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It’s unique, sleek, easy to use for multiple occasions. And I haven’t seen this design copied which is a huge plus in my opinion."},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/handbags/comments/1s2xrfz/jw_anderson_loafer_bag/occ2uop/","type":"comment","title":"High-quality leather comparable to Loewe","author":"silent_polyphony","ref_id":"r_e_4","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/handbags/comments/1s2xrfz/jw_anderson_loafer_bag/","title":"jw anderson loafer bag","subreddit":"handbags"},"excerpt":"I have a bumper bag from JW Anderson and the leather is scrumptious! 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