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PurseBlog.com · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:05 PM

I think that the handbag folks at Prada and I need to have a little conversation about the Prada Perforated Roll Bag. I have some thoughts, and they would probably best be expressed in private. And by “in private,” I mean “after the jump.”

Where do I even start?

Miuccia & Co., we have a problem here. Prada turns out some fine handbags, no doubt about it, but I think it might be time for the collection to refocus on designing a few truly great bags instead of making a huge collection of bags wherein a lot of them are just…mind-boggling. In a bad way.

There’s no reason that a bag that looks like it was made to coordinate with a University of North Carolina basketball jersey should be produced by a top fashion house and marketed to grown women for over a thousand dollars. The whole premise is mildly insulting. Come to think of it, this thing also bares a striking resemblance to a pencil bag that I had in elementary school, with the addition of some oddly long handles.

It disappoints me that the same people that were responsible for the utterly genius and gorgeous Gauffre bags are the ones that have now come up with what we see here – they can do a lot better, and we all know it. Buy through Saks for $1295.

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karmenzsofia · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:08 PM

I like Prada very much, even though the prices are too high for my taste.
But $1,300 for this? Uh-uh.

NagaJolokia · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:15 PM

Uh, ugly?

karmenzsofia · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:45 PM

^ You should see the models they used for this bag's ad--even uglier, incomprehensibly so. I don't get what Prada is doing with these bags, but whatever it is it aint' working, IMO at least.

Blackbirdie · Nov 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM

blech

calneva · Nov 5th, 2009, 04:47 PM

laughable.

ssc0619 · Nov 5th, 2009, 05:22 PM

Wanna bet this ends up on sale?

hotshot · Nov 5th, 2009, 08:14 PM

Not interesting at all

Nov 5th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 443	Prada Perforated Roll Bag I think that the handbag folks at Prada and I need to have a little conversation about the Prada Perforated Roll Bag. I have some thoughts, and they would probably best be expressed in private. And by “in private,” I mean “after the jump.” Where do I even start? Miuccia & Co., we have a problem here. Prada turns out some fine handbags, no doubt about it, but I think it might be time for the collection to refocus on designing a few truly great bags instead of making a huge collection of bags wherein a lot of them are just…mind-boggling. In a bad way. There’s no reason that a bag that looks like it was made to coordinate with a University of North Carolina basketball jersey should be produced by a top fashion house and marketed to grown women for over a thousand dollars. The whole premise is mildly insulting. Come to think of it, this thing also bares a striking resemblance to a pencil bag that I had in elementary school, with the addition of some oddly long handles. It disappoints me that the same people that were responsible for the utterly genius and gorgeous Gauffre bags are the ones that have now come up with what we see here – they can do a lot better, and we all know it. Buy through Saks for $1295. View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Nov 5th, 2009, 12:08 PM	#2
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I like Prada very much, even though the prices are too high for my taste. But $1,300 for this? Uh-uh.
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Nov 5th, 2009, 12:15 PM	#3
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,832	Uh, ugly?
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Nov 5th, 2009, 12:45 PM	#4
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	^ You should see the models they used for this bag's ad--even uglier, incomprehensibly so. I don't get what Prada is doing with these bags, but whatever it is it aint' working, IMO at least.
	__________________ Satisfied but wishing 4 a WTM Mini and an AP ~~* Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Or, more importantly, is it funny?

Nov 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM	#5
Blackbirdie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,071	blech
Blackbirdie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,071	__________________

Nov 5th, 2009, 04:47 PM	#6
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	laughable.

Nov 5th, 2009, 05:22 PM	#7
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,015	Wanna bet this ends up on sale?

Nov 5th, 2009, 08:14 PM	#8
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868	Not interesting at all
hotshot Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868

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