Hi all!! I've been lurking awhile and trying to make a decision on the Chanel classic WOC vs rectangular mini. I'm on a waitlist for the WOC at my local Nordstrom, the only store in the state to carry Chanel.
Only other Chanel I own is a new medium black grained-calfskin Boy. Adore this bag, but needed a smaller bag for my collection. I like Chanel bags that have a slight edge to the classic look.
I decided the rectangular mini would better fit my necessities. Must fit my prescription sunglasses/glasses in a soft case. It's rainy here, so definitely wanted caviar over lamb. I leaned toward the chevron caviar to give the classic look a bit of an edge. My Boy has the more classic quilted diamond pattern.
Searched high and low for a black caviar chevron rectangular mini (didn't want this season's iridescent), and came across only one on Fashionphile. Waited for it to go down in price 10%, but still paid a bit over retail. It's a new bag.
Came today and the bottom half of the front of the bag was slightly creased, I think due to the packing. Now that it has been unpacked, the creasing is much less noticeable. I think it is from the 17 spring/summer series, and this shiny black caviar chevron mini was only released outside the US.
One of my concerns is the wear of this shiny caviar. Anyone having peeling issues? Is creasing of the bag normal with wear? The quality of the caviar is more stiff and nothing like the softness of my calfskin Boy.
Would love to hear your thoughts! Let me know if this is better posted in another forum.
Only other Chanel I own is a new medium black grained-calfskin Boy. Adore this bag, but needed a smaller bag for my collection. I like Chanel bags that have a slight edge to the classic look.
I decided the rectangular mini would better fit my necessities. Must fit my prescription sunglasses/glasses in a soft case. It's rainy here, so definitely wanted caviar over lamb. I leaned toward the chevron caviar to give the classic look a bit of an edge. My Boy has the more classic quilted diamond pattern.
Searched high and low for a black caviar chevron rectangular mini (didn't want this season's iridescent), and came across only one on Fashionphile. Waited for it to go down in price 10%, but still paid a bit over retail. It's a new bag.
Came today and the bottom half of the front of the bag was slightly creased, I think due to the packing. Now that it has been unpacked, the creasing is much less noticeable. I think it is from the 17 spring/summer series, and this shiny black caviar chevron mini was only released outside the US.
One of my concerns is the wear of this shiny caviar. Anyone having peeling issues? Is creasing of the bag normal with wear? The quality of the caviar is more stiff and nothing like the softness of my calfskin Boy.
Would love to hear your thoughts! Let me know if this is better posted in another forum.
I have the 16S blue chevron in ML and it's super sturdy and I love the quality of the caviar from that season. do try to stuff it to see if the very slight wrinkles come out over time in storage (don't overstuff it though in your enthusiasm 
