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[LuvNLux]

Trying to decide on styles, the new vachetta is very tempting. It looks so beautiful. Wish I knew more about the weight.

 

[starkfan]

Oh dear, I love the look of Handmade Vacchetta. Especially Rust Brown .
But don't know what bag...

I need ideas and inspiration !

Please, girls,- share your ideas / orders

Clio looks like the perfect bag for this kind of leather imo.

I second Clio as a bag that looks like it would be great in this leather! In a similar vein, this leather also made me think of @tenKrat's fantastic original-vacchetta Zhoes (regular as well as Zhoe Legend, iirc) -- any of the Zhoe styles would look great in this, IMO. If I didn't already have my Zhoe Legend in original vacchetta (mahogany, which sadly hasn't been wearing too well ), I would absolutely be jumping on the Rust Brown handmade vacchetta...

Aura might also look really nice in handmade vacchetta, I think -- a softer leather might lend a nice bit of squishiness (without losing the overall structure) to this bag. I have an Aura in Verona that I bought off the BST some time ago, and I love how it feels in a softer leather like this! (Again, I might absolutely be jumping on a handmade vacchetta in this style if I didn't already have this one... So I'm absolutely looking for other inspiration on a style for this leather too!!)

 

[starkfan]

This is going to replace the old Vachetta, right? I'm glad I currently have a dark green Vachetta bag on order, I have always obsessed over that particular shade of green since I saw @southernbelle43's Valerie. I can always get this new Vachetta in future, though the prices are much higher than bags in other leathers listed on the website. Anyone knows if the new Vachetta pricing is similar to old Vachetta's?

Handmade vacchetta looks to be priced a fair bit higher than original vacchetta, I think... Original vacchetta would cost a bit more than the other regular stock leathers, but the difference was usually €20-€30 or so, from what I recall -- and some older bag styles still have prices for original vacchetta on the e-shop, eg Minerva Midi shows up as €460 in vacchetta and €430 in pebbled, whilst from the blog post, the handmade vacchetta price for Minerva Midi is €565. I guess the premium is for the way that this leather is made, though? (ie as the name reminds us, handmade! ) It definitely looks beautiful and sounds very promising!

 

[starkfan]

Trying to decide on styles, the new vachetta is very tempting. It looks so beautiful. Wish I knew more about the weight.

@afroken posted that it's between Verona and pebbled in terms of weight

 

[starkfan]

Hi all! I am enjoying all your beautiful new bags. So much eye candy! You ladies know how to customize. I was wondering if anyone else had a box sit a long time at the international processing place in Italy? Mine has been there for 15 days now. This has not happened before even during the Christmas season. It will sit elsewhere but not there. Yes, I went cheap with my last order and now my box seems to be coming to me via actual pony express. Ok, yes I need to develop more patience because the next long term residence is the international receiving place in NY. OK, I vented. I feel a little better now.

I had a white box sit at "Shipment arrived to the gateway" in Italy for almost a month and a half before there was finally any sign of it in my local postal system -- as you can imagine, that was making me super antsy!! This was for an order that shipped out in end January earlier this year, and although there were a couple of holiday days in my country in mid-February (I'm in Asia), it didn't show up in the local postal system until mid-March... So COVID-19 may still be wreaking some havoc in postal systems somewhere in the world, it seems! But that box arrived safe and sound, so I'd try not to worry about it too much

(Another white box also just arrived in my country in a much more timely manner, about a week only, so there just might be some random delays somewhere along the logistics chain!)

 

[Ludmilla]

Yes, I considered that .
But from many photos I get the impression that this somehow alters the "anatomy" and "biomechanics" of the bag, probably because it slightly reduces the amount of leather on the front panel?
So I was thrilled when Marco said he can sew it in a different way. It will be very interesting to see the result!
If I don't like it, I can always wear the bag "back-to-front"

Very curious how this turns out!

 

[afroken]

I've seen several posts here comparing tuscania to Balenciaga's agneau leather. I was just doing some bag maintenance and decided to compare my Balenciagas to my tuscania Little Minerva and a swatch of sheen leather. For any Balenciaga owners here who are wondering, I would say that Balenciaga agneau leather looks and feels like tuscania when it's dry. When it's moisturized, it looks like a mix of sheen leather (subtle shine) and tuscania (veins). Hope this helps anyone who are wondering about the differences between the three

 

[Cleda]

Handmade vacchetta looks to be priced a fair bit higher than original vacchetta, I think... Original vacchetta would cost a bit more than the other regular stock leathers, but the difference was usually €20-€30 or so, from what I recall -- and some older bag styles still have prices for original vacchetta on the e-shop, eg Minerva Midi shows up as €460 in vacchetta and €430 in pebbled, whilst from the blog post, the handmade vacchetta price for Minerva Midi is €565. I guess the premium is for the way that this leather is made, though? (ie as the name reminds us, handmade! ) It definitely looks beautiful and sounds very promising!

