Which balenciaga bag are you wearing today? (2)

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Dextersmom said:
RG Lagon Hip today. :heart:View attachment 3434009
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Looks great on you!
Iamminda said:
View attachment 3434008 Pulled out my Amethyst City today and fell in love with this color all over again :). Happy Sunday (or Monday for those who are in a different time zone).
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What a beautiful colour!
tolliv said:
My city. She gets better with age [emoji173]️[emoji173]️View attachment 3434037
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The leather looks amazing!
muchstuff said:
Home again with my trusty laptop... here's my Hip, can't remember who suggested doubling the strap but I love this bag as a shoulder bag with the shorter doubled strap! So thank you, whoever you are...:flowers:

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Lovely!
 
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#14,708
Iamminda said:
Gorgeous pairing! Those are killer shoes -- wow, so sexy (hope I won't get kicked off for using that word here). Is cumin similar to caramel? Lovely!
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Thank you my friend, and no, lol, you won't get booted for saying sexy! Oldie fanatics will argue that caramel is infinitely superior to cumin because it is 2005, and in terms of the leather, it undoubtedly is. However, I actually like two things about cumin better: (1) the color seems richer to me (just personal preference her, but I see a more layered, dimensional golden brown in cumin) and (2) you can still find cumin bags in perfect or near perfect condition on the resale market, whereas most caramel bags that come around, due to the fair color, have obvious mileage on them. No disrespect to caramel bags, of course, they are the stuff of legend for Balenciaga and undeniably gorgeous. Here's a comparison photo for you -- I dug it up on tpf when I was researching cumin myself (cumin left, caramel right).

PS your amethyst is insane. It's my fave Bal pink, I just can't do pink (or bright) bags without feeling like a fish on a bicycle.

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#14,710
s.tighe said:
Thank you my friend, and no, lol, you won't get booted for saying sexy! Oldie fanatics will argue that caramel is infinitely superior to cumin because it is 2005, and in terms of the leather, it undoubtedly is. However, I actually like two things about cumin better: (1) the color seems richer to me (just personal preference her, but I see a more layered, dimensional golden brown in cumin) and (2) you can still find cumin bags in perfect or near perfect condition on the resale market, whereas most caramel bags that come around, due to the fair color, have obvious mileage on them. No disrespect to caramel bags, of course, they are the stuff of legend for Balenciaga and undeniably gorgeous. Here's a comparison photo for you -- I dug it up on tpf when I was researching cumin myself (cumin left, caramel right).

PS your amethyst is insane. It's my fave Bal pink, I just can't do pink (or bright) bags without feeling like a fish on a bicycle.

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Thank you S for your detailed explanation. They do look similar -- both are very pretty. You brought up a good point of it being easier to find a better condition cumin than caramel. While I love my amethyst, I think I need to add some neutral Bbags to my collection (after getting my first taste of it with one gorgeous 06 black first :)).
 
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tolliv said:
It is a bit heavy, but I don't mind since that is what attracted me to the bag many years ago. But hen again, all my bags seem to be heavy these days.

When I look at the smaller studs, I ask why did they go so small?
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I am used to very heavy bags, too. Marc Jacobs Stams are my go to bags. I would say the weight is similar to the G21 hardware.
 
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