Hi ladies, here for some info please. I have one Dooney bag I LOVE -- so much that I ordered a second one on sale so I have a "backup" in my closet. It is a small black bag with Mickey silhouettes on it, very simple (I think it might be called "Wonder.") I would love to add to my collection but here is my question, as I am concerned about "durability." If I splurge on an expensive purse, I really want it to last. My black bag has black leather trim, so that has held up beautifully... But it is the FINISH of the new bags that concerns me. The fabric my bag is made of, feels like it is covered in a zillion little tiny "dots" of the vinyl/plastic-y stuff they coat the fabric in. This is very durable. Yet when I have fondled the newer bags at WDW recently, they FEEL different. The new one I liked, for example, is white with comic strip design and it has rosy pink leather trim. But the bag felt "floppier" than mine, not as stiff. The coating seemed to be applied more "lightly" and not in those nice, chunky little "bits" that are on my black bag. The new bags somehow seemed to me that they might not be very durable. Can anyone comment, maybe someone who has a few of the bags and could compare one finish versus the other? I believe the original white bags (Sketch?) have the chunky coating like my black one does. Why are the newer bags being made differently, and can someone tell me they hold up well too? I am hard on purses!
Thanks for all the fun info here... and another two cents... I have a couple of Harvey's seatbelt bags in the Disney designs and I LOVE them. They tend to be heavy, so I have only ordered the smaller ones, but BOY are they tough. I have had my original one (in white) well over a year and it is PRISTINE. Just bought a bright red/blue one on Main Street and can't wait to use it!