Loewe x Spirited Away
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I kind of feel oversaturated? It’d be nice to see a more tightly edited luxurious feeling collection.
With Loewe now sponsoring the Ghibli Museum for the next three years we’ll likely see a different movie collab each of those years. Even though I love the film I’d probably just choose one piece from the collection (eyeing kaonashi coin bag, mint soot turquoise puzzle, or soot anagram tote… though since I wasn’t able to get a Totoro piece due to no local Loewe shop maybe the soot can count as my Totoro piece haha ) because it’s not like I need a saturation of one movie in my bag or clothing library. Someone out there probably will still buy the dozens of items in this collection though, YMMV
With Loewe now sponsoring the Ghibli Museum for the next three years we’ll likely see a different movie collab each of those years. Even though I love the film I’d probably just choose one piece from the collection (eyeing kaonashi coin bag, mint soot turquoise puzzle, or soot anagram tote… though since I wasn’t able to get a Totoro piece due to no local Loewe shop maybe the soot can count as my Totoro piece haha ) because it’s not like I need a saturation of one movie in my bag or clothing library. Someone out there probably will still buy the dozens of items in this collection though, YMMV
Thank you for all the pictures!
The items just keep coming! I think after last year, they realized how big the market is for these collaborations. Last year I was in a state of panic because Totoro is my favorite Ghibli film and the idea of owning a luxury piece of "merch" was just so amazing to me. In uni, I wore so many popculture shirts but everything was just cheaply made. Now at 30, I am still a nerd but with a bit more disposable income lol.
I still love Spirited Away but I think I am more than fine just getting a cardholder. I actually don’t have one yet and I think the Noface one or the zipped Soot Sprite one will do nicely. They are actually just what I wanted!
I think we can all agree that Mononoke is next right? Either way, I might be putting some funds aside to make a bigger purchase in January 2023!
The items just keep coming! I think after last year, they realized how big the market is for these collaborations. Last year I was in a state of panic because Totoro is my favorite Ghibli film and the idea of owning a luxury piece of "merch" was just so amazing to me. In uni, I wore so many popculture shirts but everything was just cheaply made. Now at 30, I am still a nerd but with a bit more disposable income lol.
I still love Spirited Away but I think I am more than fine just getting a cardholder. I actually don’t have one yet and I think the Noface one or the zipped Soot Sprite one will do nicely. They are actually just what I wanted!
I think we can all agree that Mononoke is next right? Either way, I might be putting some funds aside to make a bigger purchase in January 2023!
Yes I am afraid of the 2023 collection being Mononoke - hopefully they will do Ponyo then my wallet will be mostly safe. LOL
Yes I think the excessively high demand generated from last year's collection has led to Loewe overcompensating this year. The collection this year like you rightly said just doesn't feel very tightly edited, but it will all sell out anyway. Given the focus on the peripheral characters like Aogaeru and Boh, I was almost expecting something featuring the Radish God! If it doesn't, then Loewe will probably have figured out the sweet spot by next year's collection. And yes, since it will likely be a multi-year collection, I think the sense of FOMO will not be as strong even if I miss out on some pieces I am eyeing for the collection, since there will be more items to acquire the next year in all likelihood.
I feel the same. I was so excited for this launch, but after seeing all these pictures I’m like..”Yeah, y’all can keep it”. The bags are not giving me luxury feels at all, it’s giving me Disney Loungefly bag vibes instead. Nothing wrong with those Loungely bags though, they’re cute.
I think the soot sprite ones are still pretty cute and luxe enough (at least those in the traditional Loewe silhouettes like the puzzle and flamenco) but some of the collection almost feel like products you can get from Ghibli Museum rather than a luxury fashion house. I think the RTW fares poorer than the leather goods and bags honestly, like basically printing the Spirited Away poster on the tee and hoodies. I do like the ones where Loewe's signature is integrated with the Ghibli IP eg the soot sprite tracing out the Loewe anagram, and personally I am still lusting after the blanket somehow, but now that we've seen at least 80% of the collection, my hype is dying down a little.
There are actually a few pieces that I do like, and most of them are RTW pieces. I like the shirts and hoodies with the soot sprites carrying the Loewe anagram. The white shirt with the Chihiro & Haku outline is my fave piece though.
As far as bags are concerned, my faves are the Puzzles with the soot sprites in both the tan and turquoise color. I don’t see myself getting it though. The piece I might go for is one of the bag charms, and once again, it’s the one with the soot sprites.
Missed out on posting two straps I saw - a jacquard one similar to the Herbarium collection (those straps are fire, we bought the passionfruit one which looks amazing), and then one very overkill leather strap with three soot sprites. If the sprites are individually removable though.... Then it's excellent value. Haha. 
Both straps are very nice! Can use the brown one on the Soot puzzle bag but that would be a Soot overkill 
I love Mononoke but I’m also crossing my fingers for a Howl’s Moving Castle collar at some point lol
I hope that at the end of the sponsorship they will release a "best of" or something that has Totoro items.