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@djfmn and other Diva owners, I have a question re: Diva strap attachment, and haven't been able to find anything on Colette's blog or our threads here, so here goes:

It looks like there is an adjustable strap with a stud which could allow for some adjustment in the shoulder strap drop. Also, it looks like it could allow me to change out the square strap and connector for a connector ring to attach a cross-body strap. Is that correct/am I making sense?
 
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Kylacove said:
I was the same way. I was downsizing until I found MM. Now with over a dozen new bags I really have too many, but I couldn't resist trying new styles, leathers, and customized features. I'm still down sizing my collection but most of my MMs will be staying
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Going through my list of bags, most of my MMs will be staying too! A lot of the bags I'm shortlisting for selling or donating were purchases earlier in my 'journey' of collecting handbags, or in expanding into certain styles. Because of this, I realise that a lot of them fall short of the 'standard' I try to maintain in my collection now -- eg functionality (for my needs), how well they actually fit into my lifestyle, quality of materials, and ultimately, am I truly in love with the bag enough, or was it just a shorter-term infatuation or an impulse purchase.

I suppose it's also good that my MM buying has come later in my handbag 'journey' too, because I feel I've largely finetuned knowing what works for me / what I love -- not to say there haven't been at least some impulse MM buys along the way, though! The temptation of the different styles, leathers and customisations definitely got to me too! :lol:
 
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pdxhb said:
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.
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Just chiming in to add that the Minerva was also the first MM style that caught my eye... I never pulled the trigger on one, though, because I've realised that only certain hobo styles truly work well enough for me -- zipper or other secure closures (eg flaps) are almost always a must for me in all bags, but I also didn't personally like how the Minerva looked with a zipper closure. It's interesting what we can realise in the course of our bag journeys!
 
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starsong said:
Hi everyone, I'm late to the party, but I ordered from MM during the previous sale (5 bags!) and have been hooked ever since. I'm usually a lurker because I'm too shy/lazy to post (have been reading through this thread and the reference threads for my previous order) but the dark blue nabuk swatch has made me post because I do want to join in that custom order! As tenKrat has suggested, I think it would be really lovely in a Diva. and perhaps color block with the base in black vacchetta?
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Welcome, starsong! Haha, I was once like you too, lurking in these threads and reading through the wealth of information that has been posted here, before I made my first MM purchase and finally de-lurked to share pics of what I got (and customised)!

Colour blocking would be fantastic for this leather! Black vacchetta looks like it would be great with this nabuk, though if Marco can find other dark blue leathers that match it well (the navy pebbled and river blue vacchettas look like they would go well too?), I think different leather textures in the same tone would look nice too!
 
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vink said:
Ladies!!!!!

Here’s the swatch photo of the dark blue Nabuk I requested from Marco!

I’m in love and definitely will order. [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7] Will anyone join me? [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]

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vink said:
That’s ok. I think at this point, everyone is kind of drained. [emoji28] Marco said there’re now 2 orders already. Just two more and it’ll be off the ground. Wish me luck!
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That really is a stunning colour that Marco has managed to find for you, vink! I really hope you, and the other ladies who are keen, are able to get this going! Sadly, for me, my reply is pretty much a copy + paste of TotinScience's: :lol:
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That blue is incredible - with light gold hardware it will be absolute killer! I love blues but sadly I am much too ocd to own anything in fussy leathers and my money tree has been trimmed so many times lately it is effectively a Bonsai at this point.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you, vink!
 
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vink said:
That’s ok. I think at this point, everyone is kind of drained. [emoji28] Marco said there’re now 2 orders already. Just two more and it’ll be off the ground. Wish me luck!
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I just placed an order for a Selene Zip with dark gunmetal hardware. I'm nervous about nabuck handles so have asked Marco if he can do nappa handles and pick the lining colour for me.
 
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starkfan said:
That really is a stunning colour that Marco has managed to find for you, vink! I really hope you, and the other ladies who are keen, are able to get this going! Sadly, for me, my reply is pretty much a copy + paste of TotinScience's: :lol:

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, vink!
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Thanks! No problem at all. Great mind think alike. ;)
 
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VanBod1525 said:
I just placed an order for a Selene Zip with dark gunmetal hardware. I'm nervous about nabuck handles so have asked Marco if he can do nappa handles and pick the lining colour for me.
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Yay! [emoji4] We’re getting there! [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38] He sure can! I have mine made with handles in other leather, too. Nappa and a bit of Pompeii that he still has left. It’s not a big piece. He said he has enough. [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]
 
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pdxhb said:
@djfmn and other Diva owners, I have a question re: Diva strap attachment, and haven't been able to find anything on Colette's blog or our threads here, so here goes:

It looks like there is an adjustable strap with a stud which could allow for some adjustment in the shoulder strap drop. Also, it looks like it could allow me to change out the square strap and connector for a connector ring to attach a cross-body strap. Is that correct/am I making sense?
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The Diva comes with an extra crossbody strap (I asked for the wider one) . You can't remove the square connector (there is à stitching), the leather part with the stud is only decorative, but the shoulder strap is detachable.
And I agree with the idea of two textures in the same color :))
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tenKrat said:
I agree that the leather is special. You would have to look high and low for a long time to find leather like that here. Italian leather is one of the best.
Edit: Sorry, I shouldn’t assume you’re in the U.S. In any case, it would be hard to find such a leather in such a gorgeous shade of blue anywhere.
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I'm based in Singapore, but definitely will be hard to find this leather anywhere. I actually wish MM had a camera case type of bag available which would look so great in this leather. I am not a fan of bucket bags as I prefer a zipped top but I think of the styles available, I picture the Diva as being the most suitable.

Your artik nappa penelope midi is gorgeous and makes me excited as I ordered an Aphrodite in artik nappa.
 
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starkfan said:
Welcome, starsong! Haha, I was once like you too, lurking in these threads and reading through the wealth of information that has been posted here, before I made my first MM purchase and finally de-lurked to share pics of what I got (and customised)!

Colour blocking would be fantastic for this leather! Black vacchetta looks like it would be great with this nabuk, though if Marco can find other dark blue leathers that match it well (the navy pebbled and river blue vacchettas look like they would go well too?), I think different leather textures in the same tone would look nice too!
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Thanks for the welcome! Yes, the photos and comments from all the ladies who have posted have helped tremendously, I don't think I would have dared to order online a bag sight unseen without all this. It's actually a pretty amazing community here and also cool how probably Marco gets most of his orders through here.

Someone posted around Page 13xx of a Dark blue nappa swatch, which looked a very dark blue black, which could go well with his nabuk. Indeed different leather textures in the same tone would look great as well!
 
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