A very fun journey! And I am sure your daughter does *not* lie and that you absolutely DO still have it.
I landed here looking for something of good quality that was reminiscent of the il Bisonte bags an old roommate of mine used to carry, but with broader style options. A very short bit of searching led me to the MM threads here - in fact the Minerva bag is the first one that caught my eye.
I'm not a fan of too much structure in a bag I'm wearing either - even though I just love the look of many structured satchels and Boston bags. For quite awhile I was interested in a Mansur lady bag - ended up purchasing a Schöneberg Augustina via ebay to try something in a very similar style for less $ and it turns out, it has been sitting in my closet because it's just too stiff a feel against my hip when I shoulder or crossbody carry it. Need to sell that one, I am pretty sure.
In short, because of my MM journey I have realized that the leather really makes all the difference. Here's a pic from this morning of my Juliet in Dark Grey Merinos - it's a big bag with some visual structure but the Merinos make it a very comfortable style to carry.
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