LV Griet on Sale

I have an LV Griet that got very slightly damaged in the mail.  Since it was a guy buying for his wife, he cannot give it to her with the scratch.  The Griet retails on my site for $245USD.

Here is a picture of a Griet bag:

 

The above is a high resolution picture and so the buckle and faceplate look a lot bigger than the second picture.  They are in fact the same size.  The scratch also looks bigger (wider) than it is because of the extreme close up.  The picture was taken for my supplier to show them the damage.   

I am not downplaying the scratch.  It is noticeable.  The damage on this bag is restricted to the buckle and face plate (see far left of gold plate and see middle of the buckle).  The damage was caused by rough handling during shipping.  The bag is perfect everywhere else. 


If you're okay with the bag as is, contact me and we can discuss a HUGE discount for you.  I'd keep it but I already own a replica Griet.  BTW, my kids would do more damage than this to any handbag in less than a day!

Maybe it's your day for a great bargain!

Happy Shopping!.

Shut Down...

I gotta shut down for a day or two.  I am inundated with orders.  I am going crazy.  I am dreaming of Paddingtons and Paratys.  I should never ever have put that Paraty up on the blog.  Now everyone wants one!!

No, I'm glad I did.  It's such a great bag. 

Okay, write me.  Call me.  Do whatever you want, but don't be shocked if I don't reply in my usual 30 seconds.  I'm sorry but I'm swamped. 

I have to get these XMAS orders out.  I will be in touch either tomorrow or on the weekend!!!

Quit Shopping, People!!!

No, Happy Shopping...in a day or two, okay?

YSL! Oh Yeah!

I just got a ton, literally, of YSL shoes in.  I am going to post most of the pics here.  I will upload them onto the website...some time this century.

I hate my website.  It sucks so bad.  Have I mentioned that?  Trust me when I say I'm looking at alternatives.  It's a slow process though.  I do apologize for the website.  It WILL get better.

Here are some of the shoes that I just got in.  These are all YSL!  All YSL shoes cost between $230 to $260 for shoes and about $250 to $290 for boots.

Love this colour.  So hip. 

There is a part of me that loves these heels.  Just loves them, but I can't wear these anymore.  I don't know how Posh does it.  These are her shoes.  You see her in them all the time.
 
My feet scream for her!

Boots cost a bit more $260.00USD for these yellow platform ankle boots.

These I could probably do...for one night!  The platform does help.  It makes for a more comfortable shoe.   

 

 

LOVE LOVE LOVE this colour.  Would die wearing them though.   

This one is my favourite.  Incredibly stylish and different.   This bootie would go with everything!

My second favourite.  This is one sexy shoe! 

 

 One of my favourite styles.  Nothing's sexier than an ankle strap.
















Well, there you have it.  That is most of my YSL shoe collection. Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahniks and more Louboutins are due in soon!

All YSL shoes range from $230 to $290 (boots).  Life Insurance, crutches and medical care required from wearing these 5" MINIMUM heels are not included.

Happy Shopping!

One More...

One more bag of the day.  I've wanted to make this a bag of the day for the past month and I just never got around to it.  December 2, 2009 is this bag's day.

The Chloe (I know I'm on a Chloe kick) Paraty!

I got this bag in from the factory about a month ago.  To be honest I had my doubts because this is not an easy bag to replicate.  Tubed leather never goes according to plan and one of the reasons that this bag is SO INCREDIBLY expensive is that tubed leather, the stitching and the exotic leathers it comes in.

The real bag costs $3,820USD *cough cough*!

If you want real authenticity, then like always, I suggest you stay away from the exotic skins.  The replicas are not exotic skins.  They are embossed calf, goat or lambskin, depending on what will give the closest resemblance of look to the real bag.  But if you're buying this bag to impress others and carry it off as an original, then people in the know will know that Chloe does not use embossed leather and that they use real alligator or python.

Here's the replica alligator skin bag.  Real alligator skin has a unusual feel to it.  It almost feels like it is peeling in your hands.  And it does peel.  Even after careful treatments to prevent that from happening, real alligator skin has a fragile finish to it.  Sure it's tough as nails and you'll never put a hole in it, but it does, surface wise, not hold out so great.  And that's the real alligator skin I'm talking about.

Since this bag is UBER sexy, and I know I say don't buy the exotic skin bags because they lack the authenticity, but THIS bag, even in the mock exotic skin, is a beauty.

Very well done on the replication.  The hardware is impeccable.  And the colours are all mature and sophisticated.

This is a bag you walk into a boardroom and then go for a ritzy dinner afterwards.

