Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir - your opinions

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#2,718
frenziedhandbag said:
My medium Cuir in Bilberry arrived. This is a true chameleon color, hard to photograph and my pictures do not depict it in its full glory. The best way to describe it is a raisin. Dark but still distinctly purple. This was the one that almost got away. I had a chance to order it but did not. Very happy to have found it much later. Thank you goldfish19 for helping me to authenticate it. I love the size, it is proving itself to be very handy.
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Congrats on the lucky find! You will love the size of the Medium. When it's not full, it will even look smaller and dainty. When it's stuffed, it will still have a nice slouch to it!
 
#2,719
frenziedhandbag said:
My medium Cuir in Bilberry arrived. This is a true chameleon color, hard to photograph and my pictures do not depict it in its full glory. The best way to describe it is a raisin. Dark but still distinctly purple. This was the one that almost got away. I had a chance to order it but did not. Very happy to have found it much later. Thank you goldfish19 for helping me to authenticate it. I love the size, it is proving itself to be very handy.
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My dream cuir!!! Congrats, she's lovely [emoji171][emoji171][emoji171]
 
#2,720
frenziedhandbag said:
My medium Cuir in Bilberry arrived. This is a true chameleon color, hard to photograph and my pictures do not depict it in its full glory. The best way to describe it is a raisin. Dark but still distinctly purple. This was the one that almost got away. I had a chance to order it but did not. Very happy to have found it much later. Thank you goldfish19 for helping me to authenticate it. I love the size, it is proving itself to be very handy.
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Wow beautiful! I would love to find one too. Congrats!
 
#2,721
SmokieDragon said:
You will love the size of the Medium.
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You are right. It does look smaller when it is not fully filled. I do like the size. It is not as big as I originally thought. I'm tempted to get Natural too but Cherry Red has to go then since it is not being used that much.

VerucaSalt921 said:
My dream cuir!!! Congrats, she's lovely
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It is my dream Cuir too. I cannot believe I let it go when I had a chance to get it. Thank goodness it appeared and in brand new condition.
pbnjam said:
Wow beautiful! I would love to find one too. Congrats!
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Thank you. I hope you find one. It is really beautiful.
 
#2,724
Joining up, Ladies! I was really surprised to see as I read through this entire thread over the last few days that few posting in here have purchased the personalized offerings in the LPC. I guess I ordinarily wouldn't splurge, but the idea of getting contrasting colors between the body and the trims and getting a lovely monogram was too appealing considering I am hoping this bag will become my new "Forever Bag". And I've had a rough year emotionally but a good year financially, so why not treat myself?

I'm hoping since I ordered off the LC website and it indicates international shipping (to the US) and it must be customized that it will be a lovely piece of leather used and made in France.

I'll post pics when she arrives...hopefully it's a little faster than 4 weeks!

Anyway, thanks everyone for keeping this long and interesting thread alive over the years for all of us newcomers!

:love:
 
#2,725
RedPlanet said:
Joining up, Ladies! I was really surprised to see as I read through this entire thread over the last few days that few posting in here have purchased the personalized offerings in the LPC. I guess I ordinarily wouldn't splurge, but the idea of getting contrasting colors between the body and the trims and getting a lovely monogram was too appealing considering I am hoping this bag will become my new "Forever Bag". And I've had a rough year emotionally but a good year financially, so why not treat myself?

I'm hoping since I ordered off the LC website and it indicates international shipping (to the US) and it must be customized that it will be a lovely piece of leather used and made in France.

I'll post pics when she arrives...hopefully it's a little faster than 4 weeks!

Anyway, thanks everyone for keeping this long and interesting thread alive over the years for all of us newcomers!

:love:
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I can't wait to see yours and hear what you think of it.
I would probably only order a customized cuir for myself if they'd offer a separate color down the middle, like they do with the nylon customized.
 
