BW: The leather on the Lily is fine. It's thick and seems to be very durable. And it looks nice. I love the maroon color also. I don't consider the Lily to be made of a luxury leather, like Florentine or Florentine Toscana or Alto. And it's certainly not a soft smooshy leather like Samba. In a way, I think of it as a somewhat upgraded pebbled leather. A lot of the pebbled leather Dooney handbags seem to be very thin leather these days.... like the zip zip. (I love the style of the zip zip and the leather is okay and very easy care, but I don't think it's a great leather because it's so thin). I like luxury leathers and enjoy carrying them, but not every handbag I own has to be made of luxury leather. Some handbags are great supporting players because they look good and are carefree.... they are best for shopping or bad weather days... real life stuff.What do you think of the quality of the leather?? I finally remembered why I like the silhouette so much....it reminds me a little of a Burberry bag I have always wanted but will never ever buy.
I have my Lily sitting out and I keep looking at it. Right next to it is the small Lexington I wore last week. Every time I walk by
I think... that Lily is so much nicer to look at than the small Lexingon. The lines on the Lily are interesting, the logo lock creates a lot of richness and visual interest. The strap on the Lily is beautiful. Compare that to the small Lexington.... a rectangle with thin boring straps mounted to the handbag with rectangular pieces of leather. The Lily has it all over the small Lexington (which is a favorite of thousands of ladies) in terms of look. I think the leathers are similar.... the pebbled leather on the small Lexington doesn't seem as thin as on the zip zips..
Now to function.... for a shoulder bag wearer I think the Lily is good. Since I hand carry, I'm not sure yet. I want to make it work. I find the Lily a little heavy, but I find every handbag heavy these days.... even the small Lexington. I generally prefer a zip top handbag and the Lily isn't. But neither is the City Barlow, which I have collected because I love the City leather and the Barlow, Flynn, and Dawson are such interesting and different styles. It seems I'm willing to put the look of the handbag above some of my usability considerations. I don't travel by public transportation, so I do have some flexibility here. The big issue for me with an open top is that when the handbag falls over in the car the contents spill out. The Lily is tall, so that's helpful. And I think a purse organizer will also help keep stuff organized and at the bottom of the handbag.
I think I should get at least one. Perhaps if they extended the sale another day I would have done some damage. LOL!