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jburgh · Sep 25th, 2008, 03:11 PM

In my area of the US, we are not fortunate to have a BV boutique. My BV shopping is limited to Nordstrom and Mario's. I'm not complaining (not that much), but I don't get to see that much IRL. Yesterday my Nordstrom SA called and said she got a BV bag in and held it for me. She said it was the "Simon bag." For those of you in the US, of a certain, ahem...age, will remember the Simon game. It beeps out a pattern and you have to mimic the pattern. A good test for short term visual memory, actually. It looked like this:

I remember teasing the SA about the bag, telling her it looked like a Simon game, when she informed me it was going to come to Nordstrom. So I popped over there today to pick up a gift and visited the bag in question...

It is the MULTICOLOR INTRECCIATO GOATSKIN BAG 206104/VIDH1 $ 8300

The bag is truly gorgeous in real life. It has all the fall colors we love, Turbolence, Torrent, Eclipse and Nero. The snakeskin detail is beautiful and the workmanship divine. It is the exact same silhouette as the large croco trim Bombe satchel. Not for the shoulder, but also not too large looking as a hand carry bag.

Has anyone else seen this one yet?

What do y'all think of the design?

piperlu · Sep 25th, 2008, 03:18 PM

Unfortunately, I remember the Simon game. LOL

It's a gorgeous bag. I'm not sure if I could pull it off, but it's gorgeous. It's also quite pricey.

doloresmia · Sep 25th, 2008, 04:05 PM

HILARIOUS - my simon! i love it.

the bag, not so sure about for myself. too many colors. i think it was in this spring's collection they showed another one with lighter colors?

LLANeedle · Sep 25th, 2008, 04:53 PM

My daughters played Simon! Funny, when I saw the pic of the bag in the Spring catalog that's what came to mind...Simon! My dd pronounced it fugly upon seeing it. It doesn't speak to me but then I'm not a big fan of multicolored bags. But I do appreciate the fine craftsmanship and exquisite skins.

serena11 · Sep 25th, 2008, 06:43 PM

That game was awesome! It took skill, street smarts, and true intellect. I would have to see the bag in real life but it definitely makes a statement!

BookerMoose · Sep 25th, 2008, 07:08 PM

I would definitely need to see in IRL - but based only on the pictures I don't think I could carry it off!

I actually saw an absolutely hideous fake version of that same bag (in two different colour combinations!) on one of the fake sites last night. And no, I wasn't shopping... I was trying to find a fake version of a BV bag that I know I had seen somewhere in connection with a posting on Authenticate This - didn't find that one, but I did come across some really baaad fakes - they are definitely faking pretty much everything BV does now, including this one.

BookerMoose · Sep 25th, 2008, 07:13 PM

Okay, I went back to check the pictures of the fakes again and I just had to share the pictures - they are just sooooo bad:

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I'm sure the real one looks much better jburgh!!

ricera · Sep 25th, 2008, 08:06 PM

Those fakes are hilarious!

I don't like the original bag much, but the knockoffs are some of the ugliest things I have ever seen. I'm laughing now, but I kind of hope they don't give me nightmares tonight. Dun, dun, DUN!

boxermom · Sep 25th, 2008, 08:08 PM

Of course I remember Simon--drove me nuts.

The bag intrigues me, but I know I would never be bold enough to wear it. So eye-catching! Disgusting fake, too.

prestwick · Sep 25th, 2008, 08:51 PM

jburgh- I think I saw this bag in the NM fall catalogue...for me its too much color at once...the shape is great...kind of reminds me of the eighties..

sngsk · Sep 25th, 2008, 09:57 PM

Interesting bag but dun think I can carry it off. Reckon it might be a tad hard to match and for that price I'm pretty sure I'd want a bag that I can use often if not everyday.

Disgusting fakes too btw.

Baggiana · Sep 25th, 2008, 10:01 PM

Snakeskin and quality not withstanding, not my cup of tea... I find it too busy.

jburgh · Sep 25th, 2008, 10:24 PM

I like the silhouette, and the Bombe bag so much better. I agree it is busy, but someone will buy it...I'm sure.

