At this point, I was pretty sure I had seen leather described every which way possible. Painted. Scuffed. Glazed. Distressed. Short of “hung over and in need of a bloody mary and an ibuprofen,” I didn’t think that any description of a leather treatment would ever leave me baffled, and yet Net-a-Porter’s line about “canvas-coated leather” on the 3.1 Phillip Lim Page Bag has me thoroughly confused. How can you coat a bag in something that is, by its very definition, not a liquid?
Either NAP’s description is worded unfortunately or Lim & Co. got very creative, and I think I’m fine with either of those options. As long as the bag is leather and will wear like leather, treating it to look like canvas (or putting canvas and glaze in some sort of fashion blender and then treating the bag with whatever results?) is a bit of a neat trick, not to mention that it kills two sartorial birds with one stone. Not only do you have a great, rugged-looking bag for weekend wear, but you got it without having to dish out money for a lesser material. And as always, Lim’s purses remain well-priced for their place in the market. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $895.
This is really beautiful! (ipad)
Not feeling it (ipad)
They can call it anything they like-I call it underwhelming. (ipad)
cute and casual! (ipad)
This bag is in-between for me; I like the design and Lim was certainly being creative with his leather treatment process, but why didn’t he just leave the leather smooth? The canvas treatment doesn’t add value for me. (ipad)
Not feeling it either (ipad)
I actually kind of dig this (iPad)
Hmmmmm. Sounds interesting??? (ipad)
Not bad. (ipad)
Yes please! (ipad)
I like the design and color, but I am not crazy about the treatment (?) of the leather.
Very confusing indeed.
oops! (ipad)
It’s an interesting take on leather for sure…but at the same time, there’s nothing wrong (or underwhelming) about the simplicity of luxuriously smooth and touchable leather! (iPad)
the bag is reminiscent of Marc Jacob’s Classic Collection. He did a bag that looked almost exactly like this w/similar slip-lock pockets (ipad)
I like the shape of this bag a lot, but I’d prefer my leather to feel like leather to be honest. (ipad)
the leather here seems to be different…kind of like it but dont like the bag at all (ipad)
I prefer leather =) (ipad)
Love how casual it is. (iPad)
I find most of the materials used in Phillip Lim’s line very cheap. (ipad)
Hmmmm… I think I like it. I do like the strap being a different color. (ipad)
It seems to have an aesthetic very similar to come Coach bags. (ipad)
Hmmm… very interesting but not for me. If I want a leather bag, the last thing I want it to look like is canvas. (ipad)
I like the different-color strap! (ipad)
I’m torn between liking this bag and disliking it… I think a tiny bit toward the side of dislike. Anyway… I wouldn’t buy it. (ipad)
I wonder what it feels like. (ipad)
I don’t like it. (ipad)
Yeah, I’s like to feel it (ipad)
i prefer everything in leather haha (iPad)
I don’t like it. It looks cheaply made, like something I would find in the Target bin. Sorry.
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i like it but i want to know how it feels (ipad)
I stared at it for a good 10 minutes to try to figure out what I felt about it. It does seem practical but beyond that it’s not that exciting. (ipad)
now stop rightttt there..
i’m confused..
what was it that u’re talking about, again? (ipad)
wait..
so, is this coated canvas? or leather? calfskin? lambskin? whattttt??
i’m still confused..
