Longchamp- made in China??

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#91
You already messaged me, but in any case, I did buy my Longchamp just a month ago from an official dealer (one listed on the Longchamp site). For those in Canada, it's Betty Hemmings Leathergoods in downtown Toronto. I bought the large Le Pliage in bilberry and it was made in France.
 
#95
max the cat thanks for your light here!! at least i know there's a bilberry that is made from China!! cos i thought all bilberry bags were supposed to be made from France!
 
#97
This thread made me run to find the black Tour Eiffel duffle I just got from Bagshop. The label says....Made in France. :sweatdrop:

I've got a medium size peony-colored LM coming from them too, I'll be sure to check and report what that label says.

FWIW, I prefer to not buy things made in China if I have an alternative - for many of the same reasons that have been well-stated by several previous posters.
 
#101
Funny that the quality of a bag is defined by a "made in..." tag. All brands from LVMH group have products made in China and in other countries outside of the EU. Why one product is produced in China but the other one in Tunisia? It depends on what that country's manufactories are strong for: They are good at leather? or Nylon? or Canvas?

All products can be manufactured at different places in the world, but the quality check has its standard. Bad products cannot pass through to retailers.

Some opinions here remind me of a friend of mine who refused to watch the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games that he wants to so bad just because he does not agree with the Tibet issue... Lame
 
#102
I recently bought from magnums 2 Le Pliage shopping totes in bilberry, and 1 Le Pliage medium handbag (also in bilberry). Well, both totes were defective! For the 1st tote, the stitching attaching the straps to the body of the bag became undone at first use.
The 2nd tote is still unused. But when I checked closely, there's a damage in the strap (about 0.25 inch). I checked were both bags are made - they are made in China.

the third bag is med handbag in bilberry. also still unused. I checked closely and can't find any imperfection. checked where it was made - it's made in France.

I also noticed that the hardware of the bilberry from China is gold, while the hardware of the bilberry from France is dark grey (I don't know what color to call it). I checked the color of the hardware of my xl bilberry which I got in Paris last year; it's also dark grey and made in France. I am quite surprised that the hardware color is different for bags made in china and bags made in France.

I have another le pliage tote which I got years ago. and that bag was really quite abused. but until now, that bag is still very much in good shape. definitely no undone straps! and it's also made in France.

was I just so unlucky with "made in China"?
 
#103
Ammietwist said:
Yes, it matters a great deal, and it rarely has anything to do with quality. As a consumer, I don't want to support Chinese manufacturing. They've cheated to get a lot of the business, they're an environmental and human/animal-rights nightmare, and I greatly resent any company that takes part or all of their manufacturing over there only to charge the same amount--or worse, represent themselves as a "luxury" line when they cut as many corners as possible. Kooba started out being made in Italy for less than half of their current prices, and now that demand is up, they've cut their costs to the bone by going to China, but surprise surprise, the prices have more than doubled.

I highly recommend reading "Deluxe, How Luxury Lost Its Lustre" as it will open your eyes to a lot of what's happening. The author says that Hong Kong knows it's a Chinese holiday when they can see the sun because they're downwind from most of the manufacturing, and it's THAT bad for them air-quality wise.

China matters. A lot.
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I cannot thank you enough! :smile1: People really don't understand how big of a deal this is. For example: My BEBE dresses/skirts that were made in Italy, and that I've had since 14 are a lot better quality than the pieces I have today (made in China ones). I'm 23 now, so it shows how the quality has gone downhill dramatically. Back in the day, BEBE was actually a luxury line, and I had to BEG my mom to buy me things from there. Now, it's a joke, especially 2BEBE.

Sorry, not trying to get off on a tangent (since this is a purse forum). But yeah, these companies should stop price gouging and "faking" their luxury image if they're just going to ship things to sweatshops or factories that overwork people and harm the Earth.
 
#104
my longchamps are all made in china and have held up quite a lot. I bought them all from either saks or neimans and only had a small problem with one of the zippers. I don't think it was because it was made in China.. more like a production problem that happens with all mass produced bags.

However, I recently ordered customized longchamps from their website for my sister and mom. These are made in france and to be honest, I can see the difference in stitching as well as the overall quality of the bags with the ones I own. Of course, they cost almost twice as much due to shipping and custom fees, letterings, etc. but I think they're worth it. From now on, I think I will only buy customized longchamps from France if I ever want another one.
 
#105
I recently received 2 Le Pliage bags from Magnum's - one in bilberry, one in taupe. Bilberry says Made in France, taupe says Made in China. Hardware on both is gold. I just went over both of them with a magnifying glass and the ONLY thing I found to be different is that the leather flap on the bilberry seems a tiny bit thicker.

I wish there was a way to tell for sure when we order, whether we will be getting one made in China or one made in France.
 
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