I've been in love with the speedy 25 style for the past ten years, when I was in college and I saw a picture of it in Vogue magazine, and I've been collecting LV for about seven years. When I graduated from college and was old enough to buy a speedy, I bought a speedy 30 off ebay, thinking that a bigger size would suit me. But I found out that it really wasn't for me, so I gave it to my mom.
A few years later I travelled to Paris with some girlfriends, with the intent of buying the mono speedy 25. But at the mothership I got distracted by the lovely pochette croissant, and I had a hard time deciding between the two bags. My friend convinced me to get the croissant, saying it would be easier to manage my young DD with a shoulder bag rather than a hand bag. So I bought the croissant, but soon thereafter began wishing for the speedy again.
A couple of years later I had saved up for the speedy, and went to my local LV boutique. This time I discovered the batignolles. It was comparable to the speedy, but with a more structured shape, which I really liked. I came home with the batignolles. But, again, I pined for the speedy soon after.
This went on for a few more years...intending to get a speedy, but instead buying other purses. I got distracted by a BV, a Prada tote, a couple of Guccis and a couple of Chanels. While I don't regret my other purchases, I still wanted that friggin speedy 25!
Earlier this week I came back home to SoCal for vacation, and was shopping at NM for my brother's graduation gift. And there is was on display, calling to me, a gorgeous damier speedy 25. I tried it on and instantly I fell in love. The SA told me the price was going up the following day. And sales tax in Orange County was 7.75%, much lower than Chicago's 10.25%. I took all of this as a sign...and I bought the damier speedy 25 right then and there!! I always love my LV purchases, but I don't think I've ever left LV with so much excitement as I did this week.
I guess the moral of the story is to get what you really want and love the first time around!
Okay, I'll stop rambling, here are a couple of pictures! Sorry the quality is not the greatest, I had to take pics with my cell phone. I'm not able to upload pics from my dig camera into my brother's computer.
A few years later I travelled to Paris with some girlfriends, with the intent of buying the mono speedy 25. But at the mothership I got distracted by the lovely pochette croissant, and I had a hard time deciding between the two bags. My friend convinced me to get the croissant, saying it would be easier to manage my young DD with a shoulder bag rather than a hand bag. So I bought the croissant, but soon thereafter began wishing for the speedy again.
A couple of years later I had saved up for the speedy, and went to my local LV boutique. This time I discovered the batignolles. It was comparable to the speedy, but with a more structured shape, which I really liked. I came home with the batignolles. But, again, I pined for the speedy soon after.
This went on for a few more years...intending to get a speedy, but instead buying other purses. I got distracted by a BV, a Prada tote, a couple of Guccis and a couple of Chanels. While I don't regret my other purchases, I still wanted that friggin speedy 25!
Earlier this week I came back home to SoCal for vacation, and was shopping at NM for my brother's graduation gift. And there is was on display, calling to me, a gorgeous damier speedy 25. I tried it on and instantly I fell in love. The SA told me the price was going up the following day. And sales tax in Orange County was 7.75%, much lower than Chicago's 10.25%. I took all of this as a sign...and I bought the damier speedy 25 right then and there!! I always love my LV purchases, but I don't think I've ever left LV with so much excitement as I did this week.
I guess the moral of the story is to get what you really want and love the first time around!
Okay, I'll stop rambling, here are a couple of pictures! Sorry the quality is not the greatest, I had to take pics with my cell phone. I'm not able to upload pics from my dig camera into my brother's computer.