Hi ladies, sorry to chime in but wanted to voice my love for the patent! I'm probly in the minority but here are my reasons why...
I agree with bluekit... Since I will be using my woc or minis crossbody, there is a lot more friction. I have a mini in lamb and caviar. I have a woc in caviar. My mini in lamb seems more delicate? It looks fine from use but I am careful with it. I've had numerous times knocking it into doors or walls. Maybe it's cuz I'm clumsy but why my second mini is in caviar.
Because of that this time I'm stocking up on patent WOCs. Lol! I also like the patent look better this time for fuschia than lamb because the lamb is too saturated of a color. Too hot pink for me but patent tones it down. I don't put emphasis on how puffy the quilts are but at least in woc, I don't think there is much difference.
I want a pop of color but not worry if it might look too "young" in a few years. I got the fuschia and blue patent wocs this season. Super excited to start using.
Good luck with ur decisions ladies!
Ic... It's funny I never thought of patent as a care free durable type of material..... It sounds like it's more practical in mini to have a patent vs lamb .... I'm pretty careful if I need to be but I would say I baby my bags either.... Sounds like I may be sticking w patent.... 1) the color is gorgeous 2) I don't have any patents in my collection 3) still waiting for the fuchsia lamb in person lol....