Dreams do come true. And apparently so do nightmares... After saving for the day I could buy it, I picked up a Monogram Pegase 55 Business in London last September and babied it all the way to Tokyo, making sure the vachetta did not run into any water stains, scratching, damage etc. ensuring an even patina for the future.
Fast forward to me watching Netflix and eating take-out Chinese food. (It was oily, caloric, and delicious.) You can already tell where this is going? Somehow as I lift up the styrofoam container, a piece of food lands onto the luggage tag. After recovering from my split second anxiety attack, I did my best to remedy the situation including dabbing it lightly with a cloth, though clearly at that point it was unsalvageable.
Being OCD and not being able to handle the fact that the even patina was no longer in my grasp, I took the risk of applying coconut oil to all of the leather areas with hopes of expediting the patina process and attempt give it the seasoned traveler's bag look (despite having only used it once). Just wanted to know what you guys think. Did I just destroy my suitcase? Money down the drain? Keep in mind that it was like basically white literally just a day ago. Or is it not bad?
At the end of the day, I know the suitcase will get beat up in the future. It happened to my old Pegase 60 before it was stolen a few years back.
I'm sure people ask this all the time, but how do you get over the dreadfulness of just a stained section of your bag? This is how I dealt with it.
Fast forward to me watching Netflix and eating take-out Chinese food. (It was oily, caloric, and delicious.) You can already tell where this is going? Somehow as I lift up the styrofoam container, a piece of food lands onto the luggage tag. After recovering from my split second anxiety attack, I did my best to remedy the situation including dabbing it lightly with a cloth, though clearly at that point it was unsalvageable.
Being OCD and not being able to handle the fact that the even patina was no longer in my grasp, I took the risk of applying coconut oil to all of the leather areas with hopes of expediting the patina process and attempt give it the seasoned traveler's bag look (despite having only used it once). Just wanted to know what you guys think. Did I just destroy my suitcase? Money down the drain? Keep in mind that it was like basically white literally just a day ago. Or is it not bad?
At the end of the day, I know the suitcase will get beat up in the future. It happened to my old Pegase 60 before it was stolen a few years back.
I'm sure people ask this all the time, but how do you get over the dreadfulness of just a stained section of your bag? This is how I dealt with it.