Hi Ladies, I recently purchased the Country Club Tote that I had flirted with for months. I would try it on with each visit, but always left it behind as I joyfully brought home my latest love. Not too long ago a fellow tpf'er posted a picture of this bag via Chanel. This rekindled my interest, I called and checked on this lonely tote and sure enough "she" was still there unloved. I quickly told my SA to hold her and I went to get her in double points day (yay!). I was filled with mixed emotions as I remember her being the darker green as in the Chanel picture but her green was a tad different, but still beautiful none-the-less. So, home with me she went...now I have been playing with her to see how she gets along with my wardrobe and other bags, she has yet to make a official debut out. I then decided to try the scarf and flower as in the Chanel picture....shock of all shocks!!!
Many of you who buy the RTW probably are "ok" with the "flower" costs but I about fell over at the $395.00 cost for the Chanel silk flower. I went ahead and purchased it along with the scarf (a more reasonable $195.00). Now, I have to say I don't really feel the silk flower is worth $395.00, I wonder if any other silk flower of nice quality in the same color(s) would achieve the same effect? I have looked on online an found the same color(s)- white with pink but in a rose not the Camellia type of flower.....
So, I have posted the various pictures of the bag, starting with the Chanel picture, my pictures without flower/scarf and the most recent shots this morning of bag with flower/scarf.
To me the flower in the picture by Chanel looks more like a rose and fluffy than the Camellia flower and though I tried to fluff up the various layers of the Camellia flower, it is really flat, but would it be Chanel blasphemy to use a different flower?
Let me know what you think...
Many of you who buy the RTW probably are "ok" with the "flower" costs but I about fell over at the $395.00 cost for the Chanel silk flower
. I went ahead and purchased it along with the scarf (a more reasonable $195.00). Now, I have to say I don't really feel the silk flower is worth $395.00, I wonder if any other silk flower of nice quality in the same color(s) would achieve the same effect? I have looked on online an found the same color(s)- white with pink but in a rose not the Camellia type of flower.....So, I have posted the various pictures of the bag, starting with the Chanel picture, my pictures without flower/scarf and the most recent shots this morning of bag with flower/scarf.
To me the flower in the picture by Chanel looks more like a rose and fluffy than the Camellia flower and though I tried to fluff up the various layers of the Camellia flower, it is really flat, but would it be Chanel blasphemy to use a different flower?
Let me know what you think...
but I do agree about the flower and get some shoes instead
I'm not sure what I expected but... $395 wasn't it. 
