Question about resellers sites and trying to catch Hard to Find Items

Hello there, Coming from reddit trying to find a Elusive Item. I been looking for a jacket since It's was released back in 2020, the Pandemic cancelled my Paris trip and couldn't buy it, al thought my SA found me the matching pants. Since them I been in a Wild Goose chase after it. I know Ebay, TheRealReal and Vestiaire Collective. Do You recommend any other site or other methods to Find it? The product reference is 1A8A6U, and the sizing is 52. Although the size 50 or 54 can work too.
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High bridge and low bridge Chanel sunglasses

I couldn’t find a dedicated Chanel sunglasses thread, so I’m posting my question here—please let me know if one exists. Has anyone tried both high bridge and low bridge Chanel sunglasses? I don’t have a low bridge, but some styles sit on my cheeks more than I’d like. Would a low bridge fit (which has larger nose pads and supposedly sits higher) help with this?
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Dooney Florentine and Pebble Domed Satchel

I know someone owns this handbag and loves it.
I've been looking at it but the measurements indicate
it's a very small bag with very little depth across the base.
If you own this handbag, please measure the base width and
length. And also compare it's capacity to other Dooneys you own.

I hate to buy and then have to return a handbag. So I've been holding off.
I'm also curious about the Alto small bucket bag.... again measurements
indicate it's tiny. Would love to know if you own it.

Thanks.

Loewe Squeeze Medium or FLamenco XL? any advice

Hi all,

I need help choosing my next bag. I am in 2 minds.
I love the Flamenco and my Flamenco collection is missing the XL size… BUT……... I have tried on the squeeze which is probably the size of Flamenco large (which I already have) but the texture just feels addictive. The leather is so soft, but obviously quite delicate.

So do I go for extra large tried comfortable, durable, reliable Flamenco in the biggest size.
or
Do I go for luxurious, very pretty and not entirely practical Squeeze?

Any opinion is welcome.

Thank you all

Vintner's Daughter vs VENN skincare?

It is getting colder and I have decided to add a face oil to my skincare routine. I was looking for Vintner's Daughter but when I went to buy it, I was instead recommended the red oil serum from VENN Skincare. In fact the SA talked very positively about the whole skincare range from VENN. Does anyone have experience from it (or from Vintner's Daughter)? I'd love to hear what you think.

Indentation on the clasp of 5 motif Alhambra bracelet

Hello VCA lovers. I just received my very first 5 motif Alhambra bracelet in mop and noticed an indentation on the round clasp. I am sure that’s normal but I just wanted to check. My vintage necklace did not have anything like that and I don’t see any pictures online. Attached are pictures. So happy that I finally was able to purchase this bracelet and I wanted to make sure this was normal. Thank you so much!

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Alhambra Pave Pendant Necklace or 5 Motif Bracelet?

Which one should I add to my collection?

  • Alhambra YG Pave Pendant Necklace

    Votes: 35 66.0%
  • Alhambra 5 Motif Bracelet in Onyx

    Votes: 4 7.5%
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    Votes: 0 0.0%
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    Votes: 14 26.4%

I’m looking to purchase a gift to myself to celebrate the long journey of my rainbow baby that can eventually be passed down to her.

I already have the Alhambra MOP necklace and Alhambra MOP 5 motif bracelet.

Which one should I add to my collection?

Wardrobe breakdown: luxury vs contemp vs budget

Just curious what everyone is currently cycling through their closet. I have been in trying to overhaul my wardrobe since the pandemic and was wondering what people have in their closet. This thread is kinda inspired from those threads ‘how many speedy s do you have’.
So I will start, i just started dipping my toes into high end luxury designers but hopefully will grow that percentage gradually.

