My First Chloe!

TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others

A few weeks ago, I was in London and Paris and looked everywhere for the Chloe Nile bags. My first choice was the small size and my second choice was the Minaudiere. They had them for viewing but were all sold out everywhere (Selfridges, Harrods, Chloe). The weird thing was that I didn't see a single person actually carrying one! Chloe Montaigne said that they have a waiting list of at least 100 people for the minaudiere and the small. On my very last day in Paris, I went to Galeries Lafayette and was shocked when the Chloe SA said that they had only one Small Chloe Nile, but that it was a "limited edition runway" style. She took it out and it was so beautiful! Really like a work of art. So even though it was substantially more expensive than the regular small Nile (1690 Euros vs 1190 Euros), I bought it anyway! I love it and it's perfect for all of my essentials. My only complaint is that the magnetic closure is VERY secure and is a little difficult to open. I'm afraid I'm going to bend the leather flap. I emailed Chloe about it and they said that it's meant to be secure. Has anyone ever had an issue with their magnetic closure? Is there a way to weaken the magnet? IMG_1067 (1).JPG IMG_1066 (1).JPG
 
  • Like
Reactions: dottiebbb and Taimi
Its gorgeous, congratulations on your beautiful new Nile! Its so exciting for you to find one that is extra special too ( well, I mean they are all very special, but I think you know what I meant ). :)
I personally like that the magnetic snap is extra strong because being its a smaller size bag I have edited to what is pretty valuable ( ie. ID card, cash card, key, iphone ) and would not want to look down and find I had been out and about with my flap loose. To open it without tugging up on the flap I tend to slide my hand underneath and pop it open that way rather than pull up on the flap.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Poppy206
Its gorgeous, congratulations on your beautiful new Nile! Its so exciting for you to find one that is extra special too ( well, I mean they are all very special, but I think you know what I meant ). :smile:
I personally like that the magnetic snap is extra strong because being its a smaller size bag I have edited to what is pretty valuable ( ie. ID card, cash card, key, iphone ) and would not want to look down and find I had been out and about with my flap loose. To open it without tugging up on the flap I tend to slide my hand underneath and pop it open that way rather than pull up on the flap.
Thank you for the suggestion! I will give it a try. I forgot to mention that it's also my first Chloe, so it's extra, extra special!
 
My first Chloe bag was and still is Faye in color Motty Grey.
This version has no suede flap. It is all grained leather from the outside.

I am considering to buy the Nile next... it seems to be hugely popular bag now and was sold out in few moments from all of the stores I am familiar to.
IMG_4354.JPG
 
Top