Official bottega veneta chat thread - thread #4

[ksuromax]

my older BV bags i bought brand new smelled wonderful, gorgeous leather smell, my new Pouch smelled different when i unboxed it, leather, but not the fine scent, it smelled of heavy leather mainly used on shoes, especially men's shoes, when you enter the shop which specialises on men's shoes, it smells exactly like that! I don't complain, i just noted to myself - that smells differently.
i can't say anything about suede lining, the bags made for Middle East are lined with lambskin suede (halal) and ones i got from EU do not have any particular smell to notice
i do have a sensitive nose, i used to collect perfumes, i can tell many notes

 

[whateve]

my older BV bags i bought brand new smelled wonderful, gorgeous leather smell, my new Pouch smelled different when i unboxed it, leather, but not the fine scent, it smelled of heavy leather mainly used on shoes, especially men's shoes, when you enter the shop which specialises on men's shoes, it smells exactly like that! I don't complain, i just noted to myself - that smells differently.
i can't say anything about suede lining, the bags made for Middle East are lined with lambskin suede (halal) and ones i got from EU do not have any particular smell to notice
i do have a sensitive nose, i used to collect perfumes, i can tell many notes

Can you tell the difference between the lambskin and the pigskin in the feel? I wondered if they made them differently for the Mid East. For awhile, many shoes in the US were lined in pigskin.

 

[Nibb]

After I gave the bag a coat of leather conditioner, I still had the smell on my hands for a while. I wonder if it is unique to BV. I don't have any other bags with suede linings. And I think I heard that the suede is pig? Whatever, it is good to know it is not just me.

I have an incredibly sensitive nose. (The story of waking up in the middle of the night with a horrendous chemical smell in the house that necessitated us calling for help to have them check for carbon monoxide, gas line leak, AC gas leak, etc., and it turning out to be Skunk spray on my dog who had gone outside in the middle of the night is another story). And I learned that smelling skunk on the side of the road as you are driving is NOT the same smell as fresh skunk on your dog.

Sorry about the bag smell. Is it the messenger bag? Doesn’t sound like the bag is going to work for you. Sorry
Your skunk story is funny, sorry it took so long to find out what the nasty smell was. One night my dog tangled with the skunk, dog headed straight for my bed, it was a stinky mess I’ll never forget.

 

[Nibb]

my older BV bags i bought brand new smelled wonderful, gorgeous leather smell, my new Pouch smelled different when i unboxed it, leather, but not the fine scent, it smelled of heavy leather mainly used on shoes, especially men's shoes, when you enter the shop which specialises on men's shoes, it smells exactly like that! I don't complain, i just noted to myself - that smells differently.
i can't say anything about suede lining, the bags made for Middle East are lined with lambskin suede (halal) and ones i got from EU do not have any particular smell to notice
i do have a sensitive nose, i used to collect perfumes, i can tell many notes

Interesting about the halal lambskin lining, I thought my Nero loop was a forgery at first because the lining different. Thanks for sharing that bit of information.

 

[southernbelle43]

Sorry about the bag smell. Is it the messenger bag? Doesn’t sound like the bag is going to work for you. Sorry
Your skunk story is funny, sorry it took so long to find out what the nasty smell was. One night my dog tangled with the skunk, dog headed straight for my bed, it was a stinky mess I’ll never forget.

Yes it is the messenger. The bag is fine. The same smell has been in every BV I have bought with the exception of the cabat bucket...which it just dawned on me has no lining! So it must be the lining.

 

[southernbelle43]

Sorry about the bag smell. Is it the messenger bag? Doesn’t sound like the bag is going to work for you. Sorry
Your skunk story is funny, sorry it took so long to find out what the nasty smell was. One night my dog tangled with the skunk, dog headed straight for my bed, it was a stinky mess I’ll never forget.

I hear that. It was several months before the odor was completely gone from the house!

 

[Kimbashop]

I am so glad you know about that skunk smell. We thought it was a gas leak and called the Fire Dept who thankfully did not come in HOT to awaken the neighbors (it was about 1 am.) One of them said it sort of reminded him of skunk, but with something else. So I did not feel like a total idiot. They checked the house for everything and we finally decided it had to be skunk. But none of them unequivocally identified it. I apologized profusely and I know they went back and reported it was just "two old people who do not know a skunk smell.

Lol. Suffice it to say that I learned the various, um, nuances/shades of skunk smell from my dog.

 

[Nibb]

I hear that. It was several months before the odor was completely gone from the house!

Lol. Suffice it to say that I learned the various, um, nuances/shades of skunk smell from my dog.

My skunky encounter was about 10 years ago and if I remember correctly a down comforter and a couple of down bed pillows got tossed in the rubbish, the room was sealed off with open windows and a disinfectant spray a couple of times a day for about a month, maybe longer. Since that day the dogs do not roam freely after dark, and very motion bright lights were installed.

 

[ksuromax]

Can you tell the difference between the lambskin and the pigskin in the feel? I wondered if they made them differently for the Mid East. For awhile, many shoes in the US were lined in pigskin.

to be honest, i never compared them
let me see if there's any

 

[ksuromax]

Interesting about the halal lambskin lining, I thought my Nero loop was a forgery at first because the lining different. Thanks for sharing that bit of information.

my pleasure!

 

[ksuromax]

@whateve
here we go!
Monalisa, purchased here around 1.5-2 years ago, 100% lamb suede
and, Atlantic, purchased last year in Italy, lining unconfirmed, but suspected to be pigskin
they both have delicate smell of good leather, nothing peculiar, nor disturbing, to the touch both feel the same - thin, soft and no any variation.

 

[whateve]

@whateve
here we go!
Monalisa, purchased here around 1.5-2 years ago, 100% lamb suede
and, Atlantic, purchased last year in Italy, lining unconfirmed, but suspected to be pigskin
they both have delicate smell of good leather, nothing peculiar, nor disturbing, to the touch both feel the same - thin, soft and no any variation.

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Thanks! It sounds like if someone is buying one second hand, they won't know what kind they got. Those are gorgeous! I still want a nodini.

 

[ksuromax]

Thanks! It sounds like if someone is buying one second hand, they won't know what kind they got. Those are gorgeous! I still want a nodini.

no, not a clue at all
even for those who buy from the Luxury Closet (they are based in Dubai), it does not mean anything
i wonder if those who sell with international shipping, sell compliant stuff, it this just flies under radar? BROWN, Matches, NAP, Italist...

 

[whateve]

no, not a clue at all
even for those who buy from the Luxury Closet (they are based in Dubai), it does not mean anything
i wonder if those who sell with international shipping, sell compliant stuff, it this just flies under radar? BROWN, Matches, NAP, Italist...

I bet a lot slips through. Not every seller knows or complies with all regulations. I live in a state where python is banned. If a second hand seller doesn't identify their item as python, there is nothing to prevent them from selling and shipping to me.

 

[JenJBS]

@whateve
here we go!
Monalisa, purchased here around 1.5-2 years ago, 100% lamb suede
and, Atlantic, purchased last year in Italy, lining unconfirmed, but suspected to be pigskin
they both have delicate smell of good leather, nothing peculiar, nor disturbing, to the touch both feel the same - thin, soft and no any variation.

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Bag Twin! Love that MonaLisa Nodini! And the blue is lovely as well.