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My bag of choice today. Little Valerie in blush Pompei with GHW.

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As much as I love blue as a color and sugarcane is such a sweet sweet color, I feel that pairing it with little Valerie makes it too young for me. I decide to gift it to my niece who turn 15 last week. She’ll come pick it up this evening. Finger crossed that she’ll like it as much as I do. [emoji4]

I also have another one in Cherry red Nappa which I’m on the fence between gifting it to another niece for simply keep it for myself. But I’ll make a decision on that later. [emoji4]

The Pompei is surprisingly light and bendy. I mean it can bend while holding its shape very well. And it’s super smooth like a nice skating rink or fine china. I’m surprised I like touching it. This may become my choice of leather if I want to order a structured bags from Marco again.
 
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djfmn said:
I have not seen a swatch with the orange or any of the newer Pompei colors. All I have is the swatch with the sugar cane, pewter, everose and silver. I have a bag in Amethyst Pompei. I have an orange nappa Zhoe and I love it. I find it very easy to wear and although I was concerned when I first ordered it that it was not a practical color I have found that not to be the case. I bought my orange Zhoe in October of 2014 when Marco first started his line and it still looks new. It has worn really well as I use it quite often. Although I must admit I do look after my bags. I pack them with tissue paper and store them in their dustbag. I also clean them and moisturize them periodically.
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djfmn said:
I love love the amethyst Pompei leather Little Muse I have been using. Can't wait to see your Valerie in amethyst.
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I’ve seen photos of your lovely orange Zhoe and it’s gorgeous! Lovely to hear that it has worn well too. [emoji4] I can’t stop thinking about an orange bag so I really have to go for it. Yesterday I played with an idea of ordering it now from the sale, a Valerie satchel or grande Aura in orange pompei leather, but I decided to wait until my first Valerie arrives, because then I know which one I prefer more.
 
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carterazo said:
Here is an example of the same bag in the simple original design. I love how it looks cinched. Not as pretty as the red, but still lovely. This is the midi in pebbled leather. (Denim)View attachment 4089385
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Thanks for the photo! I don't think I would mind loosing the 'cinched' feature. I would rather have the extra zipper protection during travel (especially with crowded airports). I think the 'cinched' look would matter more if I were planning on using this bag as a regular day-to-day bag, but this bag would only be used for travel. I HATE carrying big bags on the daily. All of my bags for regular use are small/mini. So losing that 'cinched' look won't bother me at all.
 
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I've been using my Calista in merinos, i really love this texture. So light and the bag is super floppy and nice to hug!

I find that this bag is huge and fits way more than what i usually carry, which actually results in me throwing in more things than i actually need to carry!

All in all, a great bag although i do feel like the leather is the thin sort and might accumulate scratches easily since i don't pamper my bags.
 
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Just wondering, if i live in Singapore and it's super humid here, do i need to moisturise my bags? Or should i be buying a dehumidifier instead?

I've never really thought much about bag care.

I just pack with the tissue the bags come it and that's it...
 
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