hi everyone it's just in hand backs are
such important pieces in an outfit right
and the price can range from ten to ten
thousand euros hard to be sure that
you're getting the right quality for the
price you pay in this video I want to
show you examples of handbags at
different price points I will show you
what good quality looks like what cheap
looks like so you can really see the
difference and once we're done you will
see that it's very obvious fun fact to
do this video I asked a friend who has
many many handbags to lend me some to
have more examples to show you in this
demo and she said
well I only have like
two good ones maybe and said no no no no
I know you have more you know it's for
the same type of video as the one I did
about shoes I want to show good and bad
quality so people can really see the
difference and she went oh if you also
need the crappy ones that I have many I
bring everything and that's exactly the
points so many bags and barely any that
you enjoy wearing and that you're
actually proud of showing so let's
change up by learning how to spot bad
quality poor quality and that means
looking at the material the sewing very
important the hardware and the finishing
touches first the material not every
material is durable obviously fabric for
instance for handbag is quite fragile it
gets stained more easily and it's not
very resistant over time plastic is very
cheap easy to care for but if you get a
greasy or fats a stain onto it if not
gonna come off anymore also seams
stitching on plastic is weak and the
holes of the needles will grow with time
you see that here eventually the links
are going to break that's the weak point
on this bag the seams will come and done
due to the weight of the purse when it's
full also the corners on the plastic bag
will lose their coating very quickly
here you see underneath it's very cheap
fabric really really cheap production
same issue with this blue bag it's fast
fashion it looked good like what two
weeks and then it rubbed once or twice
against the hard surface and the surface
is gone already it wasn't even worth the
few euros that you spent on it if you
buy a bag in pleather it's not leather
it's really plastic so forget about the
leather and just keep the piece
if you buy something called vegan
leather
that's a tricky one because there are
some vegan leather qualities that are
made of quite complex and and pretty
durable synthetic materials you also
have vegan leather made from fully
vegetal things like mushroom leather
which is really cellulose from mushroom
and you get a fabric that is quite
resistant but most of the time really
the salesperson is trying to sell you
very cheap simple plastic here is an
easy test to do in the store ask the
salesperson if you may hold the lighter
lids next to the material if it's cheap
plastic and cheap production it would
melt immediately so the person is going
to panic and ask you not to do it then
you know more durable than fabric or
plastic is obviously leather leather
also ages very nicely it just becomes
dark over time but it reacts really
really well to wear it here smooth thin
leather feel great but if you scratch it
it will be very visible immediately
whereas if the surface the better is
more textured like on this one scratches
just won't show as much this bag here is
weird I think the surface at least the
surface surface is leather but I'm not
sure that's what's underneath Israel my
friend paid $100 for it in an outlet
store in New York nine months ago I'm
not gonna try to melt it with the
lighter but she hasn't used it much and
it already looks quite worn out really
it's stained look at that piping it
doesn't look like a hundred and eighty
dollar bag here two possibilities either
it's a fake in which case the hardware
and the literal elements are pretty well
imitated I would say let me know if you
know better about this brand and you
have a better guess in the comments
below but I think it could still be a
fake or it's an outlet product I hope
you know that when you buy a very
international famous mass-market
commercial brand item in an outlet
you're not getting the quality that you
would be purchasing from a regular
retail store because they do two
different productions one high quality
designer quality for the regular stores
and a cheap cheap cheap production where
they save everywhere they can pull the
outlets this batch is meant to be sold
at a 50% discount and still have the
margin so they saved every where they
can this batch here the cheap one is
just not gonna hold its value over time
and if you buy it at a 50% discount
consider it's not a discount you're
paying the full price for much cheaper
quality items so quality wise it's much
wiser actually actually to buy
discounted items from the regular brand
store than super super discounted items
from an outlet store and then the next
one on top of leather would be quoted
canvas like the written the famous
monogram canvas it's very easy to care
for is extremely durable over time a
really good investment if you like the
feeling of it because it's true that it
feels differently now let's talk about
this sewing the fastest way of knowing
whether a bag is well sewn or not is to
look inside at the lining on this side
see how the thread was way too tight so
the fabric isn't laying flat it's
pulling it's buffering it's ugly on the
other side of the same bag same bag the
stitching line is way too close to the
edge proper showing would look something
like this the fabric is laying flat and
the stitching is really aligned to the
edge basically if you look at very high
fashion versus several hundred euros
upwards no-limits then you will see that
the stitching is absolutely perfect it's
aligned you don't have double stitching
anywhere even the corners are perfect
you know it really looks like it's well
sewn and you can tell the difference and
if it's a Kelly first by a mess then all
that stitching is even hand on that's
where the money is going next thing to
look at inside the bag how is the lining
attached at at the bottom this one not
attached really moving you can pull it
out completely low quality same issue on
this purse that's loud she and it's
gonna move way too much you're gonna
lose your stuff in there this one has
the lining attached then it's easier to
see what's in the bag and it's not gonna
move that's better quality here let's
look at this mysterious outlet bag again
here they used a very thin and fragile
material for the outside we talked about
that already so inside they added a sort
of piping to try to add stability to
allow the back to stand even though the
material itself the outside is not
strong enough
the piping must be reaching so they
cover that with the bend and they left
the edges of the bend visible that's for
sewing in the first even on the inside
you don't see roaches if it's a good
person the edges should always be folded
in words and hidden somehow so that
first is a good example of how to save
money on the sewing and on the
construction next point hardware the
quality of the hardware is a very good
indicator of the overall quality of a
handbag this is cheap standard material
probably brass nothing special this is
also very cheap it marks the color tells
you that the bag was a cheapy this purse
here that has the lining attached inside
he's better and you can clearly see the
difference I think and this one is even
better when the hardware has a specific
unique shape or when there's something
engraved on it it means that those
elements have been developed and molded
for the bag you're looking at so it's
always a good sign then under a stiffer
handbag you should always have little
feet like those ones to protect the
bottom in the corners from being damaged
by hard surfaces or heart Falls wherever
you want to put your bag when you're
having dinner on more expensive bags the
feet could also have something engraved
on them or a particular shape as well
that would be a bonus in terms of
quality then the zipper of a purse
that's also part of the hardware it can
vary dramatically from very good to very
cheap in terms of quality so make sure
that it's attached to the bag in a clean
way that works smoothly and that the
lining doesn't get stuck in it which