Michael Kors Kors to Shut Down 100 to 125 Stores

[sdkitty]

I stopped into the Premiere Boutique this weekend (the only boutique that sells his Collection Bags in my area). I was carrying my Black Miranda (the original style) & the SA was gushing over it but didn't know the name of the bag. When I mentioned I had one in snakeskin, she asked the manager of the store if her "red one" was like mine. The manager said yes, she had a red & black snakeskin bag like mine. I had to tell them the name of the bag. When I asked the manager if her bag was Mangrove Watersnake, she said she didn't know, just knew it was snakeskin. I thought that was odd....and it didn't give me any confidence to take their word on very much. My usual SA was not there. She's very informative & tends to keep up with styles, types of materials, what's coming, ect.

too bad MK hasn't been more successful in creating an image for their Collection bags. It seems like the Michael by MK bags are so prevalent that most people aren't even aware of the higher priced ones. I can't think of another brand like this where there are $200 bags and then $1,000+ bags. And some of the Collection bags look almost like the MBMK ones. I returned a collection bag when I saw one from the lower priced line that was almost identical. As far as the SA's not being knowledgeable, doesn't surprise me. I doubt they get paid much.