Louis Vuitton Handbag Questions (December 2003 - November 2010)

[Meg]

I saw the embossed steven bag yesterday while I was at LV filling out a form for heat stamping and it is gorgeous. It was sitting on the table next to me (for this woman to try on) and it really really is quite nice. It was a really rich eggplanty color with the toirtoise shell chain and the leoprint (I think...) corners.

 

[Dreamland]

my damier speedy 25 that i ordered from elux has made in france on it, as
opposed to made in usa like my mono speedy 30. does anyone know if elux carry any "made in usa" in the damier speedies? also, can someone explain
to me how to read the serial number? i know that the first two alphabet
letters indicate the origin of the place where the bag was manufactured, and
the last four numbers are date and year. does that mean all the bags that
were produced in the same place, month and year have the same serial
numbers?

thank you, and i apologize if this has been answered before. the thread is sort of long.

 

[Dreamland]

my damier speedy 25 that i ordered from elux has made in france on it, as
opposed to made in usa like my mono speedy 30. does anyone know if elux carry any "made in usa" in the damier speedies? also, can someone explain
to me how to read the serial number? i know that the first two alphabet
letters indicate the origin of the place where the bag was manufactured, and
the last four numbers are date and year. does that mean all the bags that
were produced in the same place, month and year have the same serial
numbers?

thank you, and i apologize if this has been answered before. the thread is sort of long.

wow.... the handbag thread is not as happening as it used to be.... people don't that much anymore do they! i got my answer. thx anyway!

 

[cuteshorty]

Is it true that LV now uses white leather handles that do not oxidize on their bags? A friend told me this and I just got my bag today. Should I expect it to change colors? Thanks.

 

[mello_yello_jen]

Is it true that LV now uses white leather handles that do not oxidize on their bags? A friend told me this and I just got my bag today. Should I expect it to change colors? Thanks.

not true. expect your leather to change colors, or in another word, patina.

 

[cuteshorty]

not true. expect your leather to change colors, or in another word, patina.

Interesting...Thank you very much! I need to talk to my friend about this then. Thnk tou again.

 

[babybluestar]

Louis Vuitton Luco?

I've seen pictures of the Louis Vuitton Luco......but eluxury doesn't have it! Is this a bag they stopped making? Is it a complete fabrication of the replica industry?? I want to get one and certainly don't want to resort to ebay!!

PLEASE HELP!

 

[mello_yello_jen]

I'm not sure if they stopped making it but the Luco DOES exist. Call 866vuitton and ask them to do a locator on the Luco, if they have one, they can ship it to you.

 

[cuteshorty]

I'm wondering how long it will take my bag to patina. Can anyone tell me?

 

[jun3machina]

it depends on the freqeuncy of use

 

[ambidextrous]

I'm wondering how long it will take my bag to patina. Can anyone tell me?

I had mine for more than 4 months now (see pic) and the tab changed the most, I bathed it in the sun in summer for several hours and I use it 2-3 times per week. There was also rain on it...

 

[jun3machina]

wonderful pics!!!!/\

 

[ambidextrous]

haha thanx I'd like to have dark honey colored vachetta so that the yellow stitching is standing out more, but still gotta wait...

 

[mello_yello_jen]

great pics ambidextrous! i love seeing the patina process

 

[cuteshorty]

I had mine for more than 4 months now (see pic) and the tab changed the most, I bathed it in the sun in summer for several hours and I use it 2-3 times per week. There was also rain on it...

Thank you soo much! I don't want to wait that long! Hehehe. I should take pictures of mine too. Thanks also to Jun3machina. Loving my bag. I am rarely outside though so it doesn't get very much sun.

Does anyone have pics of the already patina Monogram Manhattan GM. I want to see what it will look like. Thanks!

 

[miss.tania]

More than half a year later, I finally fell for the perforated Speedy 30 in fuschia and now I MUST have one. Since it was limited edition, I'm having a REALLY hard time finding one.

Do you think it's still possible to locate one in stores?

 

[LuvManoloB]

I would contact 866-VUITTON and maybe they can track one down for you.

 

[Anette_]

Nice pictures of the patina process!

I am looking foreward to seeing my speedy patined, When I brougth it shopping I kinda got som dark marks on the handles and when it gets darker I hope it wont show. Does anyone know how to get rid of the marks?

And I was wondering if anyone can tell if this pochette is authentic?

http://i10.tinypic.com/43wp1zl.jpg
http://i10.tinypic.com/4bfps0h.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/2ez4pk5.jpg
http://i10.tinypic.com/2v8fmso.jpg

Thank you

 

[lucy.b]

I just received my new damier speedy 30

I know the Damier leather is dark, but does the patina occur on the leather trimming?

And could anyone help me? I can't find the serial number! I bought the bag from the LV boutique so obviously it's real but I cannot find it.. where are they normally?

Thanks

 

[ambidextrous]

I just received my new damier speedy 30

I know the Damier leather is dark, but does the patina occur on the leather trimming?
And could anyone help me? I can't find the serial number! I bought the bag from the LV boutique so obviously it's real but I cannot find it.. where are they normally?

Thanks

it's on the tag like thing (where the D-ring is attached) thats under the little pocket, at least on the mono speedy