This is not really a bag that you can wear with your Uggs and torn jeans.  Some bags you can dress down and they look tres cool when they are dressed down (Blue Jean Birkin comes to mind).  This one is too uppity and looks dorky dressed down. I'm thinking if you're going out on the town, looking sharp and wearing great jeans, then you're fine.  But track pants, yoga pants,Uggs or similar fuzzy boots...umm, maybe not!  I can't pull off that look.

I know when I'm having a veg day and wanna dress down, this is not the bag I'd take around with me.  Incidentally, when I do have a dress down day, my husband's first words to me are, "You give up on life?".  Smart ass.

Happy Shopping!

Swamped With Orders and Questions

I'm not trying to sound cocky but seriously, I thought there was a recession!!??!!

Swamped guys with questions and orders. I'm on Paddington 288 and that's not including the other bags that I have to order as well!

Please bear with me as I try to get through this rush. 

In the meantime, I leave you with brand spanking new LV.  LV that doesn't look very LV-ish.  I don't know the English name of this bag yet (I have it in Chinese characters if you're interested!). 

I will update this blog entry with the name as soon as I get a second to look it up! 

LV is really starting to grow on me!  I love a brand that shows diversity and versatility.  While I'm not a Monogram Canvas girl, I'm totally digging the grey bag above.  

I  got my sample in yesterday.  It's a very sexy bag.  It's well done.  Luxurious and stylish to boot. What an awesome combo!

A+ on replication and hardware.

Happy Shopping!

That's It Folks!

Orders after today will not be guaranteed for XMAS at all.  I'm sorry but now it's just too tight and with the mail system, the volume increase at XMAS, we're done like dinner. 

Any orders placed with me as of December 1, 2009 are now a free fall for when they will arrive.  It's a keep fingers crossed and hope for the best scenario.  I have over 267 bags to get out!  So you might not hear from me for the next couple of days. 

I used to do it by memory but I can assure you that that system has been replaced with Excel!  Thank God for computers!

I leave you with the brand new Chloe Sally handbag!  Excellent replication.  Classy handbag. 

Comes in a ton of colours including cream, pink, red, black in python (steer clear of the exotic skins for real authenticity), cream, black, light brown, yellow, light purple, and many more.

Very good detailing.  Very good hardware copy.


Overall: A+ copy. 


$260USD delivered to most areas.

Happy Shopping! 

Chanel

Chanel has like 2 million new bags out now.  I am going to upload them to the site over this coming weekend.  Some of the new bags are awesome looking.  Like really sharp.  Case in point:

This is a very hard to find handbag.  I'm lucky because the factory I deal with for Chanel is the leading manufacturer of all things Chanel.  This is a grey (an absolute must of a colour for this season), quilted FABRIC classic flap purse.

This bag is truly beautiful.  Despite being fabric, it still feels luxurious!

Here are some more angles of the same bag.

Chanel also has pretty out there stuff.  I checked on some of these and they are the real deal.  They are the styles introduced for 2009 and 2010.  The traditional Cambon has been uplifted with furry trim and made in two tone colours.

More grey bags.  This bag was the patent leather hobo that I had pics of in September. This is the grey leather counterpart.  It's a sexy bag.

Then I don't know what happens.  Karl or some other big wig at Chanel loses it.  They also have these:

Right. 

Lime green (Mmmm!) with black designs.  Awesome.  Now, remember the replica costs $265.00.  The real bag costs $2800.00.

Unless you're very art nouveau, would you pay $2800 for this bag?  It's a nice bag (I'm lying) but I would not get my $2800.00's worth.

Before you think I'm crazy, I already checked, and YES, this is a real bag.  Seriously.  Obviously Karl was jealous of Gucci's claim on all things Russian and had to introduce their own Romanov bag.

No offense to anyone.  My intent is not to hurt anyone's feelings, especially if you're hip and funky enough to appreciate the bags, but my 5 year old can make this bag and he'd be all giddy doing it.  Gluing things to fabric is his new found passion!

And in case you're wondering, YES, that fabric is supposed to be like that.  Not quite straight, sewn on other quilted fabric with 8,000 pins attached to it.

Wow.  My husband is a great, great guy (most of the time!), but if I told him that I paid $2800.00 for this "pin bag", I'm seriously thinking he'd be looking for places to hide my body.

He's all for nice looking stuff for $2800.00 but he'd have a mouth full of smart remarks for that bag.  And honestly, I can't say I blame him.  Part of me wants to tell him I splurged today and bought this bag.  Just to see his response!  LOL. 

