Michael Kors The Sophisticated Selma club!
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I finally got my Black Selma! 
This bag sold out in all of the MK stores in London, and I was 14th on the waiting list. Luckily, I was in Selfridges (the Bloomingdales of London) and they had just got 3 Black Selmas! I love this bag. At first I regretted buying it because the crossbody strap drop isn't low enough for me as I am 5"6 and it awkwardly hits my hip, I also wasn't really sure what I would use it for. I tried to use it as a school bag, and I just got so many dirty looks from other girls at school haha so now I use it as my personal purse. I have the strap on the shortest drop and I just wear it on my shoulder. It is extremely spacious, it fits a medium sized makeup bag, large wallet, keys, a bottle of water, a Moleskine notebook, a magazine, a book and probably more! The structure has held up very well, it doesn't stain, the hardware is gorgeous and the short handles fit comfrotably on my lower arm. This bag is perfect for anybody who wants a structured purse with a zip! It is quite hard to find a decent MK bag with a zip
This bag sold out in all of the MK stores in London, and I was 14th on the waiting list. Luckily, I was in Selfridges (the Bloomingdales of London) and they had just got 3 Black Selmas! I love this bag. At first I regretted buying it because the crossbody strap drop isn't low enough for me as I am 5"6 and it awkwardly hits my hip, I also wasn't really sure what I would use it for. I tried to use it as a school bag, and I just got so many dirty looks from other girls at school haha so now I use it as my personal purse. I have the strap on the shortest drop and I just wear it on my shoulder. It is extremely spacious, it fits a medium sized makeup bag, large wallet, keys, a bottle of water, a Moleskine notebook, a magazine, a book and probably more! The structure has held up very well, it doesn't stain, the hardware is gorgeous and the short handles fit comfrotably on my lower arm. This bag is perfect for anybody who wants a structured purse with a zip! It is quite hard to find a decent MK bag with a zip
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The Hamilton tote loses its structure after the first couple of days of use, I wouldn't buy it. The Selma is not that small, I can fit a medium sized makeup bag, a medium sized DKNY wallet, keys, Moleskine notebook, paperback, magazine, bottle of water and more
I use it as my everyday purse when I'm not at school and it is fantastic for that purpose simply because it is very durable, maintains its structure and is suited for all types of weather because it has a zip. Go. For. It.
The Selma isn't that small. In fact, I think it's too big & structured for cross body!
I guess it depends on how much stuff you carry--I don't carry much so it would be fine for me. The Hamilton is a b-i-g bag for me--I had one for a while but sold it. I had the e-w Hamilton and it was too small. I think the Selma is a nice compromise.
Good luck deciding!
Ive always like the Hamiltons, only in saffiano leather though. The Selma is nice and classy,don't get me wrong, but i think the hamilton can easily be dressed up or down whereas for the Selma, it looks too classy to be dressed down with it. I believe the depths of the 2 bags are about the same (MK finally fixed the dimensions in the description to be 6 inches instead of 3.5 or 4) the width is the same (13 inches) so the only differences between the 2 bags are the height, closure, and versatility. Height on Hamilton is 14 inches, Selma is like 10. I sometimes get annoyed with the hamilton being too tall bc its hard to dig through the bottom. I find myself having to push the bottom of the bag up with one hand while i dig inside my bag with the other hand. For the closure, the hamilton is a snap closure while selma is a top zip closure. The hamilton has a longer strap but that can only be used as a shoulder not crossbody while the selma has a detachable crossbody strap. So it all depends which you prefer and what you're using the bag for. Hope that helps.
My selma messenger had a very eventful weekend! We went to the shooting range, to the mall, and watched Iron Man 3 all in one day. All my friends love my Selma, including my bf! If he approves, i know I've done a good job haha. They love the pearl grey along with the saffiano leather. It's a very refreshing color. I'm so used to sporting my hamilton in the color luggage with GHW so seeing the pearl grey with the SHW is a nice change.
I apologize if the photos are huge. Here are all the things that can fit in this bag.
I apologize if the photos are huge. Here are all the things that can fit in this bag.
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The Hamilton tote loses its structure after the first couple of days of use, I wouldn't buy it. The Selma is not that small, I can fit a medium sized makeup bag, a medium sized DKNY wallet, keys, Moleskine notebook, paperback, magazine, bottle of water and more
I use it as my everyday purse when I'm not at school and it is fantastic for that purpose simply because it is very durable, maintains its structure and is suited for all types of weather because it has a zip. Go. For. It.
Yes i definitely would get the saffiano leather hamilton ! i hate the droopy hamiltons haha thanks soo much for your advice !