I don't know enough about Dior to comment about the bags for Dior but
in most cases, pre-owned is better
due to the influx of prices, the vying for market share and profit, more $ gets spent on advertising and less on quality in most of today's "luxury" brands that one can hardly call luxury. (see other post discussion on 18k gold plated hw for old Chanel bags, lambskin lining, etc).
Chanel - to find a "high quality" flap you have to look before 2009.
Balenciaga - to find really good quality leather you have to look between 2004 to 2006.
Rolex and Hermes are two of the only brands I know that continue to re-invest in quality vs. market share.
This is in general. I don't know about old Dior enough to comment on old Dior vs. new Dior.
i would
but this is entirely up to you and i believe this is a personal matter
so while everyone has a say
ultimately it is your own decision to make
there are pros and cons as others have listed
I don't know enough about Dior to comment about the bags for Dior but
in most cases, pre-owned is better
due to the influx of prices, the vying for market share and profit, more $ gets spent on advertising and less on quality in most of today's "luxury" brands that one can hardly call luxury. (see other post discussion on 18k gold plated hw for old Chanel bags, lambskin lining, etc).
Chanel - to find a "high quality" flap you have to look before 2009.
Balenciaga - to find really good quality leather you have to look between 2004 to 2006.
Rolex and Hermes are two of the only brands I know that continue to re-invest in quality vs. market share.
This is in general. I don't know about old Dior enough to comment on old Dior vs. new Dior.
this ^^^^ but applies to dior as well. definitely.
Which products from Dior are evidence of this? I have only noticed the opposite since 2008. Dior has been increasing their quality since that time. Details like zipper pulls, pocket-openings, and bag structure have all been modified for existing bag lines to improve them. Just compare a Dior Soft or Lady Dior from years ago to those made today, and they have definitely been improved.
I'm not asking in defense of Dior. It's just because I have really seen the opposite and am quite impressed.
oh sorry! i read the post and wanted to agree with the part about hermes retaining its quality, and saying i agree and that applies to dior. like you said, they didnt have bad quality to start with at all (much better than Chanel i find) but have been getting better and better. i stopped buying chanel and switched to dior for this reason. i bought my first LD couple years ago and its still my favorite bag, and a few since then that have held up amazingly as well. the quoted TPF'er was saying "i dont know about dior...." so i meant to say that the quality improvement/retainment applies to dior as well! in fact i saw your post right afterwards when i scrolled down and was like oh shoot i shouldve quoted this one because i agree more. but i cant delete posts sooo...