Designer Brands You Will Never Buy

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I'll no longer purchase leather goods (except for shoes) from Chanel because I'm content with the few ones I own, also their price increases don't go in line with their quality! They're getting worse by time, unfortunately!
 
#5,268
santokkie82 said:
I don't get the celine luggage tote either. It also strikes me as a trend that has a likelihood of looking a bit dated. Trendy is fine and good but if I'm going to drop a lot of money on a bag, I prefer something more classic. Classic can translate to boring for some though. But as long as it's nice leather and well-made, classic (and a bit boring, perhaps)
is more my speed!
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1+ exactly!
 
#5,269
Almaz said:
I'll no longer purchase leather goods (except for shoes) from Chanel because I'm content with the few ones I own, also their price increases don't go in line with their quality! They're getting worse by time, unfortunately!
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The quality of Chanel is going down, too? Before I even get one?? :shucks:

I think LV is not the quality it was years (more than 20 years) ago. And I read that they don't use brass anymore. I wonder why quality is going down on premier bags whilest prices are going up? I didn't think that brass would be that expensive! Very disappointing.
 
#5,270
new love chanel said:
The quality of Chanel is going down, too? Before I even get one?? :shucks:

I think LV is not the quality it was years (more than 20 years) ago. And I read that they don't use brass anymore. I wonder why quality is going down on premier bags whilest prices are going up? I didn't think that brass would be that expensive! Very disappointing.
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Unfortunately :( I've been comparing my bags with my dear mom's ones which are mostly from 80s and 90s, not that Chanel's current quality is terrible, but it used to be much better! luxury brands are trying to increase their already high profit margin.
Currently I'm looking for smaller more independent brands that still offer genuine quality
 
#5,271
hexomega said:
Just Not Interested:
  • Louis Vuitton - The style of most of their stuff doesn't suit my taste, and I feel that you can spend the same money and get better quality from other designers. Their "status symbol" reputation, leading to me seeing multiple monogrammed bags on a daily basis (I live in a ritzier area), leaves a sour taste in my mouth. It feels more like a billboard than a hand bag, if that makes sense.
  • Marc Jacobs - Quality control and over-saturation.
  • Burberry Bags - I have the same issue with them as I have with LV. Though I own and love two coats, I find their accessories to be cash cows. The quality just doesn't seem very good for what you pay, and I don't like bags the average non-fashion person can name the designer of from a mile away.
  • Burberry Brit - I am not paying $900 for a coat made in China that isn't 100% Wool or a pure Wool-Cashmere blend.
  • Kate Spade - I feel like she's really popular, but I don't get the appeal. Quality is another issue.
  • Jimmy Choo - I have yet to see anything made by them that makes me want to buy regardless of the price tag. Even on sale, it's not worth it to me.

Not currently interested, but open to change for the right item:
  • Hermes - The price and wait list makes them not worth it.
  • Tory Burch - Same as Jimmy Choo. When I see people excited about buying TB stuff online, it's almost always heavily logo'd/monogrammed rather than well designed. On top of that, their conservative (but still high priced) stuff isn't all that.
  • Chloe - I like their stuff but the resale value is awful, the price is high, and the pieces don't seem much higher in quality stuff in a lower price tier. If something I love does show up I'd consider it, but right now I just avoid them.

My issue with a lot of designers starts with the fact that I'm paying for quality. I think we're all paying for a little bit of status, too. When it feels like a designer cares more about advertising than about design which flatters the wearer and is of high quality (heavily monogrammed bags, a giant logo on the front of a $500 sweater, etc), I don't really want to give them my money. I should be paying for something that looks beautiful and maybe also shows that I can afford quality, not something that turns me into a walking billboard. On top of that, I don't like designers that make things in sweatshops and then turn around and sell it for a higher price than what they used to sell their flagship, made-by-one-person pieces for.

I don't want anyone to misunderstand here or get upset because I'm not against monogramming or having a logo entirely; I just don't like when it's something someone guess the designer of from all the way down the grocery aisle or across the street. If this makes sense: I want the status of an item clearly being high quality and flattering, not the status of buying a certain brand.
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One of, if not the best post in this thread!:woohoo:
 
#5,273
Almaz said:
Unfortunately :( I've been comparing my bags with my dear mom's ones which are mostly from 80s and 90s, not that Chanel's current quality is terrible, but it used to be much better! luxury brands are trying to increase their already high profit margin.

Currently I'm looking for smaller more independent brands that still offer genuine quality
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If you love leather. - Linea Pelle - Liebskind - and for coated canvas try MK or even Rioni. ;-)


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#5,274
pandorabox said:
If you love leather. - Linea Pelle - Liebskind - and for coated canvas try MK or even Rioni. ;-)


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I concur, i am a leather junkie :P and i have one of Liebeskind's and the leather..ah quality it is. I am not for the premiere bags which are pricey just for a canvas, I would rather go for the contemporary ones that i could get for the same price and is made with a quality leather. Hmm as of the moment i am drooling over Frye's and MbMJ leather bags but contemplating which one should i get. :what:
 
#5,275
I don't think there is a specific designer/brand I would cross out at this point. I don't really stick to one specific designer in the first place - I look at as many as I can, then buy whatever bag appeals to me regardless of designer/brand. There are designers that have a different aesthetic from me in general but then I find myself liking a bag or two from one of their collections. Right now my top 3 are Balenciaga, Prada (more the older bags) and LV as it seems I gravitate towards their bags more right now. But again, I do tend to buy any bag from any designer as long as I like it. :D
 
#5,278
Don't like anything with the logo smacked all over it (notably LV, Burberry checks, Gucci, Goyard), Chanel flaps are all the same just in different sizes, Longchamp as well, just don't see the appeal! Then there's anything Hermes except for the Kelly.

Don't care for quite a few brands, but if the right bag comes along, I would not hesitate :graucho:
 
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