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Apparently there was a change or something, but basically the 7 pax ahead of us bought out all the bags and SLGs that were in store. Everyone maxed out their 4 item limit (of course).
I think Loewe released all available stock yesterday so there's no restock today even though it's public access day.I thought the release would be at midnight EST but there’s still no stockdoes anyone know what time the restock is happening if it is at all?
I wondered when the items became available. Selfridges IG said they would announce in the IG account, but haven't so far. I checked shortly past midnight and right now (7:11AM) UK time. Only things left a few sizes of the leather jackets.
There appears to be stock available but the "add to bag" button has been disabled
Me, too. Around midnight nothing yet, in the morning 8am German time a few wearables left, no bags...
I feel that Loewe does lots of collaborations, it is really a JW Anderson thing he likes, but they never sell like this one. I guess they are more cult or edgy in terms of the themes... and more laid back in terms of the launch. A lot of the Ken Price collection is still available. You can still get the Divine items they released online only in March... So they knew this was going to be bigger but I don’t think they realized just how bigger so they were not ready for it. They thought this online pre-release thing was a good way to create some hype, and it was, but it probably got out of control.
I don’t have a physical Loewe store in my town or even countries around with lockdown, so I am happy they did this online and I could get my shirt, instead of the typical LV situation with pre-orders by clients in the stores and the like. I think they wanted to be different to that and reach lovers of the brand all over, specially in these times of confinement. That is a nice thing, but probably some of the stores were pissed off at the choice... It ended up a bit messy the whole thing.
I don’t have a physical Loewe store in my town or even countries around with lockdown, so I am happy they did this online and I could get my shirt, instead of the typical LV situation with pre-orders by clients in the stores and the like. I think they wanted to be different to that and reach lovers of the brand all over, specially in these times of confinement. That is a nice thing, but probably some of the stores were pissed off at the choice... It ended up a bit messy the whole thing.
Interesting about the regular collabs, thank you! I wasn't following the brand (only knowing it faintly) before a friend told me about the Totoro collection. Before reading your explanation I thought maybe LVMH is trying to validate the demand for a totoro collab with a "lesser known brand" in their portfolio. Imagine Louis Vuitton X Totoro, now that would make people go even crazier IMO. And I wouldn't be surprised if they do. Rimowa never did collabs until purchased by LVMH. Then comes Supreme, Dior, Moncler... it does make people spend money. So very clever on a corporate level.
While this shopping experience left me frustrated, I am now much more aware of Loewe as a brand and their product line.
Oh, I don’t think that was it. I adore Jonathan Anderson and I know Loewe is in a big group and he is serving those interests and he is very savvy, but he is also always trying to do things a bit differently, try new stuff, twist boundaries. He seems very genuine to me and I believe he has a vision and a long term perspective on the brand. His collaborations, whether it is an obscure artisan in Japan or a Californian artist o Paula Ibiza (which he brought back to life having lived in the island which he knows so well), tend to be very meaningful and personal. I do believe he probably loves Totoro and is just that somehow no one had thought of this before...
So Loewe customer service got back to me with no explanation and a form reply saying that they are sorry for the inconvenience caused, and that the collection drops in stores today (conveniently sidestepping the issue entirely of the cancelled orders and whar caused them).
More importantly, he also mentioned that there will be no second drop online. So basically you can give up hope of anything coming back in stock on the Loewe online store and essentially the bulk of the stock online was gone within the pre-sale day.
I think this has killed my interest entirely in going after any Loewe collab moving forward.
More importantly, he also mentioned that there will be no second drop online. So basically you can give up hope of anything coming back in stock on the Loewe online store and essentially the bulk of the stock online was gone within the pre-sale day.
I think this has killed my interest entirely in going after any Loewe collab moving forward.