I was talking to my friend comparing the Boston Gucci and the Speedy Louis Vutton, which looks VERY similar in design. The Gucci also had this treatment on it to make it somewhat waterproof since it has this waxy outer coating. I thought it was a good comparison The Boston Gucci and the Speedy Louis Vutton.
What amazes me is the price both sitting at around $700 USD. I know its the brand name, the quality and the material that makes the price. My friend was telling me how Guccis were made of fabric and Louis Vutton were made of leather. I said: "No, they're both fabric, depending on the line."
I had this talk with my friend about the material, she buys a lot of nice designer bags like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vutton and Miu Miu. BUT she didn't know that the LV monograms are canvas. HENCE it is fabric. She didn't believe me and thought it was full leather the whole time. I told her to check the Louis Vutton site, and it says Monogram: Canvas and Leather handles. Only the handles, the tabs and the trim on the side are leather. The rest is treated as canvas to make it waterproof.
If you compare it to Marc Jacobs, you get a better deal, it is full leather and half the price of a LV bag.
So what makes this bag special? I heard it won't burn. Some special treatment to make it $700 worth of Canvas. Maybe its made by hand? I highly doubt that everything is made by hand, maybe the upper end stuff. The designer has earned its name and glory and I think they also have a business strategy. Its basic economics that they set the price to the amount to a percentage that people are willing to pay for it. Not too high so no one can afford it and just a tad big above the norm. Supply and demand, price and quantity, the less there is, the higher the price.
Yet some how I feel like I am getting ripped off for paying $700 to find out that this bag is made of a treated canvas. It goes the same for the $100 cotton designer tee shirts that are very thin. To me it doesn't really make sense. Now I definitely pay more attention to the materials used in the item before I buy it, especially designer brands. Some shirts cost $50 for something that looks like silk, but is actually polyester. Every time I buy something, I check the materials tag and see if its worth the price. $20 for a 100% cotton well made tee? Sure!
$20 for a polyester spandex blend tee?
No!
Do you spend a lot of money on designer bags or products? What do you look for when you shop for quality?
What amazes me is the price both sitting at around $700 USD. I know its the brand name, the quality and the material that makes the price. My friend was telling me how Guccis were made of fabric and Louis Vutton were made of leather. I said: "No, they're both fabric, depending on the line."I had this talk with my friend about the material, she buys a lot of nice designer bags like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vutton and Miu Miu. BUT she didn't know that the LV monograms are canvas. HENCE it is fabric. She didn't believe me and thought it was full leather the whole time. I told her to check the Louis Vutton site, and it says Monogram: Canvas and Leather handles. Only the handles, the tabs and the trim on the side are leather. The rest is treated as canvas to make it waterproof.If you compare it to Marc Jacobs, you get a better deal, it is full leather and half the price of a LV bag.$20 for a polyester spandex blend tee? No!
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I used to love Coach but I'm starting to buy more vintage items from thrift stores. Designer brands hurt my pockets nowadays :/
i love coach, but i dont put any research into the names or materials. if i like it, i'll save for it.
no thanks -__-"
your friend's not a true bag connoisseur if she didn't know lv bags were canvas, lol. but anyway, it is a steep price tag for canvas, and you're probably paying more for lv to hire madonna than you are for the actual bag.
if i like something enough, i'll get it. if you don't think it's worth it, then don't.
i got the speedy >.< i used it twice lol
so should I be trying my grandmother's speedy with a lighter? whatever, I love my miu miu. the end.
That LV speedy is NOT made of leather. Only the trim is leather. The rest is canvas. I was planning to buy one but when I went to the LV store to see and touch it... it didn't meet my expectations.
I actually really dislike Designer bags and just expensive bags in general...Especially being in my third year of high school (wow time passes quickly!) I've come to hate those stupid TNA bags that have the logo plastered all over an oversized and extremely bulky, no-doubt-Made-in-China bag. It's not just that I think spending hundreds of dollars on a /bag/ is a waste, but like...the carriers of these bags tend to hold the bags up high for all the world to see, not caring if in the process of flaunting their extravagances, people get shoved into lockers when the in-between-class rush through the hallways is on...(Did I mention that on the rectangular bottoms of these bags, there are four metal stubs that hurt a LOT?)
Rant over. >.>
i don't remember who, but someone set an LV belt on fire. yes, it burned. so don't even go there
I majored in marketing in college. I find it amusing that people fall for the marketing and advertising.
It's fabric. You're paying for the brand. Raw material and labor combined are nowhere near a tenth of the cost. But then again, most buy them for the brands, not for the "quality."
Since I'm a guy, paying anything over $5 for a cotton tee is rediculious to me. Those bags most likely cost under $30 to make, and that is probably still high. If they can convince foolish girls and women to buy them, than more power to them. I will pay for a quality wallet, but a logo doesn't make it quality.
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If you want quality for a better price heres a better idea. Find someone locally who sews for a living. Purchase the raw material yourself and a pattern. Pay them to construct it for you. Then, not only do you have a completely custome, hand made, one of a kind purse, but at a fraction of the cost and the assurance that it is made from quality materials because you bought them yourself at near cost from the distributer. The fewer middlemen there are, the lower the cost. Even if you bought the fabric from Jo Anne (inexpensive fabric store) you could exercise quality control and cut out some middlemen... and you could pick up the pattern in the same stop.
Sorry, but there is not $700 worth of workmanship, hardware, and fabric in a designer bag to warrant purchase. Not saying the $25 knockoff from Target is worth it's cost either... but there is a much more responsible, reliable, compromise.