November Contest Ending Soon, This, That and the Other!

November is ending soon and so the November Contest is ending soon too.  It's a super easy contest.  You could be the winner of this Balenciaga wallet!  You still have time to enter!  Go here for more details:  All you have to do is tell me, in a 100 words or more, why you should win!

Simple as that!  I have been getting some great responses.  Some very funny reasons.  Some of my favourites are students who feel that they should win because, despite being too broke to buy food and pay for tuition, they still deserve to make fashion statements!

Just a head's up for DECEMBER's Contest.  It will be the ultimate in self indulgence and possibly a very Merry Christmas for you as well!  You can win EITHER this Chloe Paddington in Dark Brown (retails $250USD).  Ohh la la!

I love this bag.  Yes, it's a little heavier than a regular bag its size due to a solid metal padlock being on it but it's so worth it.  It has a very luxurious feel to it.  The super soft lambskin leather is to die for.  I honestly hate to admit this but Chloe has the best lambskin leather.  I know.  I know.  Here I go into another controversy. 

Some of you love your Balenciaga lambskin leather.  It's nice too!  Don't get me wrong but there is something about the way the Chloe leather ages.  It becomes so much nicer once it's distressed.  Balenciaga becomes more aged too but I find that the natural veins in Balenciaga leather don't age well?  Does that make sense?  I'm not just talking about the replica either.  Real Balenciagas are like that too.  I find the almost marbled look great when it's new but it kinda goes flat...almost lackluster with time.  Mind you, a few years ago I bought a real Balenciaga in BLUE and I truly believe it's the blue bags.  My friend has a red one and it looks fantastic.  This is my own finding. You may have different, more amiable results.  The replicas use the exact same leather as the real bags and so they age the same way as the originals.  So expect the veins to darken and become more pronounced over time with your replica bags as well.  In fact, like LV handbags, Balenciaga leather should become slightly darker over time.  Not as much as LV Monogram but definitely a characteristic look in Balenciaga bags.

So you're not into Chloe?  That's okay.  If Chloe's not your thing, then you can pick this Damier Speedy 30 (retails $230USD).  I sell more of these bags than any other. Wait, that's a lie.  I think they are actually tied with Chanel 2.55 classic flap bags, black, with gold hardware, and red interior.  Man, am I ever getting good at rhyming that off fast.  I move about 30 Speedys a week and about 29 Chanel classic flaps!  It is unreal how popular this bag is.  And unlike the Classic flap which definitely has a more defined demographic, this bag is popular with girls 18 years old and women aged 50+.  That is a true sign of a great bag.  When it is timeless. 

Fantastic bag for an everyday use.  The main feedbag I get on this bag is that it GOES WITH EVERYTHING!  And it does.  Right on from your high end business suit to jeans and a T-shirt.  Just a versatile bag and a MUST in anyone's closet!
 

 

Lastly, I've added this because I just got an earful from a friend who is also a Balenciaga lover!  If you win December's contest, you can also choose this Balenciaga The First in Dark Brown (retails $250USD).   

This bag has supple lambskin leather.  It is very "blingy" but without the metal or the shine!  It has leather bling?  Is there such a thing?  There are at least 6 long strings of leather hanging from this bag, not including the enormous tag!

This First is a reasonable size at 13" x 6" x 2".  It is only a tad bit smaller than a Giant City bag.  Giant City or Giant Part Time City bags have a lot more of the metal jewelry on the bags.  The First bags are a lot more leather and smaller / muted pieces of metal.

I have not decided on what the December contest will entail.  I am sure it will have something to do with Christmas, the spirit of goodwill and giving.  Now I just need to think of something on a global scale!

If you have any ideas for the contest rules, let me know!

I am XMAS shipping like a fiend.  Very busy time!!  Please get your orders in soon if they are gifts for family and friends and if you want delivery by December 20, 2009.

You have about another week for me to be able to get the bag out in enough time.  So please hurry to avoid disappointment.

Happy Shopping!