Per another member's request, I have decided to make its own thread about this problem so we can properly discuss in one place why it maybe happened, and what we can do to fix it.
After I received my new 17B caviar black mini with LGHW on Tuesday, I immediately noticed something "off" with the bag. The entire chain was twisted, and there was nothing I could do to fix the issue myself. I originally thought it was just a problem with mine and that I got unlucky, but I soon came to find out after posting about it in the Fall Act I thread on here that 99.999% of all the minis this season have the exact same issue! Now it's a full on frenzy and I hope this thread can help those people who purchased the new caviar mini, or are thinking about getting one.
Basically from one end to the other, the chain twists and does not lay flat. This means when you wear the bag cross body, the chain in front will be flat while the back will be twisted, or vice versa. Reason being? Because the last link attached to the link on the leather ring inside the bag was put on in the opposite direction.
To check if your bag has the twisted chain issue, open the flap and make sure the chains connected to the bag are lying in the proper way. Then lay the chain out above the bag and keep it going in one direction. If it twists anywhere where you cannot fix it, your bag has the defect.
Good news though is that it is fixable, as just the last link needs to be removed and put back on in the correct direction. A professional cobbler can do it, but will it scratch the link? That we don't know yet. All in all, nice right? What do you want for $3100???
Theories:
1. It's a conspiracy and a group of Chanel workers all got together and decided to put the chains on wonky to mess with us.... haha probably not, but who knows at this point?
2. The bags are actually made by a machine and not all handmade like we thought. This could be a bad batch.
~ Also, I must mention that the new 17B caviar minis DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT have a 23" chain length. Mine was barely at 22" but I was able to stretch it to 22 1/2" by filling it up with things and hanging it off a coat hanger for a little while. AND.... the bag also does not have a perfect rectangular shape as minis from past seasons. You can tell in one of the photos I posted further down.
Some Photos:
My bag...
Normal direction at first ~
Starting to twist ~
Full on twist ~
Picture from TPFer:
xsimplicity ~
Picture from TPFer:
L etoile ~
Next to PERFECT 17C pink mini
After I received my new 17B caviar black mini with LGHW on Tuesday, I immediately noticed something "off" with the bag. The entire chain was twisted, and there was nothing I could do to fix the issue myself. I originally thought it was just a problem with mine and that I got unlucky, but I soon came to find out after posting about it in the Fall Act I thread on here that 99.999% of all the minis this season have the exact same issue! Now it's a full on frenzy and I hope this thread can help those people who purchased the new caviar mini, or are thinking about getting one.
Basically from one end to the other, the chain twists and does not lay flat. This means when you wear the bag cross body, the chain in front will be flat while the back will be twisted, or vice versa. Reason being? Because the last link attached to the link on the leather ring inside the bag was put on in the opposite direction.
To check if your bag has the twisted chain issue, open the flap and make sure the chains connected to the bag are lying in the proper way. Then lay the chain out above the bag and keep it going in one direction. If it twists anywhere where you cannot fix it, your bag has the defect.
Good news though is that it is fixable, as just the last link needs to be removed and put back on in the correct direction. A professional cobbler can do it, but will it scratch the link? That we don't know yet. All in all, nice right? What do you want for $3100???
Theories:
1. It's a conspiracy and a group of Chanel workers all got together and decided to put the chains on wonky to mess with us.... haha probably not, but who knows at this point?
2. The bags are actually made by a machine and not all handmade like we thought. This could be a bad batch.
~ Also, I must mention that the new 17B caviar minis DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT have a 23" chain length. Mine was barely at 22" but I was able to stretch it to 22 1/2" by filling it up with things and hanging it off a coat hanger for a little while. AND.... the bag also does not have a perfect rectangular shape as minis from past seasons. You can tell in one of the photos I posted further down.
Some Photos:
My bag...
Normal direction at first ~
Starting to twist ~
Full on twist ~
Picture from TPFer:
xsimplicity ~
Picture from TPFer:
L etoile ~
Next to PERFECT 17C pink mini
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