced the ”new barenia”, because I openly admit being conservative and felt it was like messing up with a traditional iconic leather. like box, renaming it and still it wouldn’t be as good as the ” original”. Why would they emboss a piece of barenia? Is it not good enough, has it some small defects that are being hidden this way? I read about H buying tanneries and know that many people love this leather. Needless to say I’ve changed my way of thinking, seeing it as a positive thing that the qualities of barenia (vegetal oil tanning etc) are in a new way introduced and perhaps more attractive for a larger clientel.

I’m glad to hear that the scent of barenia seems stronger in barenia F and hope to examine a bag in future. I have my 2 barenia bags and happy with them. There will be no barenia F bags for me since I love smooth leathers, but I follow with interest how people experience this leather and feel it”s a good thing that H evolves and continues to introduce new leathers like novillo, butler and many more. Time will tell if barenia F will be a permanent leather.

I totally agree. I love the smell. In a way, I’m kind of looking at this as a different kind of leather rather than a revised iteration of Barenia. I love the buttery softness and smooth texture of Barenia and box calf so this grained Barenia fascinates and intrigues me. Not saying its a science experiment, but I’m looking forward to testing out the scratch resistant claim associated with the grainy texture and observing how the patina develops compared to my other bags.

 

[lala28]

Random thought of the day: Is there such a thing as too much ombré lizard in one outfit??? [emoji848]



I’m kind of nervous about wearing the lizard sandals out of the house. I know it’s silly because shoes are made for walking, but I have sweaty feet and am worried about messing up the pretty skin!

I love the black and white cw of L’ombre des Boulevards CSGM. Had to hunt for this because I missed it the first time around. Lucky for me it was at the H sale overseas because of a shading defect in the design print which doesn’t bother me because it kind of looks like a shadow.

Wallet is not H, but it is completely done up in ring tail lizard and was a bargain at $40 USD. Handbag isn’t H either, but it is ginormous and completely done in ring tail lizard which is amazing because I’ve never seen a ring tail lizard bag larger than a B25 or K28 (this ring tail lizard must have been huge!). Another “bargain” lucky find in Santa Fe at slightly less than $2000 USD. (“Bargain” is relative, I realize.)

H Isidore horn and ombré lizard necklace
H ombré lizard CDC
H ombré lizard sandals*

*By the way, this was a gift so I did not realize that these shoes are the equivalent of wearing a medor clutch or Halzan 31 on my feet...

 

[texasgirliegirl]

Random thought of the day: Is there such a thing as too much ombré lizard in one outfit??? [emoji848]

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I’m kind of nervous about wearing the lizard sandals out of the house. I know it’s silly because shoes are made for walking, but I have sweaty feet and am worried about messing up the pretty skin!

I love the black and white cw of L’ombre des Boulevards CSGM. Had to hunt for this because I missed it the first time around. Lucky for me it was at the H sale overseas because of a shading defect in the design print which doesn’t bother me because it kind of looks like a shadow.

Wallet is not H, but it is completely done up in ring tail lizard and was a bargain at $40 USD. Handbag isn’t H either, but it is ginormous and completely done in ring tail lizard which is amazing because I’ve never seen a ring tail lizard bag larger than a B25 or K28 (this ring tail lizard must have been huge!). Another “bargain” lucky find in Santa Fe at slightly less than $2000 USD. (“Bargain” is relative, I realize.)

H Isidore horn and ombré lizard necklace
H ombré lizard CDC
H ombré lizard sandals*

*By the way, this was a gift so I did not realize that these shoes are the equivalent of wearing a medor clutch or Halzan 31 on my feet...

I loooooove those shoes!!
Our boutique had them on the mannequin and I seriously considered purchasing them.
Gorgeous!!

 

[Meta]

I haven’t quite figured out how to differentiate between my “old” barenia bags and this “new” barenia bag other than referring to the former as “old” and the latter as “new”. Any suggestions or ideas on terminology? How about “smooth barenia” versus “pebbly barenia”? Lol.

The grained Barenia is officially called Barenia Faubourg. Congrats on your new bag! Also, love the Iris pocket squares!

 

[cavalla]

Huge congrats on Ms BF and happy belated bday Lala [emoji92]

I love barenia and have to admit I was first a bit chocked when Hermès introduced the ”new barenia”, because I openly admit being conservative and felt it was like messing up with a traditional iconic leather. like box, renaming it and still it wouldn’t be as good as the ” original”. Why would they emboss a piece of barenia? Is it not good enough, has it some small defects that are being hidden this way? I read about H buying tanneries and know that many people love this leather. Needless to say I’ve changed my way of thinking, seeing it as a positive thing that the qualities of barenia (vegetal oil tanning etc) are in a new way introduced and perhaps more attractive for a larger clientel.

I’m glad to hear that the scent of barenia seems stronger in barenia F and hope to examine a bag in future. I have my 2 barenia bags and happy with them. There will be no barenia F bags for me since I love smooth leathers, but I follow with interest how people experience this leather and feel it”s a good thing that H evolves and continues to introduce new leathers like novillo, butler and many more. Time will tell if barenia F will be a permanent leather.

I totally agree. I love the smell. In a way, I’m kind of looking at this as a different kind of leather rather than a revised iteration of Barenia. I love the buttery softness and smooth texture of Barenia and box calf so this grained Barenia fascinates and intrigues me. Not saying its a science experiment, but I’m looking forward to testing out the scratch resistant claim associated with the grainy texture and observing how the patina develops compared to my other bags.

