Stella McCartney Falabella Tote

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#211
I have been reading through this thread and am considering a large falabella tote but I have some questions. Other than the chain potentially tarnishing, are there quality issue people are aware of and how does Stella deal with them? (i.e. Are they wiling to service the bag or once you buy are you on your own?) I am not sure what happened with those few people that had tarnishing issues.

Also, everyone seems to say the bag is really heavy, can anyone compare it to another bag in terms of weight? There are no Stella boutiques here so I would have to order online. Thanks very much!
 
#212
Any love for FW2013 tartan fold over? It was love at first sight for me! Upon closer inspection, just thought I'd report in: gold chain is quite warm & dark, almost rose gold...so sort of bronze but not brassy or antique, it's definitely shiny. The overall weight didn't occur to me at all maybe because the fold over itself is a smaller bag? Maybe it's still new & stiff, but thick woolly felt doesn't fold over neatly. I do love the look of the bag with the middle chain hanging across anyway. I don't understand pricing at Holts though: for once, they are less than elsewhere online at $1640 CAD. SSense in Montreal has it priced at $1850 CAD and Saks $1755 USD, even LVR has it at $1805 CAD today. When scanned, the description comes up right: falabella tartan $1640. The closest I can find to this price is Selfridges which is 1020 GBP = $1660 CAD today.

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#213
Prettyvogue said:
I have been reading through this thread and am considering a large falabella tote but I have some questions. Other than the chain potentially tarnishing, are there quality issue people are aware of and how does Stella deal with them? (i.e. Are they wiling to service the bag or once you buy are you on your own?) I am not sure what happened with those few people that had tarnishing issues.

Also, everyone seems to say the bag is really heavy, can anyone compare it to another bag in terms of weight? There are no Stella boutiques here so I would have to order online. Thanks very much!
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I've never had any problems with the chain tarnishing on my bags. It can be a little heavy, but that's mostly because I stuff mine--the bag itself really isn't that heavy...I think people exaggerate how heavy it is. IMO it's no heavier than a full leather bag. I have quite a few stellas, am not gentle with them and have never had any issues at all. I did have someone spill a soda on one of mine at a ballgame once and it came right out with a little water--no stain at all!
 
#214
The quality is truly outstanding with this bag. I did not keep the falabella tartan fold over (woolly felt) just because I know it doesn't go with most of my wardrobe etc. I'd love to keep it on hand but I'd have to win a lottery to keep everything I wanted :)

Somebody go grab this at Holts because the price is very good compared to what I see online.
Normally, it's $1755 USD, it's $1850 CAD at SSense boutique in Montreal and $1805 CAD at LVR but it's $1640 CAD at Holts (Vancouver). It's truly adorable!!! You can see & touch the quality in real life but it doesn't show up in pictures so much.
 
#215
emcosmo1639 said:
I've never had any problems with the chain tarnishing on my bags. It can be a little heavy, but that's mostly because I stuff mine--the bag itself really isn't that heavy...I think people exaggerate how heavy it is. IMO it's no heavier than a full leather bag. I have quite a few stellas, am not gentle with them and have never had any issues at all. I did have someone spill a soda on one of mine at a ballgame once and it came right out with a little water--no stain at all!
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Thanks so much for replying, emcosmo!! They sound like they are really good quality which is what I was mainly concerned with. It seems most bags Around this price point have quality issues, like the Rocco, for example. Does the bag maintain its shape or does it look lumpy when your things are in it? I am usually a more structured bag girl but I am willing to make an exception for this one, it is gorgeous! :graucho: Just wondering if it keeps its general shape when worn, I guess.
 
#216
emcosmo1639 said:
I've never had any problems with the chain tarnishing on my bags. It can be a little heavy, but that's mostly because I stuff mine--the bag itself really isn't that heavy...I think people exaggerate how heavy it is. IMO it's no heavier than a full leather bag. I have quite a few stellas, am not gentle with them and have never had any issues at all. I did have someone spill a soda on one of mine at a ballgame once and it came right out with a little water--no stain at all!
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I'd been researching this bags and have fallen in love with it! I was hesitant because it's not leather but I really love the design, Is there really such a diff between the sizes or should I just go for the large one?

Thanks
 
#217
I thought I would NEVER get a falabella bag; thought they were too expensive for what they are, however, that changed last week. I had a prada gauffre nylon bag that was sitting in the shopping bag that I hadn't started using and I thought, if I really love this bag, i'd be using it...so, I exchanged it for a stella McCartney...it's a fallabella in deep, deep navy with silver hardware and folds over (it's not a tote) and I love it! it is made SO well...the stitching is amazing, the workmanship impeccable and I have gotten tons of compliments on it and have been using it less than a week...it's just a great bag!
 
#219
pixiejenna said:
Dose anyone have a metallic one? I saw one the other day at NM and I loved it but wonder how well it will hold up, fearful that the metallic finish may wear off.
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I have a metallic one--it's held up for me, but I also don't carry it a ton. Maybe nonstop for about a month, then took a break, then nonstop again, break etc. I don't think I noticed any difference from my other stellas if that helps though.
 
#220
emcosmo1639 said:
I have a metallic one--it's held up for me, but I also don't carry it a ton. Maybe nonstop for about a month, then took a break, then nonstop again, break etc. I don't think I noticed any difference from my other stellas if that helps though.
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Thanks for the feedback, that's great to hear. I know a lot of times leather metallic bags have had issues where the metallic finish rubs off. Maybe because it's not leather it's a non-issue with this bag. I'll have to ogle it some more :graucho:
 
#221
Hi ladies,

I saw a bag in a second hand store day, it is a Falabella, made out of grey fabric. It has silver hardware, but the big round "charm" is not imprinted it is pierced through and the edges are not soft, they are quite sharp in comparison to my own Falabella with gold hardware... was that a fake?
 
#222
Bought my Falabella large tote in black today with gunmetal chain - so excited to start using it. I was having trouble finding a black one and actually read this whole thread this morning to see what you all thought of it. Was also having going backwards and forwards over the small or large size. Then went out to buy some veg and my local department store just got one new in in black so it must have been fate!

Those vegetables turned out to be expensive :D
 
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