Interesting. I have 3 Le Pliage bought from the San Francisco Longchamp boutique, and all of them are made in China. One I bought in Las Vegas is made in France. Also the nylon seems to be thinner across all the recently-made Le Pliage bags.
Longchamp- made in China??
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Interesting. I have 3 Le Pliage bought from the San Francisco Longchamp boutique, and all of them are made in China. One I bought in Las Vegas is made in France. Also the nylon seems to be thinner across all the recently-made Le Pliage bags.
I've never realized that my Le Pliage bags were made in China (just checked them out couple minutes ago). No wonder, everyone who knows I buy the REAL Le Pliage bags, always comments that it's a waste of money. All my gfs bought their Le Pliage in China (only cost around 25USD)..now, i'm wondering if they have different material or the same. but they have used theirs for couple of yrs too though.
I know that some of the branded bags outsource their manufactures (china, indonesia, vietnam), but they always stamp their bags in the original country. that's why the other brands still have "made in France/Italy"
I know that some of the branded bags outsource their manufactures (china, indonesia, vietnam), but they always stamp their bags in the original country. that's why the other brands still have "made in France/Italy"
I'm pretty annoyed that they're making most of their things in China- they're known for being a european brand! So here's my story. I needed a longchamp to beat around in school but I refused to have one from China. My sister was lucky to find a MIF navy one from bloomingdales. But, I wanted a black one and checked three Nordstroms, two bloomingdales, two Neiman marcuses, and two Saks Fifth Avenues in search of a black MIF longchamp. NO LUCK- it's pretty sad. My boyfriend was travelling to the UK and France for summer vacation with his family and I asked him to pick me up a black MIF longchamp if he got the chance. Well, he went out of his way and searched through a million of them at TWO different boutiques in Paris. The SAs there got annoyed that he was looking through so many and wouldn't bring out anymore from the back lol. So, he found one Made in Tunisa and that's what I settled for.
Now, I wouldn't care if the quality of the Made in China and Made in France were the same- but they're not. The inside of the bag for the Made in China feels like rubber whereas the Made in France feels like Nylon. The Made in China just feels cheaper in the material. The Tunisa one feels just like the Made in France though- the inside in nylon instead of rubber. It's pretty annoying and I've decided I'm never getting one again.
I just bought the new turquoise at the HK airport this month. I was bummed to see, when I checked the interior after purchasing it, that it was "Made in China." Does this mean that from now on, all Longchamp Le Pliage are Made in China?
My last Longchamp purchase was during the holiday season. I went to my nearest Nordstroms. I was annoying and unfolded every bag to check the tag (i did fold them back nicely!). Everything in the showroom was made in china. I had to ask the SA to go in their back stock and find me MIF bags. She came out with a few. I felt kinda bad asking her to search for me but she said I wasn't the first person. For me, if I'm going to buy something made in china, I don't want to spend the same amount as the one made in France. The SA told me that it looks like when they get a shipment in that half are made in China.
I just bought a graphite Le Pliage from Nordstroms at the Houston Galleria. And yes, thanks to this thread I did check inside each bag for a Made in France tag before I purchased it. I could tell that the lining was different for the France made ones. It was thicker and seemed sturdier. I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been specifically looking for that. The SA saw me looking at each tag and didn't seem at all phased or confused by what I was doing. I felt a little silly, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from getting one that said "Made in France." If I'm going to buy something of inferior quality made in China, I'd just as soon pay well under $145 for it. I don't mind it that Old Navy clothes or Target clothes are made in China because when I buy those I know I'm buying something that's probably not going to last forever. That's one of the reasons I buy those clothes there, because they're cheaper, but it's not right to market something as French made when it's not actually made in France anymore.
I have two Le Pliage, one made in France and one made in China. Both are authentic. At first I thought that my mom bought a fake ond, bacause the feel of it was not like my first one. She bought it in Brussels airport at a Longchamp store, so I doubt it's fake. I find it amusing that my first one is MIF, I bought it in Japan( near China), while the MIC was bought in Brussels( near France). I would've thought it was the opposite because of where the Made in countries are located.
... I have a le pilage in purple. Did not occur to me to check until i read this and yes... it is made in China. However, haven't found an issue with it at all in the 2 years I have been abusing it (I have the large one, to me it is my duffle bag replacement) so that's alright whereever it's made i guess. 
It depends.....
I've got a Pliage which is made in China...I kwow it isn't a fake because I bought it in a French Longchamp Boutique.
When I went to Dubai, I went to a Longchamp shop....had a look at the Pliages there...and they were all made in France.
So I suppose Longchamp has its bags made in both countries.....
I know, I've seen some too. Definitely put me off to buy. Made in china is very deeply associated with poor quality. That's the image they've created themselves in peoples mind, will take time and effort to change.