Love the contrast base and the leather circles though which the side ties emerge...
Thank you for sharing!
It makes sense that these details needed to be added on a straw bag.
I might copy you in an all leather, colour blocked bag
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Thank you for sharing!
It makes sense that these details needed to be added on a straw bag.
I might copy you in an all leather, colour blocked bag
I've tried to search for a Diva mod shot. Here's some on this link:@piosavsfan
Dimensions of bags are so difficult to visualize accurately when we just read them from a piece of paper because people have different perceptions of what constitutes “small”, “medium”, and “large”, right? I compared the written down dimensions of Diva to Soulmate, which I believe is the largest MM bag. The Diva is about 3.5” shorter in height and about 4.5” shorter in width. But, the depths of both bags are similar, 5.1” Diva vs. 5.9” Soulmate.
I have a Soulmate, and the height dimension isn’t so important to me because the few extra inches at the top are more aesthetic than functional, unless I want to put an umbrella in there. As for width vs. depth, depth is more important to me because I’d rather have the room to place items *next* to each other rather than piled *on top* of one another in a bag that has less width.
Clearly, I’m overthinking these things. Just my perspective, which could be completely off base from yours.
I guess you really need to see a mod shot of the Diva.
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Midi Soulmate in Blue Africa leather with Silver HW and custom 1 3/8" cross body strap. Also, handles lengthened by 2".
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and one with a model that Marco has:
A comparison pic of a Soulmate Midi and Diva here:
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Comparison of Zhoe in black vachetta with gunmetal HW vs. Zhoe Legend in rust vachetta with light gold HW
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Thank you! I think it is on the smaller side for what I carry. I need it to be like an inch larger in all directions.I've tried to search for a Diva mod shot. Here's some on this link:
Our Massaccesi Handbags Reference Pictures Only ***no chatter***
Midi Soulmate in Blue Africa leather with Silver HW and custom 1 3/8" cross body strap. Also, handles lengthened by 2".
and one with a model that Marco has: View attachment 5318426
A comparison pic of a Soulmate Midi and Diva here:
Our Massaccesi Handbags Reference Pictures Only ***no chatter***
Comparison of Zhoe in black vachetta with gunmetal HW vs. Zhoe Legend in rust vachetta with light gold HW
Love your choices and I’m glad you got the package! Reading about how everyone loves merinos here, I should really consider a merinos bag in the future.
Btw what do you mean do away with the crossbody strap and put the savings towards a lambskin lining instead? Does Marco allow us to forgo certain parts of a bag (in this case, the crossbody strap) and give us a discount for another add-on?
I had one instance where I didn't get a crossbody strap and Marco gave me a discount for it.
My friend's Bouquet Midi is in Deep Celeste Merinos with contrast edge paint and contrast stitching. Her requested handle drop is longer than mine and she added a zipped back pocket.
Yes, @afroken. This was what I meant!
Oh!!! I'd totally add an exterior pocket if I ever order one, so thank you for sharing and I can see how the zip pocket looks. Love how you both chose Merinos. That's so cool that your friend and you are bag siblings! I bet you'll turn heads if you wear them together.
I look forward to seeing your creation.Love the contrast base and the leather circles though which the side ties emerge...
Thank you for sharing!
It makes sense that these details needed to be added on a straw bag.
I might copy you in an all leather, colour blocked bag
Thanks for posting these photos. I wondered what Deep Celeste looks like IRL. It’s a beautiful color.
I often request "no crossbody strap and no D-rings for crossbody strap attachment" and "no base studs" but this has never resulted in a discount. But I have never expected a discount, as the listed options of omitting a feature on the shop-pages merely indicate that omitting is free of charge.
I have a feeling that omitting a standard feature in some ways causes Marco more work, as he and his staff have to remember it through the whole of the production line (and sometimes forget
and end up having to redo parts of the bag 
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I never considered straw because the majority of straw bags that I previously owned wore badly and after a year or two they looked tired and basically worn and tatty. The quality was always disappointing. I love the look of a straw bag but was hesitant due to past experience with straw bags. I asked Marco about the quality of his straw and he told me he will only offer the highest quality straw available because he knows that unless you use extremely high quality it does not look good after a couple of years. He wanted to make sure his bags held up and the straw was soft and looked good.So beautiful!
I bought a midi Victoria in celeste blue straw and loved the quality and look of MM straw. I then saw the bag that @tenKrat ordered for a family member a Little Selene with bamboo handles in nut brown straw with pink lining and I ordered a second straw bag. They are both absolutely gorgeous bags. You cannot go wrong with MM straw bags they are absolutely gorgeous.
Yes that's true, it would be fun to go out together with the Bouquet Midi! I chose Merinos because I really like the Caramel Merinos used in MM's official photos. But I did tell Marco that I don't want the Bouquet Midi to be too puddly after some time (like what happened with my Soulmate Midi in Merinos), so he added "bag to hold its shape" in the invoice.
That back zip pocket on my friend's Bouquet Midi costs €52 if anyone is interested. I'm actually pretty torn over whether I should have gone for that instead of the €50 top-up for lambskin lining. The zip pocket is definitely more functional, but the lambskin lining always makes my heart skip a beat.
I often request "no crossbody strap and no D-rings for crossbody strap attachment" and "no base studs" but this has never resulted in a discount. But I have never expected a discount, as the listed options of omitting a feature on the shop-pages merely indicate that omitting is free of charge.
I have a feeling that omitting a standard feature in some ways causes Marco more work, as he and his staff have to remember it through the whole of the production line (and sometimes forget
You make a good point. Non-standard requests might mess up the production line.
After using my Penelope in Velvet Verona for a few days, I think it looks and drapes like fabric. Without touching it, at a glance, I might think its fabric that is somehow pressed or printed with a light leather pattern. Anyone with Velvet Verona agrees? It might just be the colour or style that I ordered it in. It's really an interesting leather, making it another unique Penelope. All of my Penelopes are in interesting leathers - Flor, metallic Africa, Sheen and now Velvet Verona.
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