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· March 23, 2008 9:34 PM by
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~Joy~
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Posted by Dain, Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:26 PM (Eastern)
Ahhhh... I found it. My dream bag. Let me count the ways.
- Leather so gorgeous it actually makes my mouth water.
- Magic words: vintage 70s-inspired, handcrafted artisanal quality aged leather from a small Parisian label, Aridza Bross.
- Simplicity. As much as I adore over-the-top prints and color combinations, for some reason this does not extend to bags—It, hardware vomit, logos, creepy animal skins, "fashion", arm candy, ew, vile. I want a bag to carry always that will age and wear, not an accessory to match.
- And yet, it's not just a plain leather sack. It's a tasteful design—delightfully vague and slouchy but wonderfully and simply accented by equally curvaceous lines in the stitching, pockets, even zipper pulls—but always it is the quality of the material that's primarily on display, which really brings us back to point #1.
- Let's be practical. The handles? Sturdy, with generous drop. Pockets? Four on the outside, inside zipper, and cell pocket. Lining? Yes, in cloth. Dimensions? 12" x 10" x 6". Colors? Noisette offers whisky (shown above), chocolate, and taupe, while Anthropologie has red. But, it comes in blond leather, too, at Goldyn. Price? $499, though it varies.
- Absolute perfection. I'm deliberating over color choices. They are all so nice.
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March 23, 2008 9:34 PM,
*wolf whistle*
That baby is a beaut!
must.
resist.
wanting.
it.
myself.
March 24, 2008 12:34 AM,
This one is a winner and something you could carry for a very long times.
March 24, 2008 3:23 PM,
Now I just need to decide on a color.........
March 24, 2008 6:33 PM,
my personal choice would be one of each color.
but that's just me.
;-)
Carol, signed in on a different account.
March 24, 2008 8:36 PM,
It is a bit reminiscent of some handbags I saw in the 70's. It's the soft slouchy shape and the leather. The 70's ones wouldn't have been red or natural, they would have been in the colors shown on the Noisette site.
Is it me or does Noisette show only two out of three colors? I'm guessing whisky and chocolate?
Hmmm...I wouldn't get the red one. The color seems to overshadow the material and structure of the bag.
I would actually print out images of the bags--keeping in mind they're not going to be perfect, but just to get a ballpark. Sort of hold each image next to your outfit to see how the color looks with it.
March 25, 2008 12:50 AM,
I bought it. >.< In the shade pictured above.
March 25, 2008 2:26 PM,
Good choice.
I think the chocolate one would work if you had a lot of dark, but not necessarily neutral, colors in your wardrobe...navy blue, dark green, deep purple, that sort of thing.
If you look at it, they seem to have a color for every general type of wardrobe. The red one for neutrals, the chocolate one for dark colors, the taupe one...dunno, I'd have to see it...the whisky one is good for a colorful wardrobe. The nude one, eh, I have to think is a bit more trendy than classic. The nude color makes it stand out, but I don't it's as versatile as the dyed leathers.
March 25, 2008 2:28 PM,
= don't think it's as versatile
March 25, 2008 4:31 PM,
I went with Carol's advice: go with your gut instinct. Sometimes the best reason to choose to buy something is no reason at all.
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