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Hi, I just found this forum! I like the MCM backpacks. Did anyone notice that there are slight variations of the backpacks? On the zipper pulls, some have rectangular stitching and some have a line stitched in the center. On the straps, some have “MCM” on the fabric area and some have just a chevron pattern with no “MCM.” On the stark with studs, some have a small metal key holder tab on the left pocket (when looking at the bag) and some don’t. There are different types of lining, too. I noticed these differences on Nordstrom, Neiman, Bloomingdales sites.. sometimes within a listing for a backpack, the photos are not of the same bag. Just wondering if anyone has ever noticed this? They all must be authentic tho, since those stores don’t carry fakes.
 
Hi, I just found this forum! I like the MCM backpacks. Did anyone notice that there are slight variations of the backpacks? On the zipper pulls, some have rectangular stitching and some have a line stitched in the center. On the straps, some have “MCM” on the fabric area and some have just a chevron pattern with no “MCM.” On the stark with studs, some have a small metal key holder tab on the left pocket (when looking at the bag) and some don’t. There are different types of lining, too. I noticed these differences on Nordstrom, Neiman, Bloomingdales sites.. sometimes within a listing for a backpack, the photos are not of the same bag. Just wondering if anyone has ever noticed this? They all must be authentic tho, since those stores don’t carry fakes.
I haven’t checked out the backpacks but wouldn’t be surprised if there were different versions of certain items made exclusively for different department stores e.g. coach but maybe reach out to official MCM customer care and see what they say.
 
Is it like that for other popular styles of MCM bags?.. Different versions of same styles?

I even noticed that the backpacks with a stitched line on the zipper pull have a seam showing above the studded side pockets while the ones with rectangle stitching do not.
 
Is it like that for other popular styles of MCM bags?.. Different versions of same styles?

I even noticed that the backpacks with a stitched line on the zipper pull have a seam showing above the studded side pockets while the ones with rectangle stitching do not.
I can tell you there are are newer versions of the Klara, Liz, etc. Question - have you confirmed the backpacks you are comparing have same model number?
 
Not model number, just the stark small backpacks. But it’s odd because sometimes the variation isn’t even from a different store, but in the description for one bag. For example, “MCM Stark Side Stud Small Backpack” on the Bloomingdales app right now features a Cognac small backpack with several photos but the photos are not of the same bag. If you look at the zipper pull stitching and above the side pocket studs, photo 1 & 3 have single stitch pulls and a seam above the pockets with studs; Photo2 & 4 both have rectangular stitching on zipper pulls and no seam above studded pockets, but only photo 4 has a gold tab by the studs. This is odd to me, because the variations in the photos are for a MCM cognac viseto small backpack from Bloomingdales; if ordering, which bag would a customer get?

My MCM small studded backpack is from Neiman Marcus and looks like photo 4 but the inside does not look like what is pictured on the Bloomingdales app.
 
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