NEXT ! (ipad)
interesting (ipad)
love how casual the bag is (ipad)
I would have to see it to form an opinion (ipad)
I want one! Great for summer (ipad)
not a fan… and it looks kind of.. cheap. (ipad)
So it’s leather with a canvas texture? meh. (ipad)
i like this bag (ipad)
it would be nice if the bag is bigger in size (ipad)
ya, it does looks like canvas to me (ipad)
Very unique bag (ipad)
It would be interesting to touch (ipad)
I would prefer regular leather (iPad)
love it! (ipad)
great bag design, however, i would prefer it in just plain leather. sumptuous and sturdy! (ipad)
I like it but something about it seems off (iPad)
I think the coating helps the leather to last longer. I think it’s a great idea! (ipad)
Hilarious post! The first thing that popped into my mind was a bag made of leather then covered up with actual canvas! Really interesting description. As if calling “blue” 47 different names wasn’t confusing enough. That’s fashion. (ipad)
Looks like denim! (iPad)
This is cute (ipad)
If you look at a close-up of the close-up pic, it looks (to me, anyway) as though the canvas has been, sort of, hammered into the surface of the leather, to form a sort of leather-canvas amalgam?
A bit creepy, if you ask me…
not my favourite (ipad)
interesting….like the color combo (ipad)
not sure why you would treat leather to look like canvass (ipad)
My guess is that it is an emboss treatment, although it looks like it has a softer hand than the Prada embossed which is rather stiff…but I like the way it looks-only if I could touch it, I’m curious! Has anyone touched the bag yet? (ipad)
I don’t really get this. But the bag is pretty though! (ipad)
I would 800+ for this bag..it’s done very nicely (iPad)
Hmm…it’s just okay to me. Don’t love it, don’t hate it. (iPad)
looks good and the color is great too but the leather doesn’t look so good to me hmm (ipad)
wohooo shoot..
that is spectacularly gorgeous!! anglina jolis bag i love it must see how beauty full collection leather bags
i love Phillip Lim <3 (ipad)
not crazy about this bag or the color. (ipad)
i dont love it- the shape and color remind me of a old coach bag i have (ipad)
not sure why anyone wants and pays for leather material only to have it look like canvas?? (ipad)
Interesting concept. Would have to see it in real life to make a better judgment. (ipad)
interesting….like the color combo (ipad)
Cute bag! I would have to touch it to see what I really thought about the material. (iPad)
what a strange choice of words. (ipad)
It’s really cute; I love the design and colors. Although, I am baffled as well because I don’t know why anyone would want an expensive bag to look like canvas.
It’s really cute; I love the design and colors. Although, I am baffled as well because I don’t know why anyone would want an expensive bag to look like canvas. (ipad)
It just seems unnecessary. Makes it look cheaper than it should. (ipad)
What? O_O (ipad).
Kind of masculine looking, and such a blah color! (ipad)
Not a fan of this one, I dislike the palette (ipad)
Love Philip Lim dresses too (ipad)
not loving this style–cute size though (ipad)
What a friendly looking bag. It looks as if it would feel like an old friend. (ipad)
I don’t know why, but there’s something compelling about the look of the texture… I’d love to get my hands on it to feel it out. In principle I feel like I should be scoffing at it, but I keep coming back and looking at it, inexplicably drawn in… there’s something about it that’s just so… scrumptious… WAIT! I know what it is!!! It reminds me of buttercream frosting! Now I need some cake.. (ipad)
i kinda like it…but the material photographs a little weirdly… but i do like the versatility of the long/short strap combination. (ipad)
Guess this would work for those who want the canvas look, but are afraid of a material handbag. (ipad)
very interesting piece.. & the price is perfect. but most ladies would prefer a handbag little more feminine than this! (ipad)
I do not appreciate the art of this purse. (ipad)
looks grainy, I wonder what the leather feels like. (ipad)
It’s definitely interesting. (ipad)
I like the style, but I’d like the strap to be the same color as the bag. (ipad)
Don’t like the material, don’t like the pocket, don’t like the color, and don’t like the strap. (iPad)
Designers and imagination in many sense of the word go together. (ipad)
hmmmmmmmmm. not sure about canvas coated leather (ipad)
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Not my cup of tea, but pretty interesting nonetheless. (ipad)
Not sure about canvas coated leather.. (ipad)
not sure I like the pocket but not bad – ipad
love it (ipad)
I think I like this.. (ipad)