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Michael Kors New MK bags made of bonded leather
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I too will have to see it but the last time I looked the same bag was on Macy's with no mention of bonded leather. I would hate to buy something and not know what it is actually made off.
That would be my biggest fear. I suspect some retailers will not advertise the bonded leather on certain bags.
I checked out the Mercer today. It is leather bonded to saffiano. The outside is soft leather, the interior is a pliable saffiano material. The SA explains that this allows for a structured leather bag. It is also lightweight. My favorite color from the bunch is Plum. Im not jumping to buy one just yet. Im going to stalk for reviews to see how it wears first.
I like the plum but am waiting to see what Moss looks like when it comes out in Sept. I'm not rushing to get one either. I want to read reviews about it as well.
Great photos. The bags look nice, but I'm still not comfortable with bonded leather. I looks like they had to reinforce it with a saffiano leather backing, as you indicated, to hold its shape. Bonded leather and saffiano leather are cheaper to produce than regular soft leather because they are processed leathers. Bonded leather is old scraps of leather mashed up and repurposed. Saffiano leather is treated and stamped because it's usually from pieces of leather that would not be suitable for sale (i.e., insect bites on leather "skin" or deep marks or scratches in the leather). I like saffiano leather because it still is the original leather "skin" even after processing. Bonded leather is not.
It's funny they would go to the trouble of bonding the saffiano on the inside as a stiffener so that the bonded pebbled leather outside stays firm. To me, you either like the real pebbled leather and how it "puddles" or you don't. And that's when saffiano is great since it is more structured and can withstand even NY upstate winter weather.
And, the kicker is this line (so far) is on the exception list for discounts. So, they want consumers to pay more for cheaper materials. Makes me go hmmm...
That was EXACTLY my thinking the first time I saw these bonded leather bags on the website. Paying more for a cheaper bag.
P.s. my couch is bonded leather (we were on a budget for a cheap couch to fit our new home) I would NOT buy a bag out of bonded leather.
It is ok, for just my husband and I, but you can tell if it gets any nicks or scrapes it will not be polished out like real leather. We got white, it also does not clean like real leather. For a couch it'll do, for a bag, no!
Odd, I can't find plum anywhere [emoji45] , other colors available at different sites... this Walmart ad is disturbing
