Was told this today by a Hawaiian management staffer at LV. I had thought it would be available on the mainland? Any other news??? It is a sweet bag!!!!!
i just called a bazillion LV boutiques in and around nyc, which i would assume would be one of the first to get any sophies if they're released in the mainland. the consensus amongst the SAs seem to be the same:
me: will you guys get the sophie in feb?
SA: um...well...it's being released in feb, yes.
me: but do you know whether your store will get it? or it's uncertain?
SA: well...we should...but it's not for sure. we really don't have much information on it right now.
me: so there's no waiting list or anything?
SA: yeah....no....we don't have anything on it. i would recommend calling us back in february to check.
all of them put me on hold when i asked about it, sort of like "sophie? um...let me ask around"...as if they haven't really heard of it nor has anyone asked about it. weird. anyway, i only found one place that was like, yeah we're not sure whether we're getting it, but we're taking names for a waiting list anyway. so i put myself on there. kind of doubtful though. i also asked all of them whether they know if it's being released at ALL in the mainland, and all of them were like, it SHOULD but we're not sure at all. we have zero info.
this is very sad!!!