Love this. I bought a pre loved Legend in teal nappa and it a great bag. Love the outside pocket,
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I am confused about the actual color of amethyst Pompei. Would you say your photo or the MM blog promotional photo is closer to the real color?
I really really love these same-color-family colorblocking! Beautiful bags. I wish I had a chance to do that!
The photo of the 2 color Tulipano is not amethyst pompei. I believe this is eggplant pompei if I remember correctly.
The photo I posted is of my Little Tulipano it is amethyst pompei and the color is very accurate.
Stunning! [emoji7] [emoji7] [emoji7]
(Why didn't I see this before. [emoji26] )
Some of my regrets:
--Not trying a Little Muse
--Not trying a Mia
--Not getting something in Berry or Wine Africa before the Africa leathers were discontinued
--Not getting an epic work bag
--Not pulling the trigger on a brown, gold, and burgundy colorblocked Little Miss M. I dithered and dithered and dithered. I finally concluded that if I couldn't commit, I shouldn't spend the money. But that was when I thought I would always have the opportunity to place the order if I changed my mind.
--Not trying a Little Muse
--Not trying a Mia
--Not getting something in Berry or Wine Africa before the Africa leathers were discontinued
--Not getting an epic work bag
--Not pulling the trigger on a brown, gold, and burgundy colorblocked Little Miss M. I dithered and dithered and dithered. I finally concluded that if I couldn't commit, I shouldn't spend the money. But that was when I thought I would always have the opportunity to place the order if I changed my mind.
That is likely a Photoshopped image - the colors would have been estimated... looks like it was a bit off based on actual pictures of Amethyst.
Marco doesn’t make the bag in every color that he shows on the website or blog. I’m guessing that they photographed 1 actual version (probably the sugar cane / white in this case since that’s the one we saw in the model pics) and then made renderings for all the other colors based on that image.
Hiya!!
Just a question for those who paid via PayPal through emailing mm, did you get a confirmation at all from mm to say you’ve paid?? In the passed I’ve always ordered off the website so I’ve always receive payment details...and tracking..although it never says when an item is on it’s way just suddenly gets delivered home.
Just a question for those who paid via PayPal through emailing mm, did you get a confirmation at all from mm to say you’ve paid?? In the passed I’ve always ordered off the website so I’ve always receive payment details...and tracking..although it never says when an item is on it’s way just suddenly gets delivered home.
I receive the PayPal confirmation, but usually no further confirmation from MM on the receipt of the PayPal payment.
As for tracking, I used to get email notices of the shipment and tracking number from TNT when MM were using them, although they've recently switched to FedEx -- with FedEx, I get text messages from FedEx with the tracking number, although I think other ladies in the US have received calls or voicemails with the tracking number instead. I usually don't receive the tracking number directly from MM (except for my most recent shipment, but that was because I had already been emailing with him just after MM announced their closure).
Finally posting my haul from the 35% off sale! It arrived late last week, and wound up being kind of bittersweet given the news last week... (Unless he's really able to open up again!)
I went a little nuts with the sale, finally ordering two bags with assorted modifications/upgrades that I had been considering for some time (the Zhoe Legend in Mahogany vacchetta and the Penelope Messenger in Dark Taupe pebbled), and two more Penelope SLGs (Penelope in Burgundy pebbled, Midi in Mud Verona).
First up, the Zhoe Legend in Mahogany vacchetta -- light gold hardware, red lining, and I got the additional modifications of a zipper closure for the main compartment, plus a longer and wider (1.2") all-leather shoulder strap. From my experience with my Zhoe Legend in Dark Amethyst Verona, I knew that this was a bag I could definitely load up quite a bit, plus with all the comments on vacchetta's weight, I knew this was a bag that could get heavy. Whilst I've also been recently getting more handbag straps (especially the guitar strap style that's usually 2" wide), I thought I'd definitely like one that matched the bag, hence springing for the wider strap.
This is also my second vacchetta bag, and I'm definitely completely in love with this leather! I'm a fan of leathers that are textured and have variation/depth to the colour, as I tend to find they have so much character, and Mahogany vacchetta definitely completely fits the bill -- couldn't help taking extra pics of the leather to show the grained texture and depth of the colour!
Secondly, the Penelope Messenger in Dark Taupe pebbled -- purple lining, light gunmetal hardware, third zipper added to the centre compartment, and a removable strap (though it's longer than what I specified). I've had this bag and combination on my MM wishlist ever since I got the swatch book with my first MM order, but the cost of the lining and hardware upgrades and additional modifications made me put this back several times.
