Chanel or Balenciaga?

Carmen82 · Feb 12th, 2008, 02:04 PM

Hey Girls,

I need help deciding on my next bag purchase..

I either want a Black Gold Giant HW City bag..(debating about getting a regular HW since the price is going to increase in the fall) or getting a black Chanel bag with the flap (sorry, I'm new to Chanel so I don't know the names).

Which would you get?

daphodill84 · Feb 12th, 2008, 02:55 PM

Definitely balenciaga!! I think you can get more use out of bbags than chanel.

shoeguru3 · Feb 12th, 2008, 03:01 PM

I also think a Balenciaga would be a good choice. But I saw a woman with a pretty Chanel bag at the doctors yesterday. Oh decisions... decisions....

seahorseinstripes · Feb 12th, 2008, 04:18 PM

hmmm that depends on ur need, if u carry quite a lot everyday, the balenciaga city would be a better choice! because chanel flap although in jumbo won't fit as many as the city

LOREBUNDE · Feb 12th, 2008, 04:24 PM

I think it depends on your style and where you are using the bag? Also, what you will be putting in it. Are you a student or working in a conservative or casual office?

Carmen82 · Feb 12th, 2008, 04:29 PM

I don't have a particular use for the bag...I am just itching to purchase one more before I move back home to Canada to outrageous bag prices! I will be working in an office (business casual).

Swanky Mama Of Three · Feb 12th, 2008, 04:36 PM

you should post photos, not all of us know what each bag looks like.

I can imagine the B-Bag as they all look the same to me {sorry!

} and I don't know which size flap you want. . .
that said, I think you can get many more years out of the Chanel.

baby of fashion · Feb 12th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Chanel !! I would love a chanel in my collection!

ivylouwho · Feb 12th, 2008, 05:51 PM

I love them both, but I would have to vote for Balenciaga!

schadenfreude · Feb 12th, 2008, 08:54 PM

Ah! A decision I faced myself recently! I went with a Chanel hobo. I like the look of bbags, but am not thrilled with the feel of the leather (and I know I'm in the minority with that, but for the $$$ I'd better LOVE it!). Someday I'm sure I'll end up with a bbag or two, but for now, Chanel.

wordpast · Feb 12th, 2008, 08:57 PM

The city and flap are sooo very different from each other. hmm....I would get a Chanel only because I already have Balenciaga in my collection.

KDC · Feb 12th, 2008, 09:00 PM

Get the Balenciaga City with the GH. In black, it's timeless...But beware, once you get one you will want more and more!

sep · Feb 12th, 2008, 09:52 PM

I would go for the Balenciaga with the Gold Hardware... but maybe because that is the bag I want most right now...

Although... I prefer Balenciagas in a color other than black and chocolate... The blues are TDF and there is going to be a Bordeaux in Fall (that's the one I have my money set aside for...)!

Antonia · Feb 12th, 2008, 09:58 PM

I just got my first Giant Silver Hardware City bag and I love it! I vote for Balenciaga!! You can dress it up or down but the Chanel seems way more dressy to me. Good luck!!!

whiteparkdog · Feb 12th, 2008, 10:01 PM

chanel for sure!!

Feb 12th, 2008, 02:04 PM	#1
Carmen82 Member	Chanel or Balenciaga? Hey Girls, I need help deciding on my next bag purchase.. I either want a Black Gold Giant HW City bag..(debating about getting a regular HW since the price is going to increase in the fall) or getting a black Chanel bag with the flap (sorry, I'm new to Chanel so I don't know the names). Which would you get? __________________ Visit my shopping blog @ www.shoppingwithlove.com

Feb 12th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#2
daphodill84 Member	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? Definitely balenciaga!! I think you can get more use out of bbags than chanel. __________________ Wishlist: Grenat, Ink, Sapphire/Violet, Bubblegum, Sahara, Rouge Theatre, '05 White, Amethyst, Electric Blue, Turquoise. RM Rosegold/Whitewash Matinee, Violet Matinee, Tangerine Plan B Hobo, BBW MAM, Rosegold MAM, Ocean Steady, Black Elisha, Getaway Satchel. MAM in every colour! My Collection (Work in Progress): http://forum.purseblog.com/your-bag-...ng-270617.html

Feb 12th, 2008, 03:01 PM	#3
shoeguru3 Member	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I also think a Balenciaga would be a good choice. But I saw a woman with a pretty Chanel bag at the doctors yesterday. Oh decisions... decisions....

