Hello everyone!! I just got back from my trip to London + Paris, we had a fabulous time!
I bought my first LV bag while in London! Before I share, I want to say a HUGE thanks you to everyone here on tpf for educating a newbie like me and sharing all the knowledge and tips. I've always been a luxury handbag fan but up until this year (just turned 40!) had always admired from afar and never dipped my toes into the water lol. After a lot of research, reading thread after thread here and countless trips to LV boutiques trying on different styles of bags I knew that I really wanted an Epi bag as my first as the Epi leather suits my lifestyle the most. Leaving home, I kind of new what I wanted, but when I walked into the Sloane Street boutique I saw this beauty and instantly changed my mind!
So without further ado, here we go...meet my Pink Lady, Miss Kleber!!
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I originally was planning to get an alma bb or Cluny in noir. But then I saw the Kleber in the new 2016 bags thread and was intrigued as I love the style of the Montaigne but not the canvas or empriente. When I walked into Sloane Street I saw the Kleber and was hooked but wasn't sure if I should get the all Noir or this hot pink/noir. I decided to think about it. The SA was so sweet and said she'd hold it for me until the end of the day as it was the only one they had and she didn't want me to lose out. I wasn't able to make it back though, and the next couple of days were super packed with taking the kids to Harry Potter Studios and other sightseeing. Finally, the day before we were leaving for Paris I was able to snatch a couple of hours to myself while my husband took the kids out so I made a beeline to Selfridges first just to check it out and I saw this bag again and knew I had to have her! Again, it was the only one they had so I scooped her up. I didn't take the box because we were going on to Paris for 3 days then coming back to London so I didn't want to fool with a cumbersome box to pack.
I picked up some Chanel goodies too while at Selfridges [emoji6].
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It was a madhouse, and kind of frustrating having to take a number and wait in line to be helped but I did like that you can go up to the 4th floor to have all the VAT paperwork processed in store. It made claiming it at Heathrow today a breeze!
Thanks for letting me share and again, thanks to everyone here for all the help and guidance!
I'm off to do 12 days of laundry now lol
