Hi! I am new to this subforum (and I rarely ever go online here), so I am sorry if all of you suddenly see me spamming you with likes, but these bags are killing me!
I had never owened Céline bags before for many reasons, like...
1) Them not being available in a color that I liked.
2) Them being available only in smooth leather at the moment of my visit to the stores.
3) Me having/wanting bags “similar” in purpose, for example, I already own Kellies, so I didn’t see the point in having Belt bags or me wanting a Double Sens (never got it anyway), so I didn’t see the point in a Cabas.
4) And finally, I was either in a ban or putting the money aside for another bag.
Now that all is lost with Hedi, I can see how stupid I was and how many of the bags that I wanted became the ones that got away since a while ago, such as the Edge, Ring, Blade, Gourmette, Trifold, even the Trapeze...
I do have some shoes here, they are some of the most special pieces I’ve ever owned and I’m afraid to say that I’ll probably never own shoes as cool as the ones from Phoebe.
Now, sorry for the Bible-long rant. Last november I went into my local store and they had these bags that I had honestly never even bothered to try on at the store. And I kick myself because I just realized that this is exactly my type of bag. My SA showed me around six of them, but two were on natural calfskin, so I passed. I had to snatch the three ones that weren’t in smooth leather and also got two more bags that I don’t have here at my studio right now and also put myself on a list for three more bags that I really hope my SA can get.
The one currently in rotation is the green one, whilst the black one was on my heavy duty rotation (travel and work) from the day I got it until last week with a couple of weekend-long breaks. I can do some color comparison shots with other bags I own if you want, especially for the taupe and the green, which don’t really show in the photos, but aren’t quite like other similar tones that I own. Anyway, thank you so much for letting me share my story and for having me here!