LOEWE x Suna Fujita

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With apologies to those who have seen the lookbook already: I haven’t and may be in trouble now, albeit it’s a puzzle edge 😅

Mini puzzle hamster 🐹

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I just saw that this collection is coming out today! Those single hamster pieces are too cute. More versatile than those pieces with all over print. I for instance love that Amazone 44 with the bunnies print, but despite the huh high price, as @despair said, I think even me as small asian woman cannot pull this off that easily… But it is too cute!
i can’t seem to find the whale shaped bag on the site though 😭
I am eyeing that one, too. They had a charm a few years ago which I missed, which looks like that one. So no real new design. But I still love it!
The pricing feels a little inconsistent IMO. 450 GBP for the felt charms is steep, especially considering the first collection offered additional leather work and more intricate detail (think lemur charm). Agree the puzzles don't align price-wise with some having marquetry and some not. Definitely some super cute pieces but I'm not blown away tbh
Luckily most of the bags don‘t speak to me, and those I like are just too expensive imo, besides I have too many bags anyway.
But I really like many of those charms. But really at that price, if I buy those charms and SLGs I like it will about 2000€… Which is really alot, even if I indulge in luxury purchases… Also I am still holding out to see what Murakami LV pieces will come out.
How do you all choose? I think I can indulge in one piece. 😅
My SA sent a photo of the charm, she’s general normal ladies build so hopefully that gives you some context!

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This is lovely!
The octopus charm - they don’t feel to be very big to be honest. The key ring is the usual size of key rings and the crocodile clasp is the usual Loewe size so it’s not big (and hence rather pricey at S$750)

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I love this, too, wish it would golden hardware though. How is the emaille applied? The one of the webpage appears smeared…
 
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I am eyeing that one, too. They had a charm a few years ago which I missed, which looks like that one. So no real new design. But I still love it!
omg i just realized that you’re right! it does look exactly like that paula coin charm just larger 😒😒 i did wonder why they used a different whale from the ones on the bags (pebble, puzzle and tote)… but that explains it. i guess it’ll come down on what they price it for me then.

so far (due to the fact i love whales) my current list might just be the whale scarf and the whale coin cardholder. i’m still mulling over the whale jacquard strap and dice charm. sigh i guess we’ll see… i was super excited by the promos but the closer i look the more unsure i am about this release
 
I am in a similar position - have seen quite a few pieces of the collection and also tried on the RTW, but the pricing is all over the place this time with some really (IMO) extortionate pricing or a higher price but less detailing (eg the octopus felt charm is pricier than the mandrake felt charm I got in the last collection and yet the mandrake charm at least had leather leaves as part of it).

Also in person many of the pieces failed to wow me - it's a fine line between whimsical kiddishness and outright a bit too cutesy and cheesy, and I don't think that many pieces hit the mark this time. Eg the Amazona 44 is positioned as a men's bag, but the rabbit print (not even marquetry!) just feels like it would require a very unique aesthetic for most men to consider.

It's not like we are not getting anything (we in the end confirmed one metal anagram charm, three tees and the whale pebble tote), but we certainly were struggling to find pieces that we felt was more worth the pricy buy-in.
super helpful insight. i too am disappointed by the lack of marquetry on the bags in this collection. did you get a chance to see the grey whale-shaped bag in person? If so, do you have any thoughts on it? It looks like it might be small enough to hang onto something like a charm but is also considered a bag and comes with straps?
 
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Haven’t seen the whale bag in person but I have a feeling there are two, one is a small bag charm and the other is an actual animal bag? Because the pic I was sent doesn’t have a hanging clip but seems to have two d rings like a proper bag. I was also told the whale bag costs S$2,200 which is way too high for a bag charm:

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omg i just realized that you’re right! it does look exactly like that paula coin charm just larger 😒😒 i did wonder why they used a different whale from the ones on the bags (pebble, puzzle and tote)… but that explains it. i guess it’ll come down on what they price it for me then.

so far (due to the fact i love whales) my current list might just be the whale scarf and the whale coin cardholder. i’m still mulling over the whale jacquard strap and dice charm. sigh i guess we’ll see… i was super excited by the promos but the closer i look the more unsure i am about this release
It actually differs very slightly from the version that was released for the Paula’s Ibiza collection back then - slightly different fins and a more rounded belly. It also has a different strap as it was a nylon strap last time vs the leather strap for the SF one. Not a huge difference by any measure though.

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I believe the bunny and the moon items have marquetry but the other items with the smaller motifs like the repeating hamsters and bunnies all seem to be just debossing. At least those that we saw in person. To me the bunny cookie pouch looks great in person, BUT the way the chain works on the pouch (for you to hang the pouch to a bag or similar) means the rabbit doesn't "sit" upright (hopefully the image explains it better than me). It's a major downside for me as I was really considering getting it for my partner.

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You are right I hadn't thought about that. I need to decide if that's going to bother me although I'm more likely to use it as a catchall for small things I lose attached to the inside of the bag rather than like a bag charm. I guess they were thinking about how it looks when you hold it.
I am in a similar position - have seen quite a few pieces of the collection and also tried on the RTW, but the pricing is all over the place this time with some really (IMO) extortionate pricing or a higher price but less detailing (eg the octopus felt charm is pricier than the mandrake felt charm I got in the last collection and yet the mandrake charm at least had leather leaves as part of it).

Also in person many of the pieces failed to wow me - it's a fine line between whimsical kiddishness and outright a bit too cutesy and cheesy, and I don't think that many pieces hit the mark this time. Eg the Amazona 44 is positioned as a men's bag, but the rabbit print (not even marquetry!) just feels like it would require a very unique aesthetic for most men to consider.

It's not like we are not getting anything (we in the end confirmed one metal anagram charm, three tees and the whale pebble tote), but we certainly were struggling to find pieces that we felt was more worth the pricy buy-in.
Did you see the flamencos in person? do they feel differen quality wiset to the standard ones like last year's did? I'm leaning towards holding off on the green flamenco at least for now particularly if its just print. I've been more drawn to use the items I have with marquetry than just prints they are more tactile. Also knowing the puzzle softs are coming soon and there might be other items using that green.

I'm curious what tees your getting also if the tees in general wear well. Some expensive tees don't feel expensive or wear well over time but I don't know about Loewe.


Some of the prices are crazy and it doesn't feel like the work/detail justifies the price
 
I don’t think there’s an appreciable difference to this year’s flamencos though I didn’t really handle them all that much.

I only bought the octopus anagram tee for myself and my partner bought the rabbit anagram tee in black. Two tees! Lost track. I was considering the white whale tee (the one in the women’s collection) and my partner was considering the submarine tee but we didn’t pull the trigger yet. The white whale tee is very unique but also quite pricey, and my partner wasn’t fully sold on the color of the submarine tee.

We have quite a lot of Loewe tees and they have held up pretty well - I don’t even really baby them as I don’t send any of them to the dry cleaners and just wash them on the cold hand wash cycle in our washing machine. Collars have remained in great condition for all the tees we have.
 
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