Longchamp- made in China??

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#76
I have a short handle red Le Pliage which was made in China, and a black Planete which was made in France. I too wish they were all made in France mainly because these bags are known to be of French origin, so I wish they were all made there. But, that being said, it won't stop me from buying more of them, even if some are made in China.
 
#78
I went to Nordstrom's today to buy a Billberry Le Pliage and was hoping to find one made in France. The very friendly and helpful SA helped me look through their bags and we found one! Most of them were made in China, but she said that when they get in a shipment, they are all mixed in together and you just have to look through all of them. I know it sounds silly to dig through all the bags to find one made in France, but since Longchamp is a French company, and it IS possible to find the bags that are made there, I just preferred to get one of those if I could.
 
#79
I think people know they're real if they're buying at Nordstrom's or a boutique, they just want one made in France because Longchamp is a French brand.

Personally it doesn't bother me to have one made in China as long as it's authentic. I think pretty soon they'll all be made in China.
 
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#80
If I'm buying a branded bag, I expect it to be made in the country that brand is from. I bought my Longchamp Le Pliage in Paris and hoped that it was made in France but sadly it's made in China. No matter where it's made, the retail is the same...which should be wrong but it's not.

I refuse to buy LV made in the US. No offense to the US factory but I expect LV to be made in France. A long time ago, LV made in US was a lot cheaper than the ones made in France but this is no longer true.
 
#81
This is just an example of the world becoming a smaller place. Longchamp have manufacturing facilities all over the world, and some collections are now being made in China. But this is not a bad thing! The management of Longchamp would not be using an inferior factory in Asia...so the quality of the bag will be the same whether it is Made in China, Made in France or Made in Tunisia.

Many many luxury brands have been making goods in Asia for years. You can even buy a gents suit from a Savile Row tailors that was constructed in China. Its not a lesser product, its just makes more commercial sense for these brands to have their manufacturing base spread more worldwide.
 
#82
doreenjoy said:
It's based on color. The more popular colors, like black and brown, are made in China.
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I was sure that the classic colours where Made in China and the seasonal colours Made in France.

However, after going through a number of bags today with a customer, I'm not sure this is true anymore. Many of the SS10 Pliage are Made in China.

But I don't know if this will become an issue with the buying public...
 
#83
Man@Mallory said:
I was sure that the classic colours where Made in China and the seasonal colours Made in France.

However, after going through a number of bags today with a customer, I'm not sure this is true anymore. Many of the SS10 Pliage are Made in China.

But I don't know if this will become an issue with the buying public...
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I was true last season when I posted the info. Now I think most of the Le Pliage bags will be made in China.
 
#84
I guess it's up to everyone to make their own informed choice.
For me, I was rather surprised a few years ago to find that LV wallets were made in France and Spain. I was looking at a few to buy as a gift for my mother at an LV store. At that time I preferred the wallets that were made in France. I have no idea of the situation now. Before that, I assumed everything LV was made in France.
 
#86
Hi all, so i just scored this longchamp in bilberry from ebay cos i'm pretty sure the color is very nice and hard to get these days, but it came to me as a shock to know that the bag is made in china!! i bought my longchamp in bilberry short handle last year and its still made in france...it belongs to my mum right now so i want to get the long handle for myself now...I do aware about the manufacturer place, but i thought all bilberry colour supposed to be made from france? is there any batch that were made in china? need input...meanwhile here's the listing...looking at the feedback the seller should be reputable right?
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/GENUINE-LONG...=ViewItem&pt=Women_s_Bags&hash=item3cac9bd688

any longchamp experts?? i'm pretty sure the bag is genuine even though he's using stock pic, because intially i bought a travel bag from this seller in pink colour and it looks excatly the same with all my longchamp bag, although also made in china.
 
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#90
I did learn that the ones made in China are manufactured by Lonchamp, who OWNS its own facilities there--they manufacture in China during peak times when they need additional styles in a particular color. Hope that helps!
 
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