What’s your unpopular LV opinion?

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love2shop1986 said:
I think the odeon bag is one of the ugliest bags i have seen and cannot understand why it so popular. The shape of the bag gives me grandma/ man bag vibes. The front pocket and tag is just weird. The bag is not pretty, trendy, classic or cool. I would not pay that much for a ”practical” handbag.
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No hurt feelings. I like the Odeon for its practicality. I agree it's not the most attractive piece, nor is it even slightly pretty. LV went into its archives and dig out old designs. I have the new version and I wear it with a short strap as a hobo. The outer pocket is so useful for phone and keys!
mrsinsyder said:
As someone who owns and loves the Capucines, they are absolutely not worth the new prices. Combined with the insane depreciation, I’ll never buy one.

Out of curiosity I asked for a Fashionphile quote on my bag that retails at $8400. They quoted $2800. My CA keeps trying to convince me the capucines is the new birkin but birkins don’t depreciate like that.
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LV wants to venture into full leather, but it's their twist on monogram that holds value. And as soon as a celebrity takes out a vintage something, THAT's what makes the prices shoot up.

I keep looking at resale sites because I want to de-clutter my closet in 2023. Also, I want to understand who makes each brand unique/ valuable to the collectors so I make wise purchases. You're absolutely clever in checking resale sites for pre-loved values.

No. Capucine is not the new birkin. Yeah, it just isn't.

Oh my unpopular opinion is I will never buy a Felicie. If I put one on, it immediately makes me look like a CA. It really does. I kid you not! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
 
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mrsinsyder said:
As someone who owns and loves the Capucines, they are absolutely not worth the new prices. Combined with the insane depreciation, I’ll never buy one.

Out of curiosity I asked for a Fashionphile quote on my bag that retails at $8400. They quoted $2800. My CA keeps trying to convince me the capucines is the new birkin but birkins don’t depreciate like that.
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Every time I go into LV with my Birkin, the CAs gush over the bag, then try to sell me a Capucines. If I am in Las Vegas and mention I purchased it there, they want to know which boutique and then tell me they know the SM. I agree the Birkin and Capicines are not equal, although LV is sure bent on raising prices to Hermes levels (while decreasing quality) to make us believe they are. No offense to anyone who loves the Capucines, but they are not my thing (I hate that rigid flap!).

Since at least some of that is probably not unpopular, I’ll add that my current unpopular LV opinion is these limited edition releases are making my head spin. It feels fast fashion, not luxury. Probably also not unpopular from what I’ve seen posted in various forums, but it’s made me rethink my love of LV.
 
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Actually my unpopular opinions change over time.

For instance, I really hesitated on the cherry collection and didn't get any real handbags during that time, only SLGs because I thought the cherry handbags looked a bit childish. Too cartoonish.

And same thing with the multicolor collection. Multicolor really deviated from the monogram pattern, and a lot of ppl at the time thought they looked like fake LV.

Now of course, I regret these decisions.

What I lucked out was getting the Stephen Sprouse roses neverfull at the San Francisco Union Square store. I walked passed it in the display and it was love at first sight. It was a big statement, a wow in your face. Ppl walked by and pointed at the bag in awe. And I guess I'm really happy my heart was open at the time.

Right now, many ppl question the Kusama twister dots collection. Well, I LOVE IT from the first moment I saw it. It makes me smile, in a silly, young girl kind of way. If they weren't so darn expensive, I'd get more pieces. Like I'd get the neverfull.
 
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Grande Latte said:
Actually my unpopular opinions change over time.

For instance, I really hesitated on the cherry collection and didn't get any real handbags during that time, only SLGs because I thought the cherry handbags looked a bit childish. Too cartoonish.

And same thing with the multicolor collection. Multicolor really deviated from the monogram pattern, and a lot of ppl at the time thought they looked like fake LV.

Now of course, I regret these decisions.

What I lucked out was getting the Stephen Sprouse roses neverfull at the San Francisco Union Square store. I walked passed it in the display and it was love at first sight. It was a big statement, a wow in your face. Ppl walked by and pointed at the bag in awe. And I guess I'm really happy my heart was open at the time.

Right now, many ppl question the Kusama twister dots collection. Well, I LOVE IT from the first moment I saw it. It makes me smile, in a silly, young girl kind of way. If they weren't so darn expensive, I'd get more pieces. Like I'd get the neverfull.
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You are right. I preferred DA 15 years ago brcause it looked younger. Now, DA doesn’t appeal to me anymore and prefer DE and now starting to appreciate mono!
 
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Grande Latte said:
Right now, many ppl question the Kusama twister dots collection. Well, I LOVE IT from the first moment I saw it. It makes me smile, in a silly, young girl kind of way. If they weren't so darn expensive, I'd get more pieces. Like I'd get the neverfull.
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I agree! I love the Kusama collection, I think it's awesome. She is one of my favorite artists to begin with, so to have a handbag or slg with her dots (which she is infamous for), would be amazing! But, like you, the pieces are just too darn expensive. I can't justify it.
 
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Pop Art Suzy said:
I agree! I love the Kusama collection, I think it's awesome. She is one of my favorite artists to begin with, so to have a handbag or slg with her dots (which she is infamous for), would be amazing! But, like you, the pieces are just too darn expensive. I can't justify it.
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I can't justify it either, but I pre-ordered the Kusama Nano Speedy. I don't have a Nano Speedy in my collection, so this is MY way of justifying it. Hahaha.

Happy new year!!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
 
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I am not a huge Neverfull fan either, yet I own 5 of them…all are in LTD editions…I buy them for their resale value, which is excellent, due to their popularity. I sold a Neverfull Rayures for about 2-1/2 times what I paid for it. I always have an insert for mine with a zippered pocket, or else I would never use my NeverfullS…that seems to make them more functional and hold better shape.
 
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But on this thread note, I would like to say I have always loved Epi leather. Love it, love it, love it. Yet I own just a few pieces…why? The resale value is crappy on Epi. I wish it was more popular and I would own pretty much nothing but Epi. I also love DE, but again, the resale is not as good as Monogram, which is what most of my Collection is in. I guess if you are not constantly buying and selling like me, I would get what you really like.
 
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