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You scored a great piece, totally agree, the embossing doesn't matter since the print is so vibrant! I liked how solid the zipper felt, too- you took great photos!

Would also like to know about how empreinte key pouches wear inside when keys are stored- I want to use my Stardust key pouch properly for keys but have wondered the same about scratching the beautiful leather and script.
It’s all due to the iPhone 13 Pro Max ’s credit. It would auto adjust the lighting to brighten it each time I take photos.

So far nobody gave me any reply yet regarding wear and tear about the wordings because I honestly didn’t care about it when I was using my other key pouch. I have another Empreinte key pouch myself which I used about a year, holding 8 keys, rings and a phone pin. It still looks normal. Everything is kept inside the pouch.

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My 5 year old canvas piece has no more gold wordings.

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So I’m wondering will my Kusama eventually reach the stage of my canvas with prolong usage when I put all those keys and rings inside.
 
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Question for everyone - How do you think the polk dot paint on the Kusama bags will hold up over time?
My opinion from testing in store - they seem glazed on, very strongly coated, they feel like part of the canvas. I think they will last well but it's only a guess.

The dots are raised on the canvas, not sure about on the leathers- the empreinte one was smooth for key pouch, not raised. I didn't test if the dots on canvas would dent with fingernail, but didn't seem like they would.
 
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I saw some Kusama in store. I've been off from the forum and no doubt most of these have been posted already, hope it helps anyway!

The key pouch I saw had really shallow embossing, but the red is really vibrant and pretty. The leather is so smooth!



I actually prefer shallow embossing. I would have preferred no embossing but oh well. I feel like I see a shine to the embossing too.
 
Question for everyone - How do you think the polk dot paint on the Kusama bags will hold up over time?
The raised paint on the canvas pieces should be pretty durable. The non-raised will scratch off over time, my theory anyway. It would be like the prints on the canvas pieces. My mon monogram speedy has stripes which have slightly worn over time. I’m sure after another 10 years it will look scratched and paint will have come off. But I want it to look like that. It needs to age along with me. I’m not into pristine.
 
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People, my Keepall 25 from the Kusama collection just came! Sneak peek here, will open a thread for more comparison!

It is both smaller and bigger than I thought (never saw one in real life). I am usually a medium size bag girl, so Speedy 30 minimum size, but this one really still fits a lot, including an umbrella which is my go to size! So it will be a great strolling bag for me, when I go out or just go for a walk because it will fit everything I need. My other smaller bag is the Celine Nano, which also works for me, but this one is better from the size because it has more length and therefore fits more, if needed.

The dots are elevated and seem very well adherent to the canvas. I have no idea how they will hold up over time, guess that is something just time can tell us…

What do you think?


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It’s all due to the iPhone 13 Pro Max ’s credit. It would auto adjust the lighting to brighten it each time I take photos.

So far nobody gave me any reply yet regarding wear and tear about the wordings because I honestly didn’t care about it when I was using my other key pouch. I have another Empreinte key pouch myself which I used about a year, holding 8 keys, rings and a phone pin. It still looks normal. Everything is kept inside the pouch.

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My 5 year old canvas piece has no more gold wordings.

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So I’m wondering will my Kusama eventually reach the stage of my canvas with prolong usage when I put all those keys and rings inside.
I think it was always that colour? My 10+ years old piece has black lettering and it did not fade, even though I use it daily. It looks new otherwise too.
 
I think it was always that colour? My 10+ years old piece has black lettering and it did not fade, even though I use it daily. It looks new otherwise too.
Oops. I assumed it was golden lettering since most of my other DE items word in gold lettering. I really don’t recall what was the original colour because I never bother about it until now. Thank you for giving me some confidence!

I think I will attempt to use the Kusama key pouch on the first the day lunar new year! Fits the occasion with its bright red color!
 
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Oops. I assumed it was golden lettering since most of my other DE items word in gold lettering. I really don’t recall what was the original colour because I never bother about it until now. Thank you for giving me some confidence!

I think I will attempt to use the Kusama key pouch on the first the day lunar new year! Fits the occasion with its bright red color!
Go ahead and use it, it’s too pretty not to take it out!
 
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