Polène handbags

[Love Of My Life]

Haven't had any issue with peeling of any kind on the two Neufs I have.
Sorry to hear about these issues & perhaps Polene needs to pay closer attention to
the quality control team that they have in place. Falling short & with unpleasant reviews
at some point in time this will catch up & the remedy can be rectified rather easily, JMO

 

[Mirus’ Dream]

I have the numero uno (trio, the one with textured and smooth leather) and beri. I use the beri more often. So far I don’t see any peeling. My beri bag is chalk in color and it is prone to color transfer. I use the collonil reinigungscreme cream to remove them so the color transfer doesn’t bother me a lot.

Polene’s leather is not top quality. It doesn’t smell like real leather. My polene numero uno has uneven stitches but since I live in a place that is inconvenient and unsafe to ship something overseas, I decided to keep it.

To be honest, when I received my polene bags, I felt disappointed because the leather don’t feel luxurious. They look a lot better on photos.

Nevertheless, the designs are nice and price is reasonable.

This is an objective review and I hope that this helps people decide if they would like to buy polene bags.

 

[Mirus’ Dream]

Id like to add that contrary to what other people say, polene is no way at par with the premium brands like Loewe. I highly doubt that polene uses 100% genuine leather. I think everyone should take a pinch of salt on people online claiming quality is at par with premium brands.

I own a loewe and the leather is supple and smells like real leather. The craftmanship is in no way comparable.

If you like polene’s design and is fine with the price point, then go for it but manage your expectations, you are getting what you pay for.

It is in no way look more than its selling price. I’m not sure where I read it, but I read a review claiming its quality looks $1000 and above. No way. Coach’s quality is even better than Polene, and they have almost the same price point.

 

[Mirus’ Dream]

Is Polene leather soft? I like bags that relax with time and become more squishy.
I saw a video about the Umi and it seemed to be quite malleable, at least around the zipper.
I'm looking at the large Number One and I wonder how structured or soft is it.

Number one is very structured and not soft at all

 

[veganisjustpleather]

Id like to add that contrary to what other people say, polene is no way at par with the premium brands like Loewe. I highly doubt that polene uses 100% genuine leather. I think everyone should take a pinch of salt on people online claiming quality is at par with premium brands.

I own a loewe and the leather is supple and smells like real leather. The craftmanship is in no way comparable.

If you like polene’s design and is fine with the price point, then go for it but manage your expectations, you are getting what you pay for.

It is in no way look more than its selling price. I’m not sure where I read it, but I read a review claiming its quality looks $1000 and above. No way. Coach’s quality is even better than Polene, and they have almost the same price point.

I encourage those curious enough to see handbags and other leather goods being deconstructed. One YT channel called tanner.leatherstein deconstructed a Numero Un bag and the general evaluation of the quality was positive. I'm not sure if he's done a Loewe piece but I think quality wise, in terms of the materials (as reviewed by the channel), it is great for the price. I'm not an expert but it was highly interesting (also morbid lol) to see what makes up these luxury bags

 

[purplehilighter]

Premium brands does not mean premium quality. The number of complaints on the internet about Chanel and LV these days are many esp for the amount of money one pays. Premium brands to me nowadays are just a scam.

 

[Antigone]

I encourage those curious enough to see handbags and other leather goods being deconstructed. One YT channel called tanner.leatherstein deconstructed a Numero Un bag and the general evaluation of the quality was positive. I'm not sure if he's done a Loewe piece but I think quality wise, in terms of the materials (as reviewed by the channel), it is great for the price. I'm not an expert but it was highly interesting (also morbid lol) to see what makes up these luxury bags

He did Loewe -

 

[Mirus’ Dream]

With polene’s beautiful designs, it has great potential. As opposed to what zi read, the leather and workmanship just can’t measure up with premium brands like Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy, Celine and Chanel (I can’t comment on the others since I do not own them). I have seen and used all above in actual, so I can vouch for the differences. The leather quality is just not as luxurious in actual as the photos. They are very photogenic bags. The look and feel of the leather is not luxurious and it is kind of understandable with its price point. But I just can’t agree with comparing it with premium brands like those mentioned above. It can’t even compete with Coach.

If I were to rate Loewe’s puzzle bag with Polene in terms of leather quality and workmanship (1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest), and if Loewe puzzle is 10, polene’s numero un and beri are 3-4. I’ll post the uneven stitch of numero un in a bit.

I need to be clear I don’t hate Polene. In fact, i got complements yesterday with my Beri. My friends find the shape cute. I am just trying to share my observations in terms of leather quality and workmanship. Having read how luxurious it is is what made me expected too much and felt disappointed when I received them.

 

[Mairaculi]

With polene’s beautiful designs, it has great potential. As opposed to what zi read, the leather and workmanship just can’t measure up with premium brands like Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy, Celine and Chanel (I can’t comment on the others since I do not own them). I have seen and used all above in actual, so I can vouch for the differences. The leather quality is just not as luxurious in actual as the photos. They are very photogenic bags. The look and feel of the leather is not luxurious and it is kind of understandable with its price point. But I just can’t agree with comparing it with premium brands like those mentioned above. It can’t even compete with Coach.

If I were to rate Loewe’s puzzle bag with Polene in terms of leather quality and workmanship (1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest), and if Loewe puzzle is 10, polene’s numero un and beri are 3-4. I’ll post the uneven stitch of numero un in a bit.

I need to be clear I don’t hate Polene. In fact, i got complements yesterday with my Beri. My friends find the shape cute. I am just trying to share my observations in terms of leather quality and workmanship. Having read how luxurious it is is what made me expected too much and felt disappointed when I received them.

