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They didn't misjudge quantity in my opinion, they didn't even fill pre-orders. They are trying to pull an Hermès without wanting to offer that type of quality, in my opinion. I do believe that this was on purpose. I do not even like LV, never have, and the drama is all I have been hearing about, so I think they succeeded. They created a sort of imprinting for the brand that has reached most, as "hard-to-get" luxury. The most concerning part to me, as an Economist, is the practice of having clients pay in full months in advance and not even having to fill the order with certainty (which is a usual practice for them, I have heard). That's a sketchy way to operate a business through interest-free loans.
Good points there! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and hypotheses! The element of scarcity certainly does make the pieces feel more rare and perhaps could create more urgency for future collections
What really annoys me is the amount of the new collection that is already for sale on the Real Real. Obviously these items were either gifted to influencers who didn’t really care for them, or VICs who grabbed what they could just to resell. This whole saga has left a really sour taste in my mouth.
@@marianraftery1993 however, I don't get why people would buy the re-release second hand. Since style has not changed much, as Sofia mentioned, why wouldn't a person buy the OG series second hand, instead? Quality is probably higher, and it's the original collection, so more "meaningful".
I agree that it’s not fair that people who pay full price don’t receive the full experience but an influencer can. I don’t like having to pay full price in advance and not have my items guaranteed. In the past, if you pre-ordered you knew you were going to get what you paid for. LVMH is all about the bottom line and no longer about customer care.
Thank you for giving your honest feelings about the launch. And the problems people are having with it. To see the clip of the young lady who got the full experience for FREE boils me for the people who paid Full PRICE! I was fortunate enough to have worked for a generous doctor that gave me one from the initial launch when I was very young. I was able to pass it down to my little sister and she passed it down to her daughter and now my teenage daughter is using it. Talking about a full circle moment!
I managed to order online on the 3rd of January (Speedy 25) and it is still not sent. My SA have no idea when/if it is going to be send. I think I will just cancel the order, I totally cooled off on it. And it is extremely rude and unprofessional from LV to take so much money from their customers without giving them products.
I agree! I think this was a great opportunity to bring people back to the brand. Even if it's just a little pouch or keychain, a lot of people would have loved to collect something. It would have been a good way to attract Gen Z as well
My delivery window is listed as this week yet the item is still pending verification… sooooooo. I called and requested to cancel my order - I am now in the club that gave a free loan to LVMH. It’s frustrating that they aren’t sure they can fulfill my order NOR are they sure they can cancel and refund my money! Hoping they can cancel it.
Thank you for this video! Your perspective and your opinions were spot on! I’m glad you got your order! I think you picked some awesome things from the collection. ❤😊
First of all thank you for posting this video. I'm a collector of LV bags and had a Murakami Alma back in the day, but I exchanged it for the Theda runway bag. Don't know if that was smart, but I did what I did. Lol I don't like the fact that influencers are getting these bags in different limited edition packaging. In fact, it doesn't sit well with me and I don't think there should be a distinction between what the general public can get versus what the influencers get. In my opinion it's in poor taste and creates a very uncomfortable atmosphere because now we can't get what certain influencers have. And I can tell you that another thing that doesn't sit well with me as a lot of of these influencers could probably afford purchasing these items on their own. At the end of the day, it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth with influencers in general Sofia..... you are refreshing and honest and I appreciate you. 🌸 I think you should've gotten a limited edition packaging as well and I think it should be available to everyone to be honest.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm ok with people getting gifted bags because I understand it's all part of the marketing but it made no sense to give them the royal treatment but then skimp on the actual customer.
also from a stock perspective it took away bags that people probably would have purchased. like they were giving away 2 of the more popular bags in the collection. Even if people didn't get the white packaging/tissue paper, these bags really should have come with a limited edition dust bag.
And to make it worse, a few of them looked so bored and nonchalant while opening their nano speedy in limited edition packaging, when other people desperately wanted it.
The entire launch was a complete shitshow, but I'm thrilled that I have five Murakami items in hand (black empreinte Neverfull, Superflat Monogram Bandeau, Attrap Reves fragrance, panda cardholder, and black panda alma BB) with three more items ordered (and hopefully not cancelled!): Monogram Superflat Neverfull, black Victorine wallet, and empreinte panda mini pochette). I love the collection and the only way I was able to get these items was through non-stop stalking, and contacting various CA's in flagship locations. My local store was completely useless. It's been an insane amount of effort!
also, they bungled admission into the tokyo pop-up. i went and the line to get in was 2 hours long - there was no way i was going to waste 2 hours to get into something where i’m not even guaranteed i can buy what i want. chanel beauty had a wonderful pop-up for their holiday collection and they gave out timed entry tickets so there was no need to queue.
