Hi ladies!
I was sooo excited today after finding my first Celine mini luggage at the now "old" price of 2000, two days after the price has increased at most stores So, first things first hahah, introducing my new black mini=)
and a couple of modeling pics..please excuse my sweatpants and messy room haha
Aside from the excitement though....I've heard great things on this forum about the quality of Celine bags, but after taking the Mini home, I can't help but admit I'm a bit disappointed about certain details of the bag. My concerns are..
1. The glazing on the edges of don't look/feel like quality to me. I think Celine can do must better. You can't really tell on the black mini, but today there was a lune mini I looked at too, and the glazing had clearly overflown onto the leather (albeit slightly) on many parts.
2. The leather itself. I've heard that Celine is known for its nice leather, but the leather on the mini also doesn't feel like quality to me.. I realize that it must be decent leather, but for some reason, to the touch, it also feels very PVC-like to me, even though I'm very aware that it is not. Perhaps it's just the new drummed leather??
3. The faux suede/micro suede/cloth lining. Enough said.
4. The last one has nothing to do with quality. I know I was able to get the mini for 2k, but the ridiculous price increases have been putting me off a bit too. 20% increase after they've just had one in Nov?? Celine must think it's Chanel or Hermes.
I apologize in advance for being so debbie downer. I think it's just that I was so excited about this bag at the beginning that's making me so picky about it too. I know a lot of this might be just personally preference. I do like love the bag for its appearance, but I feel like I can't look too closely.
So, ladies, I would love to hear all of your opinions - to keep or not to keep?
I was sooo excited today after finding my first Celine mini luggage at the now "old" price of 2000, two days after the price has increased at most stores So, first things first hahah, introducing my new black mini=)
and a couple of modeling pics..please excuse my sweatpants and messy room haha
Aside from the excitement though....I've heard great things on this forum about the quality of Celine bags, but after taking the Mini home, I can't help but admit I'm a bit disappointed about certain details of the bag. My concerns are..
1. The glazing on the edges of don't look/feel like quality to me. I think Celine can do must better. You can't really tell on the black mini, but today there was a lune mini I looked at too, and the glazing had clearly overflown onto the leather (albeit slightly) on many parts.
2. The leather itself. I've heard that Celine is known for its nice leather, but the leather on the mini also doesn't feel like quality to me.. I realize that it must be decent leather, but for some reason, to the touch, it also feels very PVC-like to me, even though I'm very aware that it is not. Perhaps it's just the new drummed leather??
3. The faux suede/micro suede/cloth lining. Enough said.
4. The last one has nothing to do with quality. I know I was able to get the mini for 2k, but the ridiculous price increases have been putting me off a bit too. 20% increase after they've just had one in Nov?? Celine must think it's Chanel or Hermes.
I apologize in advance for being so debbie downer. I think it's just that I was so excited about this bag at the beginning that's making me so picky about it too. I know a lot of this might be just personally preference. I do like love the bag for its appearance, but I feel like I can't look too closely.
So, ladies, I would love to hear all of your opinions - to keep or not to keep?