Is there a bag Hierarchy???

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#211
my two cents...from a handbag newbie!

1st tier
Hermes

2nd tier
Gucci
Bottega
LV
Chanel
Prada
Fendi


3rd tier
Miu Miu
Lanvin
Balenciaga
Givenchy
Marc Jacobs
Burberry
YSL
D&G
Ferragamo
Marc Jacobs

4th tier
Kooba
Botkier
Treesje
Rebecca Minkoff
Gustto
Gryson
Lockheart
Jenny Yuen
Hayden-Harnett
Goldenbleu
Marc by Marc Jacobs

5th tier
Dooney
Coach
Kate Spade

6th tier
Cole Haan
Juicy Couture
Prune
Tiffany & Fred
 
#212
For me, I would say
Hermes as the number one

The rest can fight it out amongst themselves :p

Only joking, I think Chanel, BV, LV, Goyard, etc are all around number 2, because they all have certain qualities about them :tup:
 
#213
ilzabet said:
in my mind (which doesn't know much beyond the obvious designer brands) the hierarchy goes something like this...

1. Hermes :love:
2. Chanel
3. LV
4. Chloe
5. Gucci
6. Prada
7. Burberry
8. Kate spade
9. Coach
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wow balenciaga is lower than kate spade and coach?:confused1: I don't think so..coach is a dime a dozen..I think coach is getting to the point where it's like a slightly more expensive version of liz claiborne or something like that!
 
#215
i am surprised to see some people listing Balenciaga below LV...One can easily purchase a CANVAS Monogram LV bag for 700 USD but a Balenciaga is in the 1K range, no to to mention, leather.
 
#218
WOW Fendi has really gone down!! I was looking at their bags online and if the site Shoebuy.com can carry them i guess something is up.. I've read alot of ppl complain of their quality which is bad, cause their bags are NICE...to look at.

Also, can anyone rank ferragamo bags in all this.They are expensive and a lil exclusive as there are hardly any places i see carrying real ones... but you can correct me if i'm wrong?

Is there a site that Lists the order of rank?
 
#220
Okay, I will borrow from others as to format, but rank them according to my taste and impressions.

1st tier
Hermes :heart: (miles ahead of everything else)

2nd tier
Gucci (my first love)
Balen Enchandia
Bottega Veneta
Chanel (not my style but I think it deserves this tier)
LV (only damier)

3rd tier
Balenciaga (love but needs a few more yrs under its belt to move up a tier)
Burberry
Prada
YSL
Ferragamo

4th Tier
Givenchy
Fendi (down a tier strictly for quality issues)
Lanvin
Marc Jacobs

5th tier
Cole Haan
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Miu Miu
Rebecca Minkoff
Botkier
Gryson
Lockheart
D&G
Hayden-Harnett
Goldenbleu
Kate Spade

Coach and Dooney and the like aren't even on my radar and it's got nothing to do with being a bag snob - I would just rather carry a nice non-designer bag from target over them.

 
#221
Bag Hierarchy? Surely this exists mainly in the minds of obsessives. I think most bag purchasers' big concerns are quality, style, look etc. I own Balenciaga, Prada, , Marc Jacobs, Dolce and Gabbana and Gucci. I have never paid full price for any of them. Also, I'm quite happy with Billy Bags and bags by Dent's. I think a lot of people are like me. I have never hankered after Hermes or Chanel, and couldn't care less if they are at the top of the tree price-wise.
 
#222
irishlass1029 said:
Okay, I will borrow from others as to format, but rank them according to my taste and impressions.

1st tier
Hermes :heart: (miles ahead of everything else)

2nd tier
Gucci (my first love)
Balen Enchandia
Bottega Veneta
Chanel (not my style but I think it deserves this tier)
LV (only damier)

3rd tier
Balenciaga (love but needs a few more yrs under its belt to move up a tier)
Burberry
Prada
YSL
Ferragamo

4th Tier
Givenchy
Fendi (down a tier strictly for quality issues)
Lanvin
Marc Jacobs

5th tier
Cole Haan
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Miu Miu
Rebecca Minkoff
Botkier
Gryson
Lockheart
D&G
Hayden-Harnett
Goldenbleu
Kate Spade

Coach and Dooney and the like aren't even on my radar and it's got nothing to do with being a bag snob - I would just rather carry a nice non-designer bag from target over them.

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Yeah Irish i agree with your listing there. dunno about the opinion of the coach and dooney tho.. i don't own one of them but they aren't bad...

I just can't believe fendi would allow their standards to drop like this.
I'm still looking for a handbag to treat myself to. (and i'm very meticulous when it comes to something like this) don't think it will be fendi after all I've read.
 
#223
Balenciaga is a couture house that has been around for a loooooong time! Almost 100 years! I would love to own a Bbag one day because I :heart: Espana, but they are kind of hard to come by where I live. My favorite part about Balenciaga is that his first boutique was opened in San Sebastian, which is my favorite Spanish city. :D Too bad I learned about Balenciaga a year too late - I had already traveled to Spain and seen San Sebastian, had I known....I would have definitely changed my 'sightseeing' stops :D hehehe.
 
#224
this was a great thread! i loved reading all the input. we're all in agreement that #1 goes to Hermes. for me, Chanel is #2 for being classic.

i honestly do not know anything about LV except for the canvas ones girls carried in high school. no one in my high school carried a Chanel! i know, not the best or only measure of "luxury" but that does influence my opinion on bag hierarchy.
 
#225
candace117 said:
Balenciaga is a couture house that has been around for a loooooong time! Almost 100 years! I would love to own a Bbag one day because I :heart: Espana, but they are kind of hard to come by where I live. My favorite part about Balenciaga is that his first boutique was opened in San Sebastian, which is my favorite Spanish city. :D Too bad I learned about Balenciaga a year too late - I had already traveled to Spain and seen San Sebastian, had I known....I would have definitely changed my 'sightseeing' stops :D hehehe.
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I did not know that! Thanks Candace! I know I have one on my wish list, but in my "personal (limited?) view" they just haven't been on MY radar long enough. LOL!
 
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