Goyard is one of my favorite brands, if not my absolute favorite. The first time I visited the store in Paris, it felt like I was in heaven. All the beautiful flawless pieces and especially the different colors combined with the amazing pattern and the gorgeous monogramming made it so special. The smell when you walk into the store is the one of craftsmanship and luxury, combining the smell of leather, wood and paint. Whereas the LV store and canvas products to me smell like plastic and glue.
I was a long time LV lover, but I see the LV patterns everywhere nowadays, it gets boring. Goyard on the other hand is much more exclusive and I am glad they don't sell their products online.
Some people say the Goyard canvas looks cheap and plasticky, but to me it is far from that. I have a Goyard book, which explains the process of the making of their cloth. Although the pattern is not hand painted anymore, there still goes a lot of time into the making of their cloth.
Their cloth is made of a combination of hemp, linen and cotton. It then is painted combining different layers, up to four. Once the painting process is done the cloth is made waterproof.
In the end every piece of a Goyard product is made in France and manufactured only using French materials.
To me carrying a Goyard bag is like carrying art and being in a secret club. It's exquisite.
