Saffiano and other stamped leather (like LV Epi and Hermes Epsom) are a great for structured bags. They are all very durable from the point of view they look like new for longer but once spoiled not so easily spa'd or refurbished.
It seemed to me Prada Saffiano totes became poplar and so others followed using stamped leather in a criss-cross hash pattern and called it saffiano too, though the resemblance ends with them all being leather, sharing the name and the look of the pattern. That structured look is really popular across the board on at different price points too.
We all have to use our own judgement regards quality and value for money but just like we can't compare a cheaper red bag with more expensive red one by terms of definition so we can't compare totally different leathers/products/brands.
Like everything so much depends on the who and on what, whether it works well or not.
I bet Prada is wishing they'd copyrighted the leather patten or patented 'saffiano'
It seemed to me Prada Saffiano totes became poplar and so others followed using stamped leather in a criss-cross hash pattern and called it saffiano too, though the resemblance ends with them all being leather, sharing the name and the look of the pattern. That structured look is really popular across the board on at different price points too.
We all have to use our own judgement regards quality and value for money but just like we can't compare a cheaper red bag with more expensive red one by terms of definition so we can't compare totally different leathers/products/brands.
Like everything so much depends on the who and on what, whether it works well or not.
I bet Prada is wishing they'd copyrighted the leather patten or patented 'saffiano'
