Is there a bag Hierarchy???
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This is absolutely true. People so often feel competitive about EVERYTHING. But bags are not about competition based on name and price. They are all about what you love. If someone adores their designer line bag from Target, it is worth more than all the Hermes (or LV or Chanel or Dooney or whatever) in the world, and if they carry it right it might look better, too! 
People so often feel like they have to fight their way up the food chain, when it just isn't about that. It's about what you love, and if you truly love Hermes then it is worth every penny. But if you buy it just because you think it is the equivalent of passing Go, then you've made a big mistake.
I totally agree!
Nice idea this thread: it's the first time I see it!
If I understood correctly, we are supposed to extress our opinion about the bags hierarchy in terms of QUALITY.
At least, I do consider bags and other things "hierarchy" from this POV, trying not to be influeced by the price (also if it's very difficult) and by popularity, or being "the IT bag of the season".
So in my mind I see:
1- Hermés
2- BV
3- Chanel
4- My beloved..Balenciaga!
5- Chloe, H. Beguelin, YSL
8- Prada and Miu Miu
9- (sorry LV lovers!) LV
If we talk about what I like to wear (or would like to) and what fits my style and my budget, then we have:
1- Balenciaga
2- Chloe, YSL, Hermes (I just have a Massai, not Birkin! way too expensive)
5- Chanel, BV
7- Prada/Miu miu and LV
If I understood correctly, we are supposed to extress our opinion about the bags hierarchy in terms of QUALITY.
At least, I do consider bags and other things "hierarchy" from this POV, trying not to be influeced by the price (also if it's very difficult) and by popularity, or being "the IT bag of the season".
So in my mind I see:
1- Hermés
2- BV
3- Chanel
4- My beloved..Balenciaga!
5- Chloe, H. Beguelin, YSL
8- Prada and Miu Miu
9- (sorry LV lovers!) LV
If we talk about what I like to wear (or would like to) and what fits my style and my budget, then we have:
1- Balenciaga
2- Chloe, YSL, Hermes (I just have a Massai, not Birkin! way too expensive)
5- Chanel, BV
7- Prada/Miu miu and LV
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Balenciaga, he was like Chanel - clothes first! But now look - bags are a huge part of the brand's identity.
Well, this is not exactly true. Wasen't Balenciaga almost closed except for their perfume range untill it was bought by Gucci group and revived if I remmber correctly? THe Balenciaga of today hasen't really got anything to do with the original Balenciaga and if it wasen't such a success I guess they could revive Worth or Poirret instead. This dosn't make the fashion bal. maks today any "less" though.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 IToo 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
Ditto that!
Liberté;9383003 said:
Yeah, I think that's true, but the same was true for Chanel especially when she had no involvement with her own stuff for the longest time until the very end of her life. So I don't think that necessarily matters, I like the spirit of a company and its original history. It is sad when a house deviates very far from their roots - to me there's a difference between innovation and plain old deviance.
1.Hermes exotics
2.Hermes
3.Chanel reissue
4.Chanel
5.mulberry and Louis Vuitton
Just my opinion, i agree that bags are only 'special' bags if the company specialise in bags, other than that it depends on how hard they are to get hold of and the quality, the price doesn’t come into it.
in the uk the 'lower end' Mulberry bags are the same price as 'respected' Louis vuitton
for me LV is at the top for luggage always but for bags not so much and personally I am always more impressed by someone with a Mulberry bag than a Chanel, no idea why.
all that matters it's just how much you love it, i hate the competitiveness of fashion for me the whole point is that it's personal and it makes me happy. when some arrogant woman passes her opinion on what someone else is wearing it just sucks everything out of it, if your anna wintour or karl lagerfeld then your opinion is respected but i still think that they may be polite enough to keep there mouths shut unless asked. Sorry rant over, interesting thread
2.Hermes
3.Chanel reissue
4.Chanel
5.mulberry and Louis Vuitton
Just my opinion, i agree that bags are only 'special' bags if the company specialise in bags, other than that it depends on how hard they are to get hold of and the quality, the price doesn’t come into it.
in the uk the 'lower end' Mulberry bags are the same price as 'respected' Louis vuitton
for me LV is at the top for luggage always but for bags not so much and personally I am always more impressed by someone with a Mulberry bag than a Chanel, no idea why.
all that matters it's just how much you love it, i hate the competitiveness of fashion for me the whole point is that it's personal and it makes me happy. when some arrogant woman passes her opinion on what someone else is wearing it just sucks everything out of it, if your anna wintour or karl lagerfeld then your opinion is respected but i still think that they may be polite enough to keep there mouths shut unless asked. Sorry rant over, interesting thread
