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I posted this in another thread as well, but thought it could be beneficial here as well. I kept my 'creased' Little Minka and decided to try to remove the crease using a method I found online. It worked! Here's what I did (and the "After" photos).

1) I removed paper stuffing and over-stuffed it with fluffy hand towels. Especially focusing on puffing out the area where the crease was. I also stuffed a smaller folded towel inside the front flap, where the crease began on top.

2) I conditioned the leather with Kate Spade leather conditioner.

3) I hung the handbag on the door hook inside the bathroom (a large hook where I normally hang my robe).

4) I turned on the water in the shower as hot as I could handle on my skin. Then closed the door and window, with the handbag inside the bathroom, and showered for 10-15 minutes. (Obviously you can do this without taking a shower, but I live in California and don't want to waste water so I did). 15 minutes of steam is what was recommended in the article I read, by the way.

5) After my shower (and drying off) I immediately 'smoothed' the crease out with my hands. I did this from the inside of the handbag, focusing on the area where the crease was-- and then from the outside as well. Then I left the towels inside and hung it in my closet for 2-3 days.

Voila! Here are the results:

WOW, that's amazing!
 
I haven't fully unwrapped these but I got them late last month (after Thanksgiving).

Cecil Court Bobi in vivid snapdragon. I LOVE the color.

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Hanover Street Small Lorin in pink granite.

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I got this at the Nordstrom Rack tonight. The tags are missing, but as far as I can tell, it's a Primrose Hill plaid Darcy in black/cream. I think it might be an outlet version though because it has the Kate Spade New York lining rather than dot twill lining.
 

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