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mudmud · Jul 16th, 2009, 08:06 PM

Welcome back bags! Wow, have the price dropped in Australia? Wasn't there a toile combo Birkin 30 in Sydney a few months ago that was $12k, and I would think toile can't be more expensive than regular leather... it must be my goldfish memory!

That's such a pity bags you couldn't see nice colours in Paris! When we were there, there were Kellys in yellow (I think it's soileil sp?), in green (definitely pelouse), red (not sure which one), some form of dark blue, but not all of them are standard kellys though - a couple of them are Kelly Lakis I think that's what it's called, with the 2 zipper pockets in front. Wow, but don't you agree 24 Faubourg is like a market? Even at 11am there were 10 or so people waiting for service at the bags counter already, and we're in a so-called "GFC"!

Bags, did you go to the sale on the first day? Was it any good for you?

Good luck ordering the strap Suzie! I hope it won't take long!

Suzie · Jul 17th, 2009, 01:09 AM

I ordered my red kelly strap today and they said that they don't know how long or how much but they will call me when they have any info.

There was a bi-colour JPG cream/brown. A small brown croc pochette and a large (maybe 35) purple croc Kelly and a small (25) rouge box birkin?

Oh, and also Donna Hay was in there with here brown (maybe 35) birkin, she was buying a wallet.

pluiee · Jul 17th, 2009, 01:59 AM

does anyone know the approximate price of that croc kelly? sounds beautiful. thanks in advance!

Suzie · Jul 17th, 2009, 02:12 AM

I didn't ask but I would think it would be very expensive. When I was in the store about a year ago or so they had a Vermillion red croc in size 28 and it was AU$33,000 and that was before the prices were increased. Hope this helps, you could always ring the store and ask.

pluiee · Jul 17th, 2009, 02:20 AM

thanks suzie! agreed... it's just harder for me to ring the store since i'm not in australia but thanks anyway!

Suzie · Jul 17th, 2009, 02:26 AM

Oh sorry, I didn't know you didn't live in Oz.

bags to die for · Jul 17th, 2009, 03:05 AM

mudmud, I didn't go to the Paris sale. Had to change my plans because of work

Only got to Paris after the sale. I thought it was amazing the number of staff at the scarf counter and it was really hard to get customer service at the bag section. I loved the fact you could ask for a bag and see the results of a query on a computer. Pages of Kellys! No red definitely.

Suzie, I ordered a Evelyn strap for a Kelly and it took about 6 months. Not sure if that's the same for a leather strap!

pluiee · Jul 17th, 2009, 03:22 AM

no problem suzie, there's no reason why you should have, appreciate your answer though. hope your wait for the strap isn't too long!

the_kelly_1day · Jul 17th, 2009, 08:42 AM

Thanks for the update, Suzie! Donna Hay was in the store today? I wonder if it is related to Masterchef! (ok, it's a guilty pleasure watching that show lol she was on last night's episode)

Welcome back, bags

! Any reveals for us?

Suzie · Jul 17th, 2009, 06:13 PM

^ I know I watch it every night and my kids IQ'd it while I was away. She was wearing almost exactly what she had on the show too. Black dress, tights and shoes but with her brown birkin. I thought the final would be between either Poh, Justine or Chris though. There is an article in this mornings paper on who the chefs of Sydney think should win and it's all for Poh.

bags to die for, that is a great idea, a leather strap for an evelyne. Can you PM me how much it cost? I might do that when my other one comes in. I can see how the canvas one could get a bit dirty eventually.

Suzie · Jul 17th, 2009, 06:14 PM

Forgot to add when I was away I bought a double croc/alligator black for my cape cod, a finish purple/orange scarf and a red balcon large enamel bracelet.

mudmud · Jul 18th, 2009, 06:02 AM

Congrats for the purchases Suzie!! They all sound so nice!

What a pity bags! Maybe next time! The Paris sale was good but not as great as I hoped for. Also you don't get the orange boxes at all at the sale, so things just sold as it is, and everything goes into white paper bags. Plus not everything is at a huge discount. Some SLG are only 30% off. The scarves were quite a bargain though but not too many nice ones left on the day we went.

romaverona · Jul 19th, 2009, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by Suzie

I ordered my red kelly strap today and they said that they don't know how long or how much but they will call me when they have any info.

There was a bi-colour JPG cream/brown. A small brown croc pochette and a large (maybe 35) purple croc Kelly and a small (25) rouge box birkin?

Oh, and also Donna Hay was in there with here brown (maybe 35) birkin, she was buying a wallet.

Congrats on the purchase, Suzie.

I saw a photo of Donna Hay in her magazine with her brown birkin.

I think she was in Paris at the time.

no_1_diva · Jul 21st, 2009, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by jupar

Ladies, here is my first birkin 30, black ostrich! I am in

Gorgeous bag!

