Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle

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Fingers crossed! I would loooooove a Princess Mononoke collection so badly. Can already picture all of the wolf god bags I’d want to get!

I hope the brand stays with its iykyk branding, as that’s such a huge part of its appeal. Jonathan Anderson has done a great job building this niche, artsy branding and selecting niche artists to be the face of Loewe. I don’t think they’ll change in the near future though unless JA leaves. LVMH has other flashy anagram heavy brands, surely having a diverse portfolio only helps their business.
Loewe had collaborated with Disney Dumbo before Studio Ghibli. So who knows maybe the next collabs will be just as exciting. I am a big fan of Loewe and JA for what they are as well!
 
I'm also super interested in the question of how much of each - primarily because it seemed so impossible to get certain items just an hour after launch versus the plethora of others we still see in stores and online now

What do people think?
1/20 or so moving castles?
1/300-500 calcifer shearling anything?
1/300-500 black Amazonas?
1/300-500 light blue Amazonas?
1/300-500 magical sky hammocks?
1/5 magical sky wallets or cardholders?
1/1000000000 candles?
(I obviously have no idea...)

Hm... I would say:

30 or so moving castles?
600 calcifer shearling anything?
100 black Amazonas?
150 light blue Amazonas?
70 magical sky hammocks?
200 magical sky wallets or cardholders?
1000 candles?

I live in a high spending country, where a large population shop designer. I was surprised to see the light blue Amazona and Moving Castle tote still in stock.. with multiples in stock.

I would say that the most limited piece of leather goods (aside from the castle backpack), would probably be the Magical Sky Hammock and the T Tote (my store didn't even get one).

There were more of the main amazona - Black one (for SA it was the blue one) in this collection, considering I still saw people posting images of it.
 
Loewe had collaborated with Disney Dumbo before Studio Ghibli. So who knows maybe the next collabs will be just as exciting. I am a big fan of Loewe and JA for what they are as well!
Please, no more collaborations!

I feel like given how successful this collab was, I could imagine them doing collabs with other Anime IPs. I want them to stay away from my favorites, I don't want to deal with these kind of launches on a yearly basis, haha.
 
Went to the Loewe store to see what stock they had and get the Howl wallet but the store near me had some slim pickings and people were calling in and grabbing things up. Still wish I was able to get the wallet too and the Howl feather strap but as soon as I stepped in the store a SA grabbed it for someone else.

Here is what I have so far! Just missing the Howl and Sophie Amazona 28.
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Went to the Loewe store to see what stock they had and get the Howl wallet but the store near me had some slim pickings and people were calling in and grabbing things up. Still wish I was able to get the wallet too and the Howl feather strap but as soon as I stepped in the store a SA grabbed it for someone else.

Here is what I have so far! Just missing the Howl and Sophie Amazona 28.
that is an amazing haul!!! where are you located where there are still things to be found??
 
that is an amazing haul!!! where are you located where there are still things to be found??
haha oh sorry I made it sound like I just got everything today. It was actually on the 2nd when I went to the store and the Hammock bag I ordered online arrived yesterday.

But how everyone else talks about lines for in-store I will say that in Miami I have been the first if not the second person in line at the store. I was there in person for the Spirited Away collab and now this one. I arrived 30 min before the store opened as the first person and snagged the Haku and Chihiro Amazona.

When I arrived for this latest collab I was second but now there were a lot more people calling in to place orders so I saw SA's grabbing things quickly or selling stock that they had extra in the back to customers already. I asked about the strap and my SA asked another about the two they had, but she said she had just already taken a deposit.

No one in Miami seems willing to take the trek to the store as I did haha. So no lines to speak of.
 
Hm... I would say:

30 or so moving castles?
600 calcifer shearling anything?
100 black Amazonas?
150 light blue Amazonas?
70 magical sky hammocks?
200 magical sky wallets or cardholders?
1000 candles?

I live in a high spending country, where a large population shop designer. I was surprised to see the light blue Amazona and Moving Castle tote still in stock.. with multiples in stock.

I would say that the most limited piece of leather goods (aside from the castle backpack), would probably be the Magical Sky Hammock and the T Tote (my store didn't even get one).

There were more of the main amazona - Black one (for SA it was the blue one) in this collection, considering I still saw people posting images of it.

where are you such that there are still amazonas left?!

the mega-moving castle bag disappeared within the first 15 min on thursday, but there are still some of the small ones around. i agree the magical sky hammock seems exceptionally rare. the T tote however still there's at least one in NYC :-D

i still think 1000000000000 candles :P
 
haha oh sorry I made it sound like I just got everything today. It was actually on the 2nd when I went to the store and the Hammock bag I ordered online arrived yesterday.

But how everyone else talks about lines for in-store I will say that in Miami I have been the first if not the second person in line at the store. I was there in person for the Spirited Away collab and now this one. I arrived 30 min before the store opened as the first person and snagged the Haku and Chihiro Amazona.

When I arrived for this latest collab I was second but now there were a lot more people calling in to place orders so I saw SA's grabbing things quickly or selling stock that they had extra in the back to customers already. I asked about the strap and my SA asked another about the two they had, but she said she had just already taken a deposit.

No one in Miami seems willing to take the trek to the store as I did haha. So no lines to speak of.

the culture of line-waiting is strong in nyc, especially in sub-zero temperatures. :nuts:
i was somehow lucky last year and the haku was still on shelves two hours after opening - i think everyone was frenzied over the soot sprite minis.
 
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Did you happen to see any black puzzle bags left or the yellow Heen puzzle bag? Wanted to drop by yesterday but it was so cold!
i didn't make it tonight (also too cold, might have gotten frostbite) - will try tomorrow when the weather's better, but i did swing by the soho location. very slim pickings but still the large shearling calcifer + the mini heen puzzle. the turnip head blanket is still around, a couple of the calcifer rust zip wallets. will swing by saks tmrw.

a lot of RTW still available (including that amazing feathered howl - wow - and the cape). the RTW isn't flying off the shelves this year though i'm seriously considering the denim overshirt or hoodie just to get the castle :-/ thoughts??

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