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Hazel Tan athene Modena, Gold hw with marine lining.
Chocolate Verona Penelope Messenger with silver hardware and marine lining -- added customisation of a zipper closure for the main compartment
(Pictures taken indoors with fluorescent lighting, so they may not be the most colour-accurate!)
For reference, the zipper for the main compartment was added in by sewing in 2 extra leather panels (sandwiching the zipper), attached to where the inner leather panel is (this inner panel is where the magnetic closures would normally be placed) -- hope the picture below and the description make sense. It does make the part of the bag where the leather panels meet the lining quite thick, since there are 3 layers of leather there, but I haven't felt it to be a significant downside space-wise when using the bag so far. (But this is also my first Penelope Messenger / Massaccesi, so I don't know what the regular Penelope Messenger is like!)
Hope this is a useful reference for the Penelope Messenger lovers out there!
(Pictures taken indoors with fluorescent lighting, so they may not be the most colour-accurate!)
For reference, the zipper for the main compartment was added in by sewing in 2 extra leather panels (sandwiching the zipper), attached to where the inner leather panel is (this inner panel is where the magnetic closures would normally be placed) -- hope the picture below and the description make sense. It does make the part of the bag where the leather panels meet the lining quite thick, since there are 3 layers of leather there, but I haven't felt it to be a significant downside space-wise when using the bag so far. (But this is also my first Penelope Messenger / Massaccesi, so I don't know what the regular Penelope Messenger is like!)
Hope this is a useful reference for the Penelope Messenger lovers out there!
I really like the added zipper for the center compartment.
Midi theia, forest green merinos, dark gunmetal hardware, burgundy lining, 
external zip pocket
blue Aquila matte midi minerva with extended strap
blue africa card case and phoebe
fits in great with plenty of room for phone, headphones, money, couple dozen cards, and keys
beige trinity aura
large grain pattern on the back
Dark Green Trinity Penelope Messenger (silver hardware and dark grey lining, and customised with a removable shoulder strap, no change to the default length), Dark Blue Trinity Penelope Midi (silver hardware, added accessory strap, and lilac lining), and comparison with Chocolate Verona Penelope Messenger -- first two pics are under white fluorescent lighting only, while the next two pics are under a mix of daylight and white fluorescent lighting (pics are fairly colour accurate in tone, although it may be a bit darker IRL with less bright lighting):
Note: I actually suspect that they may have made my Dark Blue Penny Midi with Verona leather instead of Trinity (although the tag does say Trinity) -- more detailed review of the leathers here, including something to note with the penetration of the dye colour, and potential cracking of the top layer, for the Dark Green Trinity leather.
Other reference pics:
D-ring inserted in the main compartment of the Penelope Messenger for an accessory strap (for added security to "leash" any small items placed in the main compartment since it only has a magnetic closure):
Lilac lining in the Dark Blue Trinity (Verona?) Penelope Midi:
Comparisons of Dark Green Trinity with Forest Merinos and Dark Green Vachetta -- taken under a mix of daylight and white fluorescent lighting, fairly colour accurate, I think:
And for those who own or have seen MZ Wallace's Mallard Oxford material, here's a comparison for good measure too (under fluorescent lighting, but still fairly colour accurate, I think) -- the Mallard is more of an evergreen-ish dark green (with more pronounced blue tones to the green), whereas the Dark Green Trinity definitely has less of those blue tones.
Note: I actually suspect that they may have made my Dark Blue Penny Midi with Verona leather instead of Trinity (although the tag does say Trinity) -- more detailed review of the leathers here, including something to note with the penetration of the dye colour, and potential cracking of the top layer, for the Dark Green Trinity leather.
Other reference pics:
D-ring inserted in the main compartment of the Penelope Messenger for an accessory strap (for added security to "leash" any small items placed in the main compartment since it only has a magnetic closure):
Lilac lining in the Dark Blue Trinity (Verona?) Penelope Midi:
Comparisons of Dark Green Trinity with Forest Merinos and Dark Green Vachetta -- taken under a mix of daylight and white fluorescent lighting, fairly colour accurate, I think:
And for those who own or have seen MZ Wallace's Mallard Oxford material, here's a comparison for good measure too (under fluorescent lighting, but still fairly colour accurate, I think) -- the Mallard is more of an evergreen-ish dark green (with more pronounced blue tones to the green), whereas the Dark Green Trinity definitely has less of those blue tones.