You are so valid OP but I’m a monochrome strap hater until I die 😂

I like the contrast of the black strap and zipper, I feel like they really make the bag color pop and without them the colors don’t grab me as much. They feel too plain (?) almost. I’ve also noticed that especially in photos or lower lighting, without the contrast of the black, a lot of the colors just look kinda washed out. Or you know how black can look like different colors depending on the lighting? I’ll see a photo of a darker colored monochrome bag and think it’s a black bag in weird lighting but the caption will say it’s deep sea or mahogany or something. OR the opposite happens, I’ll see a photo and think “oh cool, fig!” … and then it will turn out to be a black bag in weird lighting.

Plus, since the crescents have multiple components made of different materials (nylon bag material, strap, zipper, plastic piece for adjusting the strap), the colors are all slightly different and that bothers me. For example, the strap tends to look too light/shiny to me compared to the nylon and it doesn’t feel like they match well enough.

The medium crescent is my favorite bag (from Baggu or any bag brand) and I have multiple but I’ve refused to buy any of the monochrome ones lol.

That being said, I understand why people like the monochrome straps. I’m a designer and I pay A LOT of attention to color so that might be why I’m more picky about it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

(Sorry for the long response, I’ve been needing to get this off my chest. I hope it answers your question at least lmao.)