I ship internationally via U.S. Postal Service. Haven’t had a problem.
Massaccesi Handbags
- Thread starter bonniekir
- Start date
TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others
I haven't gotten too stuck with styles. Haven't yet tried Athena or little Athena but would. Calista, theia, demetra and Hera --- not my thing, too big and floppy. Sabrina too fashion forward.
I have 2 Aura's and love Both of them. I have a burgundy with gunmetal hardware and a forest green with gold hardware. I use them for casual and dressy and everything in between. I no longer have any rules at all. I used to have rules and decided to toss them all out. I wear and use my MM bags whenever I want to with whatever I want to. I just enjoy them that is my only rule. I wear my Stella Cobalt blue embossed croc with jeans or for going out. I find having no rules is perfect for me. Means I never limit my options on when I can use a bag.[emoji3]On a separate note, does anyone else find themselves getting "stuck" on only a few MM styles, and not venturing out much beyond those styles? Ever since I got the folder of swatches with my first order, I've been shortlisting various leathers/colours that I might want in a bag, and trying to work out lining/hardware combos that would look nice, but in terms of bag styles, I'm finding it tough to venture outside of Penny Messenger!Some of the other MM styles have caught my eye (e.g. Modena, Minerva Midi, Aura, Selene Zip), but I'm not sure I'm ready to pull the trigger...
For the bigger bag styles, at least, I think it's because I don't see many gaps in my current collection that these styles could fill, and for the one gap I have identified (a work bag that can hold a large laptop in a padded sleeve), I'm not certain if the MM styles are the best fit, or if I should try to use other bags I currently have to fill this gap...
And for Aura, I've been loving the look, and I think I still have space in my collection for such smaller-sized bags for the weekends. However, I'm a T-shirt-and-jeans/denim-skirt kind of casual dresser 99% of the time during the weekends. For the ladies here that own Aura, would you say it can be dressed down this way (perhaps in particular leather/hardware combos)?
Yeap, me too. Although lately I have been wanting my bags to be lighter then before.
Me too! So this is another reason to go for the Tuscany, Verona and Merinos.. though I toy with the idea of a small Vachetta.. lol
Verona is not light in my experience. Tuscania and merinos and athene definitely. And I hear nappa is.
Thank you for all the inputs, ladies, it's much appreciated!
I'm not much of a rule-follower when it comes to my dressing (I definitely don't have issues in mixing hardware colours, for instance), but my casual T-shirts do run super-casual probably at least 50% of the time, haha... Think T-shirts with graphic/comic prints on the front, very often something geeky like this. So that tends to make me pause a bit in pairing a super-casual outfit with a very structured bag style -- for instance, if I'm using my Givenchy Antigonas for work and get too lazy to switch bags for the weekend, I usually pick a plain tee instead of a graphic print one. But you've all given me some food for thought!
Vachetta is definitely one of the leathers I'm considering (tenKrat, I saw some of your older posts where you said something similar about Vachetta when I was searching through this thread for Aura-related info, and I definitely like how it sounds!) Now I'm thinking an Aura in something like River Blue Vachetta with light gunmetal hardware might be versatile enough to dress up as well as down...
That would work wonderfully. I dreamt up almost the same bag myself, although mine would have dark gunmetal. Light or dark gunmetal would work, just whichever is your preference. I must say that the silver and light gunmetal are not much different. Something else to think about.
I think I've decided that MM is not for me. I just prefer my Balenciaga bags and MM doesn't get used. But it has been hard to sell the MM bags I have, even through BST.
It's good you know what works for you. Sorry you are having a hard time selling your MM bags. I had a number of Balenciaga bags and sold them all about 6 or 7 years. I have not sold any MM bags. I use most all of my MM bags. Hopefully you will be able to sell your MM bags eventually.
They'll sell if you price them aggressively enough but if you want to hold out for 2/3 of retail then it might take awhile. Depends on how bad you want them gone and how much a loss you can take. Used purses are not a liquid investment any more than a used blouse is! Especially if the designer label doesn't have a huge popular following. So even if you can recoup a nice bit of cash reselling it is still a $commitment to buy custom made purses that are little known out in the world outside a hundred fans in a niche FB group.
Agreed, but I admit that part of the appeal of Massaccesi for me is that it's currently sort of a special secret for aficionados. I enjoy the smallness of our little club that values atelier workmanship, understated branding, and customized designs. If MM became better known and widely carried, I would be happy for Marco and those trying to resell bags on the BST, but I would also feel a loss.
Oh Sickgirl. What I wouldn't give for your artistic eye, imagination, and courage. Love all the colorblocked creations.