I also don't know, why they put all these chunky chains on a lot of their bags, especially when the chain does not go with the style of the bag. For the loop hobo they had better used a short leather strap.
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I dont know if this has been discussed yet, but Im not feeling the super old crusty dirty LV bags that are selling for sky high prices at consignments, dillards, and 2nd hand stores. For example, saw an Alma, handles were gummy, vachetta extremely discolored, dirty inside, canvas cracking and faded, stuck zippers, but marked as "vintage, must bye" for $1200. Nope! thank you - worth nothing to me, no matter whatever they tell me how "vintage" it is. Let LV burn those old bags and get them off the market!
I personally dont’t mind the whole chunky chains look (though it is really trendy and won’t last the test of time), but I definitely agree on the puffy/pillow bags. I don’t need my bag to look like a puffy coat!
That was the reason why I sent the Loop GM back. The chain looks so cheap for the price of the bag.
I am perplexed by the latest designs by LV.. they look very non inspirational, eg the new mini lockit bag with top handle? It looks like LV trying to pull some mini coco handle on it and hermes birken and failed miserably.
LV'S leather bags do not appeal to me at all, they are heavy and not worth the extra weight. I much love their canvas bags and just wish they would instead expand the designs and focus on canvas. Sigh. Esp Damier range....
LV'S leather bags do not appeal to me at all, they are heavy and not worth the extra weight. I much love their canvas bags and just wish they would instead expand the designs and focus on canvas. Sigh. Esp Damier range....
I’m not sure if this is an unpopular opinion anymore, and it’s probably been stated here multiple times before, but I’m new to this thread and relatively new to LV sooo here goes:
I do not think that LV’s canvas bags are worth the price anymore. I’m specifically referring to the current/new bags, which I’ve heard are made of thinner/cheaper canvas than before?
I just ordered a Nano Speedy from LV (my first Speedy ever!) and unfortunately I am shipping it right back to them. I’m sooo sad to do so — it is an absolutely ADORABLE bag and I love everything about it except for the quality. When I took it out of its dust bag and felt the canvas, I was legitimately APPALLED and my heart sank! It feels like ultra-thin, cheap plastic to me. And I know it technically is, or it’s PVC or whatever, but … it felt like it cost $5 to make. On top of that, the piping around the edges was attached super unevenly and was already peeling in one place, and one of the tabs on the side of the bag was sewed on very obviously off-center.
I have an Eva clutch from 2009 and there is a noticeable difference in the thickness, feel, flexibility, and overall quality of the canvas, in my opinion.
I’m trying to buy less leather these days, which is what drew me to LV’s canvas pieces, but when comparing it to similarly priced bags in my collection from YSL and Balenciaga, I just could not justify spending $1900 on it (after taxes).
I may try to find one of the older model Nano Speedys on the preloved market to see if the canvas feels better, because I still really love the style and want to have it in my collection!
I’m not trying to offend anyone and I’m truly happy for anyone who disagrees with me and is happy with the quality and cost of their canvas pieces; I just personally don’t think the quality justifies the hefty price tag. I know the canvas is supposed to be quite durable, but based on how it felt to me (in addition to the piping issues on a brand new bag!), I question how well it would really hold up in the long run.
Thanks for letting me share!
I do not think that LV’s canvas bags are worth the price anymore. I’m specifically referring to the current/new bags, which I’ve heard are made of thinner/cheaper canvas than before?
I just ordered a Nano Speedy from LV (my first Speedy ever!) and unfortunately I am shipping it right back to them. I’m sooo sad to do so — it is an absolutely ADORABLE bag and I love everything about it except for the quality. When I took it out of its dust bag and felt the canvas, I was legitimately APPALLED and my heart sank! It feels like ultra-thin, cheap plastic to me. And I know it technically is, or it’s PVC or whatever, but … it felt like it cost $5 to make. On top of that, the piping around the edges was attached super unevenly and was already peeling in one place, and one of the tabs on the side of the bag was sewed on very obviously off-center.
I have an Eva clutch from 2009 and there is a noticeable difference in the thickness, feel, flexibility, and overall quality of the canvas, in my opinion.
I’m trying to buy less leather these days, which is what drew me to LV’s canvas pieces, but when comparing it to similarly priced bags in my collection from YSL and Balenciaga, I just could not justify spending $1900 on it (after taxes).
I may try to find one of the older model Nano Speedys on the preloved market to see if the canvas feels better, because I still really love the style and want to have it in my collection!
I’m not trying to offend anyone and I’m truly happy for anyone who disagrees with me and is happy with the quality and cost of their canvas pieces; I just personally don’t think the quality justifies the hefty price tag. I know the canvas is supposed to be quite durable, but based on how it felt to me (in addition to the piping issues on a brand new bag!), I question how well it would really hold up in the long run.
Thanks for letting me share!
That monogram ..speedys etc will always be classic and never basic!
I just love the bags and don’t care what people think.
I just love the bags and don’t care what people think.
Louis Vuitton also used to put lead in their bags, something you definitely don't want in your home! So that may be why. But overall, it's a better product, especially if you have kids around
What??!!! I didn’t know that..
What??? In the old models that were thicker and havier canvas??? This was allowed? 
Can you elaborate please? I cannot figure out which component of the bag would contain the lead. Coated canvas is cloth and pvc. The trunks have a wood frame. Hardware is brass which is an alloy of copper and zinc, no lead. Dyes are usually tannins and watered down inks. Even if iron gall inks were used, which was ubiquitous in the 19th century for fountain pens and still available today, mainly iron salts are used as the main component- no lead. I am venturing a guess that perhaps in vintage pieces that were hand painted as the lead content in paint was not regulated up until recent modern times in the US. Some toys have been banned from importation due to lead paint. I am genuinely curious.
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Also, most brass is leaded
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I have no knowledge of what LV did with their bags re lead, but I can say that heavy-duty canvas does not involve lead as a usual thing. If LV used lead, it was not because they needed it for strong canvas.
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