My first bag!So in love with this color ❤
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it was made for 1 season only and stock was very short, e.g. our local boutique didn't have a) black and b) reg size at all, only S and mini in Bordeaux and Bleu (see my post in 2018 intel thread) and i got mine online, from Italist
Bal offers calfskin in various seasons and various options, years ago they did metal plate, then there was with contract stitching, a year ago there was Vibrato, grained calfskin with silver/gold hw, and finally, in 2017 AW was plain black with reg brass hw, i hope you'll find one as well
Older Balenciaga bags are very sought after. A lot of Bal fans prefer the bags that were produced before 2007. The real issue is finding them in great condition.Hi everyone, I hope this comment is appropriate for this thread.
I am looking to buy a preloved City bag (it will be my first) and am wondering how old is too old for a new-to-me purchase. I am able to buy whichever style I prefer, but I almost bought a 2005 Lizard-embossed calfskin City until I noticed how old it was. It seemed to be in good shape (despite an outdated interior lining that would only bother me, lol) but the age of the bag was a little too old for me for me to go through with the purchase because I don’t know anything about this brand and have no idea how they age.
Does anyone have an opinion or knowledge that could help me? I will go through this thread to see the general opinion about how these bags hold up.
Thank You!
IMO that’s a very good sign (that aficionados enjoy the older years)...since I posted that last comment, I purchased a City made in 2014 in a dark, crinkly brown. It goes with my style and I don’t have to worry about it darkening or looking worn prematurely (not that I’m insinuating Bal bags darken or wear out differently than any other brand).
Are you certain it was a 2005? I don’t recall any embossed bags back then, that was the era of the chevre (goat skin) bags.Hi everyone, I hope this comment is appropriate for this thread.
I am looking to buy a preloved City bag (it will be my first) and am wondering how old is too old for a new-to-me purchase. I am able to buy whichever style I prefer, but I almost bought a 2005 Lizard-embossed calfskin City until I noticed how old it was. It seemed to be in good shape (despite an outdated interior lining that would only bother me, lol) but the age of the bag was a little too old for me for me to go through with the purchase because I don’t know anything about this brand and have no idea how they age.
Does anyone have an opinion or knowledge that could help me? I will go through this thread to see the general opinion about how these bags hold up.
Thank You!
My terminology may not be correct - if so, I apologize
Here is a screenshot of the item I decided not to buy (although I loved the way it looked)
This is from 2010. It’s a limited edition 10th anniversary bag, in yummy castagna, a lovely brown. You can tell by the coloured lining as well as the tag, it’s in all of the 10th anniversary bags.My terminology may not be correct - if so, I apologize
***ETA*** the bag in the photo is lambskin, not calfskin, as I incorrectly mentioned in the other post. Sorry!
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Good grief! That site should get its act together, then. Off by 5 years!
Yeah that’s a pretty basic blunder they made. It’s a pretty bag.
It’s still sitting there. The more I’m reading here on this forum about the City, the more I’m starting to kick myself for asking that question about the age. Since I’ve got a gorgeous Charbon City (see, I learned the name of the color, lol) coming in tomorrow, I can’t justify buying another brown. But this bag is definitely on my collector’s radar now.
I even contemplated it briefly before I reminded myself that I've sold every City I've ever purchased.