Kreme · Jul 21st, 2009, 12:20 PM

We were so lucky.. my mom and me were on holidays in Sydney and we walked into Hermes shop to look for a new belt for my dad.. 40 mins later, we left the shop with a Box Calf Birkin HAC Rough H 32 cm This is the first time we ever found a birkin displayed in the window! give me few more days to post picture : )

Jul 16th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#751
mudmud The Orange Wiggle Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 705	Welcome back bags! Wow, have the price dropped in Australia? Wasn't there a toile combo Birkin 30 in Sydney a few months ago that was $12k, and I would think toile can't be more expensive than regular leather... it must be my goldfish memory! That's such a pity bags you couldn't see nice colours in Paris! When we were there, there were Kellys in yellow (I think it's soileil sp?), in green (definitely pelouse), red (not sure which one), some form of dark blue, but not all of them are standard kellys though - a couple of them are Kelly Lakis I think that's what it's called, with the 2 zipper pockets in front. Wow, but don't you agree 24 Faubourg is like a market? Even at 11am there were 10 or so people waiting for service at the bags counter already, and we're in a so-called "GFC"! Bags, did you go to the sale on the first day? Was it any good for you? Good luck ordering the strap Suzie! I hope it won't take long!
mudmud The Orange Wiggle Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 705

Jul 17th, 2009, 01:09 AM	#752
Suzie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,166	I ordered my red kelly strap today and they said that they don't know how long or how much but they will call me when they have any info. There was a bi-colour JPG cream/brown. A small brown croc pochette and a large (maybe 35) purple croc Kelly and a small (25) rouge box birkin? Oh, and also Donna Hay was in there with here brown (maybe 35) birkin, she was buying a wallet.
	__________________ Saving for my first Birkin..Black Togo 30 with PHW..keep your eye on the prize Suzie!

Jul 17th, 2009, 01:59 AM	#753
pluiee Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: bleu roi bliss Posts: 3,433	does anyone know the approximate price of that croc kelly? sounds beautiful. thanks in advance!
	__________________ "but also, all the things we don't yet know: the mysterious workings of desire, astonishment, surprise - the familiar made wonderful and strange."

Jul 17th, 2009, 02:12 AM	#754
Suzie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,166	I didn't ask but I would think it would be very expensive. When I was in the store about a year ago or so they had a Vermillion red croc in size 28 and it was AU$33,000 and that was before the prices were increased. Hope this helps, you could always ring the store and ask.
	__________________ Saving for my first Birkin..Black Togo 30 with PHW..keep your eye on the prize Suzie!

Jul 17th, 2009, 02:20 AM	#755
pluiee Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: bleu roi bliss Posts: 3,433	thanks suzie! agreed... it's just harder for me to ring the store since i'm not in australia but thanks anyway!
	__________________ "but also, all the things we don't yet know: the mysterious workings of desire, astonishment, surprise - the familiar made wonderful and strange."

Jul 17th, 2009, 02:26 AM	#756
Suzie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,166	Oh sorry, I didn't know you didn't live in Oz.
	__________________ Saving for my first Birkin..Black Togo 30 with PHW..keep your eye on the prize Suzie!

Jul 17th, 2009, 03:05 AM	#757
bags to die for Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,718	mudmud, I didn't go to the Paris sale. Had to change my plans because of work Only got to Paris after the sale. I thought it was amazing the number of staff at the scarf counter and it was really hard to get customer service at the bag section. I loved the fact you could ask for a bag and see the results of a query on a computer. Pages of Kellys! No red definitely. Suzie, I ordered a Evelyn strap for a Kelly and it took about 6 months. Not sure if that's the same for a leather strap!
bags to die for Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,718

Jul 17th, 2009, 03:22 AM	#758
pluiee Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: bleu roi bliss Posts: 3,433	no problem suzie, there's no reason why you should have, appreciate your answer though. hope your wait for the strap isn't too long!
	__________________ "but also, all the things we don't yet know: the mysterious workings of desire, astonishment, surprise - the familiar made wonderful and strange."

Jul 17th, 2009, 08:42 AM	#759
the_kelly_1day the_kelly_2day Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 828	Thanks for the update, Suzie! Donna Hay was in the store today? I wonder if it is related to Masterchef! (ok, it's a guilty pleasure watching that show lol she was on last night's episode) Welcome back, bags ! Any reveals for us?

Jul 17th, 2009, 06:13 PM	#760
Suzie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,166	^ I know I watch it every night and my kids IQ'd it while I was away. She was wearing almost exactly what she had on the show too. Black dress, tights and shoes but with her brown birkin. I thought the final would be between either Poh, Justine or Chris though. There is an article in this mornings paper on who the chefs of Sydney think should win and it's all for Poh. bags to die for, that is a great idea, a leather strap for an evelyne. Can you PM me how much it cost? I might do that when my other one comes in. I can see how the canvas one could get a bit dirty eventually.
	__________________ Saving for my first Birkin..Black Togo 30 with PHW..keep your eye on the prize Suzie!

Jul 17th, 2009, 06:14 PM	#761
Suzie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,166	Forgot to add when I was away I bought a double croc/alligator black for my cape cod, a finish purple/orange scarf and a red balcon large enamel bracelet.
	__________________ Saving for my first Birkin..Black Togo 30 with PHW..keep your eye on the prize Suzie!

Jul 18th, 2009, 06:02 AM	#762
mudmud The Orange Wiggle Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 705	Congrats for the purchases Suzie!! They all sound so nice! What a pity bags! Maybe next time! The Paris sale was good but not as great as I hoped for. Also you don't get the orange boxes at all at the sale, so things just sold as it is, and everything goes into white paper bags. Plus not everything is at a huge discount. Some SLG are only 30% off. The scarves were quite a bargain though but not too many nice ones left on the day we went.
mudmud The Orange Wiggle Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 705

Jul 21st, 2009, 12:20 PM	#765
Kreme Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 6	We were so lucky.. my mom and me were on holidays in Sydney and we walked into Hermes shop to look for a new belt for my dad.. 40 mins later, we left the shop with a Box Calf Birkin HAC Rough H 32 cm This is the first time we ever found a birkin displayed in the window! give me few more days to post picture : )

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