February 19, 2008 10:32 AM,  kuri said...

I love the color of the first, but the style is only okay. Maybe I'd like it better in person. I like the comfortable look and pretty spring-like color of the second a lot (the leather looks buttery), and the last doesn't work for me at all in yellow - is this their blonde leather?

February 19, 2008 12:57 PM,  Dain said...

I think this is the "cognac" color. The blond one is "natural". It's rather confusing. I think I like this one in the dark leather best... It's less bulky than a traditional messenger bag, but just as classic.

February 19, 2008 10:49 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

The blond leather looks sort of naked to me. I vote for dyed leather of some sort.

I agree about the first bag--great color, eh style. And the second, I like the green color, but it's not what I'd choose. The messenger-ish bag is the best style, it would be a matter of finding the right color for it. The darker color shown earlier was nice.

February 20, 2008 12:28 PM,  Dain said...

I know deep down inside that a rich brown leather is the most versatile of all, and beautiful in its own right... I think the blond leather thing is my trying for a slightly "off" unique color.

February 21, 2008 12:10 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Sometimes you have to play with the pieces to get it right.

I'm looking at my green amethyst necklace...for a while it's struck me as being a tad "low rent." It looks as if I ran out of green amethyst and had to patch it with prehnite. (Which is true, I'm just saying it shouldn't look that way.)

But also...fewer green amethysts would probably have more impact than more. (Another reason I seldom wrap stones directly to the chain...I make my own tiny jump rings instead.)

The chain itself was cobbled together with shorter pieces, so I'm debating whether to get more chain. It's all an expense, but I have a new source now for chain, much much cheaper.

So...you'd have to imagine your outfits. Which color bag would ultimately suit more outfits. Are you going to take this bag to work? If so, it will have to function there as well.