Really? I like them. No different than white, greige, calcaire, pale pink, etc. with regular. Plus I like the tassels. Tons of bags have huge gold hardware, I guess I like subtle over BLING******.2 days ago i returened my giant brief in vert d'eau and i've changed it with a Natural Brief GH...i've seen a a Natural city, i really don't like it with regular hardware....it is so boring....