Madison Cafe Carryall vs. Madison Small Phoebe?

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#17
Golden1 said:
It is an almost impossible choice! I love my Phoebe's so much (I have basic black and black violet). As soon as I saw the Café Carryall I knew I would love it because it is so similar. While, yes, the compartments are different, I love the lightness of it and how comfortably it fits on the shoulder (like the Phoebe). I also love how it kind of "pouches" out at the sides near the bottom. The Peach Rose is a beautiful color, but I ended up getting it in the Parchment as I am a matchy-matchy kind of person and I will be able to use it with so many things.
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Oooh, you got it in parchment! I bet it's beautiful. You are making me very anxious to try out the cafe carryall.
I also like how it pouches out. Good to know it fits on the shoulder as well as the Phoebe too. *sigh* I hope it becomes obvious once I see both styles which one I want. I'm so indecisive...

Thanks for enabling! :D
 
#18
I bought the Pintuck Cafe Carryall this weekend. I just loved those pintucks! I do like that it seems more structured, to me it seems more functional than the small Phoebe, and I think it is quite a bit bigger. The middle main compartment on the Cafe is large and easy to access, the two side pockets seem very narrow but actually function very well, and I was able to fit quite a lot in them. I have one regular Phoebe, and to me the Cafe seems like a more structured East/West version of the Phoebe. It's a very classy looking bag.
 
#19
jentilla said:
I bought the Pintuck Cafe Carryall this weekend. I just loved those pintucks! I do like that it seems more structured, to me it seems more functional than the small Phoebe, and I think it is quite a bit bigger. The middle main compartment on the Cafe is large and easy to access, the two side pockets seem very narrow but actually function very well, and I was able to fit quite a lot in them. I have one regular Phoebe, and to me the Cafe seems like a more structured East/West version of the Phoebe. It's a very classy looking bag.
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Congrats on your pintuck purchase! What color did you get? I guess I'm going to have to bring my ipad with me when I am finally able to go shopping and see how it fits in the cafe carryall. I don't carry it with me everyday, but would like the bag to be able to hold it. I really like the shape of it and how it looks online. I love having separate compartments, so I hope it works for me. Thanks for your input!
 
#20
Here's mine, bought it on friday in HongKong.
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#21
Here's the Cafe Carrall with small Phoebe...

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The carryall is SLIGHTLY structured, but is going to soften and get a bit of slouch...which I LOVE. It is a very roomy bag.
 
#25
Can you comment on the strap drop? It says 8" on coach.com but the strap looks longer than that...I always prefer a longer strap that I can throw over any outfit easily...TIA!
 
#26
So glad to see this thread because I'm considering the Phoebe, Cafe Carryall, and the Madison hobo (I'm very indecisive).

The Carryall is more my style (I prefer structured) but I'm looking for any everyday bag, and the Phoebe seems more casual and seems like it would fit under the arm more. I am going to the store tomorrow to try them all out but thanks for the comp pictures--that helps a lot to see them side by side! Anyone else have some, or anything to say on the Carryall vs. Phoebe dilemma?

morewineplease, what did you end up deciding??
 
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