This is gorgeous. I love your Clio. Marco said their would be more Clio's being shipped. I love my Clio such a great bag. Enjoy your lovely croc Clio. The leather is stunning.
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Would you mind sharing a comparison pic and a mod shot of the Hera and Hera Midi?
Welcome to the MM group we are thrilled to have you join us. The wonderful thing about MM bags is you can have them made to your liking. Thicker straps, thinner straps, top handles on bags that do not have handles, shorten the strap, lengthen the strap, the changes you can make are endless and I can assure you we all do. Add a little croc to a leather bag. I lay in bed at night and dream up my next bag. Then I come to the MM thread for help on the choices I am making. If you want opinions and input the ladies here are always so generous with their help and suggestions. Then I think about it some more change my mind a couple of times and finally place an order. Initially it was overwhelming now that I order all my bags from MM I have become spoiled with all the choice and part of the entire experience for me is going through this process. I love discussing the options with everyone here and getting such great help and then the white box arrives from Italy. Such a great and wonderful experience of ordering bespoke hand made bags from Italy.
I am not the best person when it comes to cross body carrying bags my preference is hand held with the optional shoulder or messenger straps. I have added handles to lots of MM styles that do not have handles. I might love the style of the bag but it is a shoulder or cross body bag so I just ask Marco if he can add a top handle and most of the time he can. If you like the style of the bag and it is hand held remember he can just as easily remove a handle and add a cross body strap.
Go with your what you want if it is a black bag MM has the most gorgeous black leather. Although I have to say I previously prior to getting MM bags I only had black and brown bags now I have every color under the sun, orange, yellow, acid green, amethyst, metallics lots of them, tan, blue in every shade, taupe, anthracite which is now my black bag. When I was going to order my second MM bag in 2014 I was about to order a black nappa Zhoe and one the lovely MM ladies said to me order orange it is the new black and goes with everything. I ordered an orange nappa Zhoe and down the rabbit hole I went and it has been a slippery slope of MM bags ever since!!
Once again welcome to our MM family. My orange nappa (was going to be a black nappa Zhoe) I have had it for 6 years and it is very versatile I use it all the time.
I agree about your orange bag. After reading your posts I ordered an orange Tuscania sabrina midi. It is one of my favorite bags and colors. And surprisingly the color does go with so many outfits!
Personally I would not wear it cross body - it is a little bulky for my own personal preference. For this style and shape I would wear it on the shoulder but not across the body.
Once again thank you all so much for the warm welcome. There are too many posts to quote individually, sorry, but I appreciate all the advice and ideas. What a lovely community this is, I feel spoiled already with all the help!
So I've read through the entire photos thread and unsurprisingly my initial opinions have completely changed.
I still like the Diva, but having seen so many other bags being worn crossbody, several of the other styles have grown on me - Selene, Soulmate and Zhoe mainly.
I know now that I like solid colour leather, so I'm leaning towards a bag in nappa, merinos or pebbled, and I don't like vacchetta, tuscania or cuoio toscano as I'm not a fan of the aged look/variation of colour.
In terms of colour, someone on the photos thread had a selene in dark violet which was instant love, but I guess that leather is no longer available. I don't know if I can bring myself to get boring black. I love the purples and teals and warm blues, I don't want a light colour and I already have an orange and a red bag.
Basically I'm narrowing it down. And some of the customisations, like the colour blocking and custom edging colours shown on the photos thread, are just stunning. I think I will end up like you @djfmn, lying awake planning the next bag. This could be dangerous on my wallet!
Edit to add: I just went back and looked at the velvet verona blog post. The purple is to die for. But I should have been quicker!
So I've read through the entire photos thread and unsurprisingly my initial opinions have completely changed.
I still like the Diva, but having seen so many other bags being worn crossbody, several of the other styles have grown on me - Selene, Soulmate and Zhoe mainly.
I know now that I like solid colour leather, so I'm leaning towards a bag in nappa, merinos or pebbled, and I don't like vacchetta, tuscania or cuoio toscano as I'm not a fan of the aged look/variation of colour.
In terms of colour, someone on the photos thread had a selene in dark violet which was instant love, but I guess that leather is no longer available. I don't know if I can bring myself to get boring black. I love the purples and teals and warm blues, I don't want a light colour and I already have an orange and a red bag.
Basically I'm narrowing it down. And some of the customisations, like the colour blocking and custom edging colours shown on the photos thread, are just stunning. I think I will end up like you @djfmn, lying awake planning the next bag. This could be dangerous on my wallet!
Edit to add: I just went back and looked at the velvet verona blog post. The purple is to die for. But I should have been quicker!
Thank you! I actually ordered a hand carry strap. Now that I see it, I think it would look very classy with a short strap. Marco agreed!
I have 2 Selenes Midi with additional shoulder strap and zipper. I carry them crossbody and tote style. I use them mainly during winter. If weight is no issue I would go with pebbled leather. It is very durable.Once again thank you all so much for the warm welcome. There are too many posts to quote individually, sorry, but I appreciate all the advice and ideas. What a lovely community this is, I feel spoiled already with all the help!
So I've read through the entire photos thread and unsurprisingly my initial opinions have completely changed.
I still like the Diva, but having seen so many other bags being worn crossbody, several of the other styles have grown on me - Selene, Soulmate and Zhoe mainly.
I know now that I like solid colour leather, so I'm leaning towards a bag in nappa, merinos or pebbled, and I don't like vacchetta, tuscania or cuoio toscano as I'm not a fan of the aged look/variation of colour.
In terms of colour, someone on the photos thread had a selene in dark violet which was instant love, but I guess that leather is no longer available. I don't know if I can bring myself to get boring black. I love the purples and teals and warm blues, I don't want a light colour and I already have an orange and a red bag.
Basically I'm narrowing it down. And some of the customisations, like the colour blocking and custom edging colours shown on the photos thread, are just stunning. I think I will end up like you @djfmn, lying awake planning the next bag. This could be dangerous on my wallet!
Edit to add: I just went back and looked at the velvet verona blog post. The purple is to die for. But I should have been quicker!
Per @Devyn Danielle request, here are comparison photos of Hera (royal blue goat suede) vs. Hera Midi (dark teal Sorrento natural goat).
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Beautiful! Hera is definitely an underrated style.
And: OMG those shoes! What brand are they?
It looks gorgeos!! I recieved the Teal in a Calista! Such a rich colour!!