This is wrong on so many levels. It feels LVMH cares very little about their customers and even staff. Yet they complain about their profits being down. Makes zero sense! Aside from that, all your picks are absolutely beautiful ❤ So happy for you 💓
Yes I feel really bad for the employees at the stores. Because they are the ones that have to tell the customers that they can't get their pre orders and packaging. And on top of that, they get very little commission on a lot of these smaller items and canvas bags
Sofia, you got two nice bags I really like them. You got lucky after watching your video and reading reviews that people paid but did not receive. That’s terrible of LV!! Thanks for sharing all the LV pieces you purchased. 😊❤️
Oh my goodness! I just have to say you scored big time. Two of the like nicest bags I think in the collection. Amazing.!! Please share a follow up after you’ve had time to use them. So excited for you.!! ❤❤❤
Love everything! The side trunk is such a great, functional bag, and I love the MM size! The 30” Soft Speedy is fabulous too! I picked up the sunglasses in black, but that’s it. I was so annoyed about the the poor planning around this release, and thought it was ridiculous that influencers got special packaging that wasn’t available to paying customers
I know! It's really so FWP to be complaining about packaging but when you have to go through hoops and pay for something expensive you expect to get the luxury experience
Way before I even heard of luxury bags, I remember that LV collection making a splash. I think I even had a no-name barrel bag with the mini bag charm that I’m betting was a nod to that collection. Such a shame that the people who were really nostalgic for this collex couldn’t get it, but teeny bopper influencers who have no cultural ties to it are getting the bags and all the lux touches they probably don’t even appreciate. Glad you were able to get what you were looking for. That SA deserves a raise!
I think it would have been more entertaining to see older millennials unbox a gifted bag. I would have died to see some of the ladies who rocked the collection back in the day be the face of the campaign
I love this video!!! Great job Sofia!!! I want to hear it all. I think that LV was really not sure but wanted to get the most money in Q1. If you get a high demand then they can create an even higher price in the market. Because it was a redo I think it was to make money!
Thanks for sharing! I have had my eye on one of the new soft speedy's and your review and seeing the shoulder strap drop on you sold me. These updates in my opinion took the Speedy to the level that I had always hoped with the black handles and the leather vs cloth lining. Thanks Sofia!!
Wow. I totally remember this initial launch bc EVERYONE in California had one- or at least fake ones, let’s be real! I love the black with silver hardware- I like it a lot better than the white/gold, which IMO looks kinda dated/80’s. Enjoy it, Sofia!
Your story and input on this was quite insightful. I’m in my fifties, I remember this collection. I didn’t get it in 2003 and did get this time as well and I’m ok with that.
I love all the pieces that you got. I love the side trunk in the mm size. It was my most used bag for 2 months straight. I wanted the romy in green too but it was sold out. I was quite lucky with this collection. I manage to pick up 2 bags on launch day in stores. I got the white pochette accessories and black speedy nano. I also got to pre order the white speedy nano with my SA on the same day. I got a message from her today saying it’s ready for collection. I’m from London, England and there was no line at the flagship store on launch day which was surprising. There wasn’t a lot of stock at all. Most of the bags was for display only. I had to go to 2 different LV stores to get my 2 bags. The flagship store they said one bag per costumer but the other LV I went to said you can buy 3 things and that they can sell the display bags too. I didn’t get all the packaging either. I got the shopping bag and the onion man but no ribbon or tissue paper. I like that they kept it kind of like the original but with modernised twist. I don’t think they put fun interior like the old collection because the red interior was bleeding through.
I, for one, loved the Sofia Rant ™ And I agree with you. If these brands want to stick around, they need to remember us common folk who work hard to afford one of these fancy bags. I only one 1 luxury bag, and it's LV. But if they're going to spoil the upper echelon and barely have any bread crumbs for the rest of us, I'll save up for a bag from another brand.
The reason LV is one of the biggest luxury brands in the world is because they have a lot of price points. But they treated this collection like it was an exclusive drop while marketing it to a younger generation (just didn't make sense to me)
Congrats on getting the bags you love! I wish Louis Vuitton had managed the distribution a bit better to avoid disappointing some customers. Have a great weekend Sophia - always enjoy your videos!
I actually think LV never intended for the ordinary hard working person to be seen with these items, which is why the ‘high rollers’ got up to 7 pieces.
That's so weird that they didn't have product to sell, and they didn't have the special ribbon and tags and tissue paper. I mean, that's just retailing 101. Sounds like such a wasted opportunity.
Yea I suppose all they cared about is selling through the product and not about the customer experience. I was hoping they learned their lesson after ignoring the aspirational customer for several years but I guess not 😭
ALLFEISTY Jennifer shared her story of her bag. !! Wow 😮 I do love the collection. She explained it all in detail. ❤😂. The cherries. Ohmy ❤❤❤❤ that bag is big did you. I am not used to seeing you with a big bag. But it’s nice 😊
When this collection first came out, I had found the black barrel bag and the Alma bag in white on the preloved market. I was so disappointed in the quality and found the bows made these bags look cheap. After seeing the market flooded with knockoffs, I tried selling them on consignment, to no avail. My theory was no one wanted them because they were everywhere. I ended up just giving them away.
I am surprised to hear that. I usually find that the murakami collection always sells for more on the resale market because they are rarer/collectable. Maybe it was before online resale sites?
Hi Sofia, I love your new beautiful bags and accessories! I haven't purchased anything from LV in a long time. I have been so disappointed with the collections they have been coming out with in the last several years and the quality issues with their products. However, this collection has brought me back. I had a bracelet from the original collection with the charms but the quality of it was pretty bad. The bracelet started twisting and I eventually sold it. This new collection has a multicolor bracelet so, I immediately jumped on it in hopes of replacing my old one. I contacted my LV SA after the collection had already been released. Like you and the rest of the clients buying these products, I had to put down a deposit without guarantees of receiving my item. My SA is amazing though and was able to get me the bracelet within a few days and sent it to me. I did receive the shopping bag and the ribbon but no tissue paper or the panda. I get what you mean about the complete experience and that was a bit disappointing as I am a collector of these things. Thank you for making this video and enjoy your new purchases!
