NWT 09 MARINO ORLANDI CREAM TAUPE CROC SHOULDER BAG !!

About the item…..

I have read that the most important staple in a woman's ward robe is her hand bag.  I would certainly agree with that!!!!  Put a bounce in your step with this gorgeous stunning remarkable bag.  This bag will get your hear racing - what a fun bag to carry!!!!! A perfect every day carry bag. Authentic Marino Orlandi new with original tags imported from Italy for the 2009 season - style 3455 handmade in Italy (entirely by hand I believe), top zip closure multi-compartment shoulder bag purse tote in a croc croco embossed sort of cream/taupe/sand.  High polished  gold tone equistrain style hardware throughout - has a new hardware for securing the "O ring to the bag and "o" rings for securing the strap to the bag.   Front tassel and snap in logo closure on the sides for flair.  There is so much detail in this beautiful bag.  The leather is of 2 types - the main portion of the front and the back is the croco croc embossed - the thicker rolled leather straps, front side to side portion, and sides are the smooth glazed leather.  Gorgeous contrast.  This bag will wear with so many colors.   Slide through snap tab for securing the straps.   These are not those skinny rolled leather straps, which personally while I sell all, as some women like they, I do not care for - these are perfect and done to perfection.   Crisp jewel tone striped fabric lining in a splash of gorgeous pastel colors (their fabric linings are unsurpassed), detailed reinforced stitching in sand throughout.  Has 6 compartments to keep you perfectly organized.  This beautiful bag is light weight  - it will pack a lot!  The leather has that distinctive smell of high quality glazed leather and finish that is unique to Marino Orlandi.   The high polished gold tone front hardware has "Italy" embossed in the hardware.   "Marino Orlandi MADE IN ITALY GENUINE LEATHER" is embossed in the leather label attached to the interior.  I personally hand selected this beautiful bag from TJMax. I bought 3 - one sold, I kept one and am carrying it   So this is my last one.   Grab it while you can.  It is the only one I have seen listed for sale on Ebay.  It will wear with a business suit to blue jeans. Morning to night.

There are 6 compartments to keep you perfectly organized and you will have no stacking of items in this roomy bag!!!  There is one exterior zip compartment on the back perfect for housing those items you reach for frequently - such as keys or cell phone.   The spacious interior houses a center zip compartment and one on the back wall - on the front wall is a same color leather leather cell phone pouch compartment.    

Measurements: approximately 18 inches long (bag stuffed measuring across the middle from side to side), 10 and 5/8 inches tall, and 8 inches wide.  The rolled leather straps provide for a drop of about 9 3/4 inches as the top will soft slouch a little across the top (if packed clear ro the top the drop will be shorter - about 9 and 1/2 inches).  Has a beautiful drop and profile.  I am high waisted and I need a good size drop to wear a bag comfortably - mine has the same drop and I can wear mine perfectly - it fits very nicely up under the arm with a lot of room for movement.   This east-west design has been crafted perfectly.   Very comfortable on the shoulder and easy to access - the zipper across the top goes the full length of the bag and even a ways down each side.   Five gold tone feet to protect the base and keep the bag sitting upright.  Has a beautiful drop and profile.   Sits perfectly upright when empty.  I believe the suggested retail price on this bag is around $650.00-$700.00 on up because of all the detail and that is has the more expensive croc croc embossed gently glazed leather, fabric lining, and all the compartments.  This croco finish looks and feels like the real thing and is the most expensive on the market today.   Why pay $2,000.00 or more for a bag when you can have one at the fraction of the price that looks and feels like real crocodile.  And one made to last perhaps a life time wtih proper use, care, maintenace and storage.  An absolutely gorgeous one of a kind made by hand glazed leather bag that is not a trendy bag that will come and go.  The color is even throughout - any variance in color is due to shadows cast by the sun, clouds, or lighting.   Be sure to check out my guides on Marino Orlandi and how to care for your treated leathers and other guides you may find informative.  Yes votes and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. 

Information from Marino Orlandi's website says in part… "All products are designed by their company's stylists: every model is unique in its kind and its originality is guaranteed by an exclusive design patent. Every detail displays excellence: from colour shades to the grain of leather, from metal parts to the company's logo which stylishly personalizes the products. Marino Orlandi, a name in the leather goods worldwide. The information on their tags that is attached to their new bags that is written in Italian and English says…"The original product is the guarantee of sale. Marino Orlandi's leather-goods are on exclusive sale only at authorized dealers a safeguard of its own trademark, to guarantee its customers of having bought an original product made with precious materials and with special attention taken to the lavoration that makes them unique. All the products with trademark Marino Orlandi are registered and any reproduction is therefore prohibited" This article, typical product of Italian handicraft, is guaranteed by the producer to be of PURE LEATHER, therefore eventual signs or colour shades on the same leather are not defects, but assurance of authenticity of the animal, when offers to the man its precious product" and information on this newer tags includes a statement that "Marino Orlandi's leather-goods are entirely produced in Italy"....