Hi everyone;
It's been a while since I've posted anything, but today's is in regard to that problem I had with my Galliera PM monogram....LV actually replaced the worn vachetta and rings, and at my own expense, I got a new shoulder strap. After waiting around a month, I received the bag with the new leather, and naturally, the original vachetta piping didn't match the replaced leather, but after a number of months, the new vachetta has aged to match the original, and the bag looks gorgeous again! I've been wearing it again for about 6 months, and I'm not experiencing any of the same darkening on the vachetta from the gold-tone hardware rings! Obviously there was a problem with the production of those first Galliera bags, but LV has resolved the issue, and mine looks new again. At least you know that when you buy LV, they stand behind their goods, so spending those big bucks is worth it!