Luxury is all about the experience and they completely robbed you and others of that. I’d be mad as hell, too. I’d rather spend my money elsewhere where it’s welcomed and not cheapened. Sorry that happened to you. On another note, your joy when you unboxed the things you really had your heart set on was fun to watch! And I usually hate these types of things 😂 Enjoy your items and live out your childhood dream, Sofia ♥️
The influencer packaging is insane! There are people who bought products all year to make the min quota to pre order or couldn’t and people who paid for products and didn’t receive them. ick is correct
The card holder is adorable Sofia! They had a hot pink Rosalie wallet but I didn’t like that it was all pink on the outside. In terms of the capucines I liked the light blue one with the fun LV on the front but it was wayyyy too small! And Im waiting for my Birkin 25 and light blue was a color option I gave my SA so I wouldn’t want to have two light blue hand held bags. I prefer the white over the black background so I like the side trunk. It’s one of the only bags I liked as I don’t love vachetta, although the Alma was cute. The side trunk in the white leather is beautiful and perfect for your climate as it would be only a spring summer bag for me when I wear light colors. If they had had a speedy 20 (the 25 is so big for me) in the white canvas I would’ve tried to get one ( less vachetta than the Alma) And really Sofia you dont need to be grateful for pieces you paid for. I do agree that it shouldn’t have been a big deal to make white boxes and dust bags for all these bags for people who are paying for them. Amd more stock would have likely upped their sales if they had been more available. Don’t sell stock you don’t have. That’s not ok. When I order a piece from Chanel or Hermes I get them. I agree with you on that for sure. My store got some pieces for anyone wanting to go wait in line on the day of the launch, but it wasnt that important to me. I love both your bags though and I hope you enjoy using them!
Thanks so much for your thoughts! Indeed, I think these colorful pieces are great for my climate since I get to wear more summery clothes throughout the year. Despite all the chatter about Hermes, we know that if they launched something, the customer would get the dustbag and all the wrappings
@ so true Sofia! My husband surprised me with a mini Constance a couple months ago and the store had run out of proper bags and my SA had to use a regular unmarked white bag. My SA made him go back a couple days later to get the appropriate Hermes nice orange bag because she felt so bad she didn’t have one to package up the box appropriately when he bought it. Despite all we hear (although I have never personally had a bad experience at Hermes) they do try to make every piece feel like a luxury experience.
I am interested to see! What I hear from VICs and my SAs are that it's not restocking. They wanted to sell-through and they did. But I am with you, I kinda feel like they can't afford to restock and it's all games
@@SofiaSeesBeauty Well my SA said that there is going to be a restock. The SA's saying 'no' are just playing into the weird FOMO thing that the brand tried to execute
I don't think brands should send PR for such highly limited edition collections like this, exactly for the reasons you stated. The collection would have sold out regardless of if they gave out free bags are not and in a case like this I actually feel it cheapens the product? Like if it's so valuable and rare what are they doing giving it away as PR? I actually remember a co-worker of mine getting one of the original Murakami bags - it was really exciting the first time around, this relaunch sounds very dissapointing!
I wonder if they did the PR specifically to influence Gen Z (like I was influenced as a teenager). But it doesn't make sense to market to them if there's not going to be any little pencil cases or cardholders for them to buy.
i managed to score the sneakers. but it was overly dramatic because i couldn't figure out the state of my order. i went into the store i ordered from the next day to check on it and had to repurchase the items and cancel the order. i didn't even try for a bag, just assumed the speedys were bought during pre-order. i would have liked any of the cardholders, but those were also sold out the next day.
What a wasted opportunity for LV. Like you said - this was a way to bring milllenials (who couldnt afford the original collab pieces) back to the brand. Not to mention if there was more stock, their sales would have been huge. I had my eye on the collection but nothing excited me. Also might have been better for them to start with cherries or cherry blossom to create momentum towards the multicolor. I wonder how this mess up will reflect in the coming releases. Also saw that Coach just re-released their cherry collection 🤭
I have wanted the PM Side trunk like your black one since last year’s launch. Do you know if any of the Side trunks are available on pre-loved sites? The white MM is amazing. I guess it won’t be in my future anyway. I loved all your new LV but I agree with you 💯 on all your points made. I think it was their strategy to market the way they did. Thank you!
Beautiful pieces. It sure was a cluster. I managed to get the perfume(beautiful bottle) the 6 am slides(too wide) and the notebook(still pending). I think Louis Vuitton is having issues not just with this. I also order the alien bag charm which is not murikami. Still pending this is week 2. Supposedly coming week of 2/1. This was place in cart piece. Maybe they are having hiring issues.
Omg i hope you get your stuff Kate! LOL I actually just ordered that same alien bag charm to go with this speedy cause none of my charms have silver hardware and I don't like the bow they included
The scarcity will only boost the replica bags production. LV could've monetized this a lot better and not leave bad taste in the people who actually want to buy from them.
LV is a brand that benefits from a lot of price points and I thought that they would use this collection to reach out to more customers. But instead they did the opposite and made everything super exclusive which just pushes more potential customers away
@@SofiaSeesBeauty Agreed. I wanted to get one of the slg-s but will skip. I'm very turned off when I see a website that I cannot purchase from. It's not a b2b website after all.
They really shouldn’t have sent stock to influencers! I’m so confused as to why they did that. Maybe I would have understood if they had sent it to you! Hopefully, there will be lessons learned for the next two releases.
