BagBible

If you love the look of Chanel bags but don’t want to spend thousands of dollars and refuse to buy hideous knock-offs, Kate Spade Gold Coast is the solution for you.  It won’t break the bank since it’s only $445 (you can get it for even less if you wait for the sale). Also, Kate Spade bags are made of quality leather with great workmanship.  The only thing that you’ll miss (or not) are the big interlocking Cs.  There are a lot of look-a-like bags out there, from the Target look-a-likes to the designers’ look-a-likes.  I can’t stand the cheap look-a-likes, probably because of the poor quality and the fact that they are made of pleather.  However, I don’t mind the higher-end designers look-a-likes.  I guess it’s just a quality issue for me. So, what do you think of wearing a look-a-like bag?

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Image from Chanel

On the left is the Versace Patent Chain shoulder bag and on the right is Chanel Veau Ver Large Tote. Aren’t they a little bit too similar?  Of course, the designers at Versace can use the quilted design, or the chain straps, or the tote shape. They can, but if they are combining them all together like Chanel did in one bag,  it would look just like a Chanel rip off.  It is very common when lower-end designers do such a thing, but I would not expect this from Versace.  When lower-end designers do this, their work may be not as impressive, but at least they are not charging a four digit price.

In my opinion, Versace (a world class design house) should have enough resources to create something that is not a copy cat.

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I almost jumped out of my chair when I saw this Chanel bag. Not because I like it so much or because I have to have it.  I was so surprised because it looks A LOT like my old Desmo bag that I’ve been trying to sell.  I wanted to sell it for a while but I am too lazy to post it on eBay. Now that I’ve seen this Chanel I might not sell my old bag at all.

Usually when I see two similar bags I always assume that the cheaper one copies the more expensive one. However, after considering the timeline when these bags hit the market,  this assumption was false.  Now, I’m not saying that Chanel is copying Desmo (gosh, I hope not! cause that will be sad), but isn’t it a strange coincidence?

Here is my old Desmo (I think I had it for 3 years already). Don’t you think they have an uncanny resemblance? The obvious differences would be the Chanel logo, the amount of grommets, and the comfort leather slips on the Desmo chain (but they are very easy to remove). I’m sure the Chanel lambskin would be so much softer than the Desmo bag, since it is probably priced 10 times more than the Desmo.  That’s the least we can expect, right? After all, the ingenious design factor is already out of the door.

There are fifteen bags from the new Chanel Paris-Moscou 08/09 collection, and this is the one bag that I like the most from the entire collection.  I like the pyramid effect quilt, as it is more appealing compared to the regular Chanel quilt.

To me, this whole bag just look like a comfy pillow, I’m sure that if you have this bag you would want to cuddle with it all the time, especially with the ultra soft Chanel lambskin. Everything about this bag is full of the Chanel signature: The quilts, the chain shoulder strap and just in case you are still not aware of it, there is always the Chanel charm.

This is the bag that I like the least from the Chanel Paris-Moscou 08/09 collection.  I’m not a world class designer, but I think that without the red wool, the bag will look less hideous.  I’m sure this is more of a collectors’ item, since I can’t imagine why anyone would want to buy this bag, except maybe for  descendants of the Russian elite. It happens that this bag is full of Russian historical symbols.

Image from Chanel

Image from SplashStyle

Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively were spotted leaving The Waverly Inn carrying her Chanel Bubble Flap.

Chanel Cloudy Bubble Quilt Flap in Beige from the 2007 Fall Collection. This It is made of ultra soft, luxurious lambskin leather that has a slight distressed look. The leather is also padded with the iconic diamond shaped stitching. The large pocket on the back and flap with a magnetic snap closure. The hardware is a light gold tone which includes chains, magnetic snaps, CC, and zipper pull. The interior has a matching satin lining and features a zipper pocket, patch pocket, and cell phone pocket.

You can buy this from Fashionphile for $1,950

A dear friend of mine uploaded this Chanel birthday cake picture on Facebook and tagged me in it.  She probably knew that I would flip over it.  She was sooo right. I’m flipping over it right now.

That delicious looking cake is actually her mother in law’s birthday cake. I’m so jealous of her mother in law. I wish I would get THAT cake for my birthday plus the real bag wrapped in the gift box. That would be my dream birthday 🙂