So I posted this very same thread when the 07's came out (http://forum.purseblog.com/balenciaga/went-to-neiman-marcus-yesterday-fondled-bbags-lol-166084.html) - and so I'll give my report with the 08 edition . Neiman Marcus (at the Westchester mall in NY) had loooooots of bbags this time around. And as usual around Christmas, all the Maletasse on sale. Me and my DF touched and squeezed each one - we saw the light magenta, the brigher magenta (the color is fabulous), lots of whites and blacks of all sizes, a beautiful caramel first, a purple/eggplant color (I'm not up to speed with the colors, as I only have a black one lol) - and a bunch of others. The caramel first had the nicest leather of them all, but thats not saying much (at least IMO and per my bbag style). I was wearing my 05 black city which looked nothing like any of their bags. I wondered if the SA's thought mine was fake because it looked so different from the ones I was trying on and playing with. ush:
The leathers are all very stiff and very glossy - a thick layer of sheen over them this season. All of them had very spongy tassles. There was a good variation between bags - some extremely 06-like-veiny, with others smoother - but still extremely glossy with marbling evident... not soft like my bag. They were...crinkly... like "crinkle" leather - crunchy :s. I saw a good 15 bags - so I got a good idea of this season... not for me. IMO, 07 was definitely, definitely better.
Just wanted to give in my report
Signing off,
LL
The leathers are all very stiff and very glossy - a thick layer of sheen over them this season. All of them had very spongy tassles. There was a good variation between bags - some extremely 06-like-veiny, with others smoother - but still extremely glossy with marbling evident... not soft like my bag. They were...crinkly... like "crinkle" leather - crunchy :s. I saw a good 15 bags - so I got a good idea of this season... not for me. IMO, 07 was definitely, definitely better.
Just wanted to give in my report
Signing off,
LL