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Medium Andiamo or Parachute?

Medium Andiamo or parachute?

  • Medium Andiamo

    Votes: 22 75.9%
  • Parachute

    Votes: 7 24.1%

Hi all - I can’t decide between the medium Andiamo or the large parachute for a roomier tote bag I can use for travel. The parachute seems a bit more user friendly since it doesn’t cinch like the Andiamo does, but I like that the Andiamo has a crossbody option.

What does everyone think? Anyone have both?

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Made in Italy

Hi all!! question, has anyone had a bag that was made in Italy where there were no letters in the numbers sequence that would indicate the country the bag was made. (correct wording is failing me right now sorry). I can’t trace the bag back to a style with these numbers. I guess my question is back in the 90’s did Coach use the style in the number sequence or was it after.

Chanel Raises €700 Million From High-Grade Private Debt Market

This is curious given how much cash the business generates. Though they did talk about buying a property in NYC.

Chanel Raises €700 Million From High-Grade Private Debt Market​

  • Luxury fashion house borrows from US private-placement market
  • Deal follows similar transactions for Ferrero, Remy Cointreau
By Silas Brown
(Bloomberg) -- Chanel has raised over €700 million ($758 million) from a privately-placed bond sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The London-based luxury fashion house is the latest big European business to raise debt privately, following similar deals for German engineering firm Robert Bosch Gmbh, Italian chocolatier Ferrero and French drinks maker Remy Cointreau.
These so-called US private placements are a form of private debt that allow blue-chip firms to directly tap institutional investors such as insurers. That enables borrowers to bypass volatility in public credit markets.
Read more: High-Grade Private Debt Thrives as More Big Deals Come to Market
The move by Chanel comes after it cautioned that conditions in the luxury industry are growing more challenging, following double-digit growth in its sales and profit last year. Chanel Ltd. sales climbed 16% on a comparable basis to $19.7 billion in 2023, while operating profit rose 11% to $6.4 billion, it said in May.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Societe Generale SA arranged the debt for Chanel, said the people, who requested anonymity when discussing private matters. The notes mature in 10 and 12 years.

Source: bloomberg

  • Poll Poll
Help me a pick a versatile clutch colour / style! Will probably look to convert to WOC

Which bag should I pick?

  • 1

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • 2

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • 3

    Votes: 4 28.6%
  • 4

    Votes: 4 28.6%

I’m looking for a new clutch bag in a lighter colour (as an alternative to my black LouLou) and have decision paralysis!

I wanted something that would go with everything day to night, and maybe through the seasons too - I can only afford one, so wanted to make sure it was as versatile as possible!

I wear a lot of brighter colours in summer, and dark/navy in winter. I have an easily tanned but leaning towards cold told skin tone if that helps!

Please help me pick :)

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Olympic Customizations for Bags

Hi!

I was in Paris last week and went to the Goyard store. They have bags with Olympics related customizations!

I ended up getting the St Louis GM in green with this cute french bulldog at the podium, proudly displaying a gold ribbon. But there are also others with ribbons in different colors. Has anyone visited the store and seen these limited editions?

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Mini Frivole pendant: white or yellow gold?

Hi all, my first post here! Im considering getting the mini frivole pendant as my first vca item for everyday wear. I cannot decide whether I should get white or yellow gold.

I am quite simple and minimalist with my jewellery. What I normally wear on daily basis: my wedding set - ering with solitaire diamond in white gold and solid rose gold band. On my wrist, I have my cartier panthere watch. With earring, I normally have pearls stud earrings or occasionally small diamond stud.

I like the look of the yg, looks so feminine and luxurious and was thinking to go with the yg one when I saw the photos. But im having second thought now and thinking the wg will suit my other items and lifestyle (?). I have seen few pictures of the pave version in this forum but does anyone here own the non pave wg vs yg willing to share some mod shots? Any which one would you recommend?

Thank you :)
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Manolo Maysale Ballerina Flats feedback?

Hi everyone! I’d love to know if anyone here owns the Manolo Maysale Ballerina flat (pictures attached for reference)?

It’s fabric but with leather lining. I’m trying to decide on size - with the deciding factor being whether these will stretch out at all with wear. Not sure if fabric will have any give over time??

Also - if anyone does have these, did you find they completely lose their structure and end up looking sloppy? It seems they have something inserted in the sides of the shoe to hold shape, but not sure it’ll ‘break’ in the middle of the shoe where it gets the most movement. I can kind of see them looking really bad after a few wears.. and don’t want to bother purchasing if that is the case.

Thanks in advance! I can find tons of info on the mules, but not the flats!
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Loving the new Lock pieces!

Hi all, I just wanted to share that I went into the store today to check out the new Lock pieces. I liked the original line, but the chunkier sizes weren’t for me. I wound up loving and getting the small earrings with diamonds and the small pendant without diamonds, both in yellow gold. The pendant looks great alone at the shorter length or layered with my dbty on the longer. The earrings looked really nice with my mini Victoria studs in the second hole. I also got the narrow bracelet in the yellow/white gold combo, which I thought looked nice layered with my wg tennis bracelet. I highly recommend the new smaller sizes, they had so many metal and diamond combinations!

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Bracelet plus 10 motif as a necklace

I own a blue agate 5 motif bracelet and just purchased a 10 motif with the idea of being able to wear them together as a 15 motif or as a bracelet and necklace together. I would love to get some feedback. The colors are slightly different. I’m not sure how close I can expect the stones to be. Do you typically expect the stones to match for a blue agate?
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Also, if you have a matching bracelet and 10 motif do you find yourself wearing them as a 15 very often? Thanks!
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Nano Alma Epi Repair

Hi all! I bought the Nano Alma in quartz in March, and I’m pretty upset because the corners of the bag have gotten scuffed. The color is so light that any imperfections are very very noticeable. What should I do? I thought about sending it in for repair but it takes so long and don’t want them to tell me they can’t do anything but change out the learner. I added a photo for reference. I considered getting a leather repair kit to just fill the scuffs but again the color is very specific and it would stand out if it’s not perfect. IMG_6035.jpeg

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Small JUC or Love worn alone - not stacked?

I see plenty of pics of people stacking both of these bracelets, but I'm wondering how they'd look worn alone and not stacked?

I'm contemplating putting one of the two on my list, both fit the price point that I am willing to spend (I could do the small JUC with the demi pave too, but that's the upper limit, budget wise).

I can see myself occasionally stacking whichever bracelet I get with a tennis bracelet, but about 90% of the time I'd wear it alone.

I don't want the regular love bracelet because I hate the idea of a bracelet I can't regularly take off; and the regular JUC is priced significantly higher than I want to go. I could do the love cuff though, I just generally prefer full bracelets to cuffs.

Suggestions, thoughts and inspo pics are super welcome and appreciated!! Thanks!
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