High end luxury designer (Chanel, Dior, Hermes, etc) : 10%
Elevated contemporary (Akris, Lafayette, MaxMara) : 40%
Midlevel fashion (Vince, Theory, Alo, Zadig & Voltaire): 45%
Fast fashion/budget. (Zara, Aritzia, Walmart) : 5%
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Hermes customer status / Ambassador

Hi everyone, today we were reviewing my wishlist with the SA, they showed my Hermes profile page and I noticed that my status was marked as 'Ambassador'. I know brands often mark customers differently, e.g. Prada think I'm an ‘Experienced' customer. However, I was so overwhelmed by my shopping experience at H that I forgot to ask what 'Ambassador' means. Any ideas? Maybe now I'm entitled to K or B every two months ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Formal Event: gown or dinner suit?

I have been to three formal events last year and got through them with a black pantsuit and a Sandro Mini Lace-Dress. Now the dress-up season is coming and this year I have to attend a formal event with dancing. On the photos, all the women are wearing long evening dresses. I hesitate to buy a dress like this, because I don't like them that much and I think, you can't wear the same dress to different events. So I am thinking about buying a dinner suit / Tuxedo for women like this:
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And I hope, I could wear it with different festive tops.

I don't know whether this would be sustainable (or maybe a black suit?).

Any opinions or ideas?

Thank you for reading!

BUYER BEWARE - Mandy’s Arm Candy

Just an FYI on “Mandy’s Arm Candy” in case anyone shops with her. She sells a lot on social media.

I bought a Michael Kors Selma and she folded it and shipped it in a box that was too small. I requested to send it back for a refund. She argued and said it would “go back to shape” which it won’t because it’s Saffiano leather. I said no I want a refund. She agreed and OFFERED to pay for return shipping as an apology.

I shipped it back. She said she had to refund via PayPal instead of my original payment method bc she didn’t have enough in her account - that’s fine. She sent the refund without the shipping (which SHE OFFERED!) when I asked about the shipping $ she blocked me and kicked me out of her shopping group. I was not planning to shop with her again regardless but her behavior is atrocious.

Just saying buyer beware.

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Frivole - broken earring back

I purchased the large YG frivole earring at the end of August. I loved them and wore them often until the back of one of the earring broke a few weeks ago. I brought them to Van Cleef who told me that the backs were screw on and they were going to charge me to fix the broken back! They recommended I get the backs permanently set oppose to screw on which is another $185.

I am honestly disappointed with the brand. I wore them for less than 2 months and they want to charge me? She said they offer free service to have the backs permanently set for the Alahambra collection but not frivole.

Has anyone else had this issue?

Pantyhose with Louboutin’s

Now that we are nearing fall I am wondering how you ladies wear your Louboutins with pantyhose? Literally every pair that I have has the toe reinforcement bit and since my shoes show that much “toe cleavage” you see the line on where the reinforcement starts.
Over the years I’ve asked several stores but never found any without the toe reinforcement part. How do you do it?

The Mombasa YSL bag - now Vintage

Hi guys!

I’ve recently found out about the ysl mombasa bag, thanks to bottegas interpretation of it.

Since than I am obsessed with it. Especially because of the vintage look. Also I can see myself wearing it a ton.

so my questions would be

when did it came out ?
how many sizes were available back than ?(measurements would be much appreciated)

and should I go for leather version or canvas ? is it a real horn ?

thank you so much in advance and if you own this bag please share a picture of it. I‘ve seen so many versions of this bag and I love them all♥

How can I clean really sticky LV bag exterior(non leather, non canvas)?

Hi everyone, I bought a Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Gris Monogram Volupte Psyche Bag with Monogram embossed coated cotton jacquard and calfskin in 2010. It's a gorgeous bag but after having my son I found it was too difficult to manage the clasp and manage a young child as well so it's been sitting in my closet (humidity controlled, in the original LV dust bag, stuffed with tissue paper) for about 5 years. Today I took it out to take a look at it and I found that the non-leather and non-metal exterior surface feels extremely sticky to the touch (nothing is coming off on my hands and nothing is peeling but it just feels unpleasant). The leather and interior are still perfect so I'm wondering if its possible to clean off this stickyness. Has anyone had a similar experience? If so, what did you do?
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