i recently ordered this bag from nordstrom in a chocolate brown color, but i haven't received it yet
it was a gift to myself for getting a promotion at work, so i splurged and paid full price ($275) since i love the shape and the handle and i can't find the chocolate brown color anywhere for cheaper. now i'm having second thoughts because i don't know anything about the brand, so i'm wondering if it was worth the price. has anyone had any experience with the brand "francesco biasia"?
i was looking on the forum today and saw this bag posted several times:
so i'm wondering if i should keep the francesco biasia bag when i receive it, or returm it and order this handmaid by michelle frantz one instead since it is similar in price ($318)? which do you think is more worth the money?
I've never had either of those brands of handbags, but in general I think Handmaid would be higher quality than the FB one. I have heard of FB, and they've had some cute bags, but it doesn't seem like they should cost as much as they do.
I REALLY that quilty Handmaid one! But then again, it's more my style than the other one.
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I love both of the bags you posted and I think the first one would be great in brown. I own two Francesco Biasia bags and I feel that the quality is great!
One I bought a month ago and the other I bought 3 years ago and it has really held up after tons of use(and I'm not dainty with my bags-I'll set them on the floor/pavement/concrete etc. and shove large/heavy objects into them).
the quality will prob. be comparable- but i prefer the styling of the second one. I felt the leather on that one though- its not very soft if thats what you are used to. I have this in a larger size in black, and I love it. Its awesome leather. The brown is smaller and $348:
I have had many Franscesco Biasia bags in my day.. the quality is excellent and I would be surprised if it wasn't better than HM bags. They are prob VERY comparable.
thanks for all your help, everyone! i finally received the FB bag yesterday. i love it and am relieved to hear from wicked and joceybaby23 that their FB bags have served them well, so i'm keeping it.
i still really like that handmaid bag, though, so i'm thinking of asking the FI for it for christmas, maybe in teal instead of brown . . .
eta: rocky, i never did find a coupon code for the handmaid bag, but the website is offering free shipping throughout november
Woo, Halleybird told me about a 35% off code for the Hand Maid bag -- it's Holiday. Just type it into the discount box on the site. I didn't find out about the code until after I placed my order, but I called them and they made the adjustment. Saving $111 is a big deal!!
Holy sh!t! That bag is mine, mine, mine !!!
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