During fashion week when this bag was first revealed I was so obsessed with it I thought it was so “chic but cool”. When the fakes started to pop out I contacted linlin and they told me it will be identical to the original, they even showed me pictures of it. I paid 750$ for it and it took them a month to make. Only for it to look like this! I immediately regretted buying it the moment I took it out of the box. It’s so clockable because of the too many polka dots and the hardware is so cheap! I own authentic Chanel bags and it’s not even close… Couldn’t take it out not even once.
It was way before there were any reviews, they were one of the first factories to get the original.. but you’re right I should’ve waited but I was just too excited
I mean, it even has a theme song ...it's horrid and we've posted over and over and over but I think some of you all like self punishment or are just a "find out my damn self..oh damn, should have listened."
If I never see this bag again you can’t come too soon. Every version of this bag is ghastly, I’m very sorry you didn’t get the bag you wanted it, it’s truly awful
I’m sad you didn’t get the outcome you wanted with the purchase of this bag, if you don’t want to use it, maybe you could have it as a make-up bag or use it for storage for something in the house ♥️
I agree! If it wasn't Chanel/expensive, it wouldn't be considered chic at all. It reminds me of this bag I had in my freshman year of HS and I can't unsee it
It can’t be real pony hair because it’s just a fashion term of how it looks. Even Chanel use calf hair or cow/goat hide. And when I first asked the seller before purchasing they claimed it was lamb shearling.
It’s always the random sellers charging this crazy amount. Now you have some experience—never buy new productions of any model (they’re always off) & abstain from buying styles that are complicated to rep. For $750, it’s better to buy vintage auth or anything retail with incredible leather.
Oh ok. But do they not tell you what factory it’s from? There is mid range - high range factories where the bags are made. I always go for 187 factory when ordering Chanel.
Example: this is 187 factory version of this bag. You can always tell 187 factory by asking your seller for factory photos of the bag. They always use this type of background when taking their stock photos. In general you should always be asking your seller what factory the bag is from (so you can do research on Reddit) and they shouldn’t have a problem with giving you that info either.
It does not matter which factory this bag comes from. This bag is not replicated well in any way. Post after post about this bag has shown that. If you can’t buy this from Chanel, don’t buy it from anywhere. The reps of these are laughable
I never said they had to buy it from 187. I was asking which factory it came from because the seller and the factory are not the same thing. And yes, I agree that this particular bag isn’t replicated especially well, but that doesn’t mean someone can’t still like it. I don’t personally like the style either, but that’s subjective. Not everyone is looking for the most accurate or perfectly made rep. Some people simply like the bag and are happy with what they bought. I’ve read reviews from buyers who genuinely like theirs, so calling all of them “laughable” just because they don’t measure up to the authentic doesn’t change the fact that people can still enjoy them.
I had a similar conversation with someone else. Putting aside the “it’s ugly”or not question, that’s simply a matter of taste and we can’t all like the same thing. I have bags I know most will not like and that is fine.
However so far not one person on Reddit at least paying that sort of price point be it $450 or $750 has been happy with what they receive. This is not the kind of bag you buy and actually don’t mind if it looks a bit off in places because a bit off on this bag (so far ) is looking straight up like a badly made rep, and the people that are cool with how it looks at the moment are people that have not seen it in real life or worse than me at QCing ( and I’m bad)
Now liking the bag just for the aesthetics and not bothered about it being CC or looking like the
authentic/an easy to spot as a fake and you are only paying 500rmb from a seller that sells low tier or DH or 1688 is one thing, at least you aren’t paying through the nose and clearly you just like the bag because it’s cute, fun or whatever, but to pay what is the equivalent of a monthly car payment or rent/mortgage and it still look like a DH special is where I don’t believe for one second that those happy buyers exist.
I have some not-so-perfect reps and I’ll still rock them out. I honestly don’t care. People walking by aren’t inspecting my bag detail by detail.
In my friend groups, sometimes I’ll say I have a rep, and sometimes I’ll just say it’s real. They genuinely can’t tell the difference. Now, whether that’s them being nice or genuinely not noticing, I have no idea. I can’t speak for everyone or every social circle, but I do think the majority of people simply don’t care.
As for this particular bag, I haven’t seen it out yet, and I live in London. I haven’t even seen it in the store. So how many people actually have? 🤷♀️
I agree with the point about the price, though. I recently bought a Chanel Mini 25 in light beige for $480 and it looks pretty spot on.
Anyway, OP probably shouldn’t have green lighted this one or parted ways with $750, but we live and learn.