I can't really compare the leather quality since I only have one Coach bag. For me Polene has better quality than this one Coach bag, the leather has this plastic-y feeling. But there are more expensive Coach bags with probably better quality, I can't say. What Polene does better is hardwear. They use gold-plated metal pieces. Coach uses cheaply made pieces which are nickel plated. I had to stop using my Coach bag because I got skin rashes from it.

 

[Mirus’ Dream]

With polene’s beautiful designs, it has great potential. As opposed to what zi read, the leather and workmanship just can’t measure up with premium brands like Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy, Celine and Chanel (I can’t comment on the others since I do not own them). I have seen and used all above in actual, so I can vouch for the differences. The leather quality is just not as luxurious in actual as the photos. They are very photogenic bags. The look and feel of the leather is not luxurious and it is kind of understandable with its price point. But I just can’t agree with comparing it with premium brands like those mentioned above. It can’t even compete with Coach.

If I were to rate Loewe’s puzzle bag with Polene in terms of leather quality and workmanship (1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest), and if Loewe puzzle is 10, polene’s numero un and beri are 3-4. I’ll post the uneven stitch of numero un in a bit.

I need to be clear I don’t hate Polene. In fact, i got complements yesterday with my Beri. My friends find the shape cute. I am just trying to share my observations in terms of leather quality and workmanship. Having read how luxurious it is is what made me expected too much and felt disappointed when I received them.

This is to clarify that I’m referring to Coach, not Coach outlet.

My posts are not meant to belittle non-premium brands. I also use non-branded ones and very happy with my $12 clutch bag. I always take in consideration the price I pay when I give my feedback.

But I try to be as objective as I can. I guess I just had my expectations very high with polene because of the reviews, hence my posts to let people know my experience. It’s my way of giving back to this group who has been helpful and informative.

 

[mooLV]

Hello, my sweet friend! Thank you for remembering about my surgery. It went well, but recovery took a lot longer than I expected as I had some side effects to deal with that weren't fun, to say the least. So I am slowly getting back to normal.
How was your surgery? Are you recovering all right??
I tried to order the Neuf Mini in Taupe but every time I go to purchase it says "Item not available." So I must now stalk the page until it lets me order it.
So glad you were able to get your post-op gift. It is lovely. Love the color and the shape. Enjoy, my friend. Happy holidays!

So glad you’re feeling better!! Missed you!

 

[sagehello]

Seemingly a recent quality issue but there seems to be more and more people complaining about the glazing on their bag coming off or leather pealing off. I know people who have negative experiences are often the loudest. There’s been very few mentions in this thread but seemingly recent reviews mention it Like here! Also added some reviews from people who ordered over the last few months. Really want to make an order but can’t tell if these are outliers. I would be pretty upset if my bag started peeling. Anyone have any insight?View attachment 5670371View attachment 5670377View attachment 5670378

Hi,
I received my Numero Neuf Mini at the beginning of July 2022, and unfortunately, I noticed the leather peeling on the corners of the bag as well as on the handle. See pics.

 

[michellemaggiemoo]

Hi,
I received my Numero Neuf Mini at the beginning of July 2022, and unfortunately, I noticed the leather peeling on the corners of the bag as well as on the handle. See pics.

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I bought this exact bag and colour last month and received it looking similar to yours! Had peeling on the corner and bottom of the bag, luckily enough got a refund and even though I love the bag i didn’t want to get a replacement knowing it has peeling issues.

 

[sagehello]

I bought this exact bag and colour last month and received it looking similar to yours! Had peeling on the corner and bottom of the bag, luckily enough got a refund and even though I love the bag i didn’t want to get a replacement knowing it has peeling issues.

wow.. you received the item already like this? That is unacceptable!

This was my very first Polene bag and I was over the moon when I first received it - I loved the design and quality (or so I thought). I loved the bag so much, I ended up purchasing 2 other bags from Polene (Numero Dix textured leather, and Numero Un Nano). We shall see how the textured leather hold up on both bags. But overall, I am pretty disappointed how the pebbled leather on my Numero Neuf mini started peeling after only 5 months of use..

 

[Love Of My Life]

I have the numero uno (trio, the one with textured and smooth leather) and beri. I use the beri more often. So far I don’t see any peeling. My beri bag is chalk in color and it is prone to color transfer. I use the collonil reinigungscreme cream to remove them so the color transfer doesn’t bother me a lot.

Polene’s leather is not top quality. It doesn’t smell like real leather. My polene numero uno has uneven stitches but since I live in a place that is inconvenient and unsafe to ship something overseas, I decided to keep it.

To be honest, when I received my polene bags, I felt disappointed because the leather don’t feel luxurious. They look a lot better on photos.

Nevertheless, the designs are nice and price is reasonable.

This is an objective review and I hope that this helps people decide if they would like to buy polene bags.

Being objective, the Numero Neuf has not presented any issues for me. I purchased the Taupe
initially & then the Chalk. I have used them both repeatedly & have no issues to speak of.
The style is spot on & the leather feels luxurious. When I purchased this bag I did not consider
it the way I would have considered other higher end bags such as Hermes, Bottega Veneta, LV,
Delvaux, Chanel.
This bag was purchased for really everyday bad weather throw in the backseat & not be concerned
about scratches. I don't baby my bags just wanted a workhorse bag & for me Polene was it.
The price was right & the colors were fresh looking especially the Chalk
Perhaps the company should pay better atttention to the quality control because it seems the
issues that are presented here on tPF are consistently the same. Repeat issues should concern
a fairly new company in the marketplace
Polene uses a full grain calfskin leather on the Neuf bag.