Feb 12th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#4
seahorseinstripes bag greed bug Location: summer land	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? hmmm that depends on ur need, if u carry quite a lot everyday, the balenciaga city would be a better choice! because chanel flap although in jumbo won't fit as many as the city __________________ WISH LIST Louis Vuitton Brown Watercolor Speedy 35 . Hermès Kelly DREAMING OF YSL Muse Two Croc . YSL Muse Croc . Chanel Biarritz Croc http://bagcraze.blogspot.com/ http://charcoalholic.blogspot.com/

Feb 12th, 2008, 04:24 PM	#5
LOREBUNDE Member Location: Rhode Island	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I think it depends on your style and where you are using the bag? Also, what you will be putting in it. Are you a student or working in a conservative or casual office?

Feb 12th, 2008, 04:29 PM	#6
Carmen82 Member	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I don't have a particular use for the bag...I am just itching to purchase one more before I move back home to Canada to outrageous bag prices! I will be working in an office (business casual). __________________ Visit my shopping blog @ www.shoppingwithlove.com

Feb 12th, 2008, 04:36 PM	#7
Swanky Mama Of Three Location: Dallas Area	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? you should post photos, not all of us know what each bag looks like. I can imagine the B-Bag as they all look the same to me {sorry! } and I don't know which size flap you want. . . that said, I think you can get many more years out of the Chanel. __________________ Holy inappropriateness!!! - a la Bethenny

Feb 12th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#8
baby of fashion just shopping!	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? Chanel !! I would love a chanel in my collection!

Feb 12th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#9
ivylouwho Handbag Connoisseur! Location: So. California	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I love them both, but I would have to vote for Balenciaga!

Feb 12th, 2008, 08:54 PM	#10
schadenfreude Ca va, ca va	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? Ah! A decision I faced myself recently! I went with a Chanel hobo. I like the look of bbags, but am not thrilled with the feel of the leather (and I know I'm in the minority with that, but for the $$$ I'd better LOVE it!). Someday I'm sure I'll end up with a bbag or two, but for now, Chanel.

Feb 12th, 2008, 08:57 PM	#11
wordpast Member Location: Never Never Land	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? The city and flap are sooo very different from each other. hmm....I would get a Chanel only because I already have Balenciaga in my collection. __________________

Feb 12th, 2008, 09:00 PM	#12
KDC bbag.jeans.heels Location: Somewhere on a beach in the Pacific	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? Get the Balenciaga City with the GH. In black, it's timeless...But beware, once you get one you will want more and more! __________________ Out with the old, in with the new! NeroGGHLVGallieraMerFonceGGHBleuElectriqueGGHBubblegumRubisGrannySGHMandarin ...satisfied

Feb 12th, 2008, 09:52 PM	#13
sep Live-Luv-Shop-Repeat	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I would go for the Balenciaga with the Gold Hardware... but maybe because that is the bag I want most right now... Although... I prefer Balenciagas in a color other than black and chocolate... The blues are TDF and there is going to be a Bordeaux* in Fall (that's the one I have my money set aside for...)!* __________________ Black Work, Autome Work, Sanguine Work, Maldives City

Feb 12th, 2008, 09:58 PM	#14
Antonia Member	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? I just got my first Giant Silver Hardware City bag and I love it! I vote for Balenciaga!! You can dress it up or down but the Chanel seems way more dressy to me. Good luck!!!

Feb 12th, 2008, 10:01 PM	#15
whiteparkdog Member	Re: Chanel or Balenciaga? chanel for sure!!