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#2,071
Letter said:
Do you not find it hard to open and close due to the heft of the metal “stud” falling forward/in but needing to be kind of up to get the leather hole/flap over it? I’ve been struggling with this and wondering if it’s just me. I can do a Kelly one handed but a Herbag I have to sit it down and use two hands and I’m just clumsy at it so far 😢

I still love a herbag. I am just inept.
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@Letter Haha it’s not just you! It’s the most common complaint about herbags! Lol

I think it helps that I’ve used my herbag a lot as a crossbody bag…but I tend to like high crossbody and will often wear my Kelly’s crossbody 🫣lol. Having it closer to me gives more stability to the bag as I open and close it. To close one handed, just press the front panel onto the stud, hold it in place with my 4th/5th fingers (so the front panel doesn’t flop forward) and use the rest of my fingers to pull leather tab down, then use the back of my hand to smoosh the leather tab and herbag against me so that there’s space between the leather tab and metal holes for the “sangles” to go through, then slide the sangles in. To open, I pull apart the “sangles”, push the leather tab in towards my body then pull downward and away to release from the metal stud.

I’ve used it quite a bit over the past year so the leather flap has more easily formed in that curved position to fit the metal stud through it.

Sorry for the long technical writing but hopefully that all makes sense 😅😂 and is helpful!
 
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#2,072
Gin&H said:
@Letter Haha it’s not just you! It’s the most common complaint about herbags! Lol

I think it helps that I’ve used my herbag a lot as a crossbody bag…but I tend to like high crossbody and will often wear my Kelly’s crossbody 🫣lol. Having it closer to me gives more stability to the bag as I open and close it. To close one handed, just press the front panel onto the stud, hold it in place with my 4th/5th fingers (so the front panel doesn’t flop forward) and use the rest of my fingers to pull leather tab down, then use the back of my hand to smoosh the leather tab and herbag against me so that there’s space between the leather tab and metal holes for the “sangles” to go through, then slide the sangles in. To open, I pull apart the “sangles”, push the leather tab in towards my body then pull downward and away to release from the metal stud.

I’ve used it quite a bit over the past year so the leather flap has more easily formed in that curved position to fit the metal stud through it.

Sorry for the long technical writing but hopefully that all makes sense 😅😂 and is helpful!
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Wow. This was actually so helpful. Thank you. I think I have been trying to be too precious with the leather flap. I don’t know why as I am a fan of using my bags - for some reason I was trying to be more careful with this.
 
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#2,073
blingoverboy said:
Hi all! What do you think about this colour way? I was lucky enough to find this available online today and placed the order! :biggrin: I love the turquoise colour but I’m not too sure about the contrast with black leather … I’m looking forward to see the actual product soon but still would like to hear your thoughts on this or if anyone has the same colour way? :smile: View attachment 6104075
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By way of an update, I ended up returning this bag because the actual product does not look exactly what I imagined it to be 😅 thankfully online purchase allows refund! I got another Herbag 31 instead, in ginger colour. It matches my outfit better!

I use the Herbag mainly for work of which I personally think it looks more formal than other H bags 😆 I give up trying to close the bag properly because it is indeed quite hard to close it especially if you have stuffed your bag with lots of items including an iPad. Having said, I love the Herbag. It’s convenient and durable to use and i don’t have to worry much about it or baby it when I’m using it for work.
 
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I came across this video while trying to see what others thought of using the herbag for travel. She demonstrates how she opens and closes it one-handed…wanted to share for future herbag owners :smile::heart:

Also, she mentions a “carbon pro” spray to protect the canvas - can’t comment on that and not sure I would use it personally but sounds like she had good results 🤷🏻‍♀️
 
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#2,083
miss mitzi said:
I have a zip 31 too. It’s quite big on me and it bothers me that the bottom sags, so I hardly use it. I’m still searching for an insert that would correct the sagging.
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I use the Samorga insert/organizer. I have it in the 2mm felt and find it’s pretty good at preventing sagging.

I have one Retourne and one Sellier style Herbag. However, I have turned my Retourne inside out to make it Sellier. I think Sellier style helps keep structure too and less natural curvature/sagging in the base than Retourne.
 
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mularice said:
I use the Samorga insert/organizer. I have it in the 2mm felt and find it’s pretty good at preventing sagging.

I have one Retourne and one Sellier style Herbag. However, I have turned my Retourne inside out to make it Sellier. I think Sellier style helps keep structure too and less natural curvature/sagging in the base than Retourne.
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Thanks so much for the tip. I’ll have to give it a try
 
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