So this is Love…..
I saw a Tod’s Marlene East West bag yesterday and I’m in love with it! It looks like the one in the picture above except that the button is plain and so is the strap. It fastens with 2 magnetic clasps.
The best part of it is that it was a dark emerald green and the leather is so soft and smooth! It may be a past season bag but who cares. Its gorgeous!
I’m not sure I can afford it though. *sigh*
I’ll see if I still wake up thinking of it in the next couple of days before I decide 
Ok remember I was gushing on and on about the Bottega Veneta woven bag? While I was in Isetan KLCC one day, I saw a brand that had woven leather bags too - Sabrina Scala.
I managed to find some information about Sabrina Scala from their website. I read in a forum that Sabrina Scala too carries woven leather bags ala Bottega Veneta except Sabrina’s prices are way lower of course. Based on the website, the target reach is that of Asia so this might be an Asian brand - they don’t say on their site. The countries they cover are Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, China Singapore and Indonesia. They can also be contacted in USA and Canada so I’d assume it might also be sold there but in smaller boutiques and stores.
The bag I saw in Isetan was quite large and cost in the region of RM600+. Affordable for a leather bag and it felt soft. However, I was in a bit of a rush and I thought it felt a little plasticky so I’m going back to take another look and maybe see if there’s anything on sale.
Will report once I have further thoughts!
Passing by the Louis Vuitton store one night, my eye was drawn to this bag in the window. I must have looked a sight as I peered into the window, drooling over this beauty. It didn’t help that the store was closed too!
Looking it up online, I found out that its a LV Lockit MM in Suhaili Leather.
I don’t know what it is about the design that really drew me to it. It looks like a hand held bag due to the short handles and its quite big even looking at it in the window. It looks like it could probably fit a ton; and since its leather it might weigh a ton too.
The specifications from the LV site is:-
- Suhaili goatskin and polyester lining
- Golden brass pieces
- Zipper closure with padlock
- Inside patch pocket and cell phone pocket
- Contrasting topstitch and traditional studs of the House
- Carried on the shoulder or hand held
- LV Padlock
- Small detachable bell to hold the key
- 4 protective studs on the bottom
It looks like the Lockit MM is the larger version while there is a similar design in a smaller version called the Lockit PM. I think the PM version would likely suit me better.
What’s the damage? US$2,880 for the Lockit MM and US$2,440 for the Lockit PM. *whimper*
