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#20,146
TotinScience said:
ladies with Diamond bags! How is the leather holding up for you? One of my smaller Diamond bags developed a minor scuffing on the corners pretty quickly, which made me worry if this is a fragile leather. I am used to Africa which wears incredibly strongly, but Marco told me that the scuffing I got was rather unusual and should not happen. I am curious what you've seen, especially with larger bags that hold up against one's body (ie Theia, Victoria)
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I have been using my Theia midi in diamond for the past month, about 5 days a week. I sort of throw it around in my house, my 2 yr old carries it, she has stepped on it twice, so far so good, phew. But then maybe everose does not show scuffing as much as teal or copper might coz they are darker?

I want another diamond leather bag...
 
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#20,147
Kylacove said:
Does the Penelope crossbody hold more or less than the Zhoe Legend ?
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Definitely less. Zhoe Legend's base is wider than Penelope Messenger once you account for the front and back slip pockets in Zhoe Legend -- these also give you more space to work with, although the bag does "accordion" out as a result if you keep a lot in there. By my measurements, Zhoe Legend is also slightly longer across than Penelope Messenger too.

I've snapped a couple of quick comparison pics, showing the widths of the two bags, and length (from the bottom) -- both bags are fully stuffed with paper, so you can see Zhoe Legend's "accordioning" at a bit of an extreme (she doesn't accordion out so much when emptier!) The colour representation may not be the best, though, as these are taken under artificial light only :smile:

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#20,148
pdxhb said:
Thank you!!

I will dig out my Midi Selenes tomorrow and do a couple comparison photos for you. Just going off of how the Victoria feels on my shoulder, it's in the same category size-wise.
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Thanks a lot, pdxhb, that'd be much appreciated! :flowers: Good to know also that Victoria doesn't feel that much bigger than Midi Selene when carried... Especially when MM's models don't provide the best sense of scale sometimes, and Victoria almost looks overwhelming on some of them! XD
 
#20,149
starkfan said:
Definitely less. Zhoe Legend's base is wider than Penelope Messenger once you account for the front and back slip pockets in Zhoe Legend -- these also give you more space to work with, although the bag does "accordion" out as a result if you keep a lot in there. By my measurements, Zhoe Legend is also slightly longer across than Penelope Messenger too.

I've snapped a couple of quick comparison pics, showing the widths of the two bags, and length (from the bottom) -- both bags are fully stuffed with paper, so you can see Zhoe Legend's "accordioning" at a bit of an extreme (she doesn't accordion out so much when emptier!) The colour representation may not be the best, though, as these are taken under artificial light only :smile:

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Thank you so much. I've been trying to branch out to different MM styles but it sounds like the Penelope is too small. I'm still on the fence about the Zhoe Legend being an everyday bag and don't want to go with less capacity.
 
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starkfan said:
Thanks a lot, pdxhb, that'd be much appreciated! :flowers: Good to know also that Victoria doesn't feel that much bigger than Midi Selene when carried... Especially when MM's models don't provide the best sense of scale sometimes, and Victoria almost looks overwhelming on some of them! XD
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Here are some comparison shots. This is the Victoria in Acid Nappa and Dark Gunmetal HW that I happily adopted :) with the Midi Selene in Lead Africa with Light Gunmetal HW and a messenger strap (it's tucked inside the bag in these images).

In all images, both bags are fully stuffed with tissue.

The only way the Victoria is larger is when the snaps are open and the top is flared out. Otherwise, it really is just about the same dimension with a longer strap drop.

Here is the slouchy Midi Selene, un-cinched in front of Victoria with the snaps attached:IMG_4823.JPG

Side by side comparison - Victoria is a little bit taller, Midi Selene looks deeper front-to-back, but I think that is more from slouch than anything:
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Midi Selene cinched with Victoria:
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Base panels of each bag - they are the same size but detailed differently:
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View from above with Victoria's snaps undone and the top flared out (this works really well in the nappa, BTW):
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Last but not at all least, here is Victoria with the snaps undone behind Selene Midi un-cinched:
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pdxhb said:
Here are some comparison shots. This is the Victoria in Acid Nappa and Dark Gunmetal HW that I happily adopted :smile: with the Midi Selene in Lead Africa with Light Gunmetal HW and a messenger strap (it's tucked inside the bag in these images).

In all images, both bags are fully stuffed with tissue.

The only way the Victoria is larger is when the snaps are open and the top is flared out. Otherwise, it really is just about the same dimension with a longer strap drop.

Here is the slouchy Midi Selene, un-cinched in front of Victoria with the snaps attached:View attachment 4128837

Side by side comparison - Victoria is a little bit taller, Midi Selene looks deeper front-to-back, but I think that is more from slouch than anything:
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Midi Selene cinched with Victoria:
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Base panels of each bag - they are the same size but detailed differently:
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View from above with Victoria's snaps undone and the top flared out (this works really well in the nappa, BTW):
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Last but not at all least, here is Victoria with the snaps undone behind Selene Midi un-cinched:
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Thank you! When you have time would you do a mod shot of the Victoria with the "wings" out?
 
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