buying my first LV... HELP!

love the pop haut, but yeh i think speedy for your first bag! I have the damier 25 and I love mine to bits! If your worried about the mono then why not get the ebene damier rather than the azur?
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I'd get the speedy in whichever print grabs you and a small accessory like a cles!
Don't worry about what other people are carrying or thinking, you know yours is real and that's all that matters!
Enjoy!
 
Definitely get a Speedy -- the bag is so amazing (I just love my 25). Mono or Azur -- well, I don't care for Azur (plus it is hard to find right now, I think), so I would say go for Mono. But if you don't want to do Mono because of the fake issue, then get Damier ebene -- also great!