Kwanpen bags?

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#125
mistikat said:
There are a lots of threads in this subforum about bags that look like Hermes designs; because people are asking how they compare to Hermes, both quality and design wise, we leave them here. Hope that answers the question.
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I appreciate that. But the latest posts seem to be just general discussion on their other bags. Not much to compare to Hermes. I don't care whether this is moved or not, nor did I ask to move it. I was just stating my opinion.
 
#126
Probably a good thread as a reference to their exotic bags and comparison of workmanship . I think somewhere in the thread or maybe another one was a discussion on where they source their skins (as does hermes). They don't do the hermes look-alike styles anymore. I think.
 
#130
MichelleSinHk said:
The story is Kwanpen alligator skins are supplied by 'henglong' which also supplies Hermes. And henglong got bought by LVMH to ensure supply to Hermes.
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Exactly! They supply Hermes, so you are getting the same croc. That's why LVMH got in there, so that you can only get that quality croc via Hermes. Old thread but it's good info for others who might stumble on the thread.
 
#131
Mikkisound said:
Exactly! They supply Hermes, so you are getting the same croc. That's why LVMH got in there, so that you can only get that quality croc via Hermes. Old thread but it's good info for others who might stumble on the thread.
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LVMH has nothing to do with H, they were stopped in their play for a hostile takeover years ago so they have no interest in protecting H's access to exotic leather.

H works with their own exclusive farms in the US and Africa on their exotic leather supply chain.
 
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#132
Ironically, my first brush with a 'birkin' was 20 years ago in my country outside a kwanpen boutique. I fell in love at first sight with the birkin design and the luxurious croc skin. I had no idea hermes existed at that time and definitely didnt know it was a stolen design. But all i could do then was drool. I was just 16 yrs old. Fast forward to today, i have nvr owned a kwanpen before but it is still kind of nostalgic to reminisce how i come to love birkins.
 
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#134
QuelleFromage said:
I still don't understand why this thread stays in the H forum. There are several lines that blatantly copy the more famous Hermès bags.
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I have wondered that about some other threads. This thread seems OK here in the H forum to me, exactly because of those copycat lines. If it were in the general bags forum, the people who know most about H and what you get for your money might not find it and weigh in, and their info is crucial to a discussion like this. I think too that the person newly researching H benefits from seeing what kinds of copies are out there: it's not just a world of cheap fakes. You can pay a lot of money for a copycat "inspired" by H. If people want to do that, whatever, it's their money, but informed choices are better than spending a lot of money on a bag, only to find out later that you might have wanted the original instead. (That said, there was some other thread with an H-knockoff bag with eyes on it or something that made me go, "Aaagh, take this out of my line of vision!" Not sure why that one felt different. Maybe it was just that the bag was more annoying.)
 
#135
Belphoebe said:
I have wondered that about some other threads. This thread seems OK here in the H forum to me, exactly because of those copycat lines. If it were in the general bags forum, the people who know most about H and what you get for your money might not find it and weigh in, and their info is crucial to a discussion like this. I think too that the person newly researching H benefits from seeing what kinds of copies are out there: it's not just a world of cheap fakes. You can pay a lot of money for a copycat "inspired" by H. If people want to do that, whatever, it's their money, but informed choices are better than spending a lot of money on a bag, only to find out later that you might have wanted the original instead. (That said, there was some other thread with an H-knockoff bag with eyes on it or something that made me go, "Aaagh, take this out of my line of vision!" Not sure why that one felt different. Maybe it was just that the bag was more annoying.)
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This makes sense...I just wonder where the Kwanpen fans are supposed to go. If there are any :p
 
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