According to my SA Barenia and BF are not the same leather but went through the same process. On that same token, I think there's a croc that went through the process as well and would grow patina. I was quite confused when he told me about this but then I saw a photo on instagram from some reseller of this "barenia croc". Maybe someone knows more about this "barenia process" and can chime in. But that might be a bit off topic here. But I'm really curious. Sometimes it really takes time for me to connect the dots of what my SA is talking about.

Lala, I'm drooling over your ombre lizard collection!!!

 

[lala28]

According to my SA Barenia and BF are not the same leather but went through the same process. On that same token, I think there's a croc that went through the process as well and would grow patina. I was quite confused when he told me about this but then I saw a photo on instagram from some reseller of this "barenia croc". Maybe someone knows more about this "barenia process" and can chime in. But that might be a bit off topic here. But I'm really curious. Sometimes it really takes time for me to connect the dots of what my SA is talking about.

Lala, I'm drooling over your ombre lizard collection!!!

Gosh, I’m always learning something new! Is it weird that I’m tempted to lick the BF leather?

 

[chkpfbeliever]

Hello dear chkpfbeliever! Big waves with flowers and kissy hugs! [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

I haven’t quite figured out how to differentiate between my “old” barenia bags and this “new” barenia bag other than referring to the former as “old” and the latter as “new”. Any suggestions or ideas on terminology? How about “smooth barenia” versus “pebbly barenia”? Lol.

I love 'pebbly barenia'. It actually looks like Togo to me and I can't imagine the aroma. Wish that you can transmit that over the screen. Enjoy your new babe !

 

[Katel]

Oh lala! I pop in and out very rarely and couldn’t believe my eyes today when I saw your name posting - welcome back - very happy to see you!

 

[Serva1]

lol. Okiern came up with a brilliant idea to distinguish the two: smooth Barenia versus grained Barenia!

Usually the simplest ideas are the best! Smooth versus grained sounds clear and easy to say, love Okierns suggestion!

I totally agree. I love the smell. In a way, I’m kind of looking at this as a different kind of leather rather than a revised iteration of Barenia. I love the buttery softness and smooth texture of Barenia and box calf so this grained Barenia fascinates and intrigues me. Not saying its a science experiment, but I’m looking forward to testing out the scratch resistant claim associated with the grainy texture and observing how the patina develops compared to my other bags.

I like your positive way of thinking about a new different leather, the scratch and water resistant factors are something that interest me. My 2 smooth barenia Bs are very structured and that is the third factor I’m hoping to investigate more.

Random thought of the day: Is there such a thing as too much ombré lizard in one outfit??? [emoji848]

View attachment 4025013

I’m kind of nervous about wearing the lizard sandals out of the house. I know it’s silly because shoes are made for walking, but I have sweaty feet and am worried about messing up the pretty skin!

I love the black and white cw of L’ombre des Boulevards CSGM. Had to hunt for this because I missed it the first time around. Lucky for me it was at the H sale overseas because of a shading defect in the design print which doesn’t bother me because it kind of looks like a shadow.

Wallet is not H, but it is completely done up in ring tail lizard and was a bargain at $40 USD. Handbag isn’t H either, but it is ginormous and completely done in ring tail lizard which is amazing because I’ve never seen a ring tail lizard bag larger than a B25 or K28 (this ring tail lizard must have been huge!). Another “bargain” lucky find in Santa Fe at slightly less than $2000 USD. (“Bargain” is relative, I realize.)

H Isidore horn and ombré lizard necklace
H ombré lizard CDC
H ombré lizard sandals*

*By the way, this was a gift so I did not realize that these shoes are the equivalent of wearing a medor clutch or Halzan 31 on my feet...

[emoji3][emoji3][emoji3] I don’t think you can wear too much ombre, I could easily carry a small short jacket in this beautiful leather with those gorgeous accessories combined with fitted dark grey/black pants. Thank you for sharing a pic.

You must have beautiful feet, nobody has ever gifted me with luxurysandals (green with envy) [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3].

 

[Serva1]

According to my SA Barenia and BF are not the same leather but went through the same process. On that same token, I think there's a croc that went through the process as well and would grow patina. I was quite confused when he told me about this but then I saw a photo on instagram from some reseller of this "barenia croc". Maybe someone knows more about this "barenia process" and can chime in. But that might be a bit off topic here. But I'm really curious. Sometimes it really takes time for me to connect the dots of what my SA is talking about.

Lala, I'm drooling over your ombre lizard collection!!!

Thank you for sharing cavalla, you must have great conversations with your SA. I would love to find out more...so interesting (H leathers are nowadays my hobby [emoji3]).

Different leather same tanning process absolutely makes sence to me.

 

[cavalla]

Thank you for sharing cavalla, you must have great conversations with your SA. I would love to find out more...so interesting (H leathers are nowadays my hobby [emoji3]).

Different leather same tanning process absolutely makes sence to me.

I'm indeed grateful that my SA is very willing to educate me with H knowledge and find myself very lucky to have an SA that is truly passionate about his job and has genuine interest in the brand. He doesn't always know everything, but he's willing to look into it and will come back to me sometimes even after months and that I have totally forgotten about. Time really flies whenever I'm at H and I often left overloaded both in hand and in mind. Like you, I love learning about leather and that's really what makes H so different from any other brands to me. I'll share more when I know more about it. Nowadays I need to put together a note before I go to H but then often among 10 questions I got 2 answered and got distracted learning new stuff from SA before I proceeded to the 3rd question and came home with 10 more new questions.

Gosh, I’m always learning something new! Is it weird that I’m tempted to lick the BF leather?

Hmmmm..... lala if you really do so, make sure you do a comparison with togo as well and let us know if BF is indeed juicier than togo. Sorry I couldn't help. You got my silly side activated....