Hmn seriously in my opinion i think the monogram, Azur and damier is the way to go in long term. Empreinte line purses are gorgeous, but i think LV will use it as their secret weapon to boost their sales . they will most probably produce them on and off as limited edition
i think LV must have the canvas pattern in stock all the time, it is classic.
1) it does look boring sometimes and too subtle... however, it will never be out of style like some other vernis color.
2) vibrant color can look very gorgeous but it might be harder to match with out daily clothes. someimes we love LV canvas because they easily matched our clothes.
another point i thought of is, in order to make a "bag lover" to purchase the bag NOW (so LV can receive money NOW), it has to be limited edition, otherwise we might drag the purchase...
so, consumers will then buy the Expensive LE first, (and drag other permanent style purchases )because we dun 1 2 miss the chance.
on the other hand, LV will then receive bigger revenue in one go, rather than make it more permanent and receive smaller sales throughout 5-10 years. And, receive a bigger revenue now ofcoz better than receive revenue later!
just my personal opinion, hope i did not bored any of u guys