Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir - your opinions

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Gorge!

Here's the gun metal.

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Ljc1234 said:
I love them. I use the small black one for work. Its so practical, light as a feather and holds heaps. Some people might prefer something more structured or with more buckles etc but I love its simplicity. Its a very classy bag. I haven't used the camel one yet but I intend to use it more on weekends and for travel when I need to carry more.

Here's some comparison photos.

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scouts#1 said:
Sorry if I missed this, but what sizes are your bags? I am still deciding what size I want to order - torn between the new medium and old medium size. Thanks.

Your bags are gorgeous by the way!!
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The black one is small and the camel one is the new medium. The old medium seemed too big for every day use to me...its more like a travel bag or weekend bag ........but the new medium is perfect.

:D

Love the gun metal by the way. I'm a big fan of the black bag and this is a nice alternative.
 
#1,353
pls tell coz i find the medium too big for me but am afraid my ipad can not fit into it, of course aside from other things like wallet/keys ...

sorry pls delete this post, i think it was answered-yes.
 
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aqualily said:
Sadly, i'm gonna sell my red cuir, been with her for 2 weeks but there's no love for it. its a beautiful color but just no love for her T_T

i'm gonna use the money to fund the other bag...
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Aw! Thats sad. Hope you find a bag that will suit your need. :)
 
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I just rec'd the new medium in the mail today. What a gorgeous bag! However, I feel like the strap to wear it cross body is just too short! Anyone else have the same problem and what have you done about it? Does anyone have the new medium and old medium to measure and compare the length of the strap? I love the size of the new medium and I'm afraid the next size up will be too long
 
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scouts#1 said:
I just rec'd the new medium in the mail today. What a gorgeous bag! However, I feel like the strap to wear it cross body is just too short! Anyone else have the same problem and what have you done about it? Does anyone have the new medium and old medium to measure and compare the length of the strap? I love the size of the new medium and I'm afraid the next size up will be too long
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nice. congrats on your new Cuir. :smile1: What color did you get? re: the strap, I barely use it but I hope they made it adjustable but nevertheless, Cuir is a gorgeous bag with very soft leather. :D
 
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scouts#1 said:
I just rec'd the new medium in the mail today. What a gorgeous bag! However, I feel like the strap to wear it cross body is just too short! Anyone else have the same problem and what have you done about it? Does anyone have the new medium and old medium to measure and compare the length of the strap? I love the size of the new medium and I'm afraid the next size up will be too long
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I have the new medium and I agree with you that it may be a tad too short to be worn cross body. I've tested the old medium in the shop and because of the size of the bag it can definitely be worn cross body. But it's a big bag. In an emergency, if you need both hands, and don't want the bag in the way, I think you can get away with wearing the new medium cross body but it looks better hanging off the shoulder. I use my shoulder strap half the time and hanging off my arm the rest of the time.
 
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Ljc1234 said:
I have the new medium and I agree with you that it may be a tad too short to be worn cross body. I've tested the old medium in the shop and because of the size of the bag it can definitely be worn cross body. But it's a big bag. In an emergency, if you need both hands, and don't want the bag in the way, I think you can get away with wearing the new medium cross body but it looks better hanging off the shoulder. I use my shoulder strap half the time and hanging off my arm the rest of the time.
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Thanks for the feedback ladies. I got the bag in black and it is gorgeous, I was just really hoping to be able to wear it cross body. If only I could swap the strap with the longer strap of the larger bag. 😉

I have the tote with the long handles in natural, so I was hoping for a new look. May have to return this bag and just get the bigger bag.
 
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mercylurkergirl said:
That's the one I was at - I also picked one up at Duty Free at CDG.

I'll have to dig out my receipt, but the discount was fairly good. I think I calculated for the bags I would have spent around $500 and I paid a little over $200. I was also able to get an additional 10% using a coupon from the Outlet Center's brochure, which was cool!

The colors seemed to match the Spring-y colors: a lot of orange, fuchsia, duck blue and navy.

I didn't notice any of the Cuirs, but they weren't on my radar. I was looking for a Le Pliage Nylon to act as a work tote bag, so that was my focus. :graucho:
If I had only known.
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I've gotten a Cuir in the new medium size from a regular Longchamp store in Paris, the price & VAT refund is too much to resist! But I'll be keeping an eye out for it at the outlet stores though, keep you posted :graucho:
 
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Sobranies said:
I've gotten a Cuir in the new medium size from a regular Longchamp store in Paris, the price & VAT refund is too much to resist! But I'll be keeping an eye out for it at the outlet stores though, keep you posted :graucho:
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How much does it come to after the VAT refund? What color did you get?
 
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FWIW, duty free stores seem to carry the medium size now for ~US$540.

Sadly, it turns out that my old medium duck blue bag is on the dry side. :( I touched the Cuirs on display in another shop, and they're much more supple than mine. I want to do a heavy duty conditioning of my bag to soften the leather. Any suggestions on what to use? I would get LovinMyBags, but they don't sell the new Delicate conditioner alone -- you have to buy a set. I have Apple Garde Leather cleaner, but I think that it lifted a bit of color when I used it on my BV bag.
 
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