My SA from Nordstroms called me today to let me know that a Christian Louboutin handbag that I had been eying a few weeks ago had been marked down. It' a gorgeous Electric Blue color that's made from the softest leather I've ever touched (Nappa leather). It's on sale for $849, marked down from $1450. I was all set get it, when I decided to call her back & find out which MJ bags were on sale. MJ has always been my first "love" but I haven't bought many MJs in recent years, primarily because of the large price increase. I figured, if I'm going to spend $800+ on a handbag, maybe I can find an MJ bag (on sale) that I really like.
To my surprise, she described a quilted shoulder bag that is on sale for $709, marked down from $1195 (I didn't really think there'd be many "nice" MJ styles left, but they also had a Mustard Yellow Stam and 2 Mina bags). The SA did a little research and found out that its the Sylvana Hobo in Teal. I really like this bag - everything from the padded shoulder strap to the zip top opening. I've never really been a fan of the Stam, mainly because I don't like the kiss-lock opening and the full chain strap, but this bag has the look of the stam w/o those features.
I'm fairly certain that I'm going to get the MJ bag, but just wanted some opinions - Do you think the MJ is the better bag to get, or should I go with the CL, which is a more unusual bag and harder to find? I also figure, you see so many quilted MJs nowadays, but a CL bag is pretty unusual.
Here are pics of each (altho not the right colors)
The Marc Jacobs bag I would get is TEAL:
The Christian Louboutin bag I would get is an ELECTRIC BLUE:
To my surprise, she described a quilted shoulder bag that is on sale for $709, marked down from $1195 (I didn't really think there'd be many "nice" MJ styles left, but they also had a Mustard Yellow Stam and 2 Mina bags). The SA did a little research and found out that its the Sylvana Hobo in Teal. I really like this bag - everything from the padded shoulder strap to the zip top opening. I've never really been a fan of the Stam, mainly because I don't like the kiss-lock opening and the full chain strap, but this bag has the look of the stam w/o those features.
I'm fairly certain that I'm going to get the MJ bag, but just wanted some opinions - Do you think the MJ is the better bag to get, or should I go with the CL, which is a more unusual bag and harder to find? I also figure, you see so many quilted MJs nowadays, but a CL bag is pretty unusual.
Here are pics of each (altho not the right colors)
The Marc Jacobs bag I would get is TEAL:
The Christian Louboutin bag I would get is an ELECTRIC BLUE: