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Thanks Dana - I never expected to but love using my Brique B; it's in amazing shape for its age.
Joining the club! This OG is from 1984 and looking amazing 
+1. H spa has never rejected a bag that I have had spa-ed, but of course the experience of others is no guarantee. If acceptance by H Spa is important to you, common TPF advice is to only have H do spa work. The pros are obvious, The cons are that H Spa takes a very long time and will not address common issues like interior cleaning or darkened handles
Here's my new-to-me Jige PM in rouge H. It's so shiny, but I'm having trouble reading the blind stamp to determine its year of manufacture. Next to it is the Kelly 32 from 1976.
Congratulations @jese1988. These are both so beautiful
Enjoy wearing it in good health and happiness
I’d love a Jige as well, but I haven’t carried a clutch for years, and I’m worried that I’d leave it somewhere!Congratulations @jese1988. These are both so beautiful
Dear all, I just learned in the Identification-thread about my new to me vintage box kelly in „cream“ leather from the 90s. Actually, I learned that it is box leather 
which I personally never have seen in this colour. Any thoughts on how delicate this might prove? Does anyone here own a kelly in this colour and would be open to sharing experiences?
Thank you so much in advance!
which I personally never have seen in this colour. Any thoughts on how delicate this might prove? Does anyone here own a kelly in this colour and would be open to sharing experiences?Thank you so much in advance!
Beautiful bag! It actually looks like Beige to me. I had a very light Kelly in Parchemin (so I was told at the time anyway) Box Nepal - very similar color - and honestly it's not as delicate as you would think. Obviously pens are your enemy and I would try to avoid coffee spillsDear all, I just learned in the Identification-thread about my new to me vintage box kelly in „cream“ leather from the 90s. Actually, I learned that it is box leather
Thank you so much in advance!View attachment 5867103
but otherwise it is still a finished leather and thus behaves like any other Box calf - if you are fast with the wipe down it should hold up.I will look in my archives to see if I have any photos of my bag; I gifted it to my mom (who carried it a lot with no issues) and it was lost a couple years ago.
Thank you for your insight in this! I do love the bag and the look of it (it is overall quite pristine, just a medium-Deep scratch on the bottom that does not bother me) which is fantastic given it’s age. The one thing that keeps me wondering if I should keep it in the long run is how much I am actually going to use it. I like to use my things and I do have a Rouge vif Kelly 32 GHW and a black 32 kelly PHW, both in box, already. It is a K35.Beautiful bag! It actually looks like Beige to me. I had a very light Kelly in Parchemin (so I was told at the time anyway) Box Nepal - very similar color - and honestly it's not as delicate as you would think. Obviously pens are your enemy and I would try to avoid coffee spills
I will look in my archives to see if I have any photos of my bag; I gifted it to my mom (who carried it a lot with no issues) and it was lost a couple years ago.
Any thoughts are highly appreciated!
you know your style
regardless what it is (i.e. Kelly in Box)
would you use a pale-coloured bag?
would you use a bag that size?
It could be a superb addition to the great Kellys you already own.
If it were to be a question of either/or would an inky blue or dark green be a better addition?
Agree 100% with @WhiteBus
so long as you will use a sellier kelly 35 (it may be very heavy empty, and more awkward cross or shoulder carry due to depth) i would wear it happily with everything. I would just make sure your denim is color safe (this is an issue with denim, and I never understand why TPFers seem to blame the bag) Congrats! I do think this is far more chic going forward than the mini bags currently popular on the forum, but mine is the minority opinion. I do see larger kelly bags and Birkins in the wild in Europe, smaller ones in the US and Asia.
so long as you will use a sellier kelly 35 (it may be very heavy empty, and more awkward cross or shoulder carry due to depth) i would wear it happily with everything. I would just make sure your denim is color safe (this is an issue with denim, and I never understand why TPFers seem to blame the bag) Congrats! I do think this is far more chic going forward than the mini bags currently popular on the forum, but mine is the minority opinion. I do see larger kelly bags and Birkins in the wild in Europe, smaller ones in the US and Asia.
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@880 and @WhiteBus: thank you for your opinions! I do very much prefer the K32 sizes and the B40, so size-wise I am happy. They are indeed so much chicer (is this an English word ?!?) than the smaller ones, esp the 25, for day time use and fit my life-style.
I might have the opportunity to place a SO rather sooner than later and would love to get a very dark green if still available by then, vert rosseau e.g.. Blues are beautiful on pictures but somehow not on me. So, I am pondering to add K28 as a SO for day to night purposes, maybe in matte croc or ostrich. Problem is I would like matte croc in sellier, which is not possible, as far as I know. I‘ve never had a K28 and never retourne so I am thinking really hard on this. Retourne strikes me as to casual for day to night and shiny croc to water-sensitive. With adding this bag, I would consider myself in purse peace
. Thoughts on this much appreciated!
So, i feel the K35 would be an add on and the one I could let go easiest. Or keep it and see how it turns out and maybe sell later?
Hard questions, which are an absolute luxury to be asking, for which I am very grateful!
I might have the opportunity to place a SO rather sooner than later and would love to get a very dark green if still available by then, vert rosseau e.g.. Blues are beautiful on pictures but somehow not on me. So, I am pondering to add K28 as a SO for day to night purposes, maybe in matte croc or ostrich. Problem is I would like matte croc in sellier, which is not possible, as far as I know. I‘ve never had a K28 and never retourne so I am thinking really hard on this. Retourne strikes me as to casual for day to night and shiny croc to water-sensitive. With adding this bag, I would consider myself in purse peace
. Thoughts on this much appreciated!So, i feel the K35 would be an add on and the one I could let go easiest. Or keep it and see how it turns out and maybe sell later?
Hard questions, which are an absolute luxury to be asking, for which I am very grateful!
@880 and @WhiteBus: thank you for your opinions! I do very much prefer the K32 sizes and the B40, so size-wise I am happy. They are indeed so much chicer (is this an English word ?!?) than the smaller ones, esp the 25, for day time use and fit my life-style.
I might have the opportunity to place a SO rather sooner than later and would love to get a very dark green if still available by then, vert rosseau e.g.. Blues are beautiful on pictures but somehow not on me. So, I am pondering to add K28 as a SO for day to night purposes, maybe in matte croc or ostrich. Problem is I would like matte croc in sellier, which is not possible, as far as I know. I‘ve never had a K28 and never retourne so I am thinking really hard on this. Retourne strikes me as to casual for day to night and shiny croc to water-sensitive. With adding this bag, I would consider myself in purse peace
So, i feel the K35 would be an add on and the one I could let go easiest. Or keep it and see how it turns out and maybe sell later?
Hard questions, which are an absolute luxury to be asking, for which I am very grateful!
I wish more people were in tune with the last line of your post.