Oohhh, this product looks intriguing! I think i would test it out first on a cheap leather item...i think i will buy it, thank you for the link!There's a product on this website but it does some with specifics re: use and effectiveness. Have never tried it myself although I've purchased other products from them. It says for non-permeable leather. Aren't all leathers permeable?
https://www.valentinogaremi.ca/coll...s/products/ink-ball-point-pen-remover-by-avel
Beautiful bag! How lucky you live near FP so you can do all of this in person too
Hmm let's see, what's missing....
I personally don't mind the 1.5cm weave. But yes, the missing rings really stand out. Even the closeup shows how highly unfinished and unrefined it looks. The stripping of practically everything is terrible, not to mention the price difference.
It’s a blessing and a curseBeautiful bag! How lucky you live near FP so you can do all of this in person too
The size of the weave is subjective of course, I don’t necessarily have something against it, I just don’t think it’s going to age well. I think it’s going to curl and pull, IMO. Not that #newbottega fans will be holding on to these bags, especially given the numerous (authentic) DL designs on the resale market. I think they’re hot (so I’m being told) right now, but next year it will be Dior or Balenciaga or Chloe....
It’s really helpful to get them all documented here - especially since I can’t bring myself to do it 
Even if you test on a cheapie I'd be careful to test on an inconspicuous bit of the BV too. Different leathers and different dyes won't react the same. Let us know how you make out, I've always wanted to try this stuff.Oohhh, this product looks intriguing! I think i would test it out first on a cheap leather item...i think i will buy it, thank you for the link!
I just can't get past the larger weave.
I've definitely seen curling and pulling in a few pictures shared by SA's and pictures posted on IG. There were Pouches in the original sized weave before the 1.5 Pouches came out. The original versions looked sleeker, imo.The size of the weave is subjective of course, I don’t necessarily have something against it, I just don’t think it’s going to age well. I think it’s going to curl and pull, IMO.
I want to thank you though for posting all of the new designs
I'm sure there are people who want to learn more or keep up with the new designs. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I love searching for pictures, jumping from website to website, collating it all, and sharing everything, if only as an archive of sorts for other TPF'ers to refer to. I did quite a lot of it on the Celine reference threads. Alas, quite a significant chunk of it was lost when TPF did the updates. Still, I bow to the breadth and scale of knowledge held by veteran BV tpfers. 
I've seen the new Olympia and Intrecciato totes. They definitely feel late-90s - early 00s. I can't even remember which online store I saw them, they weren't all that memorable or even all that Bottega apart from the use of the weaving technique. Vaguely reminds me of the "up and coming" minimal-esque brands the Hadid Sisters are always seen carrying. Very 90's, somewhat plain and forgettable. Definitely high-street vibes. The Garda was obvious to me since I saw it on the official website before it started trickling in to the new arrivals on a few online boutiques. Maybe New Bottega does New Bottega best but overhauling the classics so radically just takes away a lot of what made them classics, imo.
