Hi @Claudia Herzog, I wanted to add that from what I've ordered, caramel merinos and cobblestone Tuscania were shades of tan. I don't know however if Marco has any more of those leathers.
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Thank you! Great advice about the caramel and chocolate merinos.
Just finalised my order. Getting two Charlotte shoulder bags. One in dark orange nappa for my sister and dark green handmade vachetta for myself. Excited!! 
I don't have it. After a brief fling with a big floppy bag, I went back to my more structured ones. I think as we get older we have less patience and want things simpler. For me this means a bag that I can look into, see what is in there and reach in and get what I want without having to hold the bag open and search. While I still think floppy, soft, luxurious leather is beautiful, it just does not work for me.
Have any of you heard from Marco today? (European timezone.. 
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I've sent 2 emails in the last 6 hours but had no reply.
Weird, frustrating and a bit worrying on the last day of the Autumn sale...
Edit: finally heard from Marco,- he has been swamped by emails today
)I've sent 2 emails in the last 6 hours but had no reply.
Weird, frustrating and a bit worrying on the last day of the Autumn sale...
Edit: finally heard from Marco,- he has been swamped by emails today
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Marco has been swamped by emails he told me I hope that means lots of orders for him. I just got an email response from him he sent me a photo of the dark teal sorrento. I decided to go with a dark teal sorrento Little Selene with purple lining and light gunmetal hardware.Have any of you heard from Marco today? (European timezone..
I've sent 2 emails in the last 6 hours but had no reply.
Weird, frustrating and a bit worrying on the last day of the Autumn sale...
Edit: finally heard from Marco,- he has been swamped by emails today
Good to know you heard back, been waiting on a response since around 10 am, and knew that was odd for him.Have any of you heard from Marco today? (European timezone..
I've sent 2 emails in the last 6 hours but had no reply.
Weird, frustrating and a bit worrying on the last day of the Autumn sale...
Edit: finally heard from Marco,- he has been swamped by emails today
I am thrilled that he has been swamped. His business has been so affected by Covid...I worried he would go out of business.
I have ordered an Aurora Midi in Dark Grey Pompei (it is such a beautiful grey, been spending ages trying to decide what bag to have made in it), a Mini Zhoe in the very dark Purple Pebbled and a Charlotte Shoulder Bag in Black Deerskin 
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I was fascinated by the few and quite old photos I found of Black Deerskin. Some time last Autumn I asked Marco about this leather. He still had some left and he put it aside for me. I could never make up my mind what bag to use it for. Until today
.I was fascinated by the few and quite old photos I found of Black Deerskin. Some time last Autumn I asked Marco about this leather. He still had some left and he put it aside for me. I could never make up my mind what bag to use it for. Until today
Wow, wish I’d known there was more deerskin.I have ordered an Aurora Midi in Dark Grey Pompei (it is such a beautiful grey, been spending ages trying to decide what bag to have made in it), a Mini Zhoe in the very dark Purple Pebbled and a Charlotte Shoulder Bag in Black Deerskin
I was fascinated by the few and quite old photos I found of Black Deerskin. Some time last Autumn I asked Marco about this leather. He still had some left and he put it aside for me. I could never make up my mind what bag to use it for. Until today
For all I know, there might still be more left
I have also been ordering strap pads. It all started when I discovered the Pompei shoulder strap of my Clio kept slipping off my shoulder.
So we designed a strap pad that turned out to be so effective and comfortable that I have been ordering strap pads for most of my shoulder and crossbody bags, also bags from other brands. Heavy shoulder bags no longer feel heavy...
The suede backing gives perfect amount of light friction.
Marco makes the slits quite tight / minimum width. So for a 2.5cm wide strap, he makes the slit only just 2.5 cm wide. Works brilliantly if you want the pad to "stay put". If you want to be able to slide the pad to various positions, you need to ask him to make the slits wider.
Feel free to use photo if ordering. Marco has made differently shaped strap pads in the past, and without the suede backing.
So we designed a strap pad that turned out to be so effective and comfortable that I have been ordering strap pads for most of my shoulder and crossbody bags, also bags from other brands. Heavy shoulder bags no longer feel heavy...
- 5 x 15 cm rectangular pads with curved corners.
- Beige /undyed suede backing.
- Edge paint concealing the pale suede underside.
The suede backing gives perfect amount of light friction.
Marco makes the slits quite tight / minimum width. So for a 2.5cm wide strap, he makes the slit only just 2.5 cm wide. Works brilliantly if you want the pad to "stay put". If you want to be able to slide the pad to various positions, you need to ask him to make the slits wider.
Feel free to use photo if ordering
. Marco has made differently shaped strap pads in the past, and without the suede backing.
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