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I’m not sure military canvas is coated. Mine isn’t coated but I’ve been caught in the rain with it and it didn’t soak through. I too do not baby my bags!

I’ve currently just got a black and white twilly on this bag (forgotten the name of it). Usually I’m a very monochrome person so I decided not to get colourful twillys for this bag. My orange Herbag has a more tonal Twilly on it (oranges/browns).

My SA absolutely loved that I turned it inside out! I have also added a bag organiser to it from Samorga to help keep the shape better and keep it clean and easiest to find things!

Enjoy your new bag!

Monochrome twilly sounds like a great idea, I was thinking more bright orange or red tones. But I like your idea.

Now to find some!
 
So I got my Herbag 31 in retourne style today and now they also have the Sellier style on the website. I’m conflicted if I should return mine for the Sellier.

They are both PHW and my preference is GHW. I also found the Noir/Noir combo quite dark for me. I realised it is my first black bag in years. Definitely need twilly to lighten/brighten it up.

I definitely want to get another Herbag in a brighter colour, should I wait to see what other options might come up in the next few days within my return period?

I’ve only seen the GHW in Retourne style in Noir/Noir. If that were available then I would’ve done the return.

Basically I’m wondering if I should keep the retourne or exchange for Sellier in the Noir/Noir with PHW.
 
So I got my Herbag 31 in retourne style today and now they also have the Sellier style on the website. I’m conflicted if I should return mine for the Sellier.

They are both PHW and my preference is GHW. I also found the Noir/Noir combo quite dark for me. I realised it is my first black bag in years. Definitely need twilly to lighten/brighten it up.

I definitely want to get another Herbag in a brighter colour, should I wait to see what other options might come up in the next few days within my return period?

I’ve only seen the GHW in Retourne style in Noir/Noir. If that were available then I would’ve done the return.

Basically I’m wondering if I should keep the retourne or exchange for Sellier in the Noir/Noir with PHW.
Personally, I would exchange for Sellier. But that’s just my personal preference!
I got the Retourne black/black with GHW and had to flip the sack inside out to make it look Sellier (the outside pouch is now inside).
There was a GHW Retourne on the UK/EU website recently so maybe you could wait it out?
I had my heart set on an Orange Herbag a while back and after missing out on one, I had to wait 18months for it to pop up again and I’m glad I waited because it was what I truly wanted :)
 
Personally, I would exchange for Sellier. But that’s just my personal preference!
I got the Retourne black/black with GHW and had to flip the sack inside out to make it look Sellier (the outside pouch is now inside).
There was a GHW Retourne on the UK/EU website recently so maybe you could wait it out?
I had my heart set on an Orange Herbag a while back and after missing out on one, I had to wait 18months for it to pop up again and I’m glad I waited because it was what I truly wanted :smile:
Thanks again, I’m worried if I returned to get the Sellier PHW and then if the Retourne GHW turns up, they might just ban me for too many returns/exchanges :hrmm:
 
Thanks again, I’m worried if I returned to get the Sellier PHW and then if the Retourne GHW turns up, they might just ban me for too many returns/exchanges :hrmm:
I feel like you don’t really want PHW with black.
What you really want is black with GHW or a bright colour.
I maybe would just return the black Retourne you have now and wait for the black GHW or a bright colour you want.
H bags have taught me to be patient - I have been tempted to buy just because it’s there and I worry that it will take forever to get what I want. But I realised that I shouldn’t buy just because, I should buy because I genuinely am happy with the product. It WILL come around sooner or later :)
 
I feel like you don’t really want PHW with black.
What you really want is black with GHW or a bright colour.
I maybe would just return the black Retourne you have now and wait for the black GHW or a bright colour you want.
H bags have taught me to be patient - I have been tempted to buy just because it’s there and I worry that it will take forever to get what I want. But I realised that I shouldn’t buy just because, I should buy because I genuinely am happy with the product. It WILL come around sooner or later :)

You nailed it. I think I’m going to do just as you said. Also this bag didn’t make me fall in love right away and I kept thinking something was off. Yes, I think I need GHW and then a brighter colour.

Thank you for being my sounding board. Sometimes you need another perspective.
 
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You nailed it. I think I’m going to do just as you said. Also this bag didn’t make me fall in love right away and I kept thinking something was off. Yes, I think I need GHW and then a brighter colour.

Thank you for being my sounding board. Sometimes you need another perspective.
You’re very welcome! Good luck on the hunt! As I said, it WILL come around! Just be persistent :)
 
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You nailed it. I think I’m going to do just as you said. Also this bag didn’t make me fall in love right away and I kept thinking something was off. Yes, I think I need GHW and then a brighter colour.

Thank you for being my sounding board. Sometimes you need another perspective.
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This is my black with GHW. As you can see, I turned the sack inside out to make it Sellier rather than Retourne! (FYI, I was so excited by a black Herbag that I bought it and only realised it was Retourne when I got home and compared it to my orange one lollllll).

7AB2BA52-1BC8-4295-AE2C-61CEF77009C7.jpegMy orange Herbag Sellier :)
 
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This is my black with GHW. As you can see, I turned the sack inside out to make it Sellier rather than Retourne! (FYI, I was so excited by a black Herbag that I bought it and only realised it was Retourne when I got home and compared it to my orange one lollllll).

View attachment 4856725My orange Herbag Sellier :smile:
Hi! Can I ask a really dumb question? What's the difference between Sellier and Retourne?
 
I agree with @mularice What you really want is a sellier and not the retourne style, so I think you should return the bag and wait for the sellier version with ghw :loveeyes:

I'm after a Herbag but I really dont know what kind of color, so I'm waiting until I will feel that this is the right bag. What I do know is that I want a sellier:graucho:
 
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Hi! Can I ask a really dumb question? What's the difference between Sellier and Retourne?
Not a dumb question at all! I had to look into it too!
Sellier is more structured, Retourne has like rounded corners.
So the black one usually has rounded corners but if you dismantle the bag and literally turn the sack inside out, it is “Sellier”. They make the bags the same but just turn the bag inside out for the Retourne style :smile:
First one is Retourne, second pic is Sellier!
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I agree with @mularice What you really want is a sellier and not the retourne style, so I think you should return the bag and wait for the sellier version with ghw :loveeyes:

I'm after a Herbag but I really dont know what kind of color, so I'm waiting until I will feel that this is the right bag. What I do know is that I want a sellier:graucho:
Honestly I felt a pang of disappointment when I got home and realised the black with GHW was retourne! But after seeing some posts here, I realised you can turn it inside out and it is a Sellier style. Just have to forgo the zip pouch on the back as it is inside. But actually, it’s much like every other bag and now has the zip compartment inside at the “back” of the bag.

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