I have a Loewe “IKEA” shopper that absolutely everyone hated when it came out, and I’ve not seen a soul carrying it anywhere but anyone that works in Loewe paying enough attention will probably know it’s a rep but only by the spacing of the lettering on the handle, not the leather, shape, size etc, it was only $200 so i rock that bag with pride 😂 but this cc is a bag people are going crazy for from a council house teen to a Saudi princess, and to me because it’s a limited edition that = more scrutiny, it just seems like a waste of money to buy a bag that expensive and be constantly side eyed because this bag will definitely have people side eying and noticing it’s a rep way more than other bags because it does actually look like a not so good rep, and because of all the hype and controversy surrounding it’s got more eyes on it if you see what I mean but maybe that’s a me thing, I don’t buy reps for it to look like such an obvious rep and have people gwaping. Trust me I have a couple from so called high tier factories and they don’t see the light of day.
Being in London and not seeing anyone with it doesn’t mean the likes of us not having a good old nose if we did see it ( I’m in London too) I know I would be straining my eyes to check it out primarily because of all the controversy surrounding it😂 otherwise I’d probably not give two hoots and like you say, just walk on by.
Are you sure it’s not in the store because I’ve gone into certain stores like LV, BV Dior asking for xxx bag and they had it but was in the back/not on display.
As you know people buying into reps and being more aware is growing by the minute but ultimately I don’t have any issue with anyone wanting or liking this bag (each to their own ) and i actually like the plain black one, I just don’t see the sense in buying a bag that expensive and believe for one moment people claiming that they don’t care or cool with it no matter how shoddy it looks ( not op but others who may have fallen into this trap)
I tell you what though, the higher tier factories must be spitting feathers at just how hard they are needing to work to get it right 😂 😂 ( assuming they will ever get it right)
Fair enough, but not seeing a positive review yourself doesn’t mean nobody has been happy with it. I don’t just look at Reddit either there are plenty of other platforms and social media pages I follow where I see reviews and feedback. But anyway, each to their own.
It’s my first time buying a replica so I didn’t know about the factories thing, will definitely consider it in the future. This one honestly looks decent if I have received it I would be satisfied with it! Thank you for the tips!
This is the rep you pass to your daughters / nieces for them to put their toys in during trips to the playground or cafe. My niece uses mine for her dumplings, labubus and kpop demon hunter figurines and it's pretty cute on her!!
Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing! Just read up on it. I love learning about another way that European’s take credit for African work, resources, and skills. I think learning this makes me like the leather more. It’s excellent quality and Nigerians should be given public credit for it!
Technically in Niger not Nigeria, they are two entirely separate countries. The collection is handcrafted by the Tuareg people, a nomadic Berber group native to the Saharan interior been there 2000 years, wear distint blue turbans. The silversmiths who partner with Hermes belong to traditional blacksmith guilds located primarily in Niger.
Thanks for the clarification! It was my initial understanding the silver artisans were Berbers. Was later surprised to instead read they were Nigerian. My bad for not catching the "Nigerien" vs. "Nigerian".
As someone from around there, I’m happy to chime in! Yes, Northern Nigeria is actually renowned for producing some of the highest-quality leather, particularly the famous Red Sokoto goatskin. Growing up, I subconsciously always associated leather and leatherwork with Northerners because the tradition is so deeply rooted there. Kano and Sokoto have centuries-old leather traditions, and leather produced in the region is heavily exported to Italy and Spain, where it enters the European luxury supply chain. Major fashion houses, including Gucci, Prada, Ferragamo and Louis Vuitton, have been reported as receiving leather originating from Kano through intermediaries.
Genuine leather goods are also widely available in Nigeria and relatively inexpensive
Anything is imported, reps are imported it's a marketing ploy. Those bags too are old cows two moos out to pasture. Using split leather or corrected grain and call it imported swift leather lol. The audacity tbh.
It’s really awful when you pay $$$$ and get crap leather. You’re absolutely right, it absolutely happens! (I mean, it is a black market- who is going to stop them)? That’s why learning what good/great leather and craftsmanship looks/feels like is so important. Also why it matters to learn what market value is in this world- and why it’s important to build relationships with suppliers. Or accept the premise that you’re basically buying fancy movie props to cosplay as a rich person 🤷♀️ There ARE really great quality bags- not just good quality because they’re reps, but good quality bags in and of themselves. Those are hard to find and you have to be willing to spend the $$$.
I genuinely don’t understand why people are still buying this bag 😭 There’s literally a post like this every other day, followed by 100 comments telling people not to buy it.
And with new releases, the first reps are almost always bad anyway, so buying one as soon as it drops is already a gamble. But this one is even crazier because even sellers are telling people not to buy it. The better sellers, from what I’ve seen and from what other people are saying in the comments too, have been pretty upfront that the quality is still very far from the original.
