First Gucci Purchase: Soho Disco- Is it worth it?

[RitaLA]

Omg you are not for real? I admire you for doing all that! I need to start taking better care of my bags! I dont even know what condition it means?

Anyway, your bag looks perfect... obviously it is possible to keep the bag in greaty condition for a long time! (Even if your routine sounds like way more than I would be able to keep up with myself, haha)

Thanks for the picture!

I learned all these things by reading posts on this forum haha. I am not rich and I save to buy a lot of my handbags so I try to take care of it as much as I can for the sake of longevity. I clean it once a month and I condition every other month maybe every quarter. Chanel recommends either apple guard or collonil, I can’t remember. But the leather cleaner has saved so many of my bags. Even from color tranfers. I think it has been a great investment. I do recommend this routine to everyone. I don’t own a lot of bags so it is not an arduous process. It is worth it!!!!!

 

[peachylv]

Mine is two years old and I get compliments on it a lot, more than any other bag I own. Mine is red. I had to buy it from Gucci.com because our closest boutique is four hours away.

 

[coucou chanel]

The Gucci soho disco is my go to bag and gets carried the most among my entire collection. So cute and easy to use; it's casual but will elevate your outfit.

However, I have to warn you that it's very prone to color transfer and the tassel frays easily. I'll admit to using and abusing the soho disco, but for the price I still expected better quality.

That said, I still love it to bits and think that it should be a staple in everyone's wardrobe.

 

[sayhitoromes]

I always reach for this bag on the weekends. I wasn’t amazingly in love with this bag when I first purchased it, but it has definitely become one of my favorites and most used. The pebbled leather stands up to wear and tear really well, and I use it way more than any other bag.

 

[azukitea]

is soho disco still going to b e discontinued? there are still tones around and i thought it was meant to be discontinued 2 years ago...

 

[Thenewestgirl]

I learned all these things by reading posts on this forum haha. I am not rich and I save to buy a lot of my handbags so I try to take care of it as much as I can for the sake of longevity. I clean it once a month and I condition every other month maybe every quarter. Chanel recommends either apple guard or collonil, I can’t remember. But the leather cleaner has saved so many of my bags. Even from color tranfers. I think it has been a great investment. I do recommend this routine to everyone. I don’t own a lot of bags so it is not an arduous process. It is worth it!!!!!

Yeah, you can really learn a lot from being on here! I will take your advice and look up what would be a good way to take care of my particular bags! Where do you find apple guard and collonoil? Which is a cleaner and which is a conditioner? I don't have any Chanels (yet -hopefully soon!), but a few non-designer leather bags that I want to be careful with for sentimental reasons! I still only have a few designer/contemporary designer bags, of various sorts though (a saffiano from MK, a canvas from Gucci and a suede Chloé one - and hopefully soon a leather one from Celine or/and Chanel, those are next on my wish list! And then I would like a Gucci leather one too! Possibly the Disco!), but as you say, it should not be too much of a job! I am a student myself so I really have to save a lot to even think about buying, so if it makes them last longer - it will definitely be worth it! Thank you so much for the tips!

 

[RitaLA]

Yeah, you can really learn a lot from being on here! I will take your advice and look up what would be a good way to take care of my particular bags! Where do you find apple guard and collonoil? Which is a cleaner and which is a conditioner? I don't have any Chanels (yet -hopefully soon!), but a few non-designer leather bags that I want to be careful with for sentimental reasons! I still only have a few designer/contemporary designer bags, of various sorts though (a saffiano from MK, a canvas from Gucci and a suede Chloé one - and hopefully soon a leather one from Celine or/and Chanel, those are next on my wish list! And then I would like a Gucci leather one too! Possibly the Disco!), but as you say, it should not be too much of a job! I am a student myself so I really have to save a lot to even think about buying, so if it makes them last longer - it will definitely be worth it! Thank you so much for the tips!

I will take pictures and post here. I got this info from the forums here and also utube videos that were aligned with the info provided by others. Side note, I was advised by several ppl including the LV SA not to treat the empreinte leather.

 

[RitaLA]

Yeah, you can really learn a lot from being on here! I will take your advice and look up what would be a good way to take care of my particular bags! Where do you find apple guard and collonoil? Which is a cleaner and which is a conditioner? I don't have any Chanels (yet -hopefully soon!), but a few non-designer leather bags that I want to be careful with for sentimental reasons! I still only have a few designer/contemporary designer bags, of various sorts though (a saffiano from MK, a canvas from Gucci and a suede Chloé one - and hopefully soon a leather one from Celine or/and Chanel, those are next on my wish list! And then I would like a Gucci leather one too! Possibly the Disco!), but as you say, it should not be too much of a job! I am a student myself so I really have to save a lot to even think about buying, so if it makes them last longer - it will definitely be worth it! Thank you so much for the tips!

There you go. It is actually Cadillac that I have been using to clean. I used apple guard in the past. I use the collonil to condition the vachetta leather on my Neverfull DA straps only ( i do not let it touch the canvas) and it has been aging beautifully!!! I also use on other leather handbags and shoes to avoid cracking. I use collonil Carbon Pro on clean lighted colored bags to avoid color transfers and staining on leather only. You gotta always read the instructions and test on a small area to make sure it is safe