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I would say the forest is a true green, not blue tinted, and a mid to deep tone, certainly not as deep a saturated colour as the dark green nappa.
I can’t help with your other choices I’m afraid
That pocket idea is amazing! I always comb through here before placing an order because you ladies always think of things that compliment a bag.
Thank you! At some point I'm going to get an MM bag in each of his greens!
I ordered a Calista Midi! And you might get your wish soon...I just got an Italian poste email, so maybe I'll have "her" to post in a week or two!
I have an Aura in forest green merino. It is such a versatile bag and one of my favorite MM bags. The forest green merino is such a great leather.
I have both and will see if I can dig them out.Does anyone have bags in both port merinos and black cherry nappa? If so, how similar do you think the colours are? And can you post a photo of the bags side by side?
For my Little Minerva, I originally wanted it in forest merinos, but for some reason this green isn’t exactly the dark green I’m looking for (from photos it leans a bit too blue/teal). The dark green that I like is colour of the dark green nappa, but because I wanted this bag to be as light as possible, I still wanted to keep it as merinos.
Since forest merinos is now out of consideration, I’m currently thinking of port merinos. However, I’ve read here that nappa is a good choice for shoulder straps as it’s sturdier (for a lack of a better word) than merinos (which may soften or stretch more easily). My question is, for those of you that own bags or have experience in both port merinos and black cherry nappa, do you think having port merinos as the bag, and black cherry nappa as the shoulder and messenger strap is a good idea?Are the colours similar/identical enough?
Thanks in advance!
Personally I would chose the Black Cherry for the little Minerva if you wish to hold the shape a bit. The Napa will soften, but not totally relax as the Merino.
And I will keep the strap in the same leather.
There is a 3 yr. long story behind this bag. I missed out on the original lead Africa leather in 2017. Then again when he found more of it fairly recently. Additionally, I ordered a Little Athena earlier this year in a black leather and it never wowed me.
Then I saw this "like new" one on BST and was determined not to let the leather get by me again. Lead Africa is perfect for this bag and the lining the poster chose is perfection as well. I tend to go for bright primary colors, but she was spot on in picking this blue.
This time the bag did "wow" me. My iPhone fits perfecty in the outside pocket, but not so snugly that it is hard to retrieve in a hurry. The capacity matches what I carry. The strap drop of 11" is my favorite. So this bag was meant to be mine. Being patient
worked out better than I could ever imagine.
Then I saw this "like new" one on BST and was determined not to let the leather get by me again. Lead Africa is perfect for this bag and the lining the poster chose is perfection as well. I tend to go for bright primary colors, but she was spot on in picking this blue.
This time the bag did "wow" me. My iPhone fits perfecty in the outside pocket, but not so snugly that it is hard to retrieve in a hurry. The capacity matches what I carry. The strap drop of 11" is my favorite. So this bag was meant to be mine. Being patient
worked out better than I could ever imagine.
My favorite Africa leather. I bought an original Lead midi Selene in 2015 with the same blue lining. It has been a great bag and still looks new even though I have used it a lot. It is a work horse leather but as I have said before changes in different light. It is just a perfect metallic as it is very subtle. Enjoy this fabulous new bag you have waited a long time for it!!
Thanks. I am really enjoying it. I dragged it to the polling place this morning and admired it while I was standing outside in the sun waiting to get in.
I am glad to know it is pretty durable. It is my understanding that many metallics do not wear well.
My Angelic Messenger in Blue Jay Velvet Verona is on its way. So happy that this order seems to be shipping earlier than I thought.
I fell in love with the Persian Green Metallic Laminato I saw other folks posting to this thread, so during the last sale, I ordered a Zhoe with midnight blue lining. It's a difficult color to capture on my camera, and it changes in different lights. The most accurate is the interior shot. If I had to do it again, I might've used this leather on a smaller piece like a Phoebe, because it's really blingy. But did I strut around as I carried this Zhoe while out on errands yesterday, posing in every mirror and enjoying how unique it looks? Yes, yes I did. I'll take a sliver of joy wherever I can find it in these immensely stressful days.
Hi all, I just received my Angel in velvet Verona - it’s color-blocked in wine and independence blue. Interior is tortilla, and hardware is dark gunmetal (I let Marco choose the latter). The bag came with tassels on either side in independence blue; I removed them as I prefer the look of the longer strap hooked onto those rings. Extras I requested were a water bottle holder and a wider messenger strap.
I took these pictures in a room with natural lighting. Thanks for letting me share!
I took these pictures in a room with natural lighting. Thanks for letting me share!