Oh Sofia, I was waiting for this video so bad! I’m so glad and thankful you did this. I absolutely love everything you got but the moment you showed the girls who’s unboxing her beautiful packaging made me so mad. It is so unprofessional and unfair for Louis Vuitton to do this to their customers specially after spending so much money. I really appreciate it this. It’s so upsetting that people still haven’t got their stuff. Customers should be first. This video for sure was very entertaining! 🫶🏻
Yeah I agree they should at least restock the smaller items. I went to the store here in Dallas this week and the SAs are all saying they wont restock but who knows =/
No such thing as influencers 20 years ago when they launched this collection. It was available at the store. I was in my mid late 20s and able to purchase most of the collection, this time, it was a shitshow and totally turned off by LV. What makes me mad is it is being resold at stockx. Just greedy.
When I think about luxury I’m thinking about the QUALITY of product, PACKAGING and the overall CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE . The companies like Chanel or Vuitton in my opinion failed in all of the categories above.Thats why I would not spend my money on bags that do not satisfy me in full ☝️Also if 1000s of people managed to purchase these bags , is it still luxury then?
Well there were more people who didn't get to purchase compared to the 1000s that did. But yes I agree the customer experience wasn't what it should have been
i always love to hear your perspective, sofia! the pieces you got are very nice - i’d go look at the pink SLGs but considering how messy this launch was i don’t think i’d find anything on the website 😂 LV is way too established to be so disorganized, and i feel their (poor) attempt at being hyper-exclusive will turn away customers rather than entice them. if my $3k+ months-old presale got cancelled, i’d never shop there again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Already seeing fabulous super fake mirror bags from the top tier replica peeps with the influencer packaging. In 3 months, no one will be able to tell the difference. Spending crazy money on this collection just seemed like a sad repeat of 2004 when all my friends bought a fake on amazon and had as much fun without breaking the bank. I was so broke i couldn’t even afford the fake. Ugh.
It doesn't really both me if there are a lot of fakes. Personally I don't approve of fakes so I'm either going to spend the money or get something different
@ yeah that’s why I like much more unique collections and styles I love that we have some amazing local craftsman in my area that create beautiful leather goods at great prices. I still love my luxury bags but oddly enough my marc jacobs hot pink medium leather tote gets more oohs and ahs than my chanel hermes or lv bags. Oh well. Everyone has their preference.
@SofiaSeesBeauty yes in us it pretty famous but Asians have kinda dropped it according to market research , the last time I got lv goods was probably from the virgil ablohs last colleection after he passed away ! I thought the whole collection was awesome than
I don't think the people buying it really care (I don't). A lot of us have been collecting and wearing this collection for that whole time. Many of the pieces sell for a lot on the preloved market because they are rare items
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They didn't misjudge quantity in my opinion, they didn't even fill pre-orders. They are trying to pull an Hermès without wanting to offer that type of quality, in my opinion. I do believe that this was on purpose. I do not even like LV, never have, and the drama is all I have been hearing about, so I think they succeeded. They created a sort of imprinting for the brand that has reached most, as "hard-to-get" luxury.
The most concerning part to me, as an Economist, is the practice of having clients pay in full months in advance and not even having to fill the order with certainty (which is a usual practice for them, I have heard). That's a sketchy way to operate a business through interest-free loans.
Good points there! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and hypotheses! The element of scarcity certainly does make the pieces feel more rare and perhaps could create more urgency for future collections
What really annoys me is the amount of the new collection that is already for sale on the Real Real. Obviously these items were either gifted to influencers who didn’t really care for them, or VICs who grabbed what they could just to resell. This whole saga has left a really sour taste in my mouth.
@@marianraftery1993 however, I don't get why people would buy the re-release second hand. Since style has not changed much, as Sofia mentioned, why wouldn't a person buy the OG series second hand, instead? Quality is probably higher, and it's the original collection, so more "meaningful".
@ Good point, but the items are actually selling on the Real Real.
I agree that it’s not fair that people who pay full price don’t receive the full experience but an influencer can. I don’t like having to pay full price in advance and not have my items guaranteed. In the past, if you pre-ordered you knew you were going to get what you paid for. LVMH is all about the bottom line and no longer about customer care.
Thank you for giving your honest feelings about the launch. And the problems people are having with it. To see the clip of the young lady who got the full experience for FREE boils me for the people who paid Full PRICE! I was fortunate enough to have worked for a generous doctor that gave me one from the initial launch when I was very young. I was able to pass it down to my little sister and she passed it down to her daughter and now my teenage daughter is using it. Talking about a full circle moment!
Omg that is so sweet!
I managed to order online on the 3rd of January (Speedy 25) and it is still not sent. My SA have no idea when/if it is going to be send. I think I will just cancel the order, I totally cooled off on it. And it is extremely rude and unprofessional from LV to take so much money from their customers without giving them products.
I agree! I think this was a great opportunity to bring people back to the brand. Even if it's just a little pouch or keychain, a lot of people would have loved to collect something. It would have been a good way to attract Gen Z as well
Go to your online and see if there is date. My things actually have a window of when it’s coming
@ mine is 10.1-11.1. and that is the same one I got when I made order on the 3rd of January, no changes on it after those dates passed.
My delivery window is listed as this week yet the item is still pending verification… sooooooo. I called and requested to cancel my order - I am now in the club that gave a free loan to LVMH.
It’s frustrating that they aren’t sure they can fulfill my order NOR are they sure they can cancel and refund my money! Hoping they can cancel it.
