Matelasse bag - total miss?

Balenciaga Matelasse bags?

  • A total miss. Balenciaga should leave the Chanel-look alone.

  • A total hit

  • unsure.....

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#16
I've always liked them, but I've never bought one. I have several quilted Chanels, so I never saw the need to have the Matelesse, too. I do prefer the more classic moto bags. I wouldn't call it a miss, but not a hit either. I voted unsure.
 
#18
I have Chanel bags, and they are, to me, totally different than the matelasse, which I also really like. I also see the matelasse as a different category than the motorcycle bags. I have a vert gazon that I love, but I can see they aren't for everyone.
 
#19
the matelasse is a WONDERFUL bag! soft and beautifully crafted. a hip version of chanel, IMO. I had a black medium and only sold it off because I'm a messenger bag girl (love to have my hands free!). But I completely love the style. It's especially great as now as they aren't made any more, they will be a very "under the radar" kind of bag in a few years. Very chic!
 
#20
I debated the matelasse clutch, but I ended up just getting a chanel one. I didn't like the look mixed with the motorcycle hardware. If the hardware was different, maybe I'd have different feelings.
 
#21
I think they are cute if you can pull it off..
Its something I won't buy unless I have felt it and seen how it looks with me wearing it... needless to say.. that won't happen until i fly out of oregon.. LOL
 
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#22
Not a total hit, not a total miss ... somewhere in between. I think they are gorgeous but I REALLY WANT a shoulder strap!!!! I put my blue india shoulder part time shoulder strap on my aqua matelasse and it sorta works (attaching to the handle hardware).
 
#25
Yeah, I've always wondered why they're always one Bluefly too! Doesn't make them "bad" or undesirable, but they're just not for me. I might think differently if I saw one IRL though?
 
#26
Let me rephrase my opinion...

I like the luxurious quilting, I love how it's folded leather instead of simply puff and stitch, but I don't like it on
a) the boxy style bags and
b) with the motorcycle details.

I'd like it with no hardware on big bags such as a tote or a bucket style.
Much better this way, yes?
 
#27
I voted "unsure" but I do actually really like the look of these bags. The only reason I've never been tempted is because they're only hand-held and that just doesn't work for me. Ever one that I've seen IRL has been gorgeous looking and I'm always a tinge envious.

Balihai -- someone was carrying a black one at Barney's last weekend in the shoe department...you must have missed it! It was really nice and smooshy looking.
 
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