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What do you think of Louis Vuitton bags?
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:08 AM Author: Orange messiness Thinking about getting this bag http://www.eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=10022844 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180791) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:16 AM Author: metal school Construction quality and after-sales service are far superior to designer bags in the same price range. However, the value of the materials (namely, the canvasses or stamped leathers) is relatively low. But then, the leather used in most designer bags is abysmal anyway. At least Louis Vuitton makes its own stuff in its own factories and will able to do factory repairs on your bag in the future.
Many will tell you that they are ostentatious, tacky, etc. However, I would suggest it's more important that you understand what you're truly getting for your dollar and buy it if you like it. In the designer bag world, you can do a lot worse value-wise than Louis Vuitton. |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:18 AM Author: Orange messiness I heard that LV has great CS and will allow you to exchange your bag (they give you store credit) if you are unsatisfied with your bag at any time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180824) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:20 AM Author: metal school That, I don't know. I was referring to the their capacity to repair and refurbish old bags. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180834) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:22 AM Author: Orange messiness Yes, I know that they do free repairs if your bag gets damaged. Plus this specific bag is very classic. Audrey Hepburn had this bag.
http://www.bagbliss.com/designer/louis-vuitton-purse/audrey-hepburn-with-her-vintage-louis-vuitton-speedy-25/ |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:23 AM Author: metal school The repairs aren't free. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180844) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:26 AM Author: Orange messiness Do you have an LV? Do you think this bag is worth the cost? (for being made of canvas). I am looking for a classic, everyday handbag that costs less than 1K (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180849) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:34 AM Author: metal school My fiancee and mother have Louis Vuitton bags and luggage. As with all luxury items, it's difficult to assess what it should be 'worth' to you. That being said, I think Louis Vuitton stands out amongst many of the fashion brands it competes with; it is a manufacturer and not merely a designer. For $600, it is difficult to think of something better made that is readily available.
The bag you picked is classic, but be forewarned that it can be difficult to use since it is so large inside and has no inner compartments to separate things. My fiancee has that problem with her Speedy and complains about it all the time. |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:41 AM Author: Orange messiness I also like this bag. It went on sale too but then sold out.
http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod6160023&parentId=cat218103&masterId=cat217901&index=15&cmCat= |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:51 AM Author: metal school Now, *that's* a trendy bag, and the leather looks like crap. If you want classic, that's not it. Forms should be kept simple, and ornamentation minimal.
Notice how the bag's design incorporates seams that allow the manufacturer to assemble together several pieces of leather rather than use one high quality piece. |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:05 AM Author: excitant erotic church electric furnace lol you clearly know nothing about handbags, and you can hardly tell the quality of a leather by just looking at a picture.
the ysl muse bag is a classic bag that is much better quality than a $600 LV speedy. it is double stitched, by hand. and it certainly not trendy at all, given that it has no bells and whistles.
LV does make quality handbags, but those are generally not usually under $1000 (or more like $2000). |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:15 AM Author: Orange messiness I want a classic bag but want to don't want to spend more than 1K. I'm looking for something in the $600-900 range. Do you think I should wait for sales or just get an LV canvas speedy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181040) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:21 AM Author: Orange messiness nevermind just saw your response below now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181097) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:25 AM Author: metal school 'Double stitched, by hand' is a contradiction. Double-stitching typically signifies machine sewing. To attach two pieces of leather or cloth to each other, you must make two lines of stitches: one line to attach the two pieces, another line to bind the seam allowances to one side or another. 'Double-stitching' is a cost-saving method of construction: a machine is used to do two parallel lines of stitching at the same time. Thus, two lines appear on the exterior of the bag or garment (hence, it's called 'double-stitched'). It is far costlier to do single-needle stitching: the machine does each line one at a time so that only one line of stitches appears externally. It makes no sense to double-stitch by hand, mostly because it's undesirable, but also because it's not feasible to stitch two lines at the same time by hand.
All that being said, the stitching on this bag is entirely done by machine. That's not to say a person isn't handling the machine, but the stitches are far too uniform to be hand-stitched. Hand-stitching this bag would increase the cost by multiples, and, given the design, might not even be preferable.
I can judge the leather quality because: (1) I've looked as YSL bags upclose, and (2) the quality (or lack thereof) is apparent from the online photo. Notice that the graining in the leather is highly irregular and there are wrinkles that were set in before tanning. I applaud YSL for not using corrected-grain leather, but unfortunately their honesty is also revealing.
What is less obvious in the photo and more apparent in person is that the leather is chemical tanned, as opposed to vegetable tanned. Chemical tanning produces an unnatural sheen that can make leather look almost like plastic. In contrast, good leather has some depth to it. Here, all you see is the leather's surface. |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:32 AM Author: gold main people LOL WAY TO PWN THAT STUPID BITCH!!!!!!!! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181139) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:35 AM Author: laughsome cumskin new version TITCR. PWNT THAT NIGGA! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181148) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:35 AM Author: Appetizing dysfunction Just when it looks like mafoofan might have suffered a pwning, he comes back with the fashion counterpwn. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181151) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:38 AM Author: gold main people the funny shit is that he's a fucking dood who pwn3d some dumb striver cunt on the topic of Louis Fucking Vuitton purses. LOL.