Thank you for this video! Your perspective and your opinions were spot on! I’m glad you got your order! I think you picked some awesome things from the collection. ❤😊
Thanks Katelyn! Glad you liked the storytime :)
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First of all thank you for posting this video. I'm a collector of LV bags and had a Murakami Alma back in the day, but I exchanged it for the Theda runway bag. Don't know if that was smart, but I did what I did. Lol
I don't like the fact that influencers are getting these bags in different limited edition packaging. In fact, it doesn't sit well with me and I don't think there should be a distinction between what the general public can get versus what the influencers get. In my opinion it's in poor taste and creates a very uncomfortable atmosphere because now we can't get what certain influencers have. And I can tell you that another thing that doesn't sit well with me as a lot of of these influencers could probably afford purchasing these items on their own.
At the end of the day, it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth with influencers in general
Sofia..... you are refreshing and honest and I appreciate you. 🌸 I think you should've gotten a limited edition packaging as well and I think it should be available to everyone to be honest.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm ok with people getting gifted bags because I understand it's all part of the marketing but it made no sense to give them the royal treatment but then skimp on the actual customer.
@ 💯 agree. It doesn't put Louis Vuitton in a good light.
By the way, enjoy your purchase because it looks beautiful on you !!
also from a stock perspective it took away bags that people probably would have purchased. like they were giving away 2 of the more popular bags in the collection. Even if people didn't get the white packaging/tissue paper, these bags really should have come with a limited edition dust bag.
@ 💯 to be honest, it really ticks me off
And to make it worse, a few of them looked so bored and nonchalant while opening their nano speedy in limited edition packaging, when other people desperately wanted it.
Thank you for sharing. That side trunk is GORGEOUS! Hope to find the right one for myself one day 🎉
My pleasure! Thanks for watching :) I was definitely waiting for the right one to pop up!
The entire launch was a complete shitshow, but I'm thrilled that I have five Murakami items in hand (black empreinte Neverfull, Superflat Monogram Bandeau, Attrap Reves fragrance, panda cardholder, and black panda alma BB) with three more items ordered (and hopefully not cancelled!): Monogram Superflat Neverfull, black Victorine wallet, and empreinte panda mini pochette). I love the collection and the only way I was able to get these items was through non-stop stalking, and contacting various CA's in flagship locations. My local store was completely useless. It's been an insane amount of effort!
Yay! I am so glad you got your wishlist items! I agree it was a circus for sure
also, they bungled admission into the tokyo pop-up. i went and the line to get in was 2 hours long - there was no way i was going to waste 2 hours to get into something where i’m not even guaranteed i can buy what i want. chanel beauty had a wonderful pop-up for their holiday collection and they gave out timed entry tickets so there was no need to queue.
That stinks! :( When I went to the NYC one I just had to give my phone number and they texted me when it was my turn
This is wrong on so many levels. It feels LVMH cares very little about their customers and even staff. Yet they complain about their profits being down. Makes zero sense!
Aside from that, all your picks are absolutely beautiful ❤
So happy for you 💓
Yes I feel really bad for the employees at the stores. Because they are the ones that have to tell the customers that they can't get their pre orders and packaging. And on top of that, they get very little commission on a lot of these smaller items and canvas bags
Absolutely love your black multicolour speedy!!👌🏼
The cardholder is such a beautiful fun SLG, one of my favourites from the collection 🥰
Thank you Christell!
I appreciate your thoughts and honesty. You are always fair and fun
Thanks Julie! 😊
I love the soft black speedy! The size is perfect and it’s absolutely beautiful. I love it! I love the card holder too.
Thanks Michelle! I am so happy to was able to get them 😊
Sofia, you got two nice bags I really like them. You got lucky after watching your video and reading reviews that people paid but did not receive. That’s terrible of LV!! Thanks for sharing all the LV pieces you purchased. 😊❤️
Thanks! I am happy with what I got but hope that the next two drops are a better experience for others
Oh my goodness! I just have to say you scored big time. Two of the like nicest bags I think in the collection. Amazing.!! Please share a follow up after you’ve had time to use them. So excited for you.!! ❤❤❤
Thank you! I will! 😊
I’m so happy for you bc that’s the bag I want it and can’t get. I love the silver hardware! 🖤 congrats and enjoy your goodies! ♥️💙💜🖤💛💚🧡💓
Thank you so much!
Love everything! The side trunk is such a great, functional bag, and I love the MM size! The 30” Soft Speedy is fabulous too! I picked up the sunglasses in black, but that’s it. I was so annoyed about the the poor planning around this release, and thought it was ridiculous that influencers got special packaging that wasn’t available to paying customers
I know! It's really so FWP to be complaining about packaging but when you have to go through hoops and pay for something expensive you expect to get the luxury experience
Way before I even heard of luxury bags, I remember that LV collection making a splash. I think I even had a no-name barrel bag with the mini bag charm that I’m betting was a nod to that collection. Such a shame that the people who were really nostalgic for this collex couldn’t get it, but teeny bopper influencers who have no cultural ties to it are getting the bags and all the lux touches they probably don’t even appreciate. Glad you were able to get what you were looking for. That SA deserves a raise!
I think it would have been more entertaining to see older millennials unbox a gifted bag. I would have died to see some of the ladies who rocked the collection back in the day be the face of the campaign
I love this video!!! Great job Sofia!!! I want to hear it all. I think that LV was really not sure but wanted to get the most money in Q1. If you get a high demand then they can create an even higher price in the market. Because it was a redo I think it was to make money!
