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Here are two of my vacchetta handbags, Divina Midi and Zhoe Legend. They are about three years old. Both are in rust vacchetta. This leather has so much character. It’s the polar opposite of nappa, which to me is smooth and bland. And, that’s fine for other bag styles, e.g., the classic satchel or flap bags. I have two nappa Massaccesi bags as well in the more conservative styles (Athena and Little Athena).

On the other hand, vacchetta is more captivating to me. It more obviously gets better and better with use. The leather was naturally stiff at first; it softens a little over time yet maintains structure.

My Zhoe Legend has been places, and it shows. That’s why I love it so much.
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Ten k. These are an inspiration... I think that vachetta will work for me..
 
Wonderful choice.
Thanks @tenKrat. The only issue is I am still so tempted by the midi Alexia. I know I will regret not getting one. But in the last 6 weeks I have bought 2 Little Tulipanos, a regular Tulipano and a Little Muse. As much as I wanted to order 2 bags only 1 bag was in the budget. So perhaps one day I will see a midi Alexia on BST and get it.
 
Thanks @tenKrat. The only issue is I am still so tempted by the midi Alexia. I know I will regret not getting one. But in the last 6 weeks I have bought 2 Little Tulipanos, a regular Tulipano and a Little Muse. As much as I wanted to order 2 bags only 1 bag was in the budget. So perhaps one day I will see a midi Alexia on BST and get it.
Well, at least we know for sure that you will love your teal nappa Little Muse. No regrets with that order.
 
Don’t be timid, please change it if you’ve fallen in love with something else! Marco will not mind at all. He wants to give you the bag of your dreams. There is plenty of time to change your order because I am sure there are many orders in front of you.
Or, you can ask Marco to bump your order further back in line to give you time to think about the colors for your order. He will probably gladly assist you with that as well. @carterazo
Thanks tenKrat. It's really more about the $ and my unwillingness to give up something else. I already spent my anniversary gift $ + more. (Anniversary is next month. ) I guess it doesn't hurt to ask and see if I decide to spend Christmas gift $. [emoji33] [emoji28]
 
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Do you know if there is any mud verona left? And what would you say the difference is between mud and taupe pebbled or taupe merinos? I already ordered a Selene Zip Midi in taupe merinos, but the mud verona looks really nice from the pictures I have seen in the thread. I'm thinking of maybe ordering another bag...the Tulipano inner bag, but I can't decide which color. I prefer neutrals so I was thinking of either mud verona, some kind of chocolate brown or black pebbled. I've been looking for a simple quite slouchy tote bag for a while but I haven't thought of the inner bag until now when it's only a few hours left to order... I can't really figure out the size of the normal Tulipano inner bag, on the blog it says 32 cm, but is it the top or the bottom of the bag? Does anyone have a picture of only the inner bag so I could see the proportions?
 
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