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Kimbashop said:
I don't know how wide the thea strap is, but one thing to consider is the scale of the bag. It's a small/medium bag and with the tight circle closure you probably don't want a strap that is too wide.

Also the midi Diva strap is removable. I remove it when I wear my crossbody strap (he made that for me). Actually, the shoulder strap it came with is wider than the crossbody strap, and I like it better too.
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Thank you for pointing this out! I didn’t even think of how the theia/Minerva straps might make Diva Midi look out of proportion.

I’m very close to finalizing my order! Will post details once I’ve got everything worked out.
 
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afroken said:
@christinemliu I think you’re biggest fan of brown leather here, if I remembered correctly :giggle: for my sorrento order, I’m now thinking of dark brown as a possible choice (my mind must’ve changed 194829572 times on what colour to get). Which lining colour (fabric) do you think goes well with the dark brown?

@Fancyfree you’re another brown colour lover I think :hugs: Any recommendation on lining colour too?

Anyone else with any ideas for lining colour that goes well with brown, please give some recs! Thanks in advance!
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I’ve done sage, burgundy, and beige linings in some of my brown bags. I really like burgundy and sage. I also think if you want a neutral option tortilla or taupe would work well too! (I know you weren’t asking me but figured I’d throw my two cents in LOL)
 
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bagsbagzbagss said:
I’ve done sage, burgundy, and beige linings in some of my brown bags. I really like burgundy and sage. I also think if you want a neutral option tortilla or taupe would work well too! (I know you weren’t asking me but figured I’d throw my two cents in LOL)
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Thank you so much! And I was asking everyone! :hugs: I really appreciate your recommendations and I must say I was surprised about sage, in my mind I’ve always thought that it’s a lining that goes well with green and blue - but wow, it totally stuns with brown :heart:

I saw your posts on Facebook and I can’t wait to see your bags when they arrive! This is my first MM purchase in more than a year and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed working with Marco.
 
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afroken said:
Thank you so much! And I was asking everyone! :hugs: I really appreciate your recommendations and I must say I was surprised about sage, in my mind I’ve always thought that it’s a lining that goes well with green and blue - but wow, it totally stuns with brown :heart:

I saw your posts on Facebook and I can’t wait to see your bags when they arrive! This is my first MM purchase in more than a year and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed working with Marco.
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I saw @coach943 dark brown Hera with sage and promptly ordered a brown bag with sage lining! It looked so good!! Can’t wait to see your beautiful design!!!

And I seriously think the reason I have so many bags ordered is because Marco is incredibly too pleasant to work with LOL I like look forward to the opportunity to email with him. 10 bags later hahahaha.
 
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Claudia Herzog said:
To be clear for the newer folks, Zhoe and Zhoe Legend are two related but different Massaccesi designs. As I understand it, Zhoe Legend has a flatter, rather more square front and a more accordion-like side profile than Zhoe.
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Good point - in the course of my emails I dropped the “Legend” and luckily MM made a point of confirming before we finalized the order. I’ve read another post mentioning this for a different style.
 
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bagsbagzbagss said:
I saw @coach943 dark brown Hera with sage and promptly ordered a brown bag with sage lining! It looked so good!! Can’t wait to see your beautiful design!!!

And I seriously think the reason I have so many bags ordered is because Marco is incredibly too pleasant to work with LOL I like look forward to the opportunity to email with him. 10 bags later hahahaha.
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@bagsbagzbagss likes to call Marco her most favorite very expensive pen pal. I love that!!!!
 
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I made my sorrento order. Despite heavily leaning towards dark brown, I hemmed and hawed and went with black instead. The reason being that even though I liked dark brown sorrento the best, black goes with my wardrobe much easier. I have a lot of colourful summer clothes, and dark brown didn’t complement many of the colours.

My order:
  • Black sorrento Diva Midi (European Cut)
  • Red lining
  • Gold hardware
  • No base studs
  • Shoulder pad (1.5” x 6.5” fitted onto the shoulder strap): 20 euros
  • Wider messenger strap in black nappa: 10 euros
  • Key clip extended to reach bottom of bag
Thanks to everyone who gave me lots of suggestions and insights of what works and what doesn’t. I will probably eventually order something in dark brown, maybe a Bouquet Midi in the future, and look forward to getting a sage lining :heart:

Also looking forward to reveals from those who received a MM package this week!
 
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christinemliu said:
Obviously these all have different depths, but here's a poorly hand drawn comparison of the widths and heights of various small SLGs and small bags. Keep in mind they are approximate and shapes like Mia and Mini Zhoe fan out. I'm not sure the current dimensions of the Saturn wallet because I think Marco did change those since the Kickstarter. But, hope this helps for reference!
Grande Penelope Messenger would be off the page so that's why that one is not there. And...totally great if someone could do this better haha!!

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This is wonderful!
 
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