Yes good points Sandy! I guess they went with the "hype" route to see if they can increase prices =/
Thanks for sharing! I have had my eye on one of the new soft speedy's and your review and seeing the shoulder strap drop on you sold me. These updates in my opinion took the Speedy to the level that I had always hoped with the black handles and the leather vs cloth lining. Thanks Sofia!!
I wanted the backpack or bumbag but ... I recently relocated and the whole process was too stressful.
Oh yay! So glad that was helpful. I didn't realize that the soft speedy had the leather lining at first. I think it's a nice touch
Love being a total voyeur!🤭 You chose the most cool bags...and, btw, your skin looks extra pretty today!✌️❤️
Aw thank you so much! I am sick and I was trying to power through this video so I appreciate the pick me up 😂
Wow. I totally remember this initial launch bc EVERYONE in California had one- or at least fake ones, let’s be real! I love the black with silver hardware- I like it a lot better than the white/gold, which IMO looks kinda dated/80’s. Enjoy it, Sofia!
Your story and input on this was quite insightful. I’m in my fifties, I remember this collection. I didn’t get it in 2003 and did get this time as well and I’m ok with that.
I love all the pieces that you got. I love the side trunk in the mm size. It was my most used bag for 2 months straight. I wanted the romy in green too but it was sold out. I was quite lucky with this collection. I manage to pick up 2 bags on launch day in stores. I got the white pochette accessories and black speedy nano. I also got to pre order the white speedy nano with my SA on the same day. I got a message from her today saying it’s ready for collection. I’m from London, England and there was no line at the flagship store on launch day which was surprising. There wasn’t a lot of stock at all. Most of the bags was for display only. I had to go to 2 different LV stores to get my 2 bags. The flagship store they said one bag per costumer but the other LV I went to said you can buy 3 things and that they can sell the display bags too. I didn’t get all the packaging either. I got the shopping bag and the onion man but no ribbon or tissue paper. I like that they kept it kind of like the original but with modernised twist. I don’t think they put fun interior like the old collection because the red interior was bleeding through.
Omg I am so glad you were able to get those items Christy! And thanks for sharing your experience, I like to read other people's stories
Always enjoy your perspective!
Thanks Julie!
the card holder is so cute!
I love the bright colors!
I, for one, loved the Sofia Rant ™ And I agree with you. If these brands want to stick around, they need to remember us common folk who work hard to afford one of these fancy bags. I only one 1 luxury bag, and it's LV. But if they're going to spoil the upper echelon and barely have any bread crumbs for the rest of us, I'll save up for a bag from another brand.
The reason LV is one of the biggest luxury brands in the world is because they have a lot of price points. But they treated this collection like it was an exclusive drop while marketing it to a younger generation (just didn't make sense to me)
I got the romy in blue 🙂 but oh my gosh that side trunk looks fantastic, I wish I could have gone for that too 😍
Yay you got the Romy!
Congrats on getting the bags you love! I wish Louis Vuitton had managed the distribution a bit better to avoid disappointing some customers. Have a great weekend Sophia - always enjoy your videos!
Thank you so much! Yes I agree! :(
I actually think LV never intended for the ordinary hard working person to be seen with these items, which is why the ‘high rollers’ got up to 7 pieces.
I love what you chose! You and Jen have similar taste 😊.
We do!
That's so weird that they didn't have product to sell, and they didn't have the special ribbon and tags and tissue paper. I mean, that's just retailing 101. Sounds like such a wasted opportunity.
Yea I suppose all they cared about is selling through the product and not about the customer experience. I was hoping they learned their lesson after ignoring the aspirational customer for several years but I guess not 😭
Beautiful side trunk
Thank you!
ALLFEISTY Jennifer shared her story of her bag. !! Wow 😮 I do love the collection. She explained it all in detail. ❤😂. The cherries. Ohmy ❤❤❤❤ that bag is big did you. I am not used to seeing you with a big bag. But it’s nice 😊
Lol yes the big bag is definitely different for me! I like it for the winter
I love the things you received.
Thanks Angela!
Can you do a handbag collection video?
I really want to, but to be honest, I am afraid of being bullied.
H Sofia! I have the bag (RITA Multico Blanc) and shoes. I bought them in 2008. I didn't like the leather, but, still kept it.
Nice!
You made excellent points! Louis Vuitton acted like a startup company that didn’t have any money to fund the launch.
Yes 😂
When this collection first came out, I had found the black barrel bag and the Alma bag in white on the preloved market. I was so disappointed in the quality and found the bows made these bags look cheap. After seeing the market flooded with knockoffs, I tried selling them on consignment, to no avail. My theory was no one wanted them because they were everywhere. I ended up just giving them away.
I am surprised to hear that. I usually find that the murakami collection always sells for more on the resale market because they are rarer/collectable. Maybe it was before online resale sites?
Hi Sofia, I love your new beautiful bags and accessories! I haven't purchased anything from LV in a long time. I have been so disappointed with the collections they have been coming out with in the last several years and the quality issues with their products. However, this collection has brought me back. I had a bracelet from the original collection with the charms but the quality of it was pretty bad. The bracelet started twisting and I eventually sold it. This new collection has a multicolor bracelet so, I immediately jumped on it in hopes of replacing my old one. I contacted my LV SA after the collection had already been released. Like you and the rest of the clients buying these products, I had to put down a deposit without guarantees of receiving my item. My SA is amazing though and was able to get me the bracelet within a few days and sent it to me. I did receive the shopping bag and the ribbon but no tissue paper or the panda. I get what you mean about the complete experience and that was a bit disappointing as I am a collector of these things. Thank you for making this video and enjoy your new purchases!
