EU Chatting and Stalking

[deanomatter]

you're ok , nearly there!

Hope so ! Just spent too many hours the last 2 days how to get our goods from Europe into Russia since they close their borders with Europe , only “luxury goods” allowed to come in ( read : Apple , LV and all their friends) . Now we need to re route our goods to South Korea AND send them by boat to Vladivostok, and train to Moscow .. I know U didnt ask , I just need to vent out These situation I kinda understand all the PI across the world ( LV included )

Dont work in supply chain these time of days people ! Just dont …

 

[Sibelle]

It maybe picture overload!

I love, love nearly everything I got. The keepall is stunning and all the pieces are vibrant. The pics don't really capture how they look in person . BUT......the PO's, particular the blue/pink has issues which I didn't notice until just now. I'll post these separately.

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Wow, congrats on all those fabulous items ! So pretty and colorful!!

 

[DivotDiva]

You sounds like an expert on this. Thanks for explaining the process as I didn't think it would be possible to repair. Unfortunately no replacement as it's not orderable. I'll send it for repair and then will inspect it when it's back which could be 2 months .

I wouldn't call myself expert but I can sew - I looked at one of my POs as if I I had to take it apart, what would I need to do - - mine are canvas but I think the pattern is the same on the empriente? To reverse engineer it, you would unpick the stitching all around the edge, the the pockets would be unfolded to make one flat piece about 11 inches (28 cm) long, or they come off as two separate pieces which is all hidden by the glazing. The glazing also has to be stripped off. My guess is that the pockets are separate because they have to create the diagonal card slots and the other card slots and those are probably more easily precision cut (hand machined on a laser cutter perhaps). Then the lining piece is separated from the cover. Trim, put back in place - - they look very machine sewn to me ('by hand" - in other words not a robot running the machine) so an artisan may be required to resew it by hand to line up the holes again, using a magnifying glass. Their idea of "repair" may be to just cut two new pieces from leftover material for the lining and cover and reuse the precision-cut pockets. If I had extra material (and I bet they do) that's how I would fix it. In your case it looks like the artisan just cut the original lining a centimeter or so too large and instead of correcting it at the time, sewed it in creating the wrinkle. Then they trimmed off the edges and applied the glazing. Looks fine until you open the PO.

this hand-sewn by machine process was very evident in the round Christmas animation pieces last year in which many of the round coin purses had a wonky stitch or two. The artisans were forcing too much material under the needle - the wonky stitches are right where the zipper ends so it is fatter overall when that area is going under the needle, and gets pushed off the feed dogs of the machine (the feed dogs are the mechanism under the fabric that feeds it through the machine, the foot on top presses down on it to ensure a good feed and to keep it straight, and a "walking foot" can be used to feed from the top so both sides go through evenly when you have two different types of materials or weights) There is also a differential feed on some machines that do this automatically. A good sewer will anticipate this and slow waaayyy down to ensure one goes stitch by stitch, pushing by hand on the edge to keep the line of stitching even. But if you are in a hurry to pump out a bunch of product, or less experienced, you might not do this and call it a day and let it rip (another one of those items where LV quality has declined). If these were totally hand sewn, the wonky stitch would not happen because the artisan can push the hand needle into the correct alignment, but it is difficult to hand sew through so many layers. (which is why leather is often pre-punched with small holes for the thread to go through)

On the chaps, I think many of those are still hand sewn which is why there is a specific # of stitches on each side of the chap that are consistent. It is a thicker thread and larger holes in the chaps.

Hope any of that made sense.

 

[lilly2002]

Hope so ! Just spent too many hours the last 2 days how to get our goods from Europe into Russia since they close their borders with Europe , only “luxury goods” allowed to come in ( read : Apple , LV and all their friends) . Now we need to re route our goods to South Korea AND send them by boat to Vladivostok, and train to Moscow .. I know U didnt ask , I just need to vent out These situation I kinda understand all the PI across the world ( LV included )

Dont work in supply chain these time of days people ! Just dont …

oh no what a mess never knew you are from Russia we have a similar situation the export of goods, the freight has almost tripled, trying to keep customers happy with that transport cost

 

[LVovely]

It maybe picture overload!

I love, love nearly everything I got. The keepall is stunning and all the pieces are vibrant. The pics don't really capture how they look in person . BUT......the PO's, particular the blue/pink has issues which I didn't notice until just now. I'll post these separately.

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Congratulations to this cheerful family!! The wait was worth it. They are all very beautiful ! Sorry that you are disappointed with the PO, but I would give the repair option a try if they are willi g to do it for you!

 

[Milsaar]

There's no way this should have left the warehouse as it's so noticeable. I was so busy checking the embossing in store that it slipped my mind to check the interior . Agree that a new piece should be made in such incidents because like @DivotDiva said there's unpicking and re stitching to be done and it has to cover the original holes. Let's hope they don't make a mess of it .

I remember now the XS wasn't standing up properly, but it was a substitute for your first choice which you now have, so maybe it was supposed to turn out the way it did .

I'm terrible at checking items in store and you did have a LOT to check so I think that is understandable I hope it turns out perfect after the repair!

Yes you might be right. I'm not "naturally" drawn to green and blue so the upcoming summer collection is holding me back for ordering the XS again allthough it is the queen of all greens

I've been watching it closely too, and wondering if i should just buy it at its ad to basket everyday. oh my what to do.... think ill wait for the PO and get a feel of the leather first

I know the feeling! One day it will be out of stock and then the panic arises

 

[DivotDiva]

Dont work in supply chain these time of days people ! Just dont …

Lol this is what I do! logistics!

