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PurseBlog.com · Sep 10th, 2009, 09:05 AM

I know that Valextra is much-lauded as a brand of staid and classic bags that are extremely well-made out of the finest leathers, but…I just don’t get it. I can’t wrap my head around it.

It seems like I’ve seen the Valextra Babila Top Handle everywhere – on celebrities, as one of Barneys.com’s much-lauded “obsessions,” at the finest stores. But I can’t help but find them unbearably plain and dull – the emperor appears to have no clothes.

I don’t get it. Sure, it’s a bag. It’s functional and unobtrusive. Its lines are clean. It serves the essential functions of a handbag, and I’m sure it’s made with very fine leather. For those prices, I would hope that it’s hand-made. Out of unicorn hide. And gold thread. We certainly see bags everyday that are more expensive, but to assign a price upwards of $2000 to a bag that seems to be hardly more complex in design or construction than your average canvas tote? I think they’re pressing the bounds of sanity there.

So, like I said, I think the emperor has no clothes. An insider-y, esoteric brand makes it, the fashion establishment tells us it’s fabulous, fashionable stars like Angelina Jolie are photographed wearing it….so it MUST be great, right? And worth two grand? I just don’t think so. Even if it’s the best-constructed version of itself that it could possibly be, out of the finest leather, I just don’t think it warrants the price tag. Buy through Luisa Via Roma for $2114.

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Swanky Mama Of Three · Sep 10th, 2009, 09:11 AM

meh, I agree. Not spectacular.

hambisyosa · Sep 10th, 2009, 09:18 AM

yep me too...

Liberté · Sep 10th, 2009, 09:35 AM

A line from Louis Vuitton in taiga or utah leather would cost the same with the same plain construction, however they don't seem to merit the same type of post ? IMO it's not related especially to valextra, but a number of brands.

BagsRmyLife · Sep 10th, 2009, 09:39 AM

Yeah....I'm not getting it either...

karmenzsofia · Sep 10th, 2009, 12:06 PM

Whoa, $2K for that? I don't think so.

Bag*Snob · Sep 10th, 2009, 12:07 PM

Too plain.

Selkie · Sep 15th, 2009, 04:59 AM

Not at that price point.

noon · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Selkie

Not at that price point.

ita.

Myblackbag · Sep 15th, 2009, 10:32 AM

2K? Are you kidding me?

moi et mes sacs · Sep 15th, 2009, 04:15 PM

I think Valextra is supposed to be plain and expensive. I am not a fan yet.

ssc0619 · Sep 15th, 2009, 04:43 PM

I just can't into Valextra.

Stella Fleuret · Sep 15th, 2009, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by karmenzsofia

Whoa, $2K for that? I don't think so.

ITA! Couldn't they at least add some monogram or some design on the front? This bag looks bland and boring, something you could find at TJ Maxx or something. And the price tag is absolutely ridiculous. I'll take that $2K elsewhere, thanks very much.

LV-PRADAfanatic · Sep 15th, 2009, 06:46 PM

looks liwk what my kid would carry to school

M_Butterfly · Sep 16th, 2009, 04:29 PM

Too Plain Jane for $2K.

Sep 10th, 2009, 09:05 AM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 443	Valextra Babila Tote I know that Valextra is much-lauded as a brand of staid and classic bags that are extremely well-made out of the finest leathers, but…I just don’t get it. I can’t wrap my head around it. It seems like I’ve seen the Valextra Babila Top Handle everywhere – on celebrities, as one of Barneys.com’s much-lauded “obsessions,” at the finest stores. But I can’t help but find them unbearably plain and dull – the emperor appears to have no clothes. I don’t get it. Sure, it’s a bag. It’s functional and unobtrusive. Its lines are clean. It serves the essential functions of a handbag, and I’m sure it’s made with very fine leather. For those prices, I would hope that it’s hand-made. Out of unicorn hide. And gold thread. We certainly see bags everyday that are more expensive, but to assign a price upwards of $2000 to a bag that seems to be hardly more complex in design or construction than your average canvas tote? I think they’re pressing the bounds of sanity there. So, like I said, I think the emperor has no clothes. An insider-y, esoteric brand makes it, the fashion establishment tells us it’s fabulous, fashionable stars like Angelina Jolie are photographed wearing it….so it MUST be great, right? And worth two grand? I just don’t think so. Even if it’s the best-constructed version of itself that it could possibly be, out of the finest leather, I just don’t think it warrants the price tag. Buy through Luisa Via Roma for $2114. View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Sep 10th, 2009, 09:11 AM	#2
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Liberté Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: with the sprout Posts: 7,764	A line from Louis Vuitton in taiga or utah leather would cost the same with the same plain construction, however they don't seem to merit the same type of post ? IMO it's not related especially to valextra, but a number of brands.
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Sep 10th, 2009, 12:06 PM	#6
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Sep 10th, 2009, 09:39 AM	#5
BagsRmyLife Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: - NyC - Posts: 5,161	Yeah....I'm not getting it either...

Sep 10th, 2009, 12:07 PM	#7
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Sep 15th, 2009, 04:59 AM	#8
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Sep 15th, 2009, 04:15 PM	#11
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Sep 15th, 2009, 04:43 PM	#12
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,008	I just can't into Valextra.

Sep 15th, 2009, 06:46 PM	#14
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Sep 16th, 2009, 04:29 PM	#15
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