^^^^ pure luck! I happened to go to the outlets last week more or less b/c I kept seeing posts about how some of the legacy bags were popping up at outlets. When I got there, they had an "as is" (can't be returned) bin with a bunch of things 50% off. As I got closer, a woman put the shoulder bag back down in the bin! It was 50% off the factory price of $359 (I think that's what it was- my math is horrible) and the reason was "shop worn" - it had a lot of scratches and some minor marks here and there on the lining. It also was missing the hangtag. But, as you can see from the pic I posted of it earlier in this thread, the leather looks no worse than any of the bags I've seen (and basically all the scratches rubbed out) and just about all the marks in the lining have come out with a baby wipe! Ordered my new hangtag Fri., so she's basically good as new!
It really was just a matter of right place/right time.
your bag, it is simply stunning.
