What are some of your unpopular Chanel opinions?

[ashin1204]

My unpopular opinion is that the 20A reissue mini in rainbow/unicorn/iridescent whatever you call it is not pretty. It looks like foil sheet to me.
I also do not like the trendy CC especially the metal plate that says “chanel” on top. I think the design looks old too.
Just IMO

 

[ElenaAlex]

My unpopular opinion is that they get boring. I no longer see any new designs that will catch my eye. Lack of ideas and creativity for me.

Sorry, just what I think.

 

[amandacasey]

The rainbow reissue is nice in theory, but poorly executed. I don’t like the way many of them are not saturated properly or have big regions of peach or teal and are not rainbow at all. Most of them just have that one colour only on the top flap. In fact many of them look like a hodgepodge of unappealing colours. I am not seeing the rainbow much. Some of them are okay though, but the majority are unappealing

 

[M1182]

A lot of people recognize the reissue as a Chanel bag. Sort of like the Damier Ebene print on LV. It may not be as popular as the CF, but its not as understated or obscure as people make it out to be.

 

[ItsPurseonal]

Another one from me, maybe not unpopular but it’s not talked about often so I’m going to post it here - I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that luxury houses haven’t figured out how to prevent color transfer or even just normal wear and tear on bags while retaining the luxurious feel. SAs recommending you not to use your bag or SLG with darker colors, or only recommending lambskin in small bags (both have happened to me) is mind boggling. With the tech out there today, you’d think they would have figured this out by now, but because people (including me) keep buying, they don’t have an incentive to improve

 

[classybags4ever]

Another one from me, maybe not unpopular but it’s not talked about often so I’m going to post it here - I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that luxury houses haven’t figured out how to prevent color transfer or even just normal wear and tear on bags while retaining the luxurious feel. SAs recommending you not to use your bag or SLG with darker colors, or only recommending lambskin in small bags (both have happened to me) is mind boggling. With the tech out there today, you’d think they would have figured this out by now, but because people (including me) keep buying, they don’t have an incentive to improve

It’s not the bag that causes the color transfer, it’s the clothes. Low quality fabric is what causes the transfer. I don’t think the luxury houses can do anything about that.

 

[ItsPurseonal]

It’s not the bag that causes the color transfer, it’s the clothes. Low quality fabric is what causes the transfer. I don’t think the luxury houses can do anything about that.

Totally agree with you that it’s the clothes and not the bags. I still think there should be some technology to prevent color transfer or really quick wear on bags. For example, my light taupe Celine belt bag shows 0 signs of wear or color transfer after I’ve worn it a ton and have also worn it with dark/new denim. Not saying this house and bag don’t have other issues, I’m just saying I think it’s possible to alter the material/design of a bag to limit wear or color transfer while maintaining a luxurious feel, especially if I’m paying $7k for a bag. I just don’t think Chanel has any intention of addressing it.

 

[britnyspears]

Not sure what “low quality” is about. Many expensive quality items transfer colour.

 

[classybags4ever]

Totally agree with you that it’s the clothes and not the bags. I still think there should be some technology to prevent color transfer or really quick wear on bags. For example, my light taupe Celine belt bag shows 0 signs of wear or color transfer after I’ve worn it a ton and have also worn it with dark/new denim. Not saying this house and bag don’t have other issues, I’m just saying I think it’s possible to alter the material/design of a bag to limit wear or color transfer while maintaining a luxurious feel, especially if I’m paying $7k for a bag. I just don’t think Chanel has any intention of addressing it.

I wonder if doing so would change the rich, sumptuous feel of the leather though? I don't know that much about the science behind the color transfer, but if it would require a drastic change to the leather (like practically laminating it), I wouldn't prefer that. I only have one lambskin chanel, it's my WOC in a light color, and the one piece that brushed against denim and whatever pants I wear because it's so long. I don't think it has color transfer so much as the corners are just really worn out because of the delicacy of the leather.

 

[ItsPurseonal]

Not sure what “low quality” is about. Many expensive quality items transfer colour.

My argument is that these items shouldn’t experience as much wear and color transfer as they do. And that luxury houses including Chanel should invest in tech that limits it, while maintaining the luxurious feel. They have been producing the same thing in the same way for years without any improvements (arguably with even degrading quality), because consumers (again, including me) continue to buy even with what I consider pretty major flaws.

I wonder if doing so would change the rich, sumptuous feel of the leather though? I don't know that much about the science behind the color transfer, but if it would require a drastic change to the leather (like practically laminating it), I wouldn't prefer that. I only have one lambskin chanel, it's my WOC in a light color, and the one piece that brushed against denim and whatever pants I wear because it's so long. I don't think it has color transfer so much as the corners are just really worn out because of the delicacy of the leather.

I just think they should be investing in tech that maintains the luxurious feel while limiting corner wear and color transfer. I’m not a scientist, but there are lighter colored bags out there that still feel luxurious and have worn well - even many vintage Chanel bags, but I can’t say the same for most newer Chanel bags. Fixing those issues would make the items truly worth the prices they are charging, IMO. We would be buying for quality and branding, not just a luxury name.

^this is all coming from someone with 7 Chanel bags, some purchased this year

 

[britnyspears]

My argument is that these items shouldn’t experience as much wear and color transfer as they do. And that luxury houses including Chanel should invest in tech that limits it, while maintaining the luxurious feel. They have been producing the same thing in the same way for years without any improvements (arguably with even degrading quality), because consumers (again, including me) continue to buy even with what I consider pretty major flaws.



I just think they should be investing in tech that maintains the luxurious feel while limiting corner wear and color transfer. I’m not a scientist, but there are lighter colored bags out there that still feel luxurious and have worn well - even many vintage Chanel bags, but I can’t say the same for most newer Chanel bags. Fixing those issues would make the items truly worth the prices they are charging, IMO. We would be buying for quality and branding, not just a luxury name.

^this is all coming from someone with 7 Chanel bags, some purchased this year

totally agree. My comment was saying its not just cheap clothes that ruin bags. It sucks!

 

[jade]

The two tone shoes should have a darker brown option.

 

[jade]

I don't think the classic flap goes with super casual outfits, seems way out of place, not "elevated."

 

[milkrun]

I dont know if i wrote about this before but the more i see the chanel 19 bag, the more i dont understand why people would pay thousands of dollars for a bag that makes u look like a potato.

The quilts are so huge, and when carried cross body it looks like a men’s messenger bag (sorry but especially on larger women the bag makes u look larger), which is not flattering on the body at all. Why why why?????

 

[OCMomof3]

I dont know if i wrote about this before but the more i see the chanel 19 bag, the more i dont understand why people would pay thousands of dollars for a bag that makes u look like a potato.

The quilts are so huge, and when carried cross body it looks like a men’s messenger bag (sorry but especially on larger women the bag makes u look larger), which is not flattering on the body at all. Why why why?????

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Yeah, I only like the small size for this reason!