Good lord! This would have me freaked out. Stay safe.I have felt out of place some because where I live people don’t carry designer bags. They have designer Mountain bikes, jackets, and ski gear. I honestly think of my canvas LV as the outdoorsy bags of the designer world.
Recently I’ve been hesitant to carry my LV logo bags around.We have had a huge upsurge in crime recently. Groups coming in from 2-4 hours a way. Last week I saw them all around my house and neighbors at 3am on our cameras. That rattled me. They came from 4 hours a way to hit our little town and end up in my driveway. Other incidents have happened. I feel like a target walking around with an LV logo bag.
Anyone else feel somewhat embarrassed about LV?
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Over the holiday weekend, I drove over to Kansas City, Missouri to visit my husband who's there for a work conference. We did some sightseeing and I only saw two other women (one with a Speedy B25 DE and another with a DE NF MM) during my stay.
I rotated my Mono PA (with a chain), Mono NF MM and Marine Rouge PM during my visit and got a lot of stares. I was a little self conscious but I love my bags more than I disliked the stares, which helped me get over it. Getting complimented on my PM during breakfast also helped.
I don't think I'll start wearing them to work any time soon but I'm starting to worry less about what other people think. At the end of the day, they're just handbags and people probably care less than I think. If someone wants to be rude about what kind of handbag I'm carrying, that says more about that person than it does about me.
I rotated my Mono PA (with a chain), Mono NF MM and Marine Rouge PM during my visit and got a lot of stares. I was a little self conscious but I love my bags more than I disliked the stares, which helped me get over it. Getting complimented on my PM during breakfast also helped.
I don't think I'll start wearing them to work any time soon but I'm starting to worry less about what other people think. At the end of the day, they're just handbags and people probably care less than I think. If someone wants to be rude about what kind of handbag I'm carrying, that says more about that person than it does about me.
I bought myself a Speedy when I got a promotion at work. I’m 29yrs old and none of my friends have designer bags nor my coworkers. In the area that I live you really don’t see designer bags. I think it’s funny that now that I carry my Speedy around, I’ve seen women with LV bags. I do get looks but it doesn’t bother me. I have yet to wear it around my husbands family, they Have big mouths but I don’t care, Ive worked hard for my Speedy!
That is one of the reasons I like carrying vintage LV....people just assume I have had it for a long time (I’m 49), even if I have only had mine for 2 months. I think the fact it is less than crisp is less intimidating. I haven’t gotten any comments and only gotten a nasty look once and I think that had at least as much to do with where I was and the color of my skin as my bag.
LV is beautiful but it’s too loud. The monogram is very noticable and people spot it without having to know anything about designer brands. Where I am from, a lot of fakes crawl around, however I do have a reputation, so everyone expects me to carry the real deal (which I do). Although because of my love for designer, I’ve also been known as someone who spends a lot on bags. They call me “Miss LV” in grad school, and everytime they see a meme about designer items, I am always tagged or referenced or stared at.
I’ve grown to somehow avoid wearing the monogram, except when I am with family. It’s unfortunate because it’s my favorite canvas print .
At the moment, I am in love with Vintage Celine Canvas, and plan to wear this instead of the LV canvas. Will post my thoughts on the Celine monogram thread.
I’ve grown to somehow avoid wearing the monogram, except when I am with family. It’s unfortunate because it’s my favorite canvas print .
At the moment, I am in love with Vintage Celine Canvas, and plan to wear this instead of the LV canvas. Will post my thoughts on the Celine monogram thread.
I try not to or how can I enjoy my bag? Lol i am in a town that sees michael kors or coach luxury enough so many of them dont recognize the LV bag At all or see sense in spending a thousand dollar for a bag. I dare not tell my friends how much one cost because definitely they will judge me lol. I buy my bags not to impressed otheres but just for my personal gratification. Theres a difference in bragging and just buying for your personal pleasure. I just wear my bags and i dont go telling everybody about it.
i overheard someone tell another person "who would spend 1000 for a single bag?" And I was itching to tell them its me lol. I dont have much though just 2 that i bought from the store and the rest are preloves but still pricey for a bag in their eyes. I just tell some people who dared to ask how much "secret" but i couldnt lie to closest friends and when they do ask i say " i have no kids. I can afford to splurge" and they tell me " no we just wanna ask how much. " sometimes, we judge ourselves too lol.
I live in a place where LV bags are everywhere, so I can bring mine anywhere without anyone batting an eye. Sometimes I get compliments though, which is always nice!
When I was younger (in my early 20s) I used to be cautious about these things... and in fact, I did steer away from luxury goods for a few years because I was afraid of judgement, but now that I'm nearing 30, working extremely hard and making my own money with no debt, I really feel different about these things and question those who would "judge" or ask me questions with a negative connotation.
For reference, in my early 20s peers actually did stare me or my bags down and a few or them stared and asked "is that real?" and I wish I would've been more confident and proud back then (my bags were authentic...I just felt bad for being judged). Also, what's it to those people who behave like that? It's so rude and I truly feel it stems from jealously and the joke is actually on them.
However.
I'm back (lol) and I now enjoy my luxury goods reasonably and comfortably. If anyone were to question me again, I would personally feel it's none of their business as I'm not spending their money (I wouldn't actually tell them that). I would share my thoughts that I'm merely celebrating my own hardwork, effort and competence by rewarding myself with luxury bags that fit my style and practical uses. I'm enjoying them and it's not anyone else's business.
