Mini Kelly - how useful (phone), comfortable and pretty do you find it to be? Wondering if I should get one? Also Kelly Pochette.

[lirienn]

Thank you for your advice. So far I own Birkins 30, Kellys 28. Nothing smaller. They're useful, nice, my daily companions. I love Birkin and Kelly sellier. I like Birkin 30 as everyday bag and I wanted a B25 but I'm waiting for the right specs.
Now I'm advised I simply have to own a mini Kelly. But of course it's their own agenda - $. (They also said a second must have is Pochette).
I'm not that trendy, not an influencer, don't like taking pics. Relatively young (if it's my delusion let me have it).
There are different answer to - does Iphone fit in mini Kelly? Some people hate their mini. Some love it of course. I am afraid that mini Kelly might not look like a "young person" bag, be too lady-like, too small. I'm tall. I'm thinking about the occasions when to use mini Kelly. Not exactly having lots of black tie events.
What's your take?

 

[oohshinythings]

Yes, the iPhone fits in a mini kelly but it's a PITA to get it in and out...I mean, IMO, it's a PITA to get anything in and out of a mini kelly. (I'm curious as to who "they" are in terms of advising you that you have to own anything!) If it doesn't make your heart sing, it doesn't really matter what (sales)people/influencers/IG says. I like my MK's as they round out my collection, but I use them mostly on occasions when I don't think I need to access things in my bag that often...like nice dinners or theatre/opera. In case this is a factor, the strap is also quite short, so if you are tall, it probably won't look right or work as a crossbody for you without a different strap. (I am 5'4", slim and it is barely crossbody-able for me.)

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I honestly think they are crazy overpriced now for what they are. Given a choice with equal specs otherwise, I would pick a K25 sellier over an MK now (ie. I would not buy a new one at today's prices).

Re: Kelly Pochette -- slightly more roomy, but for me, I don't love that it doesn't have a shoulder strap, and as a hand-carry only clutch, I find it less compelling. I think a Kelly Cut looks way more interesting as a hand-carry/clutch than the Pochette. They're also realllly hard to get now (some say more so than the MK), in case that matters!