Love how soft the pebbled leather is, although it does seem like it might get indentations more easily than Verona, so I'm trying to be mindful of how I store these bags. Seeing the leather in a proper bag instead of a small swatch, the leather also somehow seems overall lighter in colour than I originally expected, though the bag does match the swatch! It's strange how these things work
I do like how it contrasts with the purple lining!
I went a little nuts with the sale, finally ordering two bags with assorted modifications/upgrades that I had been considering for some time (the Zhoe Legend in Mahogany vacchetta and the Penelope Messenger in Dark Taupe pebbled), and two more Penelope SLGs (Penelope in Burgundy pebbled, Midi in Mud Verona).
First up, the Zhoe Legend in Mahogany vacchetta -- light gold hardware, red lining, and I got the additional modifications of a zipper closure for the main compartment, plus a longer and wider (1.2") all-leather shoulder strap. From my experience with my Zhoe Legend in Dark Amethyst Verona, I knew that this was a bag I could definitely load up quite a bit, plus with all the comments on vacchetta's weight, I knew this was a bag that could get heavy. Whilst I've also been recently getting more handbag straps (especially the guitar strap style that's usually 2" wide), I thought I'd definitely like one that matched the bag, hence springing for the wider strap.
This is also my second vacchetta bag, and I'm definitely completely in love with this leather! I'm a fan of leathers that are textured and have variation/depth to the colour, as I tend to find they have so much character, and Mahogany vacchetta definitely completely fits the bill -- couldn't help taking extra pics of the leather to show the grained texture and depth of the colour!
Secondly, the Penelope Messenger in Dark Taupe pebbled -- purple lining, light gunmetal hardware, third zipper added to the centre compartment, and a removable strap (though it's longer than what I specified). I've had this bag and combination on my MM wishlist ever since I got the swatch book with my first MM order, but the cost of the lining and hardware upgrades and additional modifications made me put this back several times.
Love how soft the pebbled leather is, although it does seem like it might get indentations more easily than Verona, so I'm trying to be mindful of how I store these bags. Seeing the leather in a proper bag instead of a small swatch, the leather also somehow seems overall lighter in colour than I originally expected, though the bag does match the swatch! It's strange how these things work
I do like how it contrasts with the purple lining! I've raved recently about how useful Penelope is as a grab-and-go clutch/wristlet, so I definitely felt it was worth getting my second with the 35% off sale -- in Burgundy pebbled with silver hardware and a bright lining in Light Fuchsia! A nice change from the silver lining I have in my first Penelope, for sure!
Finally, after seeing the posts here on the customisations of adding a crossbody strap and extra D-rings to the Penelope to turn it into a little crossbody, I decided to check with Marco if this would be possible with the Penelope Midi (which I figured would be a good size for this -- a little larger than Phoebe (possibly) and Flora, but not too similar to my Penelope Messengers). He agreed that this could be done, so presenting my Penelope Midi in Mud Verona with a crossbody strap added!
I also got the accessory strap added to turn it into a wristlet, and I realise with the extra D-ring on the other side, I could even use it as a small carrying strap (like the leather strap on the LV Pochette Accessoires). I left the hardware and (standard) lining to Marco to choose, and he picked silver for both.
All pics posted taken under a mix of indirect natural lighting and fluorescent white lighting - colour tones generally accurate, although they may appear slightly lighter/brighter than IRL due to the bright lighting.
Finally, after seeing the posts here on the customisations of adding a crossbody strap and extra D-rings to the Penelope to turn it into a little crossbody, I decided to check with Marco if this would be possible with the Penelope Midi (which I figured would be a good size for this -- a little larger than Phoebe (possibly) and Flora, but not too similar to my Penelope Messengers). He agreed that this could be done, so presenting my Penelope Midi in Mud Verona with a crossbody strap added!
I also got the accessory strap added to turn it into a wristlet, and I realise with the extra D-ring on the other side, I could even use it as a small carrying strap (like the leather strap on the LV Pochette Accessoires). I left the hardware and (standard) lining to Marco to choose, and he picked silver for both.
All pics posted taken under a mix of indirect natural lighting and fluorescent white lighting - colour tones generally accurate, although they may appear slightly lighter/brighter than IRL due to the bright lighting.
Thanks!! I wasn’t worried cos I received an email from PayPal saying payment to mm but thought I’ll check with you guys!