If you plan to use it often, I definitely would not settle for Lambskin. Keep checking fashionphile.... they don’t have a great selection of wocs at the moment, but I’ve seen a few red caviar ones in excellent condition.
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I finally decided that I'm going to purchase my first WOC in the black classic style with gold hardware. But now i'm torn between the caviar and lambskin leather. When i went to see them in store, my heart was leaning towards the lambskin. There's something about the lambskin that makes it look rich and luxurious.
I can live with the inevitable scratches that i'll eventually get with the lambskin but i am worried about the wear and tear of the corners in a couple of years. I've seen pictures of used lambskin WOCs where the leather in the corners and the side of the flap rubbing off.
I just wanted to get your opinion from those who own a lambskin WOC, does this happen naturally to your WOCs with time or am i still able to preserve the look of it if i take extra care of the bag?
Thanks for your help!
I can live with the inevitable scratches that i'll eventually get with the lambskin but i am worried about the wear and tear of the corners in a couple of years. I've seen pictures of used lambskin WOCs where the leather in the corners and the side of the flap rubbing off.
I just wanted to get your opinion from those who own a lambskin WOC, does this happen naturally to your WOCs with time or am i still able to preserve the look of it if i take extra care of the bag?
Thanks for your help!
I have a black SHW lambskin WOC that's over 10 years old and the corners are intact. There's some slight rubbing on one of the corners, but for the most part it looks good. I definitely think you can preserve the look of it by taking extra care of the bag.
I just ordered this one and am excited for it to arrive, how much was yours? Mine was $2,600 USD at Neiman Marcus. My first WOC, yay! I also like the navy better since I’ll be wearing mine a lot with jeans. How are you liking yours so far?
I have these two reserved and I will have to chose...pink is so adorable... but I don’t know if it would look to girlish for my age..
don’t think about age, go for what you will get the most use out of and loce the most...can’t go wrong either way
I would go for black. A few years ago I almost bought a pink caviar quilted woc thinking it’s small and would be great as a pop of color. I decided to buy a mini zip coin purse/ wallet in this bubble gum pink color instead. Anyways, Ithink I would have regretted buying that bubble gum pink woc. I’m in my forties now and I still love pink, but I don’t necessarily want a bright pink handbag to be the focal point of my outfit. I have pink bags but they’re more neutral shades of pink. I did buy a red woc and even though I’m more of a pink person, red still feels more like a neutral pop of color and more grown up. This is just my opinion but if you love pink and know that you’ll be able to easily incorporate it into your wardrobe, then go for it. I still love using my pink slg and don’t think I’ll ever get bored of the color.
You are right!
Thank you I used to have a pink Chanel bag years ago and used it very few times. Maybe it was to big for pink (even though it was a small bag). Pink attracts me so much. But I really should go for black.
Thanks!
If you really love the shade of pink and it goes well with your wardrob, then buy it now and you can get the black later.
Love the WOC own 4 of them. Just took this photo for fun!
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Thank you!
Here’s an old family photo, I’ve added some pieces since then but it shows my WOCs:
00V red with silver hardware
15C pearly gold with brushed gold hardware
16S silver with aged silver hardware
00V black with gold hardware
