Hi everyone! First time poster so please forgive me if I make any forum faux pas!
Anyhow, I recently purchased the gorgeous Concrete Grey PS 1 Medium after seeing it once in a store two years ago and near weeping at its price. I fell in love at first sight and always had the bag in the back of my mind and found it recently way discounted online and pulled the trigger. When it came, it was every bit as gorgeous as I remembered and there were no regrets, with one small exception... as discussed here, it's not exactly a crossbody. Which is exactly what I'd hoped for.
Yes, I purchased a bag without trying it on but in my defense, when I saw it originally and saw the price, I wasn't interested in trying it on because I was running from it for fear of ruining it and having to purchase (not that
Nordstrom would make you do that but you know). Also, I'd seen it on other people and thought they were wearing it crossbody so I was confused.. but my bad and now it's not returnable, and even though I think I could talk the retailer into returning, I love it so much I want to make it work.
I know it's been discussed here because I did come across a few posts about it not being a true crossbody but I wanted to see if anyone has come up with a solid solution? I've had a few ideas but am struggling with the execution, including:
1. Buying an alternate strap that's like cotton or nylon and trying to pull off the "casual strap, nice leather bag" look I've seen and loved.
2. Buying a chain that's like 6-9 inches long and supplementing the current strap.
3. Calling PS and seeing if they have alternate strap lengths as I've seen online and if I could order a spare.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
If not, here are my issues with the above:
With 3, no one from the company will call me back
With 1 and 2, I struggle with matching the gold color exactly... it's a pretty specific color and while I'm going to try at stores, I was wondering if anyone has any brilliant chain suppliers?
Please help! Thanks!!!