VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!
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ChanelLisette,
Your LE Grey pendant is beautiful! I love the shimmer of color. I think you might still have that piece of plastic on the back of it....... Maybe not ---it looks like the tip of it in the pic.
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I am plotting my first VCA. It has been a while and I feel I am all over the place. First Perlee bracelet, then the Onyx 10 motif, and now a all gold pendant. I don't have a lot of dressy days and I am in my mid-20s, petite frame. I felt I'd get more wear out of a more understated piece, like the pendant. Agh, it's hard to decide on all these amazing pieces though. I just wish I have unlimited money tree
Thank you for your suggestions ladies!
I do think I need to try on some pieces in person. I have not. I am in Boston and there is no official boutique. The NM SA I talked to said I'd need to order/pay first and then to have it shipped to me. I can return if I don't like it later. But that is too much for me. I don't even know what category to look for, so am I supposed to order 5 or 10 pieces just to try?
Anyways I may travel to NYC soon to pay the boutique a visit
MOP YG is what got me into VCA. Such a classic and elegant pairing. It's like the ultimate modern pearl necklaces
I love the all YG pieces! pigleto972001, you wear yours very well
I have not thought about ear clips but it sounds interesting. I'd have to try them on though. My earlobes are small and some just fit weirdly on me
This is so fun. I guess part of the fun is from plotting and waiting for your purchase
Hi bougainvillier. I love that you are looking to purchase your first VCA piece and only in your 20's. So your smart and have great taste! I am a novice too (but found VCA much later than you). I thought you might like a perspective on how VCA can work for a woman of any decade (I really think the pieces are timeless). You and I have a few things in common - we are just stepping into the world of VCA, I am also petite and again like you I am a more casual person so most days I am understated in my clothing and jewelry.
I bought my first piece just this past Labor Day weekend and my second last week, so it is a slippery and easy slope to travel down.
I bought the vintage alhambra 5 motif mother of pearl bracelet. I bought it because it completely captured my attention. It wasn't what I intended to purchase but it was what I walked out with. My second piece is the vintage alhambra onyx earrings in yellow gold. I love both pieces but I can see wearing the earrings all the time - with jeans or a little black dress. I wore them yesterday to a football game and I thought it was the perfect accessory. They were completely comfortable - easy to wear all day long. The mother of pearl bracelet captured my heart but the earclips.....they make me do a happy dance.I guess what I am trying to say is go see everything. Try on whatever your interested in - even what you think you are not interested. The SAs are amazingly helpful and patient. On my second trip I thought I was going to walk out with a pink gold vintage alhambra bracelet - once I put it on I knew immediately it was all wrong for me.
I would not want to be ordering pieces just to see if it might work. Is New York the closest place to actually try anything on without ordering it in advance? Is there a bigger Neiman Marcus closer to you that actually has some pieces in stock? If there isn't, you could make it a really fun day to take the train into New York, go to VCA, have a fabulous lunch, and maybe walk away with your first piece - doing your own happy dance.
I hope you have fun on this journey to find the piece that makes you smile, and hope you will share here when you do.
Thank you so much bags to die for. I love seeing the two compared to each other. I hope VCA is listening to you on the wg and grey mop and I hope if they are, they offer it not just as a pendant but also as a 20 piece.
I bet if this holiday piece sells well they will.Have any of you seen this trend at all with VCA? If a holiday pendant sells out quickly do they ever move it into their permanent line as 20 piece, earrings or bracelet?
Thank you so much! It is so versatile.
Thank you!
Oh my! You are totally right. Thank you for noticing. I put it on immediately after taking a few pics and have not taken it off since. I feel so silly.
It looks fabulous on you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much bags to die for. I love seeing the two compared to each other. I hope VCA is listening to you on the wg and grey mop and I hope if they are, they offer it not just as a pendant but also as a 20 piece.
Have any of you seen this trend at all with VCA? If a holiday pendant sells out quickly do they ever move it into their permanent line as 20 piece, earrings or bracelet?
