Which handbag have you gotten the most compliments on?

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This Barenia Birkin gets so many compliments from people who have no idea that it's anything specific or special. I think it's the leather. It's probably tied with my vintage red Kelly 28 now. Please excuse the twillys, it was a match that just does not work sadly.

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Funnily enough it is my personal favourite. (Although I probably say that about them all, teehee! Shh!)
But my absolute favourite is my Lilac and rose gold Alexander Wang. She's just sooooooooo beauuuutiful.

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I have this one but its never seen daylight - I was thinking to sell it ... one day.

Its a great looking bag & great style albeit lacking my usage- I see mine as latte & rose gold in colour
 
Most complimented are always bags with no logos. And they all were under 50.00. One was a crossbody from H&M another a tiny brahmin with orange and brown croc design. I did just purchase these.
 

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I have several bags that get complimented frequently...almost every time I carry them LOL I don't buy bags for compliments though. I buy what I like. I have noticed that many of my more colorful bags get complimented largely on color. And bags that have more details (studding, etc) also tend to get compliments.

Two of my oldest bags (both LV) get tons of compliments. One is the LV monogram Tambourine bag I got in 2003. People compliment it on the style (super cute small bag). The next is from 2005. It is the LV Mini Riberia bag in Damier Ebene. It often gets complimented (another super small cute bag). My 2010 LV Alma BB in vernis leather always gets complimented on the color. The color of that bag is called Pomme d'Amore (a beautiful red color).

Other bags that get tons of compliments are my Stella McCartney Mini Backpack (a dark grayish color with the chain detailing). It gets complimented frequently on the styling of the bag. People love the chain detailing on the Stella McCartney bags. My sister said if she could steal one bag from my collection it would be the Stella McCartney. She borrows it frequently :p My Valentino Glamlock in a burnt orange color gets lots of compliments too both on color and style. People really like the large studding on this bag. My half-moon Valentino bag in red gets lots of compliments on color and the smaller studding around the bag. My Alexander Wang Rockie gets complimented often on style (all the studding along the bottom draws the eyes). And my Balenciaga Classic Envelope Clutch gets lots of compliments on the color (color is Mangue which is a yellow with orange undertones).

And for more simple bag, my Chloe bags get lots of compliments...all of them. I have the Mini Marcie Saddlebag in tan, a Mini Marcie Satchel in black (this was a limited edition size), and a small Faye in neutral suede (can't remember the color name). These are all more simple bags without studding but they get lots of compliments too.
 
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I could run around wearing nothing more than my personality and one of my LVs and not get a comment, but interestingly enough a lot of women compliment me on my MK Gathered Totes. As another poster mentioned, it may have something to do with brand familiarity or the sense that an item that they like is also affordable...jealous people either stay quiet or you wished that they had stayed quiet.
Lolol @ 'you wished they had stayed quiet'. So true.
 
I am astonished to see so many people get stopped because of their bags! I have never been complimented :'(, I did get a compliment on my LV Zippy Organiser once though... Maybe I just have that look that says don't approach me! :confused1:
 
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