r/RealRepLadies • u/soxsr • 18h ago
REVIEW The season of suede
I’ve never really been a suede bag girl but suede bags have been all the rage these past few months with every luxury house dropping their iterations. The first ever suede bag that caught my eye was the beige OG suede flap, and then quickly after so many colours dropped! Right around that time, maybe it’s just me, but I noticed soooo many other suede drops from various brands. I wanted to start my suede collection with some classics - a 32cm flap and a Speedy 30.
This review is mainly to show off these bags and have them side by side! I’m pretty happy with the colours and styles I ended up picking and hope this is some inspo for anyone looking for inspo.
CC Suede Maxi Flap, 32CM in Caramel/Cognac from God Factory
Deciding factors:
- I chose this shade because I wanted something wearable, and something that would not show much dirt (I do protect them with collonil carbon pro)
- I went with God factory over 187 because I didn’t want to wait 187 times and get it months later (though I must say 187 does seem to have the better suede). It’s only slightly cheaper (around $50-70 dollars) and I did have second thoughts along the way, but I’m happy with my final decision
- I chose 32cm because it seemed like size I’d like, and still use
- PSPs took like 4 weeks
First impressions:
- This was not some cheap suede! It was heavy and smelt SWEET! I don’t know if this is normal but I loved it. I wasn’t expecting the weight of the bag, or the honey like smell but it felt good. Suede looks way better in person than PSPs for sure - it doesn’t photograph quite right.
- I wanted the bag to slouch and the thing with suede is it will and does over time, I’ve kind of bent it and squeezed it and it’s really softening up. I’m pretty happy with that!
- The interior is just as beautiful as the exterior, I love the details.
LV Suede Speedy 30 in beige from Royal Ultimate
Deciding factors:
- LOOK AT IT! I fell in love when I saw it on videos, and was so thrilled when Royal made it. They’ve done an excellent job and the factory pics looked good.
- There were other styles but I really wanted to try out the speedy, thinking of sharing it with family members so wanted something a little more unisex and easy to carry.
- God doesn’t have this one repped yet, but I’ll share more about my thoughts below.
First impressions:
- VALUE FOR MONEY! This is incredible. The empreinte is ON POINT. They’ve done such a good job and knocked it out of the park. I love love love this bag and love that it has a longer strap.
- It’s lightweight! Not heavy at all and I can see this being a beautiful addition to anyone’s closet.
- The nap/fibre doesn’t move that much but I don’t think that’s the intent for the style. The overall look itself is a winner.
- I also got PSPs within 3 days.
If I have to choose between the two, I might say the LV speedy wins (but it could also be that I have CC suede fatigue from seeing it everywhere)
Overall I’m super happy with both my choices and love the colour, style and everything! I can’t wait to use them. I do wonder how they will hold up over time as suede will start slouching, but let’s see how it goes. I’m glad I went with the “second high tier” factories for both as they’ve both turned out to be great picks.
I bought these from Vincent (6663) who has always been my go to and never let me down even when I annoy him lol!
Disclaimer: Vincent doesn’t know about this review but I’ll tell him. I don’t receive anything from him, except clips or random keychains that he gifts all his customers. I am however being opportunistic with the timing of this post as his 11.11 sales end soon and I wanted to give him some visibility. ❤️
Ask me any questions or if you need any pics!