Today's discussion prompt
Today's prompt is care. Corners are where carried bags show their years first, and where condition grades are won and lost. What do you do to protect them — rotation, storage, carrying habits — and how harshly do you grade corner wear when you're the buyer?
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Resale CA$7,500 – 10,500
See the bag@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 24 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
A honey patina on a Speedy or Neverfull is the bag ageing the way it was designed to. Water spots and a grey, dry handle are a different story. Sellers photographing vachetta in warm evening light are hiding one of those…
@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 22 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
On a real Lady Dior the cannage lines meet at the seams and the diamond grid stays symmetrical across the flap line. Fakes drift — the grid goes off-axis at the edges. Also check the charms: the letters have weight and c…
@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 19 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
No monogram, full-grain Taurillon, and the LV initials can be tucked away under the flap. It's the bag people buy when they want LV construction without the logo. Resale is softer than canvas, which makes it the value bu…
@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 16 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
The 2018 revival brought the 2000 Saddle back with better structure and a proper shoulder strap. Vintage Galliano-era prints are the collector play; the plain grained calfskin is the everyday one. Which camp are you in?
@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 0 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
A Hause care thread for the LV, Dior, Gucci and Céline pieces that share this room. Winter is the test: road salt and slush splash the base, and dry indoor heat pulls moisture out of vachetta until it greys and cracks. T…
@TheHandbagHause · More Houses · 0 votes · 0 replies · 2026-11-11
From the Hause, for the two most-faked bags in the Louis Vuitton case. Canvas first: the monogram print is crisp and the pattern is symmetrical at the side seams — a cut-off or mirrored flower at a seam is wrong. The dat…
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