I totally hear you. Bag peace seems elusive at present.
I am usually an intentional shopper and only buy bags after much consideration. However, the recent designer switch in my two favourite bag brands—Moynat and Delveaux—has launched Operation FOMO Moynat.
Just pulled the trigger on a Madeline in Peacock and Wood Rose. And like you, I am hunting for those remaining elusive Ramesh pieces on the internet.
You are lucky to be in Shanghai as there seems to be more legacy stock in China. From what I understand, Moynat Paris has a policy that stock transfers between the US and Asia cannot be from the mainland. So my SA says I am limited to whatever’s available in HK, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Korea.
It’s amazing that you scored a Gabrielle reporter in black... I had been stalking one in blue but it sold