Is gold HW really harder to come by?
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i suppose with the trend of silver jewelry (or white gold) since - most pple prefer palladium over gold... thus the stores will order what they believe will sell to their customers...
however, with yellow gold now back in trend, i foresee we will see a better mixture of hardwares offered in the stores, no?
however, with yellow gold now back in trend, i foresee we will see a better mixture of hardwares offered in the stores, no?
We'll see. In one or two more seasons maybe.
The best outcome any manager wants is for one bag delivered from Paris = one bag sold. So they won't be rash.
Lately here in "Alaska" (northeastern US) I have been noticing gold hardware being more readily available than it has been for the past few seasons. Especially on Bolides and Kellys for some reason, but also a few Birkins here and there and a good number of HACs with Gold HW. I definitely agree that some stores order what they believe will sell best to their clientele, whether that's certain leathers, certain sizes, certain colors, or certain HW colors.
mrssparkles, Yes! I'm in Singapore. I managed to secure a Birkin from Liat Towers a few years ago, but I've long given up trying to get another. Each and every time I ask, the waiting list is closed, even for exotics. I give up!
I find it much easier to get a Kelly or Birkin in Tokyo. Plus I don't have to pay GST!
evekitti, a few years ago, it was still possible to place one's name on a "real" waitlist without spending a cent, and just wait for one's turn to get shown a Birkin. This is no longer the practice.
Unlike stores in other parts of the world, you would almost never see a Birkin on the shelf (except for the 50cm Blue Brighton Clemence Birkin a few months ago). And Birkins are not sold to walk-ins. Read in between the lines, and I am already saying alot. Hermes will reward customers who embrace the brand. Not just for their Kellys or Birkins. And exotics are for VVVVVIPs only.
And I agree with you, Tokyo has the most Birkins and Kellys in one country, in Asia. A friend was looking for a Kelly Pochette, and she was actually asked to get one in Tokyo .... only because their quota for KPs is huge!
Unlike stores in other parts of the world, you would almost never see a Birkin on the shelf (except for the 50cm Blue Brighton Clemence Birkin a few months ago). And Birkins are not sold to walk-ins. Read in between the lines, and I am already saying alot. Hermes will reward customers who embrace the brand. Not just for their Kellys or Birkins. And exotics are for VVVVVIPs only.
And I agree with you, Tokyo has the most Birkins and Kellys in one country, in Asia. A friend was looking for a Kelly Pochette, and she was actually asked to get one in Tokyo .... only because their quota for KPs is huge!