Again, if they took off that red fabric and all those pins, it'd be a great bag, like the first grey one!  Why ruin a good thing!

Happy Shopping...for all new things Chanel!

Miu Miu Butterfly Satchel

I haven't posted very many Miu Miu bags on the site and I almost never speak of them here.  Wanna know why?

I'm afraid.  See, I think you guys know that I keep telling you that there are some lines (LV, Chanel, Balenciaga, Chloe, Gucci) that are done VERY WELL (99% mirror image, aka AAA, aka 7 star grade replication), then there are some designers that are done very well ON SOME HANDBAGS and to be truthful, not so good on others.  Sure they may all say XYZ designer's name but XYZ is not a good replica through and through.

Miu Miu is like that.  There are great bags like this one:  The Butterfly Satchel.

It's done very well and with great detail.  This is by no means an easy bag to copy.  There is stitching to this bag that is quite difficult.  There is a lot of hardware and there is a lot of geometry to this bag.  Lip / main flap comes over the bag, bow ties thingies on the side, etc.

Miu Miu scares me.  I absolutely refuse to sell a Miu Miu bag directly from the factory to you - EVEN IF I HAVE SOLD IT A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE.  I have to intercept the bag.  I don't care if the bag is going from Asia to Australia (and let's face it, it's a lot cheaper for me to have the factory send the bag directly to Australia than to have them send it to me in Canada, where I inspect it, and then I re-pay for shipping to send it out to Australia!), but sometimes these things need to be done.  They definitely need to be done with Miu Miu.

Why?

Well folks, it's just not a popular brand.  Yes, we 'in the know' know about it but most people have never heard of it.  So those 'in the know' order bags like the Butterfly Satchel and as such, bags like this are done really well by the factory.  The replica Satchel stands up to the original bag.  The problem stems from the fact that there are hundreds of different Miu Miu bags, most are obscure and not well known at all.

Moreover, Miu Miu is one house of fashion that radically changes their look and their signature leather.  Unlike Monogram or Chanel quilted leather where the same type of leather is used to make hundreds of different styles of bags, Miu Miu uses calfskin for a fall line and then uses lambskin for a spring line.  While this is great for Miu Miu and their ability to change things up, it's a nightmare for most replica companies (I know tough beans, says Miu Miu!).

In the end though, the person to get the shaft is the newbie replica buyer.  He/she sees a great Miu Miu bag and doesn't realize that the factories have only had a few runs of the bag - not enough to perfect and certainly not enough to boast about.  There are usually a lot of problems.  And if the problems are not visible, then there are inherently problems with quality, i.e. hardware falls off, straps break, etc.

So what to do?

Ask someone in the know (*flashes pearly whites*). I can usually help you in deciding what to buy and what to steer clear of.  But there is a problem in this system.  It hasn't happened to me yet, but I can sense some folks think I'm trying to rain on their parade and their choice of handbag.  Remember folks, I'm here to sell handbags.  If I'm not selling handbags, then, umm, well, umm, WHY AM I WRITING A BLOG ON AND KEEPING A WEBSITE WITH HANDBAGS ON IT???  In the end it's much easier for me to sell you what you have your mind set on, than to convince you that, well, that bag might not be so great and here's why. 

If I don't recommend a bag, it's not because I'm trying to horde that style for me, me and more me!  Girlfriend, I can get any bag I want...remember, I work with the factory that makes them!  No, not hoarding.  I'm trying to protect you.  I'm caught in a bind.  If I let you buy the bag and it turns out to be crap, then you're gonna flip on me, tell me I suck and that I should be shot.  And if I don't let you buy the bag, then you think I'm giving you shitty customer service, tell me I suck and that I should be shot.  *Grin*.

Hmm.  There really is no rest for the wicked replica salesperson!

All joking aside.  Ask.  Ask.  Ask.  I mean, ask nicely, but ask.

This bag gets a thumbs up.  I have sold MANY of these and they all hold out well. 

P.S. I had a very young (had to be!) reader write to me today and tell me that she wants the bag that Vanessa Hudgens (sp?) carries all the time.

I was like who?  She wrote me back and told me, duh (I could see her rolling her eyes at me too)!  Like, Zac Efron's girlfriend!

I was like, wha?  Zac (who spells his name wrong by the way - where's the freakin' "k"), who's he?

Clearly, I'm not as hip as I should be.

So there you have it.  One of the best Miu Miu replicas is carried around by Zac Efron's girlfriend, Vanessa.  Umm, they are great people?!?

LOL.

Happy Shopping!