Although I'm a sporadic poster, as soon as I did this unboxing I couldn't think of anywhere I wanted to share it more than with tPF. I came here to post it, and I saw the thread about the love of the brand fading (at least form). I've been feeling similarly, but some pieces, mostly from the past, I truly coveted. I noticed recently that older styles of a duffle bag as well as some of the BV Home pieces (which I only saw in the Melrose Place store, which had I think more of an "edited" collection?) hit outlets like Saks Off Fifth, which sort of tipped me off that the styles may be going the way of the dodo.
I recently discovered MadaLuxe, which I was suspicious of but researched and learned they are a real company with actual connections to brands, including as the exclusive distributor for some timepiece brands, such as Fendi and Versace. See here if interested: https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashio...e-for-north-american-distribution-1203352018/. (That's actually how I found them...needed to figure out how to hint [hit over the head] to my boyfriend I wanted a Fendi watch for Xmas...)
So, although I knew I shouldn't, I confirmed that the old duffle styles and home pieces weren't on the site anymore so I figured it's now or never. I intended only to get the bag, but I pulled the trigger and got a bunch of stuff! The belt has the new dust bag with that strange green logo; I'm so out of it, I didn't know the logo had changed and I thought I'd been sold a horrific fake (another reason to run to tPF)! (Of course, being an old die-hard, I don't like the new logo or the green print on the dustbag.) I researched it and know now from that and the other thread that the brand is a bit wayward -- so I'm now even more happy I pulled the trigger on these items!!
What do you think?! The MadaLuxe listing says the bag and belt are "Tourmaline" but they look very similar to an Ink wallet I bought in Vegas in 2010.
I recently discovered MadaLuxe, which I was suspicious of but researched and learned they are a real company with actual connections to brands, including as the exclusive distributor for some timepiece brands, such as Fendi and Versace. See here if interested: https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashio...e-for-north-american-distribution-1203352018/. (That's actually how I found them...needed to figure out how to hint [hit over the head] to my boyfriend I wanted a Fendi watch for Xmas...)
So, although I knew I shouldn't, I confirmed that the old duffle styles and home pieces weren't on the site anymore so I figured it's now or never. I intended only to get the bag, but I pulled the trigger and got a bunch of stuff! The belt has the new dust bag with that strange green logo; I'm so out of it, I didn't know the logo had changed and I thought I'd been sold a horrific fake (another reason to run to tPF)! (Of course, being an old die-hard, I don't like the new logo or the green print on the dustbag.) I researched it and know now from that and the other thread that the brand is a bit wayward -- so I'm now even more happy I pulled the trigger on these items!!
What do you think?! The MadaLuxe listing says the bag and belt are "Tourmaline" but they look very similar to an Ink wallet I bought in Vegas in 2010.