Chanel Cerf Tote

Not sure if the ones with the gold cc are seasonal. I was told that the new ones coming in are smaller and will be with ruthenium clasps. The SA also mentioned the height of the new bags will be about where the front pocket of the gold cc bags is.
 
baghag21 said:
Just reread some of the posts...From cougess' info, it means the Cerf will still be available next season. Was told that the current season's batch of Cerfs were only around for one season. Is this another misalignment of the international Chanel SA's i.e. different stores, different SAs, different stories?!?! :rolleyes:

It could be different stores ordering different items. The cerf will definately be around in the fall/winter with the gold clasp and it will cost $200 more. There is also a new version with the silver "mademoiselle" clasp. This version will be the same width, but not as tall, and it costs $1695 in the US. B)
 
chiangsi1980 said:
Nope it wasn't on sale, but I got it cheaper due to the tourist tax rebate.
According to the SA, mine was made from calfskin.
The tote is textured, but it is not hard at all B)

A pic for your reference:

i've worked with deerskin leather before... i have a couple large pieces at home... that definitely looks like deerskin to me, and not calfskin. i'm pretty sure the sa who told you it was calfskin was just confused. it wouldn't be the "cerf" tote if it wasn't cerf ;)
 
^ how do you tell brian the picture is very dark. As I said before it not only one SA who said that there are many of them said the samething and not only one coutry there are more than one that confirmed the bag is made of calfskin. Having say that I have not included that the bags that sell in US & Europe are made of calfskin.
 
juslin said:
Not sure if the ones with the gold cc are seasonal. I was told that the new ones coming in are smaller and will be with ruthenium clasps. The SA also mentioned the height of the new bags will be about where the front pocket of the gold cc bags is.

the new bags come in two sizes: one is the exact same size as the original cerf and the other is more squat.

so to make things more confusing, a Chanel SA told my GF that the cerf is made of caviar calfskin -- not the hard shiny caviar like some bags, but a softer version. and she said that the cerf has nothing to do with deer and is called the cerf because of the "CC" clasp -- ??? that makes no sense. assuming there is any truth to this, perhaps the original cerf from a couple years ago was in fact made of deerskin and the reissued one is made of this allegedly soft caviar and they just kept the name.
 
brian said:
i've worked with deerskin leather before... i have a couple large pieces at home... that definitely looks like deerskin to me, and not calfskin. i'm pretty sure the sa who told you it was calfskin was just confused. it wouldn't be the "cerf" tote if it wasn't cerf ;)

brian, nice to see you again! :flower:

I have long given up trying to figure what the cerf bag is made of, it is really too confusing for me.
Just enjoy the bag for what it is, I say :woot: B)
 
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this was described as deerskin. looks very much like the "calfskin" i saw in the local boutique.
 
The new cerfs are in stores over here. Yes, they're cheaper than the old cerf. That's because the height is greatly reduced. From sight, almost a good 2 inches at least. It has become more rectangular as opposed to the squarish old cerf.

Other than that, as someone else mentioned in the thread, the new cerf doesn't come with the shoulder straps, and the handles are also shorter than the older version. I tried and felt the difference.

I actually don't mind the new hardware because I'm not a great fan of gold. Plus, the logo's nowhere to be found. Nobody would know I'm carrying a Chanel unless they look at the mademoiselle lock really closely. Or look into the bag.

I also believe that they don't make the dark browns that Mary has. The new brown is more beige-like (very much like the beige from the Cambon line).

The bags are flying off the shelf still. When I was in the store, there was almost always never a time when all the cerfs were on display at the same time. They're all dispersed on counters, somewhere, being admired.

Here's a picture of the white. Because it's already dark, I used flash, and the bag turned up very white. It's not. The actual white is a little towards the ivory.

Lastly, the SA, like many SAs above, told me it's calf leather.
 
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Here's a picture of it. I used flash and the bag turned out to be really white. IRL, it's more ivory than white.
 

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So the cerf tote is not made anymore w the cold cc' logo :unsure: ?

Could some-one please give me some measurments?
 
the "new" cerf comes in two sizes: the one pictured above and another that is the exact same size as the old cerf (pucci, see one of my earlier posts for the dimensions of the old and larger new cerf).

the last time I was in the Chanel boutique they still had the old cerf, but only in pink and the dark brown.
 
pucci_mama said:
So the cerf tote is not made anymore w the cold cc' logo :unsure: ?

Could some-one please give me some measurments?

I was told they are still making it - but the price has gone up to $1850 for the fall shipment.
 
i asked the SAs in korea about the cerf tote being deerskin..
they thought i was insane or something.. i kept on asking..

i was like "so.. this is deerskinr right? " "um, no." "so the old version from a cpl years ago was deerskin.. yes?" "um, no." so according to them the cerf never came in deerskin and the ones they are carrying now (exactly like the pic posted here) is calfskin....

i really dont like the new cerf. the gunmetal hardware is such a turn off for me.
it made the bag look cheap somehow.. i like the gold hardware much better.

also there was another shoulder bag... it was larger / flatter than the cerf and it had a huge stitched CC logo at the front. it was also a lot cheaper than the cerf....
 
What was that bag called cloud?

Oh, I need a good sized bag to carry books, folders etc.

At the same time i want something chic.

Thanks for all your replies, ladies :flower:
 
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the new cerf looks plain without the cc clasp, the size makes it look somewhat younger though. i think i prefer the older version.
 
pucci_mama said:
What was that bag called cloud?

Oh, I need a good sized bag to carry books, folders etc.

At the same time i want something chic.

Thanks for all your replies, ladies :flower:

sorry i dont know what its called..

i think chanel only makes three shoulder bags (simple office-type shoulder bags i mean) this season.. the original cerf, the new cerf in two sizes, and the CC ones i just told you about.
 
cloud9 said:
sorry i dont know what its called..

i think chanel only makes three shoulder bags (simple office-type shoulder bags i mean) this season.. the original cerf, the new cerf in two sizes, and the CC ones i just told you about.

I think I know which bag you're referring to with the stiched "CC"s. If it's the same one, it's much more square and smaller than the cerf with the gold ccs and is made from a stiffer leather (or at least is a stiffer looking bag). It's not a seasonal bag.
 
Just wanted to let everyone know that the leather on the cerf bag really softens up and becomes almost slouchy. I was worried that it looks too similar to my 30cm black birkin, but unlike the birkin, it has become less rigid.
 

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