Thank you! I don’t see this colour very often in this thread - it’s my favourite of the pink family in MM’s leather selection. Which lining did you choose? I’m trying to get some ideas.
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Marco shipped my Astra Tuesday and it is being delivered today. Three days is a record (UPS). It is an unstructured version of the hobo in my beloved Verona. I am eager to see what he did with it. It won’t be as elegant as the stunning satchels you ladies received, but my elegant days seem to have fled with COVID 19!
I am signed up for UPS "Follow My Delivery" which is so helpful. I highly recommend it. I just checked and my bag is on the truck two streets over from me. I will have it in a few minutes!!!
This is a feast for the eyesI’m not very creative with colours so I would never come up with this combination. Love this creation!
And congratulations on your good news!! Wish you and your family all the best!
Thank you so much and thank you for the congrats! I'm not usually very creative myself, but I had really wanted something in these three colors. Yet, I couldn't justify three different bags, which is how I started to think about ways to combine them. Basically, this is a creation of wanting all the colors but not all the bags (because let's face it, I have far too many bags as it is!).
Oh wow! Congratulations! Sorry about the morning sickness, but I hope you're past that stage now.
And this bag! STUNNING! Your imagination really created something spectacular! I hope you love it and get the chance to use it soon!
Thanks so much for posting it for me. I was so excited to see this reveal. It's better than I'd expected!
Cobalt blue is my favourite colour of all time, so I would have done the same as you!
It's stunning!
Wear them both in good health, and congrats all around!
Edit: I just noticed your tattoo! How cute. I hope we can all get to say we're loved at some point in our lifetimes.
Thank you, and thanks for the well-wishes! I'm so happy it came out as well as it did. I'm honestly not very creative or visionary, so I was a bit nervous. Of course, Marco had said he felt it would work well, and I do trust him so that helped alleviate my nerves. As for the Penelope, I knew how very similar the Bluette Africa was the to the cobalt blue metallic, and I knew that rationally I should get the Penelope in a different leather, but I just couldn't resist that color!
Re. the tattoo - thank you! It's actually a memorial tattoo in the handwriting of my cousin who passed away 6 years ago. I'm an only child, but she was basically my sister, even living with us for many years while she went to high school and college in the US as an international student. It's a bit of a double-meaning: both a reminder that I am loved (because I am lucky and blessed enough to be able to know and say that I am), but also how very very loved she was.
Thank you! This was my first adventure into color-blocking, and I'm so happy it wasn't a disaster, lol! I too am a sucker for metallics, and I'm glad I was able to combine the three colors I wanted to badly into one great bag.
Thank you re. the congrats! I'm so pleased with how this came out - honestly better than I had imagined. I can't wait to use it!
Astra hobo in mud verona with gold hardware and red lining. This turned out exactly as I hoped it would. My goal was to have a bag that I can reach into to grab what I want, thus, no zipper. I don't have to worry about security issues. And no the closure is not crooked, it was just the angle of the photo. I am not a good photographer. Ditto on the spot on the inside, not sure where that came from. Maybe I should delete all of these and start over!
As always the quality is impeccable and Marco chose the HW and lining. He knows I love red. The front strap with the clever hardware works perfectly to keep it closed but still allow my easy access. I am absoutely amazed at how light it is! I have never had a Massaccesi bag this size that is so light. I chose a shoulder strap because I hate crossbody carry. It chokes me to death, lol. I am thrilled with my latest MM.
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As always the quality is impeccable and Marco chose the HW and lining. He knows I love red. The front strap with the clever hardware works perfectly to keep it closed but still allow my easy access. I am absoutely amazed at how light it is! I have never had a Massaccesi bag this size that is so light. I chose a shoulder strap because I hate crossbody carry. It chokes me to death, lol. I am thrilled with my latest MM.
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I wondered how this would look in a leather like this. I love it! Please share a mod shot!
It is a fairly good sized bag.
Another MM masterpiece! To be honest, I have never thought of the Astra hobo in any other leather other than pompei but after you mentioned that you got the unstructured Verona version, I’ve been very curious to see how it turns out and looks. I’ve heard so many recommendations of Verona leather here, but because of its relatively heavy weight, I never really considered it until I found out that it’s going to be discontinued soon, and since then had been playing around with ideas of a Verona bag (in the future, because my funds are... uh... kinda dried up now due to my big order with Marco during the Black Friday sale
). This is a stunning bag and great take on the original structured pompei version, happy to hear its light weight too. Love it!And I just heard from Marco that my Calista midi is on the way - excited for my first MM direct order!
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Your Astra hobo is beautiful! I like the convenience of just reaching too. If my bag has a zipper top, the zipper is usually open most of the time. What color is the leather contrast trim?
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Hope you feel much better soon and can enjoy nesting a bit. The bag is so pretty! I love all the colors you chose. Congrats!
This picture is very helpful. Would you mind sharing a pic of the bag on top of the paper? It would give me a really good perspective on the size. TIA!Thanks.
Modena Midi is too small for documents. I took a photo anyway to give everyone a clear picture of the bag’s size.
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Received my Astra satchel today. Originally requested purple pebbled from the swatch samples from a couple years ago but Marco said it wasn't available anymore. He sourced another purple pebbled which turns out to be a lovely dark bluish purple. Used wisteria metallic as the accent. Gold hardware.
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I am excited for you to get your first one. You will not be disappointed. Marco said this was a new take on his design and he was not sure how it would turn out, but was very pleased and hoped I would be as well. I am more than pleased...I am thrilled. And it has to be the simplicity of the style that makes this one of the most lightweight bags I own.Another MM masterpiece! To be honest, I have never thought of the Astra hobo in any other leather other than pompei but after you mentioned that you got the unstructured Verona version, I’ve been very curious to see how it turns out and looks. I’ve heard so many recommendations of Verona leather here, but because of its relatively heavy weight, I never really considered it until I found out that it’s going to be discontinued soon, and since then had been playing around with ideas of a Verona bag (in the future, because my funds are... uh... kinda dried up now due to my big order with Marco during the Black Friday sale
And I just heard from Marco that my Calista midi is on the way - excited for my first MM direct order!