I wasn't sure if this thread belongs here, in Shopping, or possibly even in the authenticate thread...so mods please move at your discretion! 
I went tonight to my local TJMaxx, which has a runway section. I was surpised to see the veneta below there for $1999. I don't know how much it retailed for, but I saw a cabat with this same treatment at the Worth Ave. boutique a couple of weeks ago and was really drawn to it...so I started looking this bag over.
About a minute into looking at it, I noticed something I thought was really weird (and I hope I can explain this correctly). On both inner sides of the handles, from where the zipper begins/ends up to where the weave stops being woven and the leather becomes solid, the seam was exposed.
What I mean by this is that on all the venetas I've seen, there are no raw edges of the seam visible on the handles--the two "right" sides of the leather are sewn together and the "raw" seam is inside the handle. I took a couple of pictures to try to explain.
The first picture is what you see when looking at that part of the handle--you see the stitching out in the open. The second pic shows what the raw edge looked like--and there even looked like some yellowed glue holding it together.
Otherwise, the bag appeared to be in very good condition. No signs of being carried, pristine interior, some spots on the handle that could have been shelf wear, but fine overall. Pocket tag looked right, had care card in envelope. Had dustbag. No mirror, but that could have been stolen at some point. The control card was there, but did have an "F" above the row of numbers (neither my veneta nor my campana have that).
What in the world do you think is going on with this bag? It really looked horrible! I can't imagine BV letting something like that out of the factory...and I can't really come up with a good explaination otherwise!
(and thanks to my hubby for patiently holding the bag for pics...he's a really good sport
)
I went tonight to my local TJMaxx, which has a runway section. I was surpised to see the veneta below there for $1999. I don't know how much it retailed for, but I saw a cabat with this same treatment at the Worth Ave. boutique a couple of weeks ago and was really drawn to it...so I started looking this bag over.
About a minute into looking at it, I noticed something I thought was really weird (and I hope I can explain this correctly). On both inner sides of the handles, from where the zipper begins/ends up to where the weave stops being woven and the leather becomes solid, the seam was exposed.
What I mean by this is that on all the venetas I've seen, there are no raw edges of the seam visible on the handles--the two "right" sides of the leather are sewn together and the "raw" seam is inside the handle. I took a couple of pictures to try to explain.
The first picture is what you see when looking at that part of the handle--you see the stitching out in the open. The second pic shows what the raw edge looked like--and there even looked like some yellowed glue holding it together.
Otherwise, the bag appeared to be in very good condition. No signs of being carried, pristine interior, some spots on the handle that could have been shelf wear, but fine overall. Pocket tag looked right, had care card in envelope. Had dustbag. No mirror, but that could have been stolen at some point. The control card was there, but did have an "F" above the row of numbers (neither my veneta nor my campana have that).
What in the world do you think is going on with this bag? It really looked horrible! I can't imagine BV letting something like that out of the factory...and I can't really come up with a good explaination otherwise!
(and thanks to my hubby for patiently holding the bag for pics...he's a really good sport
)
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