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#16,936
starkfan said:
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...
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You totally beat me to it - I was about to say it looks like a bit like F&C city tote, but BETTER. I see Alexia midi in my future...
 
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#16,937
starkfan said:
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...
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I'm thinking it might be nice a little less structured too.
 
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#16,938
TotinScience said:
You totally beat me to it - I was about to say it looks like a bit like F&C city tote, but BETTER. I see Alexia midi in my future...
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:yes: It's the added depth that F+C's City tote never had (and the lack of that foldover closure, which I always thought looked like it could get cumbersome in the F+C City) -- the added depth and a zipper closure were also the features that the Ignes Gabrielle had, which drew me to it as a surrogate for the F+C City tote.
Devyn Danielle said:
I'm thinking it might be nice a little less structured too.
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:yes: x 2 -- the Ignes Gabrielle that I had was in a soft, unstructured leather too (Ignes's tinted leather -- which has the same suppleness and hardiness that Verona has, come to think of it! :lol:) -- and it looked fabulous with a little slouch!

Let me see if I can dig up any old threads that I may have posted my Ignes Gabrielle in...
 
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#16,939
starkfan said:
:yes: It's the added depth that F+C's City tote never had (and the lack of that foldover closure, which I always thought looked like it could get cumbersome in the F+C City) -- the added depth and a zipper closure were also the features that the Ignes Gabrielle had, which drew me to it as a surrogate for the F+C City tote.

:yes: x 2 -- the Ignes Gabrielle that I had was in a soft, unstructured leather too (Ignes's tinted leather -- which has the same suppleness and hardiness that Verona has, come to think of it! :lol:) -- and it looked fabulous with a little slouch!

Let me see if I can dig up any old threads that I may have posted my Ignes Gabrielle in...
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Ooh pictures would be nice. I did a quick search on the Gabrielle bag but all I saw were Chanel bags.
 
#16,941
Devyn Danielle said:
Ooh pictures would be nice. I did a quick search on the Gabrielle bag but all I saw were Chanel bags.
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It took me a bit to figure out how to find my old threads, but here it is! https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...pics-are-here-update-reveal-on-page-2.456425/ Looking back at those old photos, I remember now that Ignes' Gabrielle was also designed to have a bit of drapiness on the front and back panels -- IIRC, even when some of the ladies in TPF requested for this style to be reinforced, it still had that bit of pleating at the top to give the "drapey" look overall. My Gabrielle in that thread was definitely unreinforced, though, so it was super drapey/soft.

The Alexia in a softer/unstructured leather probably won't look quite as drapey/unstructured as the Ignes Gabrielle, but it might still gain a bit of a smoosh the way Balenciaga Cities do!
 
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starkfan said:
It took me a bit to figure out how to find my old threads, but here it is! https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...pics-are-here-update-reveal-on-page-2.456425/ Looking back at those old photos, I remember now that Ignes' Gabrielle was also designed to have a bit of drapiness on the front and back panels -- IIRC, even when some of the ladies in TPF requested for this style to be reinforced, it still had that bit of pleating at the top to give the "drapey" look overall. My Gabrielle in that thread was definitely unreinforced, though, so it was super drapey/soft.

The Alexia in a softer/unstructured leather probably won't look quite as drapey/unstructured as the Ignes Gabrielle, but it might still gain a bit of a smoosh the way Balenciaga Cities do!
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Very pretty bag! What made you get rid of it?
 
#16,944
Devyn Danielle said:
Very pretty bag! What made you get rid of it?
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It was a few (small) cumulative factors that added up over time -- the red fabric lining I chose started rubbing off onto light-coloured fabric pouches I had in my bag, the shoulder strap that I was using with the bag started to stretch oddly at the ends (possibly due to the weight of what I typically lug around with me), mould started to affect the leather strap too (though I must caveat that I live in a tropical climate, and the house I was living in at the time also seemed to have a particular humidity issue that affected another contemporary designer bag I had), and around that time I also started moving on to higher-end designer brands like Balenciaga (which checks a lot of the same boxes that my Gabrielle did) -- so I eventually started falling out of love with it, and I also needed to make space for my growing Balenciaga addiction.

Looking back at those pics, I'm almost starting to kick myself for letting it go! :facepalm: Although I did save a wristlet that was made in that lovely leather, which I take out every now and then to fondle... :lol:
 
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#16,947
Devyn Danielle said:
http://fortheloveofmassaccesi.blogspot.com/2018/02/alexia-alexia-midi-yourstyle-your-grace.html?m=1
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I really like Alexia but..... am I crazy to dream of a mini size? With a bad back I have become very conscious of not dragging around the contents of my entire house in my bag, mini bags are the way to go for me from now on.

And I know it's only been 7 days since ordering, but I am getting antsy about receiving my Little Muse in vacchetta. I can't wait--I keep obsessively checked my emails for a shipping notification. Sad.....
 
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#16,948
starkfan said:
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.
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Thank you for sharing this. I appreciate it.
 
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#16,950
djfmn said:
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.
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I have a Zhoe and I really like it. To me it does not have "wings". When I think of wings I think of Celene. Now those puppies have wings!!
 
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