Luvallbags this Penny Messenger is dark blue verona is really pretty and I love the idea of 2 straps. I agree the gold will really dress it up. I love the MM gold it is such a pretty soft gold.
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I agree with your comments about the Africa blue leather I love the quality of MM Africa leathers. I have the Africa lead and it is such an amazing leather it changes colors depending on the light and it has great depth. I dislike bling but these leathers are amazing. The only one that does not appeal to me is the gold and that is mainly because I am not a gold person. I have bags in the Africa blue, Africa lead and Africa bronze and love all of them.
I know there has been a lot of discussion of weight between pebbled and merino and I looked into this some time ago and spoke with Marco about it.
The weight is based on the average thickness of the leather. The average Merinos thickness is 1.0 millimeters while pebbled average thickness is 1.4 millimeters. To better understand the right ratio if the weight of a Merino bag is .7 kg the equivalent bag in Pebbled leather it will weigh approximately 0.9 - 1.0 kg. Although Pebbled leather is definitely heavier than Merino according to the information I got from Marco it is definitely not twice the weight.
The weight is based on the average thickness of the leather. The average Merinos thickness is 1.0 millimeters while pebbled average thickness is 1.4 millimeters. To better understand the right ratio if the weight of a Merino bag is .7 kg the equivalent bag in Pebbled leather it will weigh approximately 0.9 - 1.0 kg. Although Pebbled leather is definitely heavier than Merino according to the information I got from Marco it is definitely not twice the weight.
Both the Athene and the Venezia will loose the shiny look with age!! The Athene will relax fasterand become very soft ! I will post pics when this happens
want to add .. the Venezia is a light leather and very strong!! I borrowed my penny messenger in dark blue Venezia to my 7 year old granddaughter for school, because they had a two week project. She only needed few items with her! Not a scratch! Little less shine and took all weather conditions with no problems ..
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I did take pics of medium grey Verona.. lol.. easy to miss it with all the new lovely bags..
I didn't weigh any bags, just the swatches, so I don't know if my experiment was helpful or not but it was fun to do. Merinos fluctuates between 1-2g before settling on 2, and different pebbled leathers weighed significantly more on my kitchen scale. Most of them 4 or more but the nude was much lighter, only 3g. No need to take that information as indicative of anything, was just a fun little science experiment and I do not own a bag in pebbled or merinos so I'm no expert. And the end weight is so dependent on so many things. My Africa midi angel is much lighter than my athene Arianna. Go figure.
Sorry I just realize the contradiction in my above post. I weighed my bags, yes, but I have not weighed any bags in any of the leathers under discussion. All my bags are in different leathers than have been discussed here lately. Except the verona selene but I got her after I weighed all my bags so I don't even know. I have weighed Africa, vachetta and athene bags.
This is my Aura in grey Verona, previously posted in February, it's currently my favourite bag, I'm finding the colour and style very versatile
Thank you. [emoji4] I think the best photo is the one I took when I just unpacked the box. It's natural light so.. [emoji4]
You will love these leathers. I have a Zhoe and a midi Soulmate in the Africa blue and a midi Soulmate in the Africa Bronze. I also have a Phoebe and a midi Selene in lead. You cannot go wrong with these leathers they are stunning. The thing I love about them is how they change depending on the light and if it is day or night. They are spectacular and wear so well. I seriously looked at the wine Africa and would have probably had a bag made in it. The only reason I did not is because I moved from Minnesota a winter climate to Florida a summer climate. I decided the wine was too dark for where I live now. I think the wine Africa leather is gorgeous as well.
This is such a great style. It holds much more than I thought it would. I bought Tenkrats medium burgundy Aura with gunmetal hardware and it is a fabulous bag. I am really enjoying it.This is my Aura in grey Verona, previously posted in February, it's currently my favourite bag, I'm finding the colour and style very versatile