#2,726
EGBDF said:
I can't wait to see yours and hear what you think of it.
I would probably only order a customized cuir for myself if they'd offer a separate color down the middle, like they do with the nylon customized.
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Agreed... I had really wished you could do that! You can on the nylon bags, but I really wanted the cuir.

I was also disappointed with the body color offerings. It would have been far superior had there been more neutral colors available. Considering you pay top dollar for customization, I think they should make a broader pallet available for that service. I got the black with neutral trims, but would have preferred gunmetal, bilberry, or navy for such an expensive bag that I would hope to get more use out of than brilliant red, blue, pink or cyclamen would allow.

Come OOONNNN, Longchamp! If not that I'm in a hurry for this bag, I would have waited to see if they offer better colors next year. Oh well.
 
#2,727
RedPlanet said:
Agreed... I had really wished you could do that! You can on the nylon bags, but I really wanted the cuir.

I was also disappointed with the body color offerings. It would have been far superior had there been more neutral colors available. Considering you pay top dollar for customization, I think they should make a broader pallet available for that service. I got the black with neutral trims, but would have preferred gunmetal, bilberry, or navy for such an expensive bag that I would hope to get more use out of than brilliant red, blue, pink or cyclamen would allow.

Come OOONNNN, Longchamp! If not that I'm in a hurry for this bag, I would have waited to see if they offer better colors next year. Oh well.
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I agree. I like to play around with the customization but I've never found a color combo I was in love with, and I already have a bunch of 'regular' cuirs :D

I think last year with the nylon ones there was an overlap period between seasons and you could choose from the old season and the new season colors. I don't think that happened with the leather ones but I'm not sure.
 
#2,728
EGBDF said:
I agree. I like to play around with the customization but I've never found a color combo I was in love with, and I already have a bunch of 'regular' cuirs :D

I think last year with the nylon ones there was an overlap period between seasons and you could choose from the old season and the new season colors. I don't think that happened with the leather ones but I'm not sure.
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So many of the combos I came up with looked beautiful on my screen and against that black backdrop, but I knew they wouldn't play so great when I tried to imagine them with my everyday outfits or at the airport and hotel lobbies where I might be spotted by coworkers (we travel together a lot in my industry and I can't be seen with a hot pink bag!).

Well, heck. This time last year I would have been fretting over a $200 purchase price for a dumb purse. Now I'm dropping $600 without batting an eye. Who is to say if I like this bag a lot that I won't buy another next year if they offer colors I like??? (Well, Mr. RP might say something about it, but then he's about to retire while my career is in full swing so he doesn't get a vote! LOL)

What would be YOUR dream color combo?
 
#2,729
RedPlanet said:
So many of the combos I came up with looked beautiful on my screen and against that black backdrop, but I knew they wouldn't play so great when I tried to imagine them with my everyday outfits or at the airport and hotel lobbies where I might be spotted by coworkers (we travel together a lot in my industry and I can't be seen with a hot pink bag!).

Well, heck. This time last year I would have been fretting over a $200 purchase price for a dumb purse. Now I'm dropping $600 without batting an eye. Who is to say if I like this bag a lot that I won't buy another next year if they offer colors I like??? (Well, Mr. RP might say something about it, but then he's about to retire while my career is in full swing so he doesn't get a vote! LOL)

What would be YOUR dream color combo?
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I'd like a navy body with a camel stripe down the center, navy everything else, or maybe camel tabs. Or the complete opposite. Camel w/navy.
Oh, and they could throw in a custom strap length too please!
 
#2,730
EGBDF said:
I'd like a navy body with a camel stripe down the center, navy everything else, or maybe camel tabs. Or the complete opposite. Camel w/navy.
Oh, and they could throw in a custom strap length too please!
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I really dig the navy, too! And the camel! I wish you could choose the handle size as well...maybe have 3 options - S,M,L then we'd be able to use reliably as a shoulder bag custom sized to our physiques. Also, it should come with seeds for a money tree. That would be good, too!
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