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#769
I was lucky enough to snag one of the brand new arrivals on the last day of the breast cancer donation/discount.

Introducing the Coquette Vermeer Small Lincoln Satchel

For those that are familiar, the "small" Lincoln is the exact same size as the Coach medium/regular Borough.

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#770
Just popping in here to keep the thread going... :smile1:

Can anyone help me with this bag? I recently came across it online on Tradesy but can't find the style name. The style number is G34131AL.

MaryBel, I'd love to see your purse closet!

Actually, I shouldn't be here... I'm on a Brahmin buying spree again. :p
 

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Minne Bags said:
I just bought this cute little Brahmin crossbody the other day. I didn't realize that Brahmin made coated canvas/leather bags. I'm only familiar with their croc-embossed bags. I love the dots. I'm not ready to venture into LV's Damier ebene bags, so this will have to do. LOL. View attachment 2787405
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Cute! I saw the wristlet like that today, except it was black and white. Really cute.
 
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soonergirl said:
Wow, I never really thought of Brahmin as being popular enough to inspire fakes :no-good: that being said, I don't know enough to know if yours is authentic or not, but it's really pretty and looks to be good quality. Enjoy it and don't worry too much.
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It's popular enough that Brahmin features in a sub plot of the last Janet Evanovich!
 
#773
I ran a search for Brahmin on this site and found some discussions about older Michael Kors, which leads me to this...

Have any of you noticed a difference in hardware on the older Brahmins vs. the newer ones? I have a tassel key ring and the brass finish has worn off. It looks to me like the older bags had solid brass hardware and that the new ones are only finished in a brass/gold tone.

Just curious.
 
#774
posesqueen said:
My only gripe with their satchels is that the handles are always JUST a touch too short to serve as over-the-shoulder handles. An extra inch or two would make all the difference, and I'd actually carry my Brahmin more! I love the shapes of the satchels (not really a tote or hobo fan), but it reduces the functionality to nearly nil for me.
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I'm so glad to see this!! I've been annoyed about that too!
 
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ZSP said:
I've been a long time fan of Brahmin bags and own several. My latest purchase was a pre-loved smooth leather satchel off eBay and now that's in front of me...I suspect it's a fake.

I did contact the seller and voiced my concerns but she/he swore it was authentic and a bag she bought herself from an upscale department store several years ago. Right afterwards, I suffered a pretty debilitating MS relapse and forgot all about the bag after putting it away in the closet.

I took it out yesterday and my suspicions worsened. I found a sub forum here on tpf and asked for authentication and the response was red flag after red flag. Fark! I'm so bummed since it's too late to file a case against the seller...and Paypal's new six month dispute policy had not yet taken effect so I'm just out of luck and stuck with this bag.

Thanks for letting me have my mini rant. Lesson learned...no more pre-loved Brahmins. I'll head straight to Dillards. lol
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Have you posted a picture of it in this thread? I'm curious to see it. I really didn't think anyone produced fake Brahmins. Although I think I had gotten a fake from an ebay seller many years ago. It went strait to Goodwill. I find that some of the first bags on the market tend to look fake because the styles have changed considerably.

So sorry about that. I know how discouraging that can be. Don't give up on the pre-owned. Just come here first for authentications and opinions
 
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KittyKwilter said:
Does anyone have a Bronze Gatsby in any style? I'd love to see the color IRL! I don't live near any stores that carry it. TIA!
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I just bought one last weekend, I think it is the Duxbury satchel. Now for the bad news, I don't have a way to take a pic to post here. But I can tell you the color is gorgeous!!! I also bought the blue fresca in the mini asher tote. Also beautiful, but that bronze is stunning. The young man that waited on me said it was "fancy schmancy" (said in a good way lol!!)
 
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Feeling the need to bump this up.

I was at Dillard's last week for their big clearance sale. Rode the escalator up behind a woman with a Norah in Cocoa. So, guess what I did when I got home? Contacted Brahmin and ordered the last one they could find!

The Coronado is really tempting to me. The leather on it is like butter. Anyone here have one? I'm curious as to how well the "paint job" on it is going to hold up.
 
#779
Where are all the Brahmin lovers? Bayou Minou, did you get a Coronado? The colors in that line are so pretty!

I'm loving some of the choices right now - ink and black cherry are my favs but boysenberry and teal are great for pops of color. I'm thinking about getting something small in the platinum camelot... It's just not like anything else I've seen - love the big scales.

Today's purchase was more practical though... This bag will go with most everything I wear to the office. Introducing the mini asher in creme carlisle!

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#780
Love the Crème Carlisle. Earlier this summer, I bought the Taupe Havana, I think the style was mini Asher. Also bought the matching wallet. I don't usually do matchy-match but I love the wallet too:). And a little before that, I bought the coated cotton black palm tote. Love that bag. I did find the mini asher to be just a little too small for me. I'm keeping the Havana but I won't buy that style again. I do better with the little bit bigger satchel.
 
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