Rare Ophidia belt bag?

[MaxiS4]

I called Gucci to check if some items from the site were in stock near me. The sales associate checked and all we’re out of stock, but she did suggest this one which mysteriously was not on their site so she had to text me photos of it. I loved it!! The bag arrived and it is super cute but I cannot find it anywhere online, in image searches, look books - what is the deal?!

 

[cerulean blue]

Wow, I love the design!

Every luxury brand does this. Not every item from a collection will be listed online, but only available in store or pre-order through an SA only (maybe to get people to their boutiques?). Brands will always produce variations of runway items, or just items for a collection and not show it in runway.

I found off-runway items like these can popup in multi-brand retailers like Net-a-porter, but usually much later in the season.

 

[MaxiS4]

Thanks so much! And that’s so interesting thanks for taking the time to share

 

[Sage7]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently wondering about a bag I just bought. I need 5 posts before I can make a thread. It's this a good forum to Post pics to get help authenticating?