What’s your unpopular LV opinion?

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Just a fun discussion thread (not meant to offend anyone!) idea that came into my head today.

A very close friend and I had a long discussion on LV today, and we found that we both hold two (fairly strong and opposing) opinions that are mostly not shared by others.

For her, she really dislikes the monogram canvas because she thinks it’s too showy (I don’t agree :biggrin:, since almost all my LV is mono) and in your face. Her personal preference is Damier Azur, since she is also quite fair and it looks nice against her skin.

I don’t feel strongly about the material (canvas/leather, which print etc) but I really don’t like the Neverfull, I know it’s an iconic bag but I hate the fact that it doesn’t have a zip and also that it has become so ubiquitous (I guess I just like being a “special snowflake” type who has stuff that is different from the rest). She actually has a DA NF, so she disagrees with me :biggrin:

So after our spirited (but all in good fun) discussion I thought I’d open it up to the community - also it will be interesting to see if the “unpopularity” of our opinions is really true or if we will find many people to agree with us :biggrin:

I think it would be interesting to know how old is LV's mens line of bags. Some people think that a bag and a man are mutually exclusive, but I couldn't disagree more.

The work of Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton strikes me as over-the-top and consciously flashy, yet unmistakably gorgeous. Does anyone know if he tried to include a bit of that flash in LV's mens line?
 
On the flip side, why is the Zippy Wallet not marketed as a unisex item? Every other brand that makes a long wallet with a zip closure for men is accordion style, so why can't LV follow suit?
Not only is it not marketed as unisex, but when I tried to buy a Zippy Compact I was actually told “it’s from the women’s line” (and it wasn’t even the accordion style model, it was the original one that opened flat!) Their approach is bizarre, sometimes. I’ve seen that other brands like Gucci have a selection of items they market as “Mx”, which is supposed to be suitable for any gender. Personally, I think people would be quite capable of choosing what they wanted to buy without any gender specific labelling. It’s really quite unnecessary now. No one should need someone else to tell them what kind of bag or accessory they should be using.
 
I don't get the popularity and appeal of the pochette metis.. I find it visually unappealing in all materials but it's so expensive, especially with the recent increase, but yet so popular. I don't get it.

Have looked at it several times based on the raves and that it's a "classic", the bag to have. But I just can't like anything about it.
I have the exact same thoughts about the alma and speedy
 
For the OP, I'm not a fan of the Neverful OR monogram! I love the damier print and epi and empriente leathers. I get the impression epi isn't super popular but I had a Mandara and that baby was a workhorse! I stupidly sold it and can't find one but I have patience and the one for me will show up sooner or later!
 
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