 

[bigverne28]

I wouldn't call myself expert but I can sew - I looked at one of my POs as if I I had to take it apart, what would I need to do - - mine are canvas but I think the pattern is the same on the empriente? To reverse engineer it, you would unpick the stitching all around the edge, the the pockets would be unfolded to make one flat piece about 11 inches (28 cm) long, or they come off as two separate pieces which is all hidden by the glazing. The glazing also has to be stripped off. My guess is that the pockets are separate because they have to create the diagonal card slots and the other card slots and those are probably more easily precision cut (hand machined on a laser cutter perhaps). Then the lining piece is separated from the cover. Trim, put back in place - - they look very machine sewn to me ('by hand" - in other words not a robot running the machine) so an artisan may be required to resew it by hand to line up the holes again, using a magnifying glass. Their idea of "repair" may be to just cut two new pieces from leftover material for the lining and cover and reuse the precision-cut pockets. If I had extra material (and I bet they do) that's how I would fix it. In your case it looks like the artisan just cut the original lining a centimeter or so too large and instead of correcting it at the time, sewed it in creating the wrinkle. Then they trimmed off the edges and applied the glazing. Looks fine until you open the PO.

this hand-sewn by machine process was very evident in the round Christmas animation pieces last year in which many of the round coin purses had a wonky stitch or two. The artisans were forcing too much material under the needle - the wonky stitches are right where the zipper ends so it is fatter overall when that area is going under the needle, and gets pushed off the feed dogs of the machine (the feed dogs are the mechanism under the fabric that feeds it through the machine, the foot on top presses down on it to ensure a good feed and to keep it straight, and a "walking foot" can be used to feed from the top so both sides go through evenly when you have two different types of materials or weights) There is also a differential feed on some machines that do this automatically. A good sewer will anticipate this and slow waaayyy down to ensure one goes stitch by stitch, pushing by hand on the edge to keep the line of stitching even. But if you are in a hurry to pump out a bunch of product, or less experienced, you might not do this and call it a day and let it rip (another one of those items where LV quality has declined). If these were totally hand sewn, the wonky stitch would not happen because the artisan can push the hand needle into the correct alignment, but it is difficult to hand sew through so many layers. (which is why leather is often pre-punched with small holes for the thread to go through)

On the chaps, I think many of those are still hand sewn which is why there is a specific # of stitches on each side of the chap that are consistent. It is a thicker thread and larger holes in the chaps.

Hope any of that made sense.

I'm speechless. You schooled me today . Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a long explanation on how the process would work . So really it's just a matter of replacing the lining and like you said, I'm sure they have more leather in that colour. Now, I more confident that they will say it can be repaired. Just waiting for my SA to confirm .

Some of the animation RCP were a hot mess in terms of stitching. I don't know why these came out so badly because I have two mono RCP's (MPA and bandouliere) and the stitching is not like this.

 

[bigverne28]

I'm terrible at checking items in store and you did have a LOT to check so I think that is understandable I hope it turns out perfect after the repair!

Yes you might be right. I'm not "naturally" drawn to green and blue so the upcoming summer collection is holding me back for ordering the XS again allthough it is the queen of all greens



I know the feeling! One day it will be out of stock and then the panic arises

Thanks. I hope all goes well too, especially as it's now unavailable .

That should I shouldn't I? Then it's no longer available has happened to me several times. This leads to a desperate hunt online and becoming a general pain in the a** for my SA and CS trying to track it down. Not fun for either party!

 

[deanomatter]

oh no what a mess never knew you are from Russia we have a similar situation the export of goods, the freight has almost tripled, trying to keep customers happy with that transport cost

Oh Im not from Russia .. I live in Denmark Its just what I do for a living (aka paying my purses )

 

[deanomatter]

Lol this is what I do! logistics!

I feel you sistah .. We called ourself heroes these days , busting our a** off to get whole value chain running

 

[bigverne28]

Congratulations to this cheerful family!! The wait was worth it. They are all very beautiful ! Sorry that you are disappointed with the PO, but I would give the repair option a try if they are willi g to do it for you!

Thanks . I’ve been fairly lucky with LV and have only had issues with a couple of pieces, which were resolved with reordering. I was pleasantly surprised that a repair was available and so have taken up this offer from my SA. She’s already warned me it will be a long wait, but not too concerned as I’ve already waited almost 3 months for the order.

 

[Saz93]

It maybe picture overload!

I love, love nearly everything I got. The keepall is stunning and all the pieces are vibrant. The pics don't really capture how they look in person . BUT......the PO's, particular the blue/pink has issues which I didn't notice until just now. I'll post these separately.

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OMG wow! What an incredible haul!! So glad you finally got them all, worth the wait
The wrinkling on the PO would annoy me tbh. Would it upset you if you return it and can’t get another? Hmm

 

[Cathindy]

Thanks . I’ve been fairly lucky with LV and have only had issues with a couple of pieces, which were resolved with reordering. I was pleasantly surprised that a repair was available and so have taken up this offer from my SA. She’s already warned me it will be a long wait, but not too concerned as I’ve already waited almost 3 months for the order.

I would also try for the repair! The embossing is just soooo good I bet a replacement item won’t be that nicely embossed.

 

[Saz93]

Not the best pictures but I love it! My first LV (I was more into shoes until COVID hit ). I'm still paranoid about the vachetta! Need to get a twilly or something so I can use it!

The strap is a little short for a cross body but I had planned on buying an extender anyway and maybe a leather strap too.

Yayyy congrats on your first LV bag! It’s a slippery slope from here now