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southernbelle43 said:
Aha!!! I will try that. That answers my question about the leather being actually DRY. I guess we need to bathe these puppies every week in oil. I wonder about the stardust leather...it is really strange feeling. I will have to ask Marco about putting leather conditioner on it. I use Cadillac conditioner for everything.
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Would like to know how to care for Stardust too..though I feel it can't be condition cos it feels almost suede like with sparkle dust on it. So the "dust" might rub out if we condition it?

Edit-just saw the post on Marco's reply. Thanks.
 
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southernbelle43 said:
I have only used this maybe 5 times which is not enough use to fairly evaluate it. When I was taking the photos I was quite surprised to find corner wear. I am retired and during the last year my only trips have been to the grocery and short errands. So the only places this bag has been put down is on a car seat, my kitchen counter, etc. I have conditioned it once like I do my other bags.
This corner wear is making me rethink my order for the midnight blue Selene. That dark color would really show corner wear. Can anyone who has a bag in Tuscania and has used it a lot see corner wear?
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I just took out my biscotti Tuscania midi Selene and looked at the corners and it does not show any wear. I cannot take any decent photos because it is too dark. It did look a little dry so I did clean and moisturize it but even prior to doing that the corners looked fine.
I will take some photos tomorrow during the day and post them. I was planning to get a midi Sabrina in orange Tuscania.
 
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southernbelle43 said:
Ladies I should not have posted that about changing my order. I cannot do that to Marco when I voted for that color and he ordered it for us. I will stick with my midnight blue order. It will be stunning and I will love it. Every bag gets wear at some point and I certainly am going to keep using my orange one!
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I also voted for Midnight blue and bordeaux but I love your orange midi Sabrina so much I am thinking of going with orange and not bordeaux.
 
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Claudia Herzog said:
There's a reason why I don't come here every day: it makes me long for more Massaccesis. After thinking about my regret of missing out on copper metallic, I'm planning a new order. Now I need your help and advice.

1) There *is* enough copper diamond for my Phoebe! What color hardware should I choose for an elegant (or as elegant as my taste in blingy leather permits) NOT edgy/funky look? The hardware would just be for the clasps, etc., as I will be requesting an all-leather strap.

2) What color lining would you choose with light celeste metallic?

3) What color hardware would you choose with nut stardust, again to get a mature, elegant rather than funky look?

Many thanks!
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Amazed and happy for you that there's still enough diamond leather left.
The diamond leather was what attracted me to buy my first bag from MM.
Your copper diamond Phoebe will look so good and I suggest light gold or silver hardware.
Silver hardware will suit any leather color if you think the light gold + copper diamond leather would be too warm for your liking.
As for light celeste metallic, I suggest light grey, light pink or purple for the lining.
For nut stardust, silver or maybe light gunmetal hardware would be my suggestion.
 
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LuvNLux said:
I own both. The Athene has a noticeable surface sheen or shine, more so than any other MM leather in my collection. I only have one small Athene flora in a vibrant red, the color is very saturated and pretty. I have several Tuscania bags. The leather has lots of natural “wrinkles” or lines running thru it & in my experience is more matte in appearance than other leathers. IMO the color is softer. I have found that the leather needs a lot of conditioning when the color starts to look dusty, dry or lighter in tone. I have a full size Angel in Tuscania & it’s light as a feather! That’s the big advantage of this leather, it is extremely lightweight.
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I also have both, Athene is not quite as soft and pliable as tuscania and is probably the glossiest of Marco’s leathers. I carry mine on formal/special occasions when I’m smartly dressed. Tuscania is a bit more casual IMO. But I love both leathers :heart:
 
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carterazo said:
What is the difference between Athene and Tuscania? In pictures they look similarly distressed or veiny. I have Athene, but not Tuscania. Do any of you have both and can share what the differences and similarities are? TIA!
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@ajamy gave an excellent response. I just wanted to add that I think it was mentioned at one point that Athene is Tuscania with a glaze / glossy coating on top.

Claudia Herzog said:
Thank you, friends, for your advice about my color choices!
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I thought about your question but I'm not that great on color matching, so I'm glad others made suggestions!

So since I am trying to let go of a blue bag, I've decided to order a full size Juliet in midnight blue Tuscania! I did consider Cassandra, but I realized I do have a couple of messenger bags so maybe sometime in the future. I love my Juliet Midi and figure Juliet would be handy when I need more space. I added an exterior slip pocket and an interior water bottle pocket. And, now, to "forget" my order and be surprised when Juliet arrives. Though, Marco's turnaround time has seemed to be getting faster these days! Which, side note, I've noticed compared to other bespoke / custom companies, even at Marco's slowest, their wait times are much slower...another perk about ordering Massaccesis...
 
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afroken said:
Does anyone have a full sized Hera in Verona? Can you let me know how much it weighs?

ETA: or a Hera midi in verona?
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I’m not sure how accurate this is, but just using the method of getting on the scale without the bag, and then again with the bag, it’s 2.5 lbs. My scale uses .5 increments. I do have the Theia strap on my Hera, not sure if that hardware about equals the weight of the hardware on the Hera strap.
 
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Fancyfree said:
@Devyn Danielle has a divine full sized Verona Hera (page 2372)...

My Verona Hera Midi (with Theia strap) should be arriving next week, I'll weigh it :smile:.
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Devyn Danielle said:
I’m not sure how accurate this is, but just using the method of getting on the scale without the bag, and then again with the bag, it’s 2.5 lbs. My scale uses .5 increments. I do have the Theia strap on my Hera, not sure if that hardware about equals the weight of the hardware on the Hera strap.
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Thank you both so much! I have a skin of black verona on reserve and I want to either get a Hera or Hera midi in it.

As soon as my money tree sprouts, I’m going to order more verona bags :happydance:
 
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