I was just wondering how people were introduced to the brand?
Here's my Bal story:
I was 16 years old and I bought a bag from run-of-the-mill mall shoe store. I LOVED this bag but it fell apart quickly as it was pretty poor quality (and only cost about $40). I knew nothing about the style (that it was an imitation of a Balenciaga!); I simply loved it. I was sad when it had fallen apart too much to use anymore.
Fast forward to 2005 and I see a photo in a celeb magazine of someone carrying this exact same style in a different color (I think Nicole Richie?)... and the caption read: "So and So with a Balenciaga handbag". I had NEVER heard of this "Balenciaga" before but I was dying to get another bag like my crappy one that fell apart.
Internet research ensued and my first Bal was purchased at Barney's in San Francisco in 2006. (City in Light Olive).
Since then, I've gotten a Velo, Polly, and Box and we all lived happily ever after
Here's my Bal story:
I was 16 years old and I bought a bag from run-of-the-mill mall shoe store. I LOVED this bag but it fell apart quickly as it was pretty poor quality (and only cost about $40). I knew nothing about the style (that it was an imitation of a Balenciaga!); I simply loved it. I was sad when it had fallen apart too much to use anymore.
Fast forward to 2005 and I see a photo in a celeb magazine of someone carrying this exact same style in a different color (I think Nicole Richie?)... and the caption read: "So and So with a Balenciaga handbag". I had NEVER heard of this "Balenciaga" before but I was dying to get another bag like my crappy one that fell apart.
Internet research ensued and my first Bal was purchased at Barney's in San Francisco in 2006. (City in Light Olive).
Since then, I've gotten a Velo, Polly, and Box and we all lived happily ever after