Hi everyone, I usually hang out in the Balenciaga Forum. I have been Bbag crazy for 4 years now. I have this insane obsession for lovely leather - especially soft and squishy leather! Anyway, being a full-on leather lover, I have actually "bagged" LV in the past...Please don't shoot me yet :shame:...
I think I have said in the past that I can't believe someone for pay more than $1000 for a canvas bag
Yep...That's what I said. I am so glad there is no firing squad on tPF 
Anyway, you'll never guess what I did yesterday. I stepped into the world of Louis Vuitton
Yes, me, I walked through the gold plated glass doors of the Brisbane LV Boutique (after it was opened for me of course...)
Don't get me wrong. I have always utterly respected the icon of LV. I understand the history and where it has come from. I have always been in awe of their trunks, especially the vintage where the LV Mogogram pattern was individually hand painted each time.
Ok, so I had a chat with a lovely SA. I could see she was eyeing off my Ivory Balenciaga Matelasse. She commented on how intricate each quilted pillow was on my bag and said how much she adores the Balenciaga leathers and they way they hand stitched their unique quilted pattern on the Matelasse bags, in particular. Well, I was sold from there
She showed me the Epi & Sulahi ranges. I was gobsmacked Could I be falling for LV? I told her my hesitations about buying a canvas bag. She put my reservations at ease by discussing the durability of the canvas and she also spoke about the additional coatings over the top of the canvas adding much more protection that you would ever get on leather.
Ok, so I take it all back. I am actually selling one of my Bbags to get something in the LV Mono range. I might get something HUGE or I may start off with a Pochette with double extenders on the strap. I was so impressed of the complete range at LV...We don't have a Balenciaga Boutique in Australia and I really missed that accessibility to extra tassels and spare mirrors in case one broke. Whereas, LV has it all
They have spare cow hide straps, gorgey gold plated extenders and probably so much more I wasn't introduced to.
Can I say I am so impressed and I hope to join the LV Ranks soon. Is this the beginning of another long obsession for me?
Sorry for the long post...
I think I have said in the past that I can't believe someone for pay more than $1000 for a canvas bag
Yep...That's what I said. I am so glad there is no firing squad on tPF Anyway, you'll never guess what I did yesterday. I stepped into the world of Louis Vuitton
Yes, me, I walked through the gold plated glass doors of the Brisbane LV Boutique (after it was opened for me of course...)Don't get me wrong. I have always utterly respected the icon of LV. I understand the history and where it has come from. I have always been in awe of their trunks, especially the vintage where the LV Mogogram pattern was individually hand painted each time.
Ok, so I had a chat with a lovely SA. I could see she was eyeing off my Ivory Balenciaga Matelasse. She commented on how intricate each quilted pillow was on my bag and said how much she adores the Balenciaga leathers and they way they hand stitched their unique quilted pattern on the Matelasse bags, in particular. Well, I was sold from there
She showed me the Epi & Sulahi ranges. I was gobsmacked
Could I be falling for LV? I told her my hesitations about buying a canvas bag. She put my reservations at ease by discussing the durability of the canvas and she also spoke about the additional coatings over the top of the canvas adding much more protection that you would ever get on leather. Ok, so I take it all back. I am actually selling one of my Bbags to get something in the LV Mono range. I might get something HUGE or I may start off with a Pochette with double extenders on the strap. I was so impressed of the complete range at LV...We don't have a Balenciaga Boutique in Australia and I really missed that accessibility to extra tassels and spare mirrors in case one broke. Whereas, LV has it all
They have spare cow hide straps, gorgey gold plated extenders and probably so much more I wasn't introduced to.Can I say I am so impressed and I hope to join the LV Ranks soon. Is this the beginning of another long obsession for me?
Sorry for the long post...
Glad you had a good experience at LV QP too.
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