Ah that's what I thought too, though I don't have the exact figures. Just thought that the gap between eShop prices and handmade Vachetta prices is quite large. In that case, this 20% promo is a great deal for those who are certain they'll try handmade Vachetta eventually.

I second Clio as a bag that looks like it would be great in this leather! In a similar vein, this leather also made me think of @tenKrat's fantastic original-vacchetta Zhoes (regular as well as Zhoe Legend, iirc) -- any of the Zhoe styles would look great in this, IMO. If I didn't already have my Zhoe Legend in original vacchetta (mahogany, which sadly hasn't been wearing too well ), I would absolutely be jumping on the Rust Brown handmade vacchetta...

Aura might also look really nice in handmade vacchetta, I think -- a softer leather might lend a nice bit of squishiness (without losing the overall structure) to this bag. I have an Aura in Verona that I bought off the BST some time ago, and I love how it feels in a softer leather like this! (Again, I might absolutely be jumping on a handmade vacchetta in this style if I didn't already have this one... So I'm absolutely looking for other inspiration on a style for this leather too!!)

How about Daphne? I absolutely love the Vachetta Daphne I bought from the BST and I think this style suits a glossier leather.

 

[Fancyfree]

Actually that flap is still 1 layer of leather. I initially thought it was another layer on top of the full piece on front panel, until I got my first Theia recently. I do agree that removing it might change the way it slouches when carried, since the half moon stitching provides a little stability to the front panel. It's a good option to keep it. It gives you 2 looks in one bag too. Very intrigued by the result of a different way to sew that part, do share when you receive it!

Promise I will share
Thank goodness the promo is extended, still don't know what hardware to go for, waiting for photos from Marco

I truly don't understand why, when promo-introducing new colours and/or leathers, Marco doesn't prepare and initially post more/larger/better photos of the leathers, and photos of leather/hardware combos . He knows we will ask for them. And that we can't resist them...

 

[porpentine]

Promise I will share
Thank goodness the promo is extended, still don't know what hardware to go for, waiting for photos from Marco

I truly don't understand why, when promo-introducing new colours and/or leathers, Marco doesn't prepare and initially post more/larger/better photos of the leathers, and photos of leather/hardware combos . He knows we will ask for them. And that we can't resist them...

oh, great, are we getting more photos of the leathers and hardware? can you please post them when you get them? I also asked Marco for more pics of the leathers

 

[Kimbashop]

I've seen several posts here comparing tuscania to Balenciaga's agneau leather. I was just doing some bag maintenance and decided to compare my Balenciagas to my tuscania Little Minerva and a swatch of sheen leather. For any Balenciaga owners here who are wondering, I would say that Balenciaga agneau leather looks and feels like tuscania when it's dry. When it's moisturized, it looks like a mix of sheen leather (subtle shine) and tuscania (veins). Hope this helps anyone who are wondering about the differences between the three

Agree 100% with this.

 

[Kimbashop]

Ah that's what I thought too, though I don't have the exact figures. Just thought that the gap between eShop prices and handmade Vachetta prices is quite large. In that case, this 20% promo is a great deal for those who are certain they'll try handmade Vachetta eventually.



How about Daphne? I absolutely love the Vachetta Daphne I bought from the BST and I think this style suits a glossier leather.

Daphne would be beautiful in this leather.

 

[Kimbashop]

Yay, anthracite sisterhood! I love your modifications. When you have time, could you include a shot from the top with the full zipper? I love this idea! Thank you in advance!
And loving all the reveals! Those of you who even think of doing a different color edge paint, monogramming, leather interior are like on another level !

Here is what the zipper looks like, open and closed. It’s a great mom bag as it stores all of my son’s friends’ phones (while they are off in the park playing kickball), sunblock, my personals, my sun hat and a few of my son’s birthday presents in the form of gift cards and small tokens, as it is his 13h birthday party today. I’m thinking I could have used the regular sized Selene today!
@Cleda, this bag is definitely blue-grey, which I love. It’s a really lovely neutral.

 

[Kimbashop]

Dark green vacchetta on a Valerie is gorgeous. This is the one I had in original Vacchetta.
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That is one gorgeous hunk of green leather.

 

[smile10281]

Here is what the zipper looks like, open and closed. It’s a great mom bag as it stores all of my son’s friends’ phones (while they are off in the park playing kickball), sunblock, my personals, my sun hat and a few of my son’s birthday presents in the form of gift cards and small tokens, as it is his 13h birthday party today. I’m thinking I could have used the regular sized Selene today!
@Cleda, this bag is definitely blue-grey, which I love. It’s a really lovely neutral.


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Gorgeous! Love these pics. Happy birthday to your son!!