Hello ladies! With much anticipation and excitement I headed down to BH for the trunk show - the place was packed! Women were snapping up the bags and trying them on - bags were spread out everywhere - it was mayhem.
The standouts for me were:
1) Glazed calfskin Modern Tote - This leather is BEAUTIFUL. Subtle sheen, very soft, very durable. Also, the new chains on this baby are shiny vs. the brushed metal.
2) Ltd Editon Reissue with necklace detail - Beautiful, perfect for evening, but potentially tangly. Actually I got tangled in it just playing. But it was lovely.
3) New expandables - One resembled a brown, tall, frame doctors bag, and expanded horizontally from the bottom. Another was a shoulder bag with long chain straps, which also expanded horizontally from the bottom. Too big for me, but great on taller gals.
4) A bowler made of glazed calfskin. Sorry, don't know the name, but twas lovely.
5) Medium classic flap in glazed calfskin - classic with an edge. Liked it, although the chains were brushed rather than shiny.
5) The necklaces! OMG, gorgeous, substantial necklaces. Reminded me of art nouveau, turn-of-the-century style.
Other thoughts - I saw in the look book that they would be receiving many types of metallic flaps (Le Marais line?) in gold and silver. And apparently the Grand Shopping Totes will be coming in black and bordeaux. I wish they'd had samples of those!
Things that didn't do it for me:
1) Turquoise Coco Croco - pretty in theory, but the material makes it more delicate than I'd like.
2) Puffy bags - wasn't a fan because it made the bags look too casual, not as chic as I'd like. But others may like the softness of them.
3) Vinyl flap bags - the vinyl seemed cheap and thin, and far too 'blingy' for me. Fergie would rock this line best.
4) THE PRICES. Like someone said in another post, nothing under $2000.
Looks like I'll just be buying one from this collection.
BTW do you happen to know the name of N.1 on your list?Maybe one of the Fers has posted a pix already so I can look it up!