For reference, in my early 20s peers actually did stare me or my bags down and a few or them stared and asked "is that real?" and I wish I would've been more confident and proud back then (my bags were authentic...I just felt bad for being judged). Also, what's it to those people who behave like that? It's so rude and I truly feel it stems from jealously and the joke is actually on them.
However.
I'm back (lol) and I now enjoy my luxury goods reasonably and comfortably. If anyone were to question me again, I would personally feel it's none of their business as I'm not spending their money (I wouldn't actually tell them that). I would share my thoughts that I'm merely celebrating my own hardwork, effort and competence by rewarding myself with luxury bags that fit my style and practical uses. I'm enjoying them and it's not anyone else's business.
Like OP, I was pretty young when I purchased my first LV. I understand not wanting to make people to feel a certain way, but at the same time I won’t stop how I do something or change the way I live my life because someone else might feel uncomfortable. It’s quite inevitable people would feel something. If you bought it with your own money or whether it be a gift, wear the bag! Especially if you really want to. I find that people tend to say comments like that because they’re projecting their own insecurities on us. Perhaps if they had the chance to purchase a designer bag, they would too. I don’t let it bother me, in fact, I’m excited to wear it, because to me, it represents how hard I worked and at the same time how I’m debt free. All in all, it’s no ones business how someone spends their money.
I’ve been using my smaller and denim LV handbags more often. They are easier to carry during the pandemic since I don’t need to carry much. However, even before the pandemic I did not feel comfortable carrying any of my speedy 30s. They are my only “larger” sized LV bags. I feel they are too recognizable. It’s weird, because I have no problem carrying other designers like Hermès or Chanel. I feel like the lv monogram or even the damier print on a large surface area is just too much for me. I’ve contemplated selling one of the speedys but haven’t pulled the trigger.
My thoughts when I was in my late teens and early 20s:
Was always skeptical about monogram print because how everybody around me would say it’s tacky and there’s too many logos screaming LV, also there’s replicas everywhere. I am not decked out in expensive clothing to match the bag so was worried if I purchased a real one that everybody who saw the bag and me would assume it’s fake anyway.
My thoughts now I’m in my 30s:
I was in mid 20s and purchased the DE speedy B, 8 years later am still wearing it and still love it, don’t have any regrets. In the 8 years I’ve owned it, I’ve only been asked once if it was real from my teenage sister, my parents probably knew not to say anything, they would only comment that I shouldn’t buy too many bags if my old ones haven’t worn out and need to be replaced yet which is fair and logical. These days I don’t care what others think much, I wear it because I love my bags and as long as I know it’s genuine, then other opinions don’t matter. Recently bought preloved epi Noe and mono petite noe, I was on the fence about whether I should return the petite Noe but in the end l, I’ve decided to keep both. Other people can judge saying I should’ve spent it elsewhere towards something more useful or something I needed, I worked hard to earn my salary so I don’t see an issue with splurging once in a while. Sure, my salary is for essentials and things like groceries and bills but it’s also for myself to enjoy.
Was always skeptical about monogram print because how everybody around me would say it’s tacky and there’s too many logos screaming LV, also there’s replicas everywhere. I am not decked out in expensive clothing to match the bag so was worried if I purchased a real one that everybody who saw the bag and me would assume it’s fake anyway.
My thoughts now I’m in my 30s:
I was in mid 20s and purchased the DE speedy B, 8 years later am still wearing it and still love it, don’t have any regrets. In the 8 years I’ve owned it, I’ve only been asked once if it was real from my teenage sister, my parents probably knew not to say anything, they would only comment that I shouldn’t buy too many bags if my old ones haven’t worn out and need to be replaced yet which is fair and logical. These days I don’t care what others think much, I wear it because I love my bags and as long as I know it’s genuine, then other opinions don’t matter. Recently bought preloved epi Noe and mono petite noe, I was on the fence about whether I should return the petite Noe but in the end l, I’ve decided to keep both. Other people can judge saying I should’ve spent it elsewhere towards something more useful or something I needed, I worked hard to earn my salary so I don’t see an issue with splurging once in a while. Sure, my salary is for essentials and things like groceries and bills but it’s also for myself to enjoy.
I waited until I was 29 to buy my first LV while visiting Paris for the first time. I always wanted my first LV to be from straight from Paris!
And well a few months later -- and now I have the LV bug bad
And well a few months later -- and now I have the LV bug bad
When I was in my 20s and 30s.......I worried so much about what people thought about me.
Then real life happened. I got married, and divorced. Several major surgeries. A broken back (ok, my less-than-stellar equestrian skills). And through it ALL....I've worked full time, sometimes MORE than full time.
Now I'm in my 50s. And I do what I want. I no longer care what others think about me.
I carry my LV bags, because I love them. I drive my beater Toyota. I also drive my lovely Mercedes.
Point is. It is MY life. I've earned every single inch of it. And I no longer care what other humans think about me.
Then real life happened. I got married, and divorced. Several major surgeries. A broken back (ok, my less-than-stellar equestrian skills). And through it ALL....I've worked full time, sometimes MORE than full time.
Now I'm in my 50s. And I do what I want. I no longer care what others think about me.
I carry my LV bags, because I love them. I drive my beater Toyota. I also drive my lovely Mercedes.
Point is. It is MY life. I've earned every single inch of it. And I no longer care what other humans think about me.