Which balenciaga bag are you wearing today? (2)

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muchstuff said:
My pleasure, if you play around with your search you're sure to find more opinions. Let us know what you decide on! (There was another pearly bronze Velo around last week, can't remember which site but if you're interested I can try to find it).
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Thank you, I will just do a search for now and think about it in the new year. I also want a Gucci so I have to see how everything turns out mid year.
These are all Wants...no Needs of course.
Have to sell a few of my rehabbed vintage Coach first.
 
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muchstuff said:
I did do a quick search and there are many opinions as to which is the better bag, so it really depends on the individual. Some points to consider:
-Velo will be a little heavier than the City or Town.
-Is cross body important to you? (I don't wear cross body but when I double the strap on the Velo it works perfectly on the shoulder for me).
-How much do you carry? Both the Velo and the Town have more height but the Velo carries more.
-Do you prefer north/south or east/west? Both the Velo and the Town are more north/south and less east/west than the City.

In one of the threads someone mentioned that with the Town things were kind of stacked on top of each other. The Velo is a "throw everything in" type of bag. Keep in mind too that the older Velos didn't have an adjustable strap. Not sure what year the change was, I want to say around 2012, my 2010 doesn't adjust but my 2013 does. Might be the same for the Town?

If you go to advanced search, then under "search threads, and play with your keywords ("Velo vs City" for instance, or "compare Town and City"), then search the Bal forum, you'll find lots of opinions. Here's one thread for example:

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/velo-vs-city.732139/

This might help too:

https://www.yoogiscloset.com/balenciaga/guide
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This is good info MS :). Yes on the Town being much smaller than the Velo — my Towns hold only a bit more than the First (definitely hold less than the City which I believe holds more or less the same amount as the Velo). And you are right, older Towns did not have an adjustable strap (forgot what year they started using an adjustable strap, think probably around 2012-2013 like you said). I had an older Town before that did not have an adjustable strap (tried doubling the strap and hated that, kept slipping off my shoulder or reverting/sliding down to a long single strap on its own, etc)
 
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Iamminda said:
This is good info MS :smile:. Yes on the Town being much smaller than the Velo — my Towns hold only a bit more than the First (definitely hold less than the City which I believe holds more or less the same amount as the Velo). And you are right, older Towns did not have an adjustable strap (forgot what year they started using an adjustable strap, think probably around 2012-2013 like you said). I had an older Town before that did not have an adjustable strap (tried doubling the strap and hated that, kept slipping off my shoulder or reverting/sliding down to a long single strap on its own, etc)
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I find the Velo more user-friendly than the City. I like the extra height and I think it holds more without looking over-filled. Still haven’t owned a Town, one day...
 
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muchstuff said:
I find the Velo more user-friendly than the City. I like the extra height and I think it holds more without looking over-filled. Still haven’t owned a Town, one day...
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I used to think the Velo is huge (based only on the dimensions). but since you and WE both like yours a lot, I now think it is better than a City. Not that I am looking to add a new bag :lol:.
 
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Iamminda said:
I used to think the Velo is huge (based only on the dimensions). but since you and WE both like yours a lot, I now think it is better than a City. Not that I am looking to add a new bag :lol:.
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Even though I don't need the extra room, I think I like the way the Velo looks regarding the dimensions compared to the city. Being taller, it doesn't look as long and skinny as the city. I also really like the strap length. I believe some cities have straps that are pretty short.
 
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whateve said:
Even though I don't need the extra room, I think I like the way the Velo looks regarding the dimensions compared to the city. Being taller, it doesn't look as long and skinny as the city. I also really like the strap length. I believe some cities have straps that are pretty short.
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Yep, most Cities (up until the last 3-4 years) have the short straps. It doesn’t make sense to me personally to have such a short strap for an east-west bag.
 
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