LOL, we can only hope! How awesome would that be!
I really don't understand how the VCA "brass" thinks about and plans their offerings. There are so many things they could do to thrill their customers (gray MOP alhambra being just one of them, even if it were only a LE offering) but I think they are very wary of pushing the alhambra line TOO much. I think they are more focused on their high jewelry line. Of course that is certainly their prerogative, but it's not within my budget, so....
If they really wanted to know what customers want, they have only to ask their SA's and SM's. I have never gotten the sense that they do that. That's just my feeling. On the other hand, I do love so much of what they sell, I am not in a position to complain!
Neimans I believe got 100 of the holiday pendants. What I like about nm is the 6 month and 12 mo plans haha. I don't think the vca boutiques do, do they?
The holiday pendants are lovely congrats on them!
The holiday pendants are lovely
congrats on them!
LOL, we can only hope! How awesome would that be!
I really don't understand how the VCA "brass" thinks about and plans their offerings. There are so many things they could do to thrill their customers (gray MOP alhambra being just one of them, even if it were only a LE offering) but I think they are very wary of pushing the alhambra line TOO much. I think they are more focused on their high jewelry line. Of course that is certainly their prerogative, but it's not within my budget, so....
If they really wanted to know what customers want, they have only to ask their SA's and SM's. I have never gotten the sense that they do that. That's just my feeling. On the other hand, I do love so much of what they sell, I am not in a position to complain!
Thank you hopingoneday. I feel very much like you. I adore their "high" jewelry line and have picked one, two, three pieces, but....my husband is retiring soon and in reality I do not see those pieces in my future. But when you think about it, I bet VCA relies more on the entry and mid-level customer ( still at an acceptable price point for VCA - certainly not a shabby one at that) to pay the "bills" than those that can and do buy the amazing one of a kind pieces. And when you think about it - all it takes is one new customer who wants the holiday pendant to be a 20 motif and then gets sucked in to VCA from there to build loyalty, and fan base going forward. I know, I am probably dreaming....but it is such a pretty dream. Thanks again hopingoneday - I really rely on you and all the other VCA loyalists for answers for us newbies!
Hi ladies,
Speaking of someone getting sucked in, I am new to VCA but have admired their bracelets for years. I finally went to SCP to see their items in person this past week and almost died of lust. I am now looking at purchasing my first necklace, the Holiday LE. I would prefer to get it through Neiman's too because I have a GC and their financing is great. Is there anything I need to know about proceeding. Do they need to order it in for me? Do I need to do a deposit? Is it something I can return if it's too short. I like longer necklaces than chokers.
Thanks for any tips from those of you who have purchased before.
Speaking of someone getting sucked in, I am new to VCA but have admired their bracelets for years. I finally went to SCP to see their items in person this past week and almost died of lust. I am now looking at purchasing my first necklace, the Holiday LE. I would prefer to get it through Neiman's too because I have a GC and their financing is great. Is there anything I need to know about proceeding. Do they need to order it in for me? Do I need to do a deposit? Is it something I can return if it's too short. I like longer necklaces than chokers.
Thanks for any tips from those of you who have purchased before.
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I purchased my holiday pendant from NM. Ask if they have it or can get it for you. Usually they can place orders through VCA for pieces they do not have in store. Once you order, you usually have to pay the full price to get it in. I am sure they have a limited return policy but you should ask. You can get the chain lengthened if it is too short for you but it would have to be sent to VCA in NY for the alteration. Hope that helps. Good luck!
I ordered mine from Neiman Marcus as well. Neimans at Topanga used to carry VCA but as they no longer do I had my sales associate have a different Neimans send it to me. They ship directly to your address. You pay in full but can return the item if you do not like it. I'm not sure if there is a limit to how long you have to return the item.
If you use a neimans credit card there is some sort of deferred payment plan where you have either 6 months or a year to pay back the full purchase price in equal monthly installments (interest free) but I think there is a minimum amount you have to purchase to qualify so you would have to ask a sales associate for more details.