Omg so glad you were able to get it! I think a lot of people feel similar to you
Thank you, Sofia and I enjoy your TH-cam Live videos. It’s so much fun to interact with you and your subbies.
Luxury is all about the experience and they completely robbed you and others of that. I’d be mad as hell, too. I’d rather spend my money elsewhere where it’s welcomed and not cheapened. Sorry that happened to you. On another note, your joy when you unboxed the things you really had your heart set on was fun to watch! And I usually hate these types of things 😂 Enjoy your items and live out your childhood dream, Sofia ♥️
Thanks!
The influencer packaging is insane! There are people who bought products all year to make the min quota to pre order or couldn’t and people who paid for products and didn’t receive them. ick is correct
I know!
The card holder is adorable Sofia! They had a hot pink Rosalie wallet but I didn’t like that it was all pink on the outside. In terms of the capucines I liked the light blue one with the fun LV on the front but it was wayyyy too small! And Im waiting for my Birkin 25 and light blue was a color option I gave my SA so I wouldn’t want to have two light blue hand held bags. I prefer the white over the black background so I like the side trunk. It’s one of the only bags I liked as I don’t love vachetta, although the Alma was cute. The side trunk in the white leather is beautiful and perfect for your climate as it would be only a spring summer bag for me when I wear light colors. If they had had a speedy 20 (the 25 is so big for me) in the white canvas I would’ve tried to get one ( less vachetta than the Alma) And really Sofia you dont need to be grateful for pieces you paid for. I do agree that it shouldn’t have been a big deal to make white boxes and dust bags for all these bags for people who are paying for them. Amd more stock would have likely upped their sales if they had been more available. Don’t sell stock you don’t have. That’s not ok. When I order a piece from Chanel or Hermes I get them. I agree with you on that for sure. My store got some pieces for anyone wanting to go wait in line on the day of the launch, but it wasnt that important to me. I love both your bags though and I hope you enjoy using them!
Thanks so much for your thoughts! Indeed, I think these colorful pieces are great for my climate since I get to wear more summery clothes throughout the year. Despite all the chatter about Hermes, we know that if they launched something, the customer would get the dustbag and all the wrappings
@ so true Sofia! My husband surprised me with a mini Constance a couple months ago and the store had run out of proper bags and my SA had to use a regular unmarked white bag. My SA made him go back a couple days later to get the appropriate Hermes nice orange bag because she felt so bad she didn’t have one to package up the box appropriately when he bought it. Despite all we hear (although I have never personally had a bad experience at Hermes) they do try to make every piece feel like a luxury experience.
Can you share where isyour cardigan isrom?
It's from Louis Vuitton. It was a men's collection from a few years ago when Virgil was still alive
I think they are restocking. I don't think this collection is going anywhere soon.
I am interested to see! What I hear from VICs and my SAs are that it's not restocking. They wanted to sell-through and they did. But I am with you, I kinda feel like they can't afford to restock and it's all games
@@SofiaSeesBeauty Well my SA said that there is going to be a restock. The SA's saying 'no' are just playing into the weird FOMO thing that the brand tried to execute
We make a lot of similar points in both our videos! Nice pieces you scored! 💕
Thank you!
Girl I got nothing yet but hopefully it is so hard to grab anything
I am crossing my fingers for you! :)
I don't think brands should send PR for such highly limited edition collections like this, exactly for the reasons you stated. The collection would have sold out regardless of if they gave out free bags are not and in a case like this I actually feel it cheapens the product? Like if it's so valuable and rare what are they doing giving it away as PR? I actually remember a co-worker of mine getting one of the original Murakami bags - it was really exciting the first time around, this relaunch sounds very dissapointing!
I wonder if they did the PR specifically to influence Gen Z (like I was influenced as a teenager). But it doesn't make sense to market to them if there's not going to be any little pencil cases or cardholders for them to buy.
i managed to score the sneakers. but it was overly dramatic because i couldn't figure out the state of my order. i went into the store i ordered from the next day to check on it and had to repurchase the items and cancel the order.
i didn't even try for a bag, just assumed the speedys were bought during pre-order. i would have liked any of the cardholders, but those were also sold out the next day.
gah, such a bummer!
@@SofiaSeesBeauty yeah. But i do love my trainers, so glad i was able to get them.
What a wasted opportunity for LV. Like you said - this was a way to bring milllenials (who couldnt afford the original collab pieces) back to the brand. Not to mention if there was more stock, their sales would have been huge. I had my eye on the collection but nothing excited me. Also might have been better for them to start with cherries or cherry blossom to create momentum towards the multicolor. I wonder how this mess up will reflect in the coming releases. Also saw that Coach just re-released their cherry collection 🤭
Yes exactly! Coach just came out with all their cherry stuff again and it looks so similar to the LV collection. Probably better to buy those!
I have wanted the PM Side trunk like your black one since last year’s launch. Do you know if any of the Side trunks are available on pre-loved sites? The white MM is amazing. I guess it won’t be in my future anyway. I loved all your new LV but I agree with you 💯 on all your points made. I think it was their strategy to market the way they did. Thank you!