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:39 AM Author: laughsome cumskin new version and that is why he is a legend. mafoofan! mafoofan! mafoofan! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181164) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 10:30 AM Author: diverse bonkers place of business Classic, epic pwnage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185609) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 10:31 AM Author: beady-eyed wagecucks I was going to say this, but I realized that I was about to comment on a handbag thread talking about someone owning someone about double stitching on a purse, and I got exceedingly embarrassed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185612) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 10:39 AM Author: diverse bonkers place of business I had the same concerns but the fact that it was nutella getting pwn3d just brought so much joy into my life, I was freed from such concerns. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185618) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 11:57 AM Author: dark infuriating den double stitching on a pursepwning is what makes this board the most awesome place on earth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185852) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:47 AM Author: motley crawly senate i've had several LV products that i wore out. i brought them in to be fixed (anticipating having to pay for the repairs). i was pleasantly surprised--they just gave me new replacements free of charge. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180907) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:19 AM Author: Orange messiness Do you own any canvas LV bags? How is the quality? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181086) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:42 AM Author: Orange messiness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181171) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 10:30 AM Author: motley crawly senate no, i don't own a bag. i'm a dude. i've got a wallet, belt, and pair of shoes that my ex got me.
shoes are pretty decent. wallet has been replaced by LV free of charge several times--but it is not extremely high quality. Belt i don't care for, but seems to be made decently. |
Date: January 18th, 2008 10:17 AM Author: Orange messiness or http://www.eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=11238866 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180817) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 10:21 AM Author: heady volcanic crater space I'm a guy, but I like this one the best. The one in the original post seems a bit tacky since so many people have similar stuff. The rest look like something someone from Jersey would carry into the city to go clubbing on the weekends. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185596) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:18 AM Author: chocolate resort boltzmann i think they're expensive as shit! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180819) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:18 AM Author: racy personal credit line meetinghouse I couldn't think of a better way to spend $600 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180823) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:19 AM Author: Orange messiness I need just one nice, everyday handbag. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180829) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:20 AM Author: Apoplectic Dilemma Friendly Grandma My secretary has one. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180832) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:32 AM Author: puce supple parlor Holy shit -- Louis Vuitton bag and engagement ring threads active at the same time -- xoxo may blow to smithereens! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180860) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:48 AM Author: sooty death wish All we need now is for saltybabe and whokebe to make an appearance and I think we can call it a day. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180913) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:51 AM Author: puce supple parlor There needs to be somebody with the power to go down a checklist like this and just shut the board down for the day when certain conditions occur. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180922) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:53 AM Author: sooty death wish We need some BIG CHANGES around here, that's for sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180926) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 10:55 AM Author: metal school Moderation and a limit on identities per IP address would go a long way. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9180930) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:33 AM Author: laughsome cumskin new version You are Whokebe you dumb dipshit douchebag. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181144) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:07 AM Author: excitant erotic church electric furnace $620 is a rip off to pay for it. it is certainly a better value than coach or cole haan or whatever else mid-range bags that now sell for up to $500-600, but never ever pay retail price for handbags -- they are simply not worth the money.
my recommendation is to wait for a $1000 bag to go on sale for $500. |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:22 AM Author: Apoplectic Dilemma Friendly Grandma You are in NYC biglaw now, right? How much of your income do you blow on stupid shit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181101) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:36 AM Author: gold main people stop being such a catty faggot all the time. what's with you faggots anyway? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181155) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:44 AM Author: Apoplectic Dilemma Friendly Grandma *wonders who has dared to address me* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181176) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:06 PM Author: Orange messiness he is sonicyouth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181273) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:07 PM Author: Apoplectic Dilemma Friendly Grandma Oh, ok.
Isn't sonicyouth black? Doesn't he know what nutella thinks of blacks? |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:08 PM Author: Orange messiness He's an Asian guy who pretends to be black. See below (last post) for evidence. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181282) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:10 PM Author: gold main people wtf? why the h8 dooder? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181294) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:11 PM Author: gold main people stop being a catty faggot. Earl won't fuck either one of you. LOL, catty faggot. You're like ruskiegirl. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181295) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:22 AM Author: Orange messiness I always miss out when the bags I like go on sale because they always get sold out right away (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181106) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:07 PM Author: gold main people you've already been pwn3d. get off the the thread you stupid faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181280) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:32 AM Author: Orange messiness These are other bags I like
http://www.eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=11140834#
http://www.pursefocus.com/productsdetail.asp?Pid=1268&Pcateid=131&Spcateid=132&oem=Miu+Miu+Bow+Detail+Tote+Bag+Black+57511 |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:36 AM Author: irate frozen house How much is the Chihuahua that you're going to buy? I mean......everyone else is buying one, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181152) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:50 AM Author: Orange messiness If I buy one, I plan to carry it everyday. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181190) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 11:37 AM Author: Orange messiness mafoofan, will you get designer eye surgery? You will never be truly stylish with your chink eyes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181156) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:02 PM Author: Orange messiness no need for racism (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181253) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:08 PM Author: gold main people there's always a need for racism. until every pink neck bleeds red. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9181287) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 9:41 AM Author: Orange messiness um ok (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185575) |
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Date: January 18th, 2008 12:08 PM Author: gold main people LOL, you will never break a hymen with your cracker penis. Sorry about your tiny pink dick bro.
You're just mad he's fucking the shit out of his WHITE fiance. |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 9:06 AM Author: Orange messiness bump (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185568) |
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Date: January 19th, 2008 9:44 AM Author: mint low-t crotch stead LV bags are ugly. They are so ugly that the only reason I can conceive of anyone wanting them is because of the brand name. And that's a bad reason to want a bag in my opinion. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=748957&forum_id=2#9185578) |