Congratulations on you graduation!
The emerald green of this wallet is a beautiful! I love its vibrancy.
Joseph Duclos Thread
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The emerald green of this wallet is a beautiful! I love its vibrancy.
Congratulations on your graduation !
What a lovely gift, it looks beautiful, and a great way to usher in the year of the dragon 🐉
It most definitely is a paid promotion with TPF, like any other negotiated sponsor. The owners have stated to be so. If Hermes or Tory Burch had done so, would people deny it? It's a fact of business, not an editorial comment one way or another about the brand.
I'm personally glad to learn about J Duclos and am able to make my own judgments about its quality and likely future on this basis.
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Congratulations, what a lovely (and beautiful) gift!
It’s a beautiful gift. Congratulations on your graduation!
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand ‘If Hermes or Tory Burch had done so, would people deny it?’
And here’s the Vlad’s post I wrote about. Nowhere did he mention MOYNAT wanted to pay to have their brand on the main page with the big brands. He was thinking about adding them. This is why I questioned if JD’s representation was paid.
Perhaps we’re thinking of two different things — ads v. accessibility w/ one click.
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I meant that being in denial about a paid sponsorship is not a good look, or reasonable, for any brand's
customer base. Did you not see Megs's explanation about the partnership with JD? https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/individual-brand-forums.1064164/#post-35816692
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Thank you for sharing that post. I remember it. I didn’t know ‘partnership’ means a financial contract. Times have changed from Vlad’s post. I learn something new today.
So what you’re saying is that this JD thread being up on the main page so that its easier to find is a paid partnership between the brand and tPF.
This does not mean, as some have implied, that positive feedback or any comments that people on this thread put up are a form of paid advertising.
Personally, I have no problems with a paid partnership that makes it possible for anyone interested in discovering a new brand to do so. Like you said, many brands advertise on both traditional & new forms of media, it doesn't detract from any of them.
What I find offensive is the suggestion (& open statement) that people on this thread are either being paid to like or support JD, or that we are a cult thats been brainwashed. Apparently anyone that likes JD has a hidden agenda, including two of France’s first ladies. Makes me wonder what is the hidden agenda of those that seem out to pull down JD
Some info from the business side of the brand if someone is interested.
Interesting to note that 80% of their customers are already from abroad of France and 60% from US alone. So it´s pretty much an "Emily in Paris" type of business model, catering to Americans and Asians, but not appealing to French/Europeans. And they are already expanding accordingly. This year JD will open several boutiques in Asia and planning some in the Middle East, but not in US for now (will continue trunk shows, as they are bringing excellent profits).
EXCLUSIVE: Leather Goods Brand Joseph Duclos Raises 7 Million Euros
French leather goods house Joseph Duclos raised 7 million euros to fund its international retail developmentwwd.com
After WWII, Dior and later Chanel owed their businesses to the US market. With online these days, it's not unusual, same with the whole MIJ Fude (hand bundled brushes) phenomena. In fact, if JD are selling 20% domestically, that's still a well received brand in France, the US has a much bigger market even in numbers alone (Fr = approx 68M v US 332M )
I received my Diane Messenger this week! My uneducated American brain is so impressed by both the quality and design of this bag.I’ve attached a few photos for reference - this is the heritage leather in ardoise with gold hardware. I can honestly say I’ve never felt a leather nearly as luxurious as this - and the smell is just insane! I haven’t had a chance to properly use her yet, but just today I’ve removed the protective stickers and filled her up!
I will admit I was a bit nervous about making such an expensive purchase from a brand that I’ve never seen in person! I spent the last year learning everything I could about JD (thank you everyone for your helpful and insightful posts on this thread
it's absolutely stunning, and the messenger style looks great on you
Wow, it's amazing! Congratulations on your graduation too. You will have this wallet forever, an heirloom piece (I have my father's Gucci wallet from the 1960s)
I started this thread because I absolutely love the Diane and hope to own one one day. To make clear, TPF did not ask me to start it or even discuss JD at any time.
Thank you so much for making this 100% clear for those who may have doubts.
Several of us have previously said that we came to this thread because of an interest in 1) Ramesh’s creativity and focus on leather craft 2) independant brands with artisanal make.
If tPF entered into a partnership with JD to give the thread visibility on their home page, that is quite another thing. Its not paid content or advertorial. Our opinions are our own, and are not blindly positive, even from enthusiasts.
Also, thank you for setting up the JD thread @papertiger
