Here are pictures of the Hera in Bluette Merinos, comparison pics of the Hera with Midi Minerva in Taupe vachetta for size, comparison pics of Hera with Calista, Calista in Flirt Red and Calista in Dark Taupe.
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The Flirt red shows up a little more orange toned in the pics, but it is more red in real life.
Now here ww have both bright and dark colours and all look so delicious!
The Bluette and Flirt Red are really bright and I can imagine will look fab in sunny waether ! The Dark Taupe is such a classic one can use anywhere anytime!!
Lovely choises!!
Hi Lenie!
How do you like the Hera so far? She looks very slouchy! Does she stand up a little straighter when she has stuff inside? I'm intrigued as to how much she holds. (I have Arianna, Midi Zip Selene and full-size Soulmate to compare with.) Do you have any of these others to compare with? Would you say she's equivalent to the Midi Minerva or a little more? How does the weight compare between the two? Can you show pics of the top of the bag, looking inside? And could she hold a binder/folder for papers and still close easily?
I've been thinking about this bag ever since it was introduced on the blog- for its simple elegance in both the structure and the hardware for the shoulder strap/handle - but I'd need to add a top zipper, and I want to be sure it's worth the extra expense of adding one, or if I should go for the Theia instead, as she already has one. Somehow Theia feels TOO casual to me. Or perhaps I should think about REALLY changing my look/style with a Juliet! Hera seems to strike a nice balance between the two. And Calista doesn't appeal to my way of life at all, even though I love everyone's photos. A real rainbow of capacious relaxation!!!
I'm asking questions now as it would be great to have saved up some $$ AND to know what I want to buy next, by the time of the next sale, whenever that may be
Did I tell you how wonderful these photos are?! Goergeous bags, and gorgeous photos! The Bluette seems very true to color - my gf and I put in a joint order in that sale, and her Theia in Bluette is to DIE for!!! Can you take a modeling shot or two of the Hera also? I find the photos on this forum WAY more helpful than the publicity ones on the website! Thanks in advance!
The Merinos is very smooshy so the Hera slouches easily. It holds a lot, more than Midi Selene and at least the same as a Soulmate. I don't have a Midi Minerva in Merinos so I can't compare the weight. She isn't very heavy at all. I think if you put a folder or binder, it would lose the slouchy folds of a hobo and may not be as comfortable to carry. The Hera in the pics is full of my things-the bottom stands up but the top slouches over. I think it is because of the type of leather. A thicker or more structured leather probably wouldn't slouch as much.
I know you have seen them before, but not MINE! My deep blue Africa Selene midi!
I think you are right! it is very prominent. I compared it to the swatches of Africa in my folder after reading your post and the blue swatch is a MUCH "flatter" surface. However the other colors, bronze, gold, lead, iced taupe, iced berry, iced live green and wine are as prominent as my deep blue. Interesting. Perhaps they changed the technique from the first batch?
Things do change, it seems. Sometimes it's the process, sometimes the dye lot, and sometimes it's the leather itself. For a long while, I have been seriously considering a bag in Petrol Merinos, and finally got round to requesting a swatch from Colette back in February. I was so disappointed when it arrived, because it was a much lighter and less intense color than all the pictures that had inspired me. The paler version didn't look good to me at all, especially with my wardrobe. But then a couple of months later, I got the "gift pack" (aka genius marketing plan!) of swatches along with my most recent order. Lo and behold, there was the Petrol Merinos, in exactly the right shade for me!!! I've posted some photos in different light to show the big difference between them. All the other swatches I've had match the ones in the gift pack, except the Dark Taupe Vacchetta, but that difference is very mild, especially when it's supposed to be a more natural look anyway.
Colette assures me that she will check with Marco to confirm the intensity when I place my next order... I guess I will be getting a Petrol Merinos bag after all! And now to decide on the design...
Colette assures me that she will check with Marco to confirm the intensity when I place my next order... I guess I will be getting a Petrol Merinos bag after all! And now to decide on the design...