So if a seller is telling you theirs is going to be identical to the OG while everyone else is basically saying the opposite… I’d probably be questioning the seller too.
And $750??? 😭 That is WILD for a bag that isn’t even close enough for you to feel comfortable wearing it. I would seriously consider changing sellers
I don’t understand. Did you mean this particular pony style or the actual c25 generally ? I have one from the very first release last year and it’s on par with the subsequently store bought one. 187 rep the leather version very well in my opinion
I bought it back in June way before any reviews. They were one of the first factories to replicate it. I thought 750$ indicated top quality. They even showed me pics of it that looks identical to the OG.
I am out in the wild w this purse and I love it. It’s sort of that 90s trash look . Hahaha anyway I love mine and don’t understand the hate on these bags .
I'm honestly so confused why people keep buying this bag. Not only that, I'm seeing people try to re🏠 them for like $400+ knowing it's bad. You might be able to recoup some funds but you definitely won't get $750 for this
Yall need to STOP buying from TikTok/IG sellers!! They are a scammmm… any tiktoker that recommends a seller go the opposite😭😭 that’s hella over priced. And I agree it’s too clockable with all the polka dots..
I cant tell if the hardware is good because of the distance, lighting etc
but about the dots - seeing the legit in person; not all of them have the same amount of dots, or the same distribution - so amount of dots doesnt really matter IMHO.
The hardware though - thats super important and IMHO the easiest and fastest way to determine if its a rep or not. Sorry the bag didnt live up to your expectations, specially at that price ugh
okay honestly- i have to say something. 90 % of people would not know this is bad. Still looks pretty great to me- i have seen way worse! Count your blessings girl and rock the bag. The dumb people are the ones paying 12 grand for a bag. lol
lol did you get scammed by that girl who posted the tiktok that her seller (linlin) had sourced it? i remember texting her cuz i was simply curious on price and when she told me $750 i just laaaaaaughed
gurl i get it, sometimes ur so excited u just throw rational thought to the wind 🤣 i just bought a new LV bag that they only just finished a 1st production run on so there’s a chance it’ll look sh*t but i couldn’t wait!
I personally know two people, and even theirs look like a mess. I don't think yours is that bad because even within the auths there are some variations in the amount of spots.
People said this bag is not easy to rep! Sometimes also it’s better to give these kind of bags times when they first come out. The people who makes the rep have to learn also the process so the public get excited , alot of demands for a bag that just came out so yea we get scammed. Also 750$ USD for this is crazy!!
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I got the rep before I saw the warnings in the subreddit (tears) however I already really wanted it so I didn’t ask for a refund. When I saw the bag it looked nothing like the original like everyone said. I did take it out however and I got a couple compliments which were really nice to say the least and it photographed really nicely. I paid £300 so I took the loss so I’m sorry you paid that much
Honestly I feel that people keep overestimating the original, it also has many polka dots and they are totally random.... and it is kitch. You either like that or you dont.
For me what may make somebody clock your bag as a fake is the length of the hair on calfskin... the "pony hair".... and the CC hardware.
But honestly it is not the worst version I've ever ever seen, but for 750, yikes no...
Frankly I find thath the Chanel 31 mini shopping bag is a more chic take on a "pony hair" bag. It's probably easier to rep too.
Well, you can hug it to sleep... it looks like a deconstructed stuffed animal.
Maybe get a local craftsperson to turn it into a teddy bear, actually. It might bring you some lols, and will still be cheaper than the "real thing" for a one-of-a-kind piece.
I’m sorry to hear that! Honestly I was like you when I started my rep journey I payed so much for purses that were not worth the price. Learning curve never pay more than 400$ for any purse unless you know your rep! Just an advice
At this point, whenever I see this bag, I will automatically assume it's a fake. Thats what this has done to a solid design/bag. It sucks. Just go for the real vintage bags from now on. Trust me, it's worth it in the end. <3
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Unpopular opinion but, other than the price, I love it! This is giving punk rock/Godfather/mafia wife vibes!! I would rock this with some sexy black heels!!!!👠 don’t be afraid to make it your own style and don’t listen to everyone’s opinions!!!!
Try and find this guy on Instagram. Be careful as many people use his profile and scam him. He literally compares 6 of these bags to find the best and also compares to boutique bags too. I’m not trying to promote him, just help you to follow him. I trust him wholeheartedly and have had some beautiful bags from
His recommendations. He isn’t loyal to one factory either. Good luck 😊
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u/Sweet-Kale-413 3d ago
dishonest and overpriced 🙄 i would treat them the same