For those of us who speak Roman languages, the bags and luggage do have a specific gender. For example, in French, we say “un Speedy,” “un Neverfull,” “un Alma,” and “un Keepall” (all masculine). We say “une Pochette Métis” (feminine).
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I'm waiting for Abloh and Ghesquiere to leave. I know they are meant to appeal to the younger generation buttttt I'm 24 and so over them.
Abloh has a done a good job pushing for color. However, just because he uses pops of bright color or makes color combos, it doesn't mean it's an actual good color composition. The men's fall collection with the rainbows... It reminds me of some Lisa Frank sparkly rainbow tape I used to beg my mom to get me when I was 5. You can incorporate color in ways that don't enter the realm of kitsch. He does have some nice pieces though, like that white triangle keepall which isn't actually being produced. I still can't believe he put out a $900 colored pencil roll. Those pencils better be Caran D'Ache.
As for Ghesquiere... I know some people appreciate his reinterpretations of past LV pieces, but I don't particularly enjoy them. He alters one or two things and then charges a premium for what they are (based on combo of size and materials). I think his designs actually lack innovation. Good for him that LV already owns the previous bags and that bag designs can't be copyrighted, because what he does isn't actually too far of a change from the pieces that inspired him. I did a very hard eye roll when Ghesquiere and Koons collabed, because of course they would. Koons made a career off of appropriating others' works and only changing one or two things. Don't get me wrong, Ghesquiere has a good eye for design, but I'd like to see more pieces that are 100% new and his, and maybe only 1 or 2 bags a year or every other year that are reinventions. Market them as "vault" or "capsule" pieces and make them truly limited.
Abloh has a done a good job pushing for color. However, just because he uses pops of bright color or makes color combos, it doesn't mean it's an actual good color composition. The men's fall collection with the rainbows... It reminds me of some Lisa Frank sparkly rainbow tape I used to beg my mom to get me when I was 5. You can incorporate color in ways that don't enter the realm of kitsch. He does have some nice pieces though, like that white triangle keepall which isn't actually being produced. I still can't believe he put out a $900 colored pencil roll. Those pencils better be Caran D'Ache.
As for Ghesquiere... I know some people appreciate his reinterpretations of past LV pieces, but I don't particularly enjoy them. He alters one or two things and then charges a premium for what they are (based on combo of size and materials). I think his designs actually lack innovation. Good for him that LV already owns the previous bags and that bag designs can't be copyrighted, because what he does isn't actually too far of a change from the pieces that inspired him. I did a very hard eye roll when Ghesquiere and Koons collabed, because of course they would. Koons made a career off of appropriating others' works and only changing one or two things. Don't get me wrong, Ghesquiere has a good eye for design, but I'd like to see more pieces that are 100% new and his, and maybe only 1 or 2 bags a year or every other year that are reinventions. Market them as "vault" or "capsule" pieces and make them truly limited.
I would kill for a Lisa Frank x LV collab
My unpopular opinions:
1) Neverfull: could never understand why this bag is so popular. If it's only to serve as a carrier (as it's neither pretty nor extremely functional with only one pocket), then why spend so much on it when there are so many cheaper alternatives? just my 2 cents
2) speedy- as someone said before.... makes me think of a gym bag
3) Damier Ebene print ; apart from DE on Alma BB i just can't see anything nice about it. Sorry all the DE lovers! Love the monogram though, even though it's a logo i think it's very subtle and classy.
1) Neverfull: could never understand why this bag is so popular. If it's only to serve as a carrier (as it's neither pretty nor extremely functional with only one pocket), then why spend so much on it when there are so many cheaper alternatives? just my 2 cents
2) speedy- as someone said before.... makes me think of a gym bag
3) Damier Ebene print ; apart from DE on Alma BB i just can't see anything nice about it. Sorry all the DE lovers! Love the monogram though, even though it's a logo i think it's very subtle and classy.
In Russia all pencils are Caran d'Ache.
But yeah thst horrible collaboration was not the work of Nicolas but delphine Arnault
The oversized monogram is hideous and tacky.
Whether or not he has a hand in pricing, I don't understand why the reinterpations tend be priced high when they're often very similar to the source material. If this was a copyrighted piece of art or music he was "reinterpreting," he would have a hard time convincing the masses that he truly changed his pieces from the original. Sadly, this practice does happen in the art world, commanding millions for someone else's material that was only changed a little.
Oh oops. I remember reading an article that mentioned it alongside an Abloh collab earlier this year. They never mentioned who actually decided on the colored pencils. Must have grouped it under Abloh in my head, thank you for the correction though. I still think Abloh puts out a lot of cringey pop art/kitschy quality designs.In Russia all pencils are Caran d'Ache.
But yeah thst horrible collaboration was not the work of Nicolas but delphine Arnault
The pricing of luxury handbags has little to do with the actual manufacturing, design, and distribution cost. It is, however, linked to the brand's marketing strategy. The questions are: "How much is someone willing to pay for this?" and "How much do we want this piece to be catering to the lower, middle, or higher end of our customer base?".
As long as people are willing to pay high prices, Vuitton will charge high prices. The significant and continuous price increases help retailers like Vuitton and Chanel maintain the illusion of exclusivity. It's pretty easy to understand.
You are trying to think rationally about something that does not follow the rules of rationality that apply to traditional retail.
My unpopular opinion is that I wish the bags were a bit harder to get. They have just become so ubiquitous. Having the online shopping option has significantly increased the demand, and may therefore have decreased the quality. I miss the days when you had to buy a bag at the boutique. I used to enjoy the neverfull, but it’s as common as a brown paper bag at this point.
Please save this & post again for any future posts from those expecting a "perfect" bag when they've "paid thousands" for it.
Usually items under Home and Lifestyle tab are designed by in-house designers and not design directors (ie Virgil or Nicholas). Sometimes in-house designers will take elements from runway and slap it onto what they put out season after season... hence Clemence Notebook Rainbow. Colored pencils are highly unlikely designed by Virgil because of that. In fact, the first color pencil appeared in LV universe was from the catogram collection. If I remember correctly, there was a picnic bag that came with bottle holder and colored pencils. This bag was made to order only. The feedback was people really want to buy the bottle holder and colored pencils and LV obviously complied and now we have multiple options of bottle holder and a colored pencil pouch.