CaliforniaGal · Sep 26th, 2008, 12:12 AM

Interesting .. maybe if I had thirty or forty BV's ...
(uh oh .. going to count ...)

Sum · Sep 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM

I somehow prefer the pattern on a mosaic door or window (like the ones in churches), but on a bag, I'm not sure. I love the colors individually but all together with the simon game pattern, not really.

Sep 25th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#2
piperlu ~ Peltro Heaven ~ Joined: Jun 2006 Location: At the beach Posts: 9,390	Unfortunately, I remember the Simon game. LOL It's a gorgeous bag. I'm not sure if I could pull it off, but it's gorgeous. It's also quite pricey.
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Sep 25th, 2008, 06:43 PM	#5
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568	That game was awesome! It took skill, street smarts, and true intellect. I would have to see the bag in real life but it definitely makes a statement!
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568

Sep 25th, 2008, 08:51 PM	#10
prestwick Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 336	jburgh- I think I saw this bag in the NM fall catalogue...for me its too much color at once...the shape is great...kind of reminds me of the eighties..
prestwick Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 336

Sep 25th, 2008, 09:57 PM	#11
sngsk Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 510	Interesting bag but dun think I can carry it off. Reckon it might be a tad hard to match and for that price I'm pretty sure I'd want a bag that I can use often if not everyday. Disgusting fakes too btw.
sngsk Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 510

Sep 25th, 2008, 10:01 PM	#12
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,983	Snakeskin and quality not withstanding, not my cup of tea... I find it too busy.
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,983

Sep 25th, 2008, 04:05 PM	#3
doloresmia Member Joined: May 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 7,512	HILARIOUS - my simon! i love it. the bag, not so sure about for myself. too many colors. i think it was in this spring's collection they showed another one with lighter colors?

Sep 25th, 2008, 04:53 PM	#4
LLANeedle Member Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,445	My daughters played Simon! Funny, when I saw the pic of the bag in the Spring catalog that's what came to mind...Simon! My dd pronounced it fugly upon seeing it. It doesn't speak to me but then I'm not a big fan of multicolored bags. But I do appreciate the fine craftsmanship and exquisite skins.

Sep 25th, 2008, 07:08 PM	#6
BookerMoose Arrrooooo! Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,577	I would definitely need to see in IRL - but based only on the pictures I don't think I could carry it off! I actually saw an absolutely hideous fake version of that same bag (in two different colour combinations!) on one of the fake sites last night. And no, I wasn't shopping... I was trying to find a fake version of a BV bag that I know I had seen somewhere in connection with a posting on Authenticate This - didn't find that one, but I did come across some really baaad fakes - they are definitely faking pretty much everything BV does now, including this one.

Sep 25th, 2008, 07:13 PM	#7
BookerMoose Arrrooooo! Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,577	Okay, I went back to check the pictures of the fakes again and I just had to share the pictures - they are just sooooo bad: 12428-1.jpg 12429.jpg I'm sure the real one looks much better jburgh!!

Sep 25th, 2008, 08:06 PM	#8
ricera Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: COLORADO Posts: 598	Those fakes are hilarious! I don't like the original bag much, but the knockoffs are some of the ugliest things I have ever seen. I'm laughing now, but I kind of hope they don't give me nightmares tonight. Dun, dun, DUN!

Sep 25th, 2008, 08:08 PM	#9
boxermom Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 13,673	Of course I remember Simon--drove me nuts. The bag intrigues me, but I know I would never be bold enough to wear it. So eye-catching! Disgusting fake, too.

Sep 25th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#13
jburgh OP BV, Choo, Ferragamo Joined: Aug 2007 Location: where the Corgis frap Posts: 7,194	I like the silhouette, and the Bombe bag so much better. I agree it is busy, but someone will buy it...I'm sure.
	__________________ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Sep 26th, 2008, 12:12 AM	#14
CaliforniaGal Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,150	Interesting .. maybe if I had thirty or forty BV's ... (uh oh .. going to count ...)
CaliforniaGal Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,150

Sep 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM	#15
Sum Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 572	I somehow prefer the pattern on a mosaic door or window (like the ones in churches), but on a bag, I'm not sure. I love the colors individually but all together with the simon game pattern, not really.
Sum Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 572

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