I've made my decision............ and I went down to LV today to get...... *drum roll*
the TROUVILLE!!! I was reassessing my priorities and didn't want to spend so much on a purse... was toying with the idea of getting the red epi speedy 25... but got the trouville instead.
i have both the Manhattan PM and the Trouville in white Multicolore. the Manhattan PM is a very classy bag, and the front pockets come in pretty useful. the Trouville is also very functional, but you'll have to put everything into that one compartment -- not counting the patch and cell phone pockets. also, if you think of the Multicolore Trouville, the white one would make it a great summer bag
here are pictures of them separately, and side by side. they're both pretty much the same size. sorry the pictures are awful; blame the sunlight! :shame: