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PurseBlog.com · Oct 16th, 2009, 09:05 AM

Call me crazy, but I can kind of see what Chloe was going for here. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think they accomplished it, but I think I know where they were headed.

See, there’s these people called “hipsters.” They’re the ones that have been wearing skinny jeans since 2003, and Wayfarers as well. They shop for lamé leggings at American Apparel and live in Brooklyn (or Silverlake or East Atlanta or any other number of enclaves) and are responsible for a lot of music, most of it terrible but some of it reasonably good. They also wear some ridiculous accessories and handbags, most of them vintage, and most of them looking strangely like the Chloe Polka Dots Leather bag.

And since these hipster people can be thanked as either the starters or early adopters of a lot of what we see going on in fashion today, I can’t blame Chloe for giving them a nod. The thing about borrowing from hipsters, though, is that you have to be very careful about what you take and how you interpret it, and this particular bag is probably a bit too far over the line to be successful. It’s kind of cute as a novelty piece, but as a bag for a serious purse lover, I don’t think it measures up. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $1450.

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muggles · Oct 16th, 2009, 09:54 AM

karmenzsofia · Oct 16th, 2009, 12:29 PM

HandbagAngel · Oct 16th, 2009, 02:47 PM

Nice attemp, but I don't get it.

moi et mes sacs · Oct 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM

I am disappointed.

M_Butterfly · Oct 16th, 2009, 07:46 PM

Put this thing out of its misery please!!

NagaJolokia · Oct 16th, 2009, 10:28 PM

It looks awkward and random. Separately, they don't look good either.

miu miu1 · Oct 17th, 2009, 02:22 PM

gidramom · Oct 17th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Ellie Mae · Oct 18th, 2009, 07:06 PM

nope

hotshot · Oct 18th, 2009, 08:40 PM

It's a design mess. Not at all what I would expect from Chloe

AmourCouture · Oct 18th, 2009, 08:42 PM

It looks like an attempt to stay on the "bow" trend for the fall season that went horribly wrong.

cginny · Oct 19th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by HandbagAngel

Nice attemp, but I don't get it.

^^ Well said!

calneva · Oct 19th, 2009, 12:55 PM

No, it looks tossed together.

Oct 16th, 2009, 09:05 AM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 444	Chloe Polka Dots Leather Bag Call me crazy, but I can kind of see what Chloe was going for here. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think they accomplished it, but I think I know where they were headed. See, there’s these people called “hipsters.” They’re the ones that have been wearing skinny jeans since 2003, and Wayfarers as well. They shop for lamé leggings at American Apparel and live in Brooklyn (or Silverlake or East Atlanta or any other number of enclaves) and are responsible for a lot of music, most of it terrible but some of it reasonably good. They also wear some ridiculous accessories and handbags, most of them vintage, and most of them looking strangely like the Chloe Polka Dots Leather bag. And since these hipster people can be thanked as either the starters or early adopters of a lot of what we see going on in fashion today, I can’t blame Chloe for giving them a nod. The thing about borrowing from hipsters, though, is that you have to be very careful about what you take and how you interpret it, and this particular bag is probably a bit too far over the line to be successful. It’s kind of cute as a novelty piece, but as a bag for a serious purse lover, I don’t think it measures up. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $1450. View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Oct 16th, 2009, 09:54 AM	#2
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Oct 16th, 2009, 12:29 PM	#3
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Oct 16th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#4
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,173	Nice attemp, but I don't get it.
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Oct 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#5
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Oct 16th, 2009, 07:46 PM	#6
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	Put this thing out of its misery please!!
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Oct 16th, 2009, 10:28 PM	#7
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Oct 18th, 2009, 07:06 PM	#10
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Oct 18th, 2009, 08:40 PM	#11
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,872	It's a design mess. Not at all what I would expect from Chloe
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Oct 18th, 2009, 08:42 PM	#12
AmourCouture Vintage Chic Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,982	It looks like an attempt to stay on the "bow" trend for the fall season that went horribly wrong.
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Oct 19th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#14
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