Thanks Lynn! Yes! There's tons of side trunks on the pre-loved sites for better prices. I find that LV is a good brand to buy preloved
@ thanks Sofia.
I love Murakami ❤ I follow him on insta. I really want one of these pieces. OK now to watch your video.
Thanks for watching!
Oh Sofia! My goodness the end of the video is so spot on. I completely agree def they dropped the ball.
Beautiful pieces. It sure was a cluster. I managed to get the perfume(beautiful bottle) the 6 am slides(too wide) and the notebook(still pending). I think Louis Vuitton is having issues not just with this. I also order the alien bag charm which is not murikami. Still pending this is week 2. Supposedly coming week of 2/1. This was place in cart piece. Maybe they are having hiring issues.
Omg i hope you get your stuff Kate! LOL I actually just ordered that same alien bag charm to go with this speedy cause none of my charms have silver hardware and I don't like the bow they included
The scarcity will only boost the replica bags production. LV could've monetized this a lot better and not leave bad taste in the people who actually want to buy from them.
LV is a brand that benefits from a lot of price points and I thought that they would use this collection to reach out to more customers. But instead they did the opposite and made everything super exclusive which just pushes more potential customers away
@@SofiaSeesBeauty Agreed. I wanted to get one of the slg-s but will skip. I'm very turned off when I see a website that I cannot purchase from. It's not a b2b website after all.
They really shouldn’t have sent stock to influencers! I’m so confused as to why they did that. Maybe I would have understood if they had sent it to you! Hopefully, there will be lessons learned for the next two releases.
Gah I guess they wanted us all to have FOMO!
Congrats
Thanks!
Oh Sofia, I was waiting for this video so bad! I’m so glad and thankful you did this. I absolutely love everything you got but the moment you showed the girls who’s unboxing her beautiful packaging made me so mad. It is so unprofessional and unfair for Louis Vuitton to do this to their customers specially after spending so much money. I really appreciate it this. It’s so upsetting that people still haven’t got their stuff. Customers should be first. This video for sure was very entertaining! 🫶🏻
So glad you liked it! I don't mind if companies send PR for marketing purposes, I just don't like that it was sort of false advertising =/
This collection is not for me, but they would be stupid to not do a restock.
Yeah I agree they should at least restock the smaller items. I went to the store here in Dallas this week and the SAs are all saying they wont restock but who knows =/
No such thing as influencers 20 years ago when they launched this collection. It was available at the store. I was in my mid late 20s and able to purchase most of the collection, this time, it was a shitshow and totally turned off by LV. What makes me mad is it is being resold at stockx. Just greedy.
Hi Sofia! Congrats on your beautiful pieces. Can you share your LV SA’s contact information? Thanks!
Sure, send me an email and I can send it to you
Jealous you were able to get items in your wishlist!
I got super lucky!
Could you not get us a 20% off code?!?! Dreaming. And I don't buy bags with gold hardware. Always silver.
Haha I wish! :)
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When I think about luxury I’m thinking about the QUALITY of product, PACKAGING and the overall CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE . The companies like Chanel or Vuitton in my opinion failed in all of the categories above.Thats why I would not spend my money on bags that do not satisfy me in full ☝️Also if 1000s of people managed to purchase these bags , is it still luxury then?
Well there were more people who didn't get to purchase compared to the 1000s that did. But yes I agree the customer experience wasn't what it should have been
i always love to hear your perspective, sofia! the pieces you got are very nice - i’d go look at the pink SLGs but considering how messy this launch was i don’t think i’d find anything on the website 😂 LV is way too established to be so disorganized, and i feel their (poor) attempt at being hyper-exclusive will turn away customers rather than entice them. if my $3k+ months-old presale got cancelled, i’d never shop there again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Same! I would be SO mad if I had given them my money only to have the preorder cancelled
Already seeing fabulous super fake mirror bags from the top tier replica peeps with the influencer packaging. In 3 months, no one will be able to tell the difference. Spending crazy money on this collection just seemed like a sad repeat of 2004 when all my friends bought a fake on amazon and had as much fun without breaking the bank. I was so broke i couldn’t even afford the fake. Ugh.
Agree it all looks cheap and just reminds me of the fakes.
It doesn't really both me if there are a lot of fakes. Personally I don't approve of fakes so I'm either going to spend the money or get something different
@ yeah that’s why I like much more unique collections and styles I love that we have some amazing local craftsman in my area that create beautiful leather goods at great prices. I still love my luxury bags but oddly enough my marc jacobs hot pink medium leather tote gets more oohs and ahs than my chanel hermes or lv bags. Oh well. Everyone has their preference.
I personally didn't think these were that great the first time around. Now with this hype and drama they seem tacky.
I like them! I think the collection is an acquired taste for sure
omg
Wow people still buy lv , Asian girls are so ahead of their time I think
I think LV is the most popular luxury brand in the world. Definitely the one I see the most people carrying on the street
@SofiaSeesBeauty yes in us it pretty famous but Asians have kinda dropped it according to market research , the last time I got lv goods was probably from the virgil ablohs last colleection after he passed away ! I thought the whole collection was awesome than
This collection came out two decades ago and then quickly went out of style and it will happen again.
I don't think the people buying it really care (I don't). A lot of us have been collecting and wearing this collection for that whole time. Many of the pieces sell for a lot on the preloved market because they are rare items
@ well it’s a smart decision to buy it, write it off your taxes for your channel then resell it later when your tired of it. That’s what you do.