I may be in the minority here but I love Anthracite with GH and it goes with almost everything. Whereas, the violet is going to be more limited to what you can where it with. They both are stunning. I love Anthra so much that I have it in RH and GH. Good luck deciding.
I agree w/ Cracker -- the anthra will be more versatile. On the other hand, if you're looking for a "pop" color, that's more the violet. Either one will be lovely!
I love anthra - it's my only bbag (I have an rh city), but I'm waiting for a grape first as my "pop" color! The anthra so far has been the only bag that I've liked w/GH. I do think the anthra is more of a neutral, so it's a bit more versatile than the grape will be.
My vote is for grape, it's just a color I think I will like more. I agree that the anthra would be more versatile, but so is the one in your avatar (I assume it is yours).
Thank you everyone for all those precious opinions! Seems like Violet wins the vote! I actually have received my Anthra City but one of the handle is faded, and it really annoy me.. So thinking of exchange for another color. Here's the dillemma..