Kazuyo Nakano

[kellyt]

Hey does anyone else like or own any Kazuyo Nakano New York bags? I think they are really cute and really good quality. I have two bags, the Erin (EN297) and an older one that is small dark purple with olive green patten leather lining the bottom. I bought these both on ebay for a small fraction of the original cost, but they are a reasonable price to begin with. Here is the link to the website if you would like to take a look.

www.kazuyonakano.com

this is where the store in NYC is located:

117 Crosby St. (btwn Houston and Prince)

 

[cloud9]

im not too crazy about their design, but WOW they have such beautiful colors!

 

[luxmode]

I almost bought the Mondano 106 (?) about six years ago...I can't believe she's still making them! From what I remember the quality is fairly good. Also, it seems like the prices haven't changed much which is odd.

 

[softgrey]

why would the prices change??...

yes...the store is nearby and i really like some of her pieces...the quality is top notch...and some of the designs are beautiful...

but i find it a bit inconsistent...but generally i am a fan...

 

[kellyt]

why would the prices change??...

yes...the store is nearby and i really like some of her pieces...the quality is top notch...and some of the designs are beautiful...

but i find it a bit inconsistent...but generally i am a fan...

What is it that you find inconsistent? I'm not sure what you mean by that? Like the designs are inconsistent with each other?

 

[faust]

I always pass by it and I like what I see in the windows.

 

[helena]

never seen this before so thanks for posting kellyt. I like the karolina very much but not so keen on the others. I like how they come in numerous colours.

 

[softgrey]

What is it that you find inconsistent? I'm not sure what you mean by that? Like the designs are inconsistent with each other?

yes...like there is not a really clear defining image of the brand...
it can be a bit random...imo...

 

[luxmode]

why would the prices change??

I'm amazed that her prices haven't risen much in 6 years is what I meant. I'm fairly sure the bag I liked was about the same price. I'm not complaining, I think it's great.

 

[kellyt]

Yeah I understand what you mean. The way they categorize them, like they have the model name, and then the model number. They have at least three different shaped bags for each model. So if they just stuck to one model and made bags derivative of that, they would have a brand image. but since they have a bunch of different models that are all over the place they don't. Maybe if one model was more popular than the others then the brand would have the image of that model, but I don't even think these bags are popular.