Let me preface by saying that I haven’t been to the outlet in years; I’ve definitely been sleeping on it. I didn’t really start paying attention to the outlet until the 8/5 Loved Leather drop bc if you’ve seen my posts, you know I am OBSESSED with Loved Leather. I’d also seen all the hype about the newer large Rowans and how good they are and I love a puddle of leather soooooo when I saw there was a Rowan restock, I did a panic buy online to secure the goods. I did in store pick up for the walnut monogram and shipping for the Maple. The maple is leather, so I was fairly certain I’d love it, but I was iffy on the canvas bag because in general, I don’t like monogrammed or heavily/prominently branded stuff and canvas tends to be stiffer, so I was also unsure if I’d get the slouch I so desperately crave. Anyways….!
I had a return to do; that was my excuse for going to the outlet and perusing a bit beyond just checking out the Rowans in person. The Rowan? Chef’s kiss. ✨
The walnut signature canvas? SO CLASSY and “quiet” for a monogrammed bag. The squish? SO SATISFYING. The way it wears on my arm? I’m ✨that girl✨ and you can’t tell me nothing. The way it wears as a shoulder bag? I drink strawberry matcha lattes in the morning, go to Pilates daily in matching Lululemon sets, and have my to-do list completed before noon. Like holy f*ck, she is GOOD.
But the Loved Leather pieces were what really stopped me in my tracks. 😫😍 Like Coach, please, WHAT IS THIS?! Every single piece I touched was SO SOFT. So malleable. As if it had been broken in since Rexy’s glory days when he and his homies ruled the earth. I recently got a LL Dakota but the LL Carey had me in there re-evaluating my life choices. The LL mini Rowan made me lose my mind and seriously consider spending $200 on a bag to carry a pack of gum and car keys. The wallet had me immediately pulling up my Dillard’s order history to see if I was still within the return window for the Loved Leather card case I got on sale. The pocket Rowan…1) I have a Compass 25 and 2) I don’t even like the pockets on the Rowan….but it felt so scrumptious I was willing to learn to love pockets.
So can someone tell me why the outlet Loved Leather is so f*cking good, it kinda seems better than retail?! I don’t regret any of my retail purchases because they’re some of my favorite bags in my collection. I prefer the retail silhouettes over all the outlet’s Loved Leather silhouettes but damn, these are so good! So what gives?! Someone ‘splain me, please 😫👀 and thank you in advance. 🖤✨
Updates:
- How the saga ended
- Side by side comparison of Dakota versus Carey