LOEWE x Suna Fujita

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#421
danidach said:
Since my panda card holder order was cancelled I've been trying to tell myself I don't need anything panda but I can't stop thinking about pandas. For anyone who has or has seen the panda SLGs and accessories in person which items seem like the best option/best quality? Or are the panda items not worth it. I keep looking at the dice charm but I don't think the colour of the leather would go with any of my bags and I'm wondering if it could be used on keys or anything else
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I'm not sure what you mean by panda accessories - but I got the bracelet yesterday (bought online) and decided to return it. I saw the reviews on the bracelet being smaller (?) so I got the M. My wrist is about 15.5 - was a bit harder to get into the bracelet but then once the bracelet was in, it slid almost halfway up my forearm. The design is cute, but I don't really see the value in it, but that's just my two cents though.

Interesting tidbit for anyone - I bought online and received a normal box but a designed bag - maybe it's holiday season exclusive? I'll get the scarf maybe today or on Monday. I wonder if there's a designed box for that.

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#423
runtywendo said:
Agreed! If anything for the pandas I think a printed panda isnt terrible if you love it so much, so a cardholder may be what you need to satisfy you! But it never hurts to save some money and then with Lunar New Year + considering it is the year of the dragon (which is a big deal to a lot of different cultures) it may good to wait!

But, beware I'm predicting the dragon LNY items will be a capsule and have only a few styles for the reasons below:
- Loewe has been investing more into its Chinese market as evidenced by last years Chinese Monochrome collection, the bunny LNY capsule and most recently the Chinese Valentine's Day & 520 capsules. The Chinese Monochrome one was the only real collection and the other 3 were small with about 5-10 styles maximum.
- The Chinese Monochrome collection, was also actually considered the holiday collection for 2022 similar to how this Suna Fujita is the holiday collection for 2023 and was released around the same time (early Nov). The Chinese Monochrome collection also alluded to LNY but Suna Fujita does not.
- My conclusion: When releasing LNY items, Loewe usually plans for China to be the top market despite other countries/cultures valuing it as well. It also seems like they've been using this past year's collections/capsules to test the market and measure the success of Chinese focused collections. I don't believe they've done too well with full collections considering many Chinese Monochrome collection items are still ATB online 1 yr later, so for this year they opted to target the JP market for the holidays since their success is so consistent there. I think they also realized their succes in China comes from limited edition capsules. Therefore, all in all I think Loewe is going to release only a capsule again for the dragon LNY with a few more items than the previous LNY capsules, but I don't believe it will be that drastic of a change.

Something to consider! Would also love to hear what other people think!
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Totally agree with your analysis!!!

During the launch of the year of the rabbit capsule, the SA told me that there were a bit more styles than other capsules because rabbit bag was once a popular item in a collection before and they can simply make a re-issue of it (of course with some amendments).

To my mind, not many cultures see dragon as importantly as the Chinese (who take dragon as a symbol of success), so this capsule may be more oriented towards the Chinese market. (I may be wrong though. Let's wait and see.)
 
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grumpy1231 said:
I'm not sure what you mean by panda accessories - but I got the bracelet yesterday (bought online) and decided to return it. I saw the reviews on the bracelet being smaller (?) so I got the M. My wrist is about 15.5 - was a bit harder to get into the bracelet but then once the bracelet was in, it slid almost halfway up my forearm. The design is cute, but I don't really see the value in it, but that's just my two cents though.

Interesting tidbit for anyone - I bought online and received a normal box but a designed bag - maybe it's holiday season exclusive? I'll get the scarf maybe today or on Monday. I wonder if there's a designed box for that.

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Oh I am also thinking of getting a bracelet. Hope that there is still stock in the store so that I can try before I buy. Thank you for your review!
 
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Hi all, just got back from Japan and was lucky enough to go to the Omotesando location and wanted to share some pics. Since the HMC collab put me on a low buy for the year I didn’t get anything from the collection but the cookie tin lol. But, I went to another Loewe later and got a black and gold webbed strap. If I had seen the Japan exclusive black bear grey strap I would’ve pulled the trigger! Stock seemed low ish, I asked another location about the penguin bag and they said they haven’t got it yet and when it comes it would only be released to the Shinjuku store. FYI the popup location with the cookies is in the next door over from the main store entrance of the Omotesando location.
 

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Hi all, just got back from Japan and was lucky enough to go to the Omotesando location and wanted to share some pics. Since the HMC collab put me on a low buy for the year I didn’t get anything from the collection but the cookie tin lol. But, I went to another Loewe later and got a black and gold webbed strap. If I had seen the Japan exclusive black bear grey strap I would’ve pulled the trigger! Stock seemed low ish, I asked another location about the penguin bag and they said they haven’t got it yet and when it comes it would only be released to the Shinjuku store. FYI the popup location with the cookies is in the next door over from the main store entrance of the Omotesando location.
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I was told that the queue now is almost an hour long and they are restricting shoppers to buying just one item of every design! I guess it’s still one of the cheapest items one can get from Loewe so it’s perfect for gifting.
 
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My sis has collected the lemur bag! It was a bit complicated and I even had to send photos of my ID to prove billing address and all before the purchase could be released to her.

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Last one in the wild according to the SA processing the order. Japan is fully sold out as well!

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It came shipped with the special packaging box! Not sure if my sis can fit it into her suitcase though. Would be such a waste if the box can’t come back.
 
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despair said:
I was told that the queue now is almost an hour long and they are restricting shoppers to buying just one item of every design! I guess it’s still one of the cheapest items one can get from Loewe so it’s perfect for gifting.
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Wow, no way! When I went last week I basically walked in. I guess word has gotten out now. The tin came out to about $40 USD. As cute as they were I couldn’t buy the cookie, I just couldn’t justify the same price for a single cookie LOL.
 
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_jlv said:
Hi all, just got back from Japan and was lucky enough to go to the Omotesando location and wanted to share some pics. Since the HMC collab put me on a low buy for the year I didn’t get anything from the collection but the cookie tin lol. But, I went to another Loewe later and got a black and gold webbed strap. If I had seen the Japan exclusive black bear grey strap I would’ve pulled the trigger! Stock seemed low ish, I asked another location about the penguin bag and they said they haven’t got it yet and when it comes it would only be released to the Shinjuku store. FYI the popup location with the cookies is in the next door over from the main store entrance of the Omotesando location.
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Ugh this makes me so happy for you!! So glad a familiar purseforumer got to live the Loewe Suna Fujita!! Looks like you had a lovely time 🥰😍

I vote for the bear strap! I'm really tempted myself! Like I was hoping for the online ATB to go away but dreading at the same time 🫠
 
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despair said:
I was told that the queue now is almost an hour long and they are restricting shoppers to buying just one item of every design! I guess it’s still one of the cheapest items one can get from Loewe so it’s perfect for gifting.
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I saw a TONS of posts on Chinese social media (red book) of people buying like 5-7 items of Japan limited styles to resell, so hopefully this limit deters people a bit, but I know these people usually have a system/network of ppl that buy for them.... kinda made me a bit upset to see tbh 😞
 
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