Official MOYNAT Thread

[Fancyfree]

I'm thinking....

Instead of grieving over the downfall of Moynat....

Those of us who are fortunate enough to own one or more Ramesh / Moynat bags have reason to be so happy !
And so grateful to our good fortune!
That we were able to aquire the most gorgeous bags ever created

For an extremely brief episode in history, Ramesh Nair created Moynat bags,
and I am fortunate enough to own one !

So I don't actually need to worry about what Moynat chooses to do after Ramesh left

 

[m_ichele]

I'm thinking....

Instead of grieving over the downfall of Moynat....

Those of us who are fortunate enough to own one or more Ramesh / Moynat bags have reason to be so happy !
And so grateful to our good fortune!
That we were able to aquire the most gorgeous bags ever created

For an extremely brief episode in history, Ramesh Nair created Moynat bags,
and I am fortunate enough to own one !

So I don't actually need to worry about what Moynat chooses to do after Ramesh left

Fantastic way to reframe things!!

 

[Mousy]

I'm thinking....

Instead of grieving over the downfall of Moynat....

Those of us who are fortunate enough to own one or more Ramesh / Moynat bags have reason to be so happy !
And so grateful to our good fortune!
That we were able to aquire the most gorgeous bags ever created

For an extremely brief episode in history, Ramesh Nair created Moynat bags,
and I am fortunate enough to own one !

So I don't actually need to worry about what Moynat chooses to do after Ramesh left

Yeah, I whole heartedly agree with your wise words. I’ve been over the launch for a while. It wasn’t a Knightly v. Nair thing for me, it was a Moynat staying Moynat thing. It’s difficult to find affordable () handcrafted and beautiful MiF bags from a small luxury house nowadays. For me, each little thing I find out about the new Moynat is like a little gut sucker-punch because I truly love the company. I’m over it. I wish Knightly the best of luck and I’m looking forward to the next little brand Ramesh and other talented designers are trying to revive.

 

[Mousy]

During the lockdown , Only some new totes which are recently made using factory in Italy . It is stamped made in italy with the label . All others made in france

Femmefatale, I’m glad to read Made in Italy is only temporary (especially since both France and Italy are in lockdown), and I’m hope the website will notify customers when all bags are once again made in the French workshop by stating ‘Made in France’.

 

[Mousy]

Only few pieces of only totes made exception because the factory is placed in Italy , doesn’t mean Italian make it .
Louis Vuitton Paris even has products with made in USA label

Thank you.

 

[Fancyfree]

Thank you guys . They are size medium

I'm afraid I get really confused about Moynat sizes.

I've never quite got the hang of the relationship between BB/PM/MM/nano/mini/petite/small/medium etc
(And googling "Moynat Gabrielle sizes" is NOT enlightening )

Medium.... hmmm...is that 22.5 x 31 x 12 cm? Or 25 x 9 x 28 cm? 26 x 18 cm? 31 x 21 cm?

Dear @femmefatale2021, can you please tell me how tall and wide your Gabrielles are?

 

[quadmama]

Sorry to be off topic, but I was totally bummed when I missed out on that Yu Nagaba collection. The pouches sold out so fast where I am!

Oh, same here. I had to mark down the launch day and ordered it on the day of. Yes, these "limited edition" items get to me even though they are not luxury items at all!

 

[Yinglin]

I am biased because I prefer silver/palladium coloured hardware to gold coloured hardware.

I have "my own logic" :

"It ain't real gold, so don't pretend / don't fake it" ​

Also, I feel silver/palladium coloured hardware and brass are hardware neutrals that can be combined with any colour, also in jewellery.

It annoys / frustrates me that very many brands only do gold or light gold hardware on their otherwise desirable bags

My SA said their gold HW is 18k gold plated on palladium, so not 100% gold but at least it has something lol

This bag is gorgeous! I love the color combination!

Agree, love wood rose! and that peacock colour is gaining my heart lol

I'm afraid I get really confused about Moynat sizes.

I've never quite got the hang of the relationship between BB/PM/MM/nano/mini/petite/small/medium etc
(And googling "Moynat Gabrielle sizes" is NOT enlightening )

Medium.... hmmm...is that 22.5 x 31 x 12 cm? Or 25 x 9 x 28 cm? 26 x 18 cm? 31 x 21 cm?

Dear @femmefatale2021, can you please tell me how tall and wide your Gabrielles are?

Hi dear, hope the chart below helps you. Basically, anything 0cm in width is considered small size and >=30cm is considered medium. The gaby is a tiny bit larger because it is more slouchy than the more structured Gabrielle and Rejane styles.
I couldn't find the width of a medium rejane anywhere so maybe someone in this forum can help ~

	Width
	Nano	BB/Mini	PM/petite	MM/Medium
Gaby	-	23 cm / 9.1"	29 cm / 11.4 "	33 cm / 13 "
Gabrielle	-	21 cm / 8.3 "	26 cm / 10.2 "	31 cm / 12.2 "
Rejane	14.5 cm / 5.7 "	20 cm / 7.9 "	26 cm / 10.2 "	???

 

[Hermesanity]

This Josephine will complement your wardrobe nicely! I’m able to fit two pairs of glasses in soft cases, my iPhone and 3 slg’s and there’s still room. Sometimes I throw my husbands phone and his wallet (which is actually a card holder and not a regular wallet) in there too. Josephine’s also very comfortable to carry by hand, arm, shoulder and crossbody

I completely agree with this. Josephines are so functional and hold more than it looks - while being light and very easy to carry at the same time! I fit a card holder, calvi with keys, tissues, hand sanitizer, face covering, sunglasses and various toddler snacks with room to spare. In a pinch I leave the top unclasped and can slip in even more things (not the prettiest, but functional). I have the Prussian blue body and polar trim Josephine and it works great with my mostly black, gray and navy wardrobe. They also transform into a very ladylike bag handheld and can transition to evening easily.

I love the Josephine so much I am wondering if I should get the big size for travel, but am holding off since I'm obviously not travelling right now! But FOMO runs deep.

Edited to add a picture of my Josephine against neutrals.

 

[Hermesanity]

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.

The black and gold Flori on the website threw me off. It seemed too bling - it's a combination of the size and tone. I remember when I was just introduced to Moynat in 2012 and there was no gold HW then! The SA specifically told me Ramesh intentionally used only palladium. It was not until a few years later that I started seeing the lighter Moynat gold colour which I think is very subtle and discreet.

 

[Fancyfree]

Hi dear, hope the chart below helps you. Basically, anything 0cm in width is considered small size and >=30cm is considered medium. The gaby is a tiny bit larger because it is more slouchy than the more structured Gabrielle and Rejane styles.
I couldn't find the width of a medium rejane anywhere so maybe someone in this forum can help ~

	Width
	Nano	BB/Mini	PM/petite	MM/Medium
Gaby	-	23 cm / 9.1"	29 cm / 11.4 "	33 cm / 13 "
Gabrielle	-	21 cm / 8.3 "	26 cm / 10.2 "	31 cm / 12.2 "
Rejane	14.5 cm / 5.7 "	20 cm / 7.9 "	26 cm / 10.2 "	???

Thank you, @Yinglin! And I know the width of the largest Rejane,- it is 30 cm .
No wonder I have found the sizing confusing, if the Medium Gabrielle actually is the largest Gabrielle

 

[Mousy]

My SA said their gold HW is 18k gold plated on palladium, so not 100% gold but at least it has something lol

Moynat’s ghw used to cost a bit more than the phw bags, and then two years ago that stopped. I’m surprised they still gold plate the palladium on some bags, but charge the same price.

 

[Fancyfree]

They used to be 100 more for Gold hardware . Now the price is even
Gabrielle BB ( small ) - PM Medium - MM LArge
Rejane : Nano ( Smallest ) - BB ( Small ) - 23 ( special size between BB and PM ) - PM ( Medium ) - MM ( jumbo )

Oh dear, I am again confused ...
So your beautiful Gabrielles.... are Medium and PM..... and are they 26cm wide?????

 

[Mousy]

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[Bagaholic222]

I completely agree with this. Josephines are so functional and hold more than it looks - while being light and very easy to carry at the same time! I fit a card holder, calvi with keys, tissues, hand sanitizer, face covering, sunglasses and various toddler snacks with room to spare. In a pinch I leave the top unclasped and can slip in even more things (not the prettiest, but functional). I have the Prussian blue body and polar trim Josephine and it works great with my mostly black, gray and navy wardrobe. They also transform into a very ladylike bag handheld and can transition to evening easily.

I love the Josephine so much I am wondering if I should get the big size for travel, but am holding off since I'm obviously not travelling right now! But FOMO runs deep.

Edited to add a picture of my Josephine against neutrals.

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I ended up getting up the large (mm?) last year because it was such a practical bag and so light! I haven't had a change to use it yet because I'm still WFH, but I am sure that it will be a regular once life return to 'normal'. I don't feel like I need to baby the Josephine unlike the Bolide which I was contemplating.