Looks great! I'm not good at DIY at all so I think I'm just gonna use black Crossbody strap from other bag on my black City. Or use strap from my dark grey Velo [emoji57]
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Looks great! I'm not good at DIY at all so I think I'm just gonna use black Crossbody strap from other bag on my black City. Or use strap from my dark grey Velo [emoji57]
Thanks, I'm really happy with it! Yeah, I didn't really have any other bag's strap that would work on this one but that would've been my first choice!
Just joining the chorus to say that I just received two Mautto straps, one for black RH and the other for black ME silver. Both seem to be excellent quality and match well.
I asked for and got swatches of the black options beforehand---free if you're in the USA! In the end I used the Low Pebble Black for the RH black and standard Black for the ME. The ME was the harder match---it's much shinier than any of the options, and Black is the shiniest, but doesn't have much in the way of texture. Honestly, I could have gone with either leather for either bag, now that I have the straps in front of me---but I'm happy with my choices.
Fellow City owners, I highly encourage trying out longer straps! I had never really been a fan of crossbody bags (too long when I don't want to wear them crossbody), until I discovered that the Givenchy Pandora medium is EXACTLY the right strap configuration for me (long enough crossbody, short enough to wear on my shoulder) and I wanted to be able to do the same with my Citys. And I love the way the city drapes when it's hanging lower.
I asked for and got swatches of the black options beforehand---free if you're in the USA! In the end I used the Low Pebble Black for the RH black and standard Black for the ME. The ME was the harder match---it's much shinier than any of the options, and Black is the shiniest, but doesn't have much in the way of texture. Honestly, I could have gone with either leather for either bag, now that I have the straps in front of me---but I'm happy with my choices.
Fellow City owners, I highly encourage trying out longer straps! I had never really been a fan of crossbody bags (too long when I don't want to wear them crossbody), until I discovered that the Givenchy Pandora medium is EXACTLY the right strap configuration for me (long enough crossbody, short enough to wear on my shoulder) and I wanted to be able to do the same with my Citys. And I love the way the city drapes when it's hanging lower.
Im currently in Japan and i went to Balenciaga Japan store (in Ometesando) to ask about the long strap.
SA said it is only available and exclusive to Japan. They only have it in black and classic version(brass hardware). Sorry i did not take any picture but the length is like the regular city bag strap plus half a strap length. So it is 1.5x length of normal strap.
Price was about 23000¥. Sorry I dont remember the exact figure.
SA said it is only available and exclusive to Japan. They only have it in black and classic version(brass hardware). Sorry i did not take any picture but the length is like the regular city bag strap plus half a strap length. So it is 1.5x length of normal strap.
Price was about 23000¥. Sorry I dont remember the exact figure.
Thanks for the info. I know someone who's going to Japan soon, how I wish I'm close to that guy to request him to buy for me! [emoji36]
I'm not sure whether or not a longer start can be purchased, but I'm going to look into that!
For the time being I've used lightweight chains I got from Michaels, a Boobie and recently I decided that I'd borrow the strap off my Hip since its hardware is RH, but it's only a tiny, tiny buckle
I've only used it with a First and think it could be too thin for a City (I don't know and will try it on later), but it's been a godsend!!!
For reference I'm 5'7" And of course there are little notches to adjust. I LOVE to be able to push my bag around to my back if I need it quickly out of the way!Also, I personally, would have no problem adding a notch to make it shorter or longer! Haha [emoji4]
If I end up putting it on my black city...ill post pics [emoji272]
For the time being I've used lightweight chains I got from Michaels, a Boobie and recently I decided that I'd borrow the strap off my Hip since its hardware is RH, but it's only a tiny, tiny buckle
I've only used it with a First and think it could be too thin for a City (I don't know and will try it on later), but it's been a godsend!!!
For reference I'm 5'7" And of course there are little notches to adjust. I LOVE to be able to push my bag around to my back if I need it quickly out of the way!Also, I personally, would have no problem adding a notch to make it shorter or longer! Haha [emoji4]
If I end up putting it on my black city...ill post pics [emoji272]
Thanks so much!! It may be too thin for a city, but I will def take a pic. Also, if you happen to have a town or velo in the same color as a city...voila! There is your cross body strap
Just wanted to let everyone know that Balenciaga U.S. stores now offer longer straps for sale! They're adjustable and long enough to wear your bag as a crossbody and retail at $165.
I think it depends on the store! I visited the one in San Jose, CA, and they had only black in regular hardware, but I've heard another store has them in gris fossile as well.