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#28,051
Vanilla Bean said:
I think the large imprint detracts from the look of the bag. I have noticed the variations between bags and that doesn't make sense to me from a brand perspective, and it makes it harder to remember what you're going to get with each bag. As mentioned above, I'm interested in a style that unfortunately has a large imprint.

I figured I could ask Marco but thought there might be some actual experience to report here.
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I think the biggest factors influencing how visible or not the imprint are texture and color of leather. For example, on my Pompei little Valerie the imprint is very prominent on a very smooth and bright leather. Yet, on my soulmate in ice berry Africa half the time I have no idea where the imprint is, because it is completely blended in with the texture and shine of the leather. Same with my pebbled taupe Siena - it is super subtle. I do like that on my Juliet midi is is actually on a side of a bag.
 
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#28,052
djfmn said:
I have not had any issues pairing larger metallic bags with simple outfits. Depending on the color metallic you select I do not think it overwhelms the outfit. I have always been very concerned about this same issue. I have a Africa lead midi Selene and wear it all the time and find it is a very subtle metallic and changes in different light. I also have an Africa bronze midi Soulmate that I used all the time my daughter is using it at the moment and I love that color. I have a midi Juliet in pewter laminato and it is great bag also not overpowering at all. I have a Little Tulipano in platinum and pewter diamond leather which is silver and gold. I thought it might be blingy but it is not at all.. I also have a number of the pompei shimmer leathers and they have a metallic shimmer to them. I just ordered the emerald green laminato for my Little Diana and I am probably going order a Luna in the French rose or Eggplant metallic. I personally do not find metallics too much for a simple outfit it adds to it. Having said that I used to only have a handbags in black and brown and now I like to wear simple outfits and my handbag is where I add a little bit of color and pizzazz. But I do not like my bag to be overwhelming and detract from perhaps a beautiful but simple dress I am wearing. It needs to complement my outfit.
I have probably rambled on but hope I have been a little helpful.
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orchidmyst said:
Most of my MM bags are colorful so I haven't had any problems with matching clothes, even with metallic bags. For metallic leather, I tend to pick the darker metallic colors for bigger bags and the lighter metallic colors for smaller bags. I actually like having one bold color and one neutral color for similar bag sizes so it is easier to pick a bag to go with my mood and clothes.
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Coastal jewel said:
Metallics. I’m totally conservative but actually don’t have a problem in my black and brown world with a pop of metallic. I use my Selene midis dark blue and platinum Africa all the time.
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Thank you all, appreciate your advice and personal experience on pairing your (colourful and) metallic bags. Very useful tips and a good point on choosing darker metallics for the larger bags, I could imagine they'd be less loud when pairing with more muted clothes. I could even envision a light metallic for lighter and airy summer outfits, but I want to use my bags all year round, so might stick to the two original options (green and eggplant). The leather quality probably also plays an important role and I haven't seen one pic of a metallic bag in this thread that I thought looked overwhelming. I am probably subconsciously influenced by pictures of cheap fake leather metallic bags in my head - I avoided metallics for a long time as I was afraid of owning a bag that looked equally low quality. Think I will give this a try and report back on what I ordered - thanks again!
 
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#28,053
TotinScience said:
I think the biggest factors influencing how visible or not the imprint are texture and color of leather. For example, on my Pompei little Valerie the imprint is very prominent on a very smooth and bright leather. Yet, on my soulmate in ice berry Africa half the time I have no idea where the imprint is, because it is completely blended in with the texture and shine of the leather. Same with my pebbled taupe Siena - it is super subtle. I do like that on my Juliet midi is is actually on a side of a bag.
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I think TotinScience is quite right, the leather texture and colour will make a difference in how prominent the brand imprint looks. I've posted pics of my Zhoe Legend in Mahogany Vacchetta before (see link), and because the leather on my bag is quite textured as well as dark in colour, I don't find the imprint to be too prominent.

Edit: Here's another link to pics of smoother leathers (Vacchetta and Pompei) compared to a textured leather (Verona), where you can see how the colour and texture combine to make the imprint more prominent or not -- I find the imprint less noticeable even on the smoother Vacchetta because of the dark green colour, but it's definitely prominent on the bag that's both light and smooth (the light pink one).
 
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#28,054
TotinScience said:
I think the biggest factors influencing how visible or not the imprint are texture and color of leather. For example, on my Pompei little Valerie the imprint is very prominent on a very smooth and bright leather. Yet, on my soulmate in ice berry Africa half the time I have no idea where the imprint is, because it is completely blended in with the texture and shine of the leather. Same with my pebbled taupe Siena - it is super subtle. I do like that on my Juliet midi is is actually on a side of a bag.
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Whoa, after I read this, I said to myself, I never noticed an MM imprint on the side of my Juliet Midi...so I went to check and I can't find one. So interesting. Can you send a pic of yours?

Torally my opinion as always, but compared to say Coach, Dooney, or Michael Kors; Longchamp, Massacessi, and Vince Camuto's imprints are pretty low key. Though, of course, I understand not wanting any logo too visible.
 
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Vanilla Bean said:
I think the large imprint detracts from the look of the bag. I have noticed the variations between bags and that doesn't make sense to me from a brand perspective, and it makes it harder to remember what you're going to get with each bag. As mentioned above, I'm interested in a style that unfortunately has a large imprint.

I figured I could ask Marco but thought there might be some actual experience to report here.
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Send Marco an email. I have a mini Zhoe with a Mia handle in platinum pompei and looked at the imprint after your comment.
I personally do not find it is too big but if you want it smaller Marco I am sure will accommodate your request.
 
#28,057
pinkorchid20 said:
@orchidmyst
Has anyone had issues pairing larger metallic bags with simple outfits? I hesitated when Marco offered the last batch of metallics as I was unsure of whether or not a Little Athena or equally sized bags would be too loud. I am not conservative but also want my bag to complement my look, not dominate it. Hence, would appreciate some thoughts and experience on how you ladies pair your metallics?
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My largest metallic bag is a full size Soulmate in Blue Africa, and I have no problem wearing it with neutral solids and prints. I have several other metallic bags, all in silver, shiny gold, platinum (muted gold), and titanium—-these are all smaller handbags, like Angelica Messenger, Zhoe Legend, Alexa Midi, and Stella.

I do have a large pewter metallic laminato bag on order (the Hera). It’s going to be fabulous to wear with black, grey, and navy.
 
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#28,061
djfmn said:
Yikes I might have to break down and get a Luna in the French Rose or Eggplant Laminato metallic. I have a midi Juliet in pewter laminato and I absolutely love that leather.
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Maybe get the Eggplant, since you have several pink bags, right? That dark purple color is beautiful.

I am happy to see the short 14.5” strap is now an option for the Luna. :tup: I prefer my shoulder handbags to hang higher.
 
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LuvNLux said:
Anyone excited to see the Luna on sale? Anyone contemplating an order? I am mulling over color choices.
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I am really excited to see Luna on sale as I could not decide between Little Diana or Luna when I picked a bag for kickstarter. Eventually I went with Little Diana but I am thrilled Luna has a promo I am thinking Luna in the French Rose with a shorter strap.
 
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