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Yinglin said:
Dear, I have to say I 100% agree with this and I thought exactly the same when i saw it because the Gaby and Gabrielle are my fave styles so when i didnt see them as "icons" but i saw the brand new bags which have A LOT to prove, i just felt punch on the face by Moynat. This little things show no respect for the former CD, it is only about feeding the new CD ego and it happens to often in fashion. As already suspected, i will be hunting down all Ramesh styles i love but uncertain on whether Moynat will be offering me anything interesting as a handbag lover.
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Sadly, I think we do need to step up our hunt of Ramesh era pieces. And even then, I am not sure how long the remaining 3 legacy styles will be available.

This is my latest find: Madeline in Peacock and Wood Rose. I thought about getting the Gabrielle in Wood Rose like you, but decided to go with a more subdued pop of pink instead. The bag is on its way to me, so hopefully it is as stunning IRL as it is in the pictures!

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Did you ever hear back from the seller about why your purchase of the Black Gabrielle Reporter was suddenly cancelled?
 
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Greenredapple said:
I agree on the antique front. I think this is more prominent with some of the knightly's designs with more or bigger hardware pieces. The black flori with ghw looks very gaudy to me. On the classic designs ghw look, well classic since the ratio of hardware and leather is well balanced in my opinion.
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I completely agree with your comment about the hardware proportion.

The colour of the hardware on the classic designs can be chosen to complement the leather tone or create a different look because they are proportionate and allow the quality of the leather to shine. This discussion chain is a great example of how PHW and GHW can both work on a similar toned bag, to different positive effect: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/official-moynat-thread.719421/post-34386929

However, the new designs focus too much on the hardware, making the overall effect look conflicted, dated and less versatile.

I am reminded of Dior’s replacement of its tasteful champagne-toned charms with 80s-style 24k gold hardware a few years back. (Design conflict can sometimes birth truly cutting-edge art, but it was not for me.)
 
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swallowtails said:
On an unrelated note, what do you ladies think of the introduction of gold hw on classic designs and the whole Moynat repertoire in general? I'm usually a ghw person but I guess I'm so used to seeing phw that I feel gold makes the bags look antique (and not in a good way?). Idk, I'm conflicted. Thoughts?
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I think the tone of the gold is off on the new bags. It’s not a classic, light gold. The ghw on the Réjane, Gabrielle and Gaby is beautiful. Just My opinion.
 
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Jesxia said:
Sadly, I think we do need to step up our hunt of Ramesh era pieces. And even then, I am not sure how long the remaining 3 legacy styles will be available.

This is my latest find: Madeline in Peacock and Wood Rose. I thought about getting the Gabrielle in Wood Rose like you, but decided to go with a more subdued pop of pink instead. The bag is on its way to me, so hopefully it is as stunning IRL as it is in the pictures!

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Did you ever hear back from the seller about why your purchase of the Black Gabrielle Reporter was suddenly cancelled?
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:loveeyes: This bag is gorgeous! I love the color combination! :loveeyes:
 
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swallowtails said:
On an unrelated note, what do you ladies think of the introduction of gold hw on classic designs and the whole Moynat repertoire in general? I'm usually a ghw person but I guess I'm so used to seeing phw that I feel gold makes the bags look antique (and not in a good way?). Idk, I'm conflicted. Thoughts?
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Though most of my M bags are phw, I've seen several in-store with gold and they're always cute. Without seeing the new bags in-person, I'm holding off judgement on the hardware for now.

Rather than the hardware color, I think it's just the hardware design/amount of space they take up that's throwing people off. The Voyager in Tourterelle/PHW is growing on me, though I'd hold off for at least 6 months to make sure it's not just the novelty of it, and the Paon/GHW is cute enough. But on the Flori in Black/GHW the hardware just looks gaudy and obnoxious. Maybe if they had made the hardware slightly smaller and combined palladium and gold (like on Cabotine) it might've worked better.

Speaking of which, why reuse the same lock mechanism from LV designs instead of using the ones from Moynat's books? Seems like a strange choice.
 
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pinkorchid20 said:
Did anyone realize that there are bags obviously made in Italy? https://www.moynat.com/collections/all/products/wheel-bb?variant=39488642613433

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Hmm....that's strange. I noticed most of the legacy styles (Rejane, Gabrielle, Gaby) are still made in France. But the Oh Totes now say either made in France or Italy.

I just pulled 6 or so different pages and the separation seems to be canvas pieces might be made in Italy and leather pieces are still made in France. I can see that changing though. :\
 
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quadmama said:
Oh, funny! It's from Uniqlo about a couple of months ago. A collaboration with a Japanese artist. I like to mix my luxury items with cute childhood favorites.
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That's adorable! I also have really cheap cat items (coin purses, keychains, etc) that I carry in my bag or some cute charms I hang off my bag for a bit of childhood whimsy. I love having great bags, but still giving it that touch of nostalgic or whimsical charm.
 
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konacoffee said:
Hmm....that's strange. I noticed most of the legacy styles (Rejane, Gabrielle, Gaby) are still made in France. But the Oh Totes now say either made in France or Italy.

I just pulled 6 or so different pages and the separation seems to be canvas pieces might be made in Italy and leather pieces are still made in France. I can see that changing though. :\
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I saw one canvas bag made in France as I had assumed the same. I am surely worried about the level of craftsmanship involved if factories in Italy are used that also produce bags from other brands. I hope it’s just during a transition phase while the French artisans learn to work with canvas and the new designs, but would assume made in Italy means no hand-stitching involved.
 
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pinkorchid20 said:
Did anyone realize that there are bags obviously made in Italy? https://www.moynat.com/collections/all/products/wheel-bb?variant=39488642613433

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konacoffee said:
Hmm....that's strange. I noticed most of the legacy styles (Rejane, Gabrielle, Gaby) are still made in France. But the Oh Totes now say either made in France or Italy.

I just pulled 6 or so different pages and the separation seems to be canvas pieces might be made in Italy and leather pieces are still made in France. I can see that changing though. :\
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pinkorchid20 said:
I saw one canvas bag made in France as I had assumed the same. I am surely worried about the level of craftsmanship involved if factories in Italy are used that also produce bags from other brands. I hope it’s just during a transition phase while the French artisans learn to work with canvas and the new designs, but would assume made in Italy means no hand-stitching involved.
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quadmama said:
I noticed it when I looked at the website. I am guessing it's probably being made in the same LV factory in Italy since some of their items are made in Italy. I owned a Pochette Metis made in Italy a few years back. I sincerely hope the leather items remain made in France.
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I am sickened by the thought that of some of the bags are made in Italy. That means they are not made in the Moynat workshop by an artisan, but instead made in a foreign and not Moynat-owned factory by people who work on various brands of bags. This model has lead to the quality problems of Chanel, LV and more. This tells me LVMH is leading the charge for quantity over old world charm. I suppose this is my wake-up call. :wtf::crybaby:
 
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