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I admit that I was wondering, especially, if a Venus would appear!!! I managed to snag the black nappa midi Sabrina - am super excited about that.I feel personally offended that nothing for Venus or Sienna is offered![]()
I am so glad you did! Black nappa is THE leather for Sabrina midi, and for that price it's an amazing deal!I admit that I was wondering, especially, if a Venus would appear!!! I managed to snag the black nappa midi Sabrina - am super excited about that.
I ❤️ My black Nappa midi Sabrina!I admit that I was wondering, especially, if a Venus would appear!!! I managed to snag the black nappa midi Sabrina - am super excited about that.
I am so glad you did! Black nappa is THE leather for Sabrina midi, and for that price it's an amazing deal!
I ❤️ My black Nappa midi Sabrina!
My order in the new Verona leathers has arrived! I actually got the bags in the middle of the week (super fast work and shipping by MM!), but have only just been able to get some decent photos with natural lighting earlier today.
The new Verona leathers feel just like the old ones -- super soft and pliable, the Dark Amethyst in particular. Blue Iris feels a tiny bit less puddly than Dark Amethyst does, though I'm not sure if that is due to the extra lining panels for the pockets in the Penelope adding some "stiffness" to how soft/puddly the leather feels.
Of the two, Dark Amethyst is definitely the knockout to me, though Blue Iris is still a lovely colour! Dark Amethyst is a warm purple (with reddish vs. blue undertones), and reminds me of Balenciaga's Raisin from FW 2009 (though I can't do a direct comparison as I sold that some time ago). Blue Iris is a lovely medium dusty blue with some purple undertones, a pretty unique colour/tone!
All pics below are taken under a mix of indirect natural lighting and white fluorescent lighting (unless otherwise noted), will cross-post this to the reference thread too.
Zhoe Legend in Dark Amethyst Verona with silver hardware and silver lining. Customised to add a zipper closure to the main compartment, strap length unchanged. There was a mistake with the strap type that I received, but the replacement strap is already on its way to me (great response time by MM).
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These pics were taken after a full day using the bag (loaded up with my essentials as well as a mini iPad), and the leather is softening up a bit already, as you can see from the side shown below. This pic below also appears to be the most colour-accurate on my screens, btw.
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Penelope in Blue Iris Verona with silver hardware and silver lining. No customisations. I also realise I forgot to take a solo pic of this little beauty! So here she is with her big sis Zhoe Legend instead (and a bonus comparison with my Penelope Midi which I'm 99.9% sure is Dark Blue Verona rather than Dark Blue Trinity). It's hard to capture the colour of Blue Iris more accurately, as the purple undertone doesn't always show up. The fourth pic, taken under fluorescent lighting only, is the closest to colour-accurate that I was able to get (although Dark Amethyst is better captured with the other pics). The MM blog's swatch pic is fairly accurate too, if that helps anyone considering this leather.
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Great photos! Thanks for the review - isn’t Verona lovely?! I have the midnight blue from the earlier release and just love it.
Marco is KILLING it with the pink/purple/wine colors, in so many leather types! That amethyst is amazing.
Thanks, ladies! @pdxhb, Verona is definitely one of my favourites, if not the outright fave, out of Massaccesi's leathers -- at least, based off what I can tell from the swatches for all the others! I'm still a little sad that I've missed out on all the earlier colours, but glad I at least have small pieces of them in my Chocolate Penelope Messenger and Dark Blue Penelope Midi... That dark blue / midnight blue is definitely TDF!Love Verona in dark amethyst!!
I hope this Amethyst Verona will still be available when I am ready to purchase several months from now.Thanks, ladies! @pdxhb, Verona is definitely one of my favourites, if not the outright fave, out of Massaccesi's leathers -- at least, based off what I can tell from the swatches for all the others! I'm still a little sad that I've missed out on all the earlier colours, but glad I at least have small pieces of them in my Chocolate Penelope Messenger and Dark Blue Penelope Midi... That dark blue / midnight blue is definitely TDF!
I realise that I also forgot to give a shoutout to this thread and the wonderful ladies on it -- Zhoe Legend wasn't a style I was considering until some recent posts in the past couple months or so that talked about it. I'm not too fond of the wings on the regular Zhoe, so it was those recent posts that got the Legend on my radar, and I'm glad, because the size works pretty well for me! This thread really is an incredibly useful resource!![]()
I hope this Amethyst Verona will still be available when I am ready to purchase several months from now.
Zhoe Legend just works for me and it's really a beautiful bag. Enjoy wearing yours!!
I think I bought my Zhoe Legend in third quarter of 2015 and I can't remember if there was a promotion running then. Got mine below 300 euros then. If I recall correctly, Zhoe Legend is priced a little higher than Zhoe. No idea about current pricing, sorry.If you don’t mind sharing, what is the difference in price between the Zhoe and the Zhoe legend?
When I bought my Zhoe Legend sometime second half of 2016 I paid 325 Euros about $400 and the Zhoe at that time was 305 euros about $375. I am not sure of the price now. I like both the Zhoe and the Zhoe Legend. Some people do not like the wings on Zhoe but I personally love that added design which makes it less boxy looking. Not that I do not like the boxy look as well I do because I have some Zhoe Legends and some Aura's which are both square and boxy. I find the wings add a different look to the bag.I think I bought my Zhoe Legend in third quarter of 2015 and I can't remember if there was a promotion running then. Got mine below 300 euros then. If I recall correctly, Zhoe Legend is priced a little higher than Zhoe. No idea about current pricing, sorry.
I got my Zhoe Legend in Verona at EUR 345 (before the cost of the added zipper closure and before the Valentine's discount promo). I'm not sure what the cost of Zhoe is in the Verona leathers, but I think Verona is typically priced the same as Merinos, and Merinos Zhoe currently turns up on the website at EUR 325.If you don’t mind sharing, what is the difference in price between the Zhoe and the Zhoe legend?
Dayum! This reminds me a lot of Ignes' Gabrielle bag (which I had back in the day), and the top part of Foley + Corinna's City totes too (which came in various sizes, and which I also lusted after back in the day). I might need to see more pics of this one (especially in less structured leathers, and how the zipper closure looks in this style), and hopefully Colette will review this bag too, but this might very well be a future MM bag for me...