Very pretty. I have been thinking about this style for a long time. I’m debating between the full size and the midi. How do you find the regular size?
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I love it because it fits everything I carry with room to spare without being too heavy and it doesn't look huge. I like that it's not a bottomless pit, I can see everything easily. There was an error with this last order and Marco sent me a shoulder strap that was longer than it was supposed to be but it turned out that I actually prefer the longer length. To give you an idea, the other styles I've had are Soulmate, Minerva, and Calista. The regular size Soulmate and Minerva are too big and heavy for me. I've also tried the Calista, which looked overstuffed with my belongings because of the lack of depth and I didn't like that.
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That is a helpful comparison with the soulmate and Minerva. Thanks. I’m not carrying much these days so medium sized bags and smaller bag have been my go-tos. But I like the idea of beautiful drapery leather on a larger bag.
Only 1 button moves on that type of lock. Mine take a little bit of lining up top to bottom before they will latch so I try not to overfill those bags. Hope that helps.
! That makes it much easier 
.Yes, that is normal. Only one button moves. I don’t think there is a trick to closing it but the bag can’t be overstuffed because that will get in the way. You don’t need to use the. Iron to close it as it just clicks into place.
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I just caught that!
I can see how that would be most confusing and intriguing to execute. Not practical at all for a handbag.
I did get my Pebbled Anthracite Selene bag with light blue lining and she is gorgeous!! Customizations include simplified handles, zipper top, and a back slip pocket. The back slip pocket is very generous. It just fits my 11" iPad pro without the cover on it. With the cover it's about .25 inches too long, a slim cover might fight. Pocket depth is a bit over 8 inches. I was pleasantly surprised to see it fully lined as well and not just leather. The leather and the hardware on the handles does add some weight to the bag.
The Selene is about the same size as a Bordeaux Leatherology tote that I have. The leather on that is called fine grain and has a beige cotton twill lining. Feels soft to the touch, no feet. It also had a really bad chemical smell and I had to put it outside and in the garage for a month to get rid of the odor. The Selene has that lovely leather smell.
The Selene is about the same size as a Bordeaux Leatherology tote that I have. The leather on that is called fine grain and has a beige cotton twill lining. Feels soft to the touch, no feet. It also had a really bad chemical smell and I had to put it outside and in the garage for a month to get rid of the odor. The Selene has that lovely leather smell.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the direction of top zips.While inadvertently carrying a bag "back-to-front", I made an interesting discovery:
I believe the top zips on all handbag in the world (?) are placed in the wrong direction for being carried on one's right side!
Why on earth do the zips close "backwards" and open forwards when carried on our right side
To open the bag, you therefor need to swing the bag in front of you and either support bag with your left hand to open zip with right hand, or support bag with right hand to open zip with left hand. The only person with easy access to open the zip with one hand would be a pickpocket behind you
!When carrying my bag back to front, I could open the zip / bag with only my right hand, and by having placed my keys and wallet at that end, could see and retrieve these items without opening more than 10 cm of the zip.
I then realized that I usually end up wearing my Penelope Messengers back to front, too. Because it then is easier to operate the zips!
Not many of my bags have top zips. I suspect I now know why...
That's an excellent point - I think it's assumed that a person wears a handbag on their left shoulder, as the majority of people are right handed and this way their dominant arm is free. That being said, despite being a rightie, I absolutely HATE having bags on the left shoulder, it feels extremely awkward to me. For all my custom made MM bags I ask for the reverse zipper orientation so it goes back to front when worn on the right shoulder. Interestingly, one zip top shoulder bag I have from Deadly Ponies has my preferred zipper orientation - not sure if that's the case for all their bags. Rough&Tumble also allows for customization of a zipper orientation in their custom built bags.
While inadvertently carrying a bag "back-to-front", I made an interesting discovery:
I believe the top zips on all handbag in the world (?) are placed in the wrong direction for being carried on one's right side!
Why on earth do the zips close "backwards" and open forwards when carried on our right side
To open the bag, you therefor need to swing the bag in front of you and either support bag with your left hand to open zip with right hand, or support bag with right hand to open zip with left hand. The only person with easy access to open the zip with one hand would be a pickpocket behind you
When carrying my bag back to front, I could open the zip / bag with only my right hand, and by having placed my keys and wallet at that end, could see and retrieve these items without opening more than 10 cm of the zip.
I then realized that I usually end up wearing my Penelope Messengers back to front, too. Because it then is easier to operate the zips!
Not many of my bags have top zips. I suspect I now know why...
