Hey just wanted to let you know, my bag arrived today and it is beautiful! You are right it is very neutral and I am looking forward to wearing it with everything hah
Top Handle Lily
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I turned in 5 bags to Mulberry Exchange and purchased this grey top handle. Love it!
I've always loved the Lily and visited the boutique to check it out. Found myself drawn to this top handle Lily in soft printed croc instead. I went home to think about it and also consider the other colors like salmon and grey. May I ask for members whom owns this bag; how comfortable do you find the chain? In addition, I've seen how the hardware on the front of the bag is badly scratched for some of the resale Lilies. Does it scratch easily? The Lily that I'm looking at sports a light gold chain. Any issues with tarnishing in general? Any opinion is greatly appreciated as I've always admired Mulberry but do not own any Mulberry bag. Thank you for sharing your experience in advance.
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I got mine from the winter sale. The color of the bag is more of a warm tone white. The leather is embossed goatskin so it doesn't scratch easily, but it doesn't have that sheen compared with my black glossy goat Lily. I feel the interior is more susceptible to wear as it's lined with white microfiber. Overall I like the type of leather and I think it would be more durable than the heavy grain Lilies today.
The chain is indeed soft gold and easy to have those hairline scratches, but it doesn't tarnish as bad as the old brass hardware.
Thank you so much for your kind response. I didn't get this off white version although I am still thinking of it. I purchased the long chain version instead as I foresee myself using it as a crossbody a lot. This off white version is great as a shoulder bag but I like the versatility of being able to wear the bag crossbody too. I've been using mine. It had been a delightful bag to use!
Which color did you end up getting in the regular version? I love the top handle Lily and the versatility of both the handheld and shoulder options, although I can also see the appeal of being able to wear the regular Lily as a crossbody!
I ended up with this color, a red. It had been a nice pop of color. My lifestyle is casual so as much as I like the top handle and shoulder carry options of the new Lily, I feel it can look a little dressy for my casual lifestyle. Hence, I opted for the regular Lily and truth be told, I use it as a crossbody more often than chains double looped as shoulder bag.
Saw this in grey and black yesterday at a Mulberry store. Absolutely beautiful. I was so down to the black shiny. gorgeous both in regular and medium.I think it looks gorgeous!I already have a mole grey medium Lily, otherwise I’d be very tempted.
beautiful...I've tried to veer away and look at other bags but these lily bags I love. Wonder if there are other folk out there that just but lily bags...I believe there must be ha ha
The regular Lily size is just right. I did a recent purge of my bag closet and ended up rehoming all the other chain bags I own. They were bigger than the Lily and I felt they looked dressier. The Lily can indeed go from casual to dressy with a change of outfit.
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Hi - is this the Dune colour? With the top handle added, is the bag significantly heavier compared to the regular Lily.. also - do you mind sharing how this bag is holding up? I am waiting for my regular lily (without top handle) to arrive in Dune color but a little concerned with the maintenance of the bag. The other color I have just received is the pale slate blue and I was debating if I should keep the blue instead although I am not sure about the colour :/
Hi - My receipt says "Solid Gray" - I purchased it in Spring 2021 so I don't think Dune was offered in this bag then. It is pretty heavy. I find the longer handle a bit shorter than on the regular Lily. I have Oak Lily bags in both vintage NVT and the new leather, and I personally prefer the NVT. I will try to post a photo of them side by side later in the week.
I haven't seen the Dune or Slate blue in person.
In terms of durability, I'm not particularly hard on my handbags, and I have many in constant rotation, so my gray top handle pretty much still looks new. I do think that the Collonil spray is pretty great. Hope some of this is helpful.