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PurseBlog.com · Aug 31st, 2009, 10:05 AM

If this bag is any indication, Lanvin is continuing their endless mission to morph their bag line into an a slighty hipster-y version of Chanel. I generally hate it when others complain that a bag looks like it’s Chanel just because it’s quilted or has a chain handle, but I can’t help but think that it’s an incredibly apt comparison in this case.

Not only is the Lanvin Happy Sac Partage Bag bag quilted, but it also has a chain handle, and its a flap bag with a front closure, just like a few other bags we’ve all seen in the past.

In fairness, this bag is made of navy blue velvet instead of the black leather that Chanel uses time and again. So that’s a difference, although Chanel is no stranger to velvet in general. And it’s quilted in a chevron pattern instead of the diamond shape we’re used to, so that’s another one. But on the whole, the feel is just sort of…similar.

Which disappoints me, since Lanvin is one of the most exciting brands that there is right now. They make collection after collection of interesting clothes and shoes, but their bags lag behind the rest of their creations (with a few notable exceptions). I’d rather they made awful things than make boring bags that we’ve seen done better elsewhere, which is exactly what they seem to be up to lately. To make matters worse, I’m not every going to pay $1500 for a bag made of velvet. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $1500.

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M_Butterfly · Aug 31st, 2009, 03:12 PM

Unfortunately I think most people will see this as a Chanel look a like!!

ssc0619 · Aug 31st, 2009, 03:14 PM

You can't help but compare it to a Chanel

gacats · Aug 31st, 2009, 09:20 PM

^^ ditto.

Liberté · Sep 1st, 2009, 02:19 AM

I think it looks great. It's just a label. lol

bunny · Sep 1st, 2009, 05:23 AM

It looks ok but too similar to a Chanel.

karo · Sep 1st, 2009, 03:52 PM

It is simmilar to Chanel, but I still like it.

Selkie · Sep 7th, 2009, 05:29 PM

I agree with all the above comments

karmenzsofia · Sep 10th, 2009, 01:00 PM

Too Chanelish, only not good enough. Looks too floppy.

tooshies · Sep 15th, 2009, 02:52 AM

I may be the minority, but I highly disagree.

I don't think the Happy Partage is too similar to Chanel(I own this bag in black goat embossed leather and also Chanel classic flaps). It has the similar, classic aesthetic to that of Chanel, but more understated and edger.
The leather(well, not this case. I'm not a fan of bags made out of cloth)is soft and smooshy unlike that of structured Chanel, the chain is usually engraved and has the antique feel to it, and the way the bag is structured does not resemble Chanel!

Don't get me wrong, I love Chanel as well. I just happen to prefer Lanvin a bit more because of their unstructured, smooshy leather and the understated vintage feel of them just like their clothes.

The chain, flap, turn-lock closure...those were all first created by Coco Chanel but like the color black(also made famous by Coco Chanel), it has been adopted by so many designers and women over the past 5 decades that they're no longer strictly Chanel anymore.
Nowadays you can almost find black in every designer's collection yet you won't think that the designer is copying Chanel...

hotshot · Nov 7th, 2009, 06:44 PM

Smashing.. a new looking Chanel more than Chanel

Aug 31st, 2009, 10:05 AM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 437	Lanvin Happy Sac Partage Bag If this bag is any indication, Lanvin is continuing their endless mission to morph their bag line into an a slighty hipster-y version of Chanel. I generally hate it when others complain that a bag looks like it’s Chanel just because it’s quilted or has a chain handle, but I can’t help but think that it’s an incredibly apt comparison in this case. Not only is the Lanvin Happy Sac Partage Bag bag quilted, but it also has a chain handle, and its a flap bag with a front closure, just like a few other bags we’ve all seen in the past. In fairness, this bag is made of navy blue velvet instead of the black leather that Chanel uses time and again. So that’s a difference, although Chanel is no stranger to velvet in general. And it’s quilted in a chevron pattern instead of the diamond shape we’re used to, so that’s another one. But on the whole, the feel is just sort of…similar. Which disappoints me, since Lanvin is one of the most exciting brands that there is right now. They make collection after collection of interesting clothes and shoes, but their bags lag behind the rest of their creations (with a few notable exceptions). I’d rather they made awful things than make boring bags that we’ve seen done better elsewhere, which is exactly what they seem to be up to lately. To make matters worse, I’m not every going to pay $1500 for a bag made of velvet. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $1500. View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Aug 31st, 2009, 03:12 PM	#2
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	Unfortunately I think most people will see this as a Chanel look a like!!
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Aug 31st, 2009, 09:20 PM	#4
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Sep 1st, 2009, 02:19 AM	#5
Liberté Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: with the sprout Posts: 7,762	I think it looks great. It's just a label. lol
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Sep 1st, 2009, 05:23 AM	#6
bunny Handbags R Us Joined: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 972	It looks ok but too similar to a Chanel.
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Aug 31st, 2009, 03:14 PM	#3
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 5,955	You can't help but compare it to a Chanel

Sep 1st, 2009, 03:52 PM	#7
karo Living my life Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Brussels, Europe Posts: 12,169	It is simmilar to Chanel, but I still like it.

Sep 7th, 2009, 05:29 PM	#8
Selkie <3 tPF Joined: Jul 2009 Location: N. E. Scotland Posts: 636	I agree with all the above comments
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Sep 10th, 2009, 01:00 PM	#9
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	Too Chanelish, only not good enough. Looks too floppy.
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Sep 15th, 2009, 02:52 AM	#10
tooshies Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,869	I may be the minority, but I highly disagree. I don't think the Happy Partage is too similar to Chanel(I own this bag in black goat embossed leather and also Chanel classic flaps). It has the similar, classic aesthetic to that of Chanel, but more understated and edger. The leather(well, not this case. I'm not a fan of bags made out of cloth)is soft and smooshy unlike that of structured Chanel, the chain is usually engraved and has the antique feel to it, and the way the bag is structured does not resemble Chanel! Don't get me wrong, I love Chanel as well. I just happen to prefer Lanvin a bit more because of their unstructured, smooshy leather and the understated vintage feel of them just like their clothes. The chain, flap, turn-lock closure...those were all first created by Coco Chanel but like the color black(also made famous by Coco Chanel), it has been adopted by so many designers and women over the past 5 decades that they're no longer strictly Chanel anymore. Nowadays you can almost find black in every designer's collection yet you won't think that the designer is copying Chanel...
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Nov 7th, 2009, 06:44 PM	#11
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,859	Smashing.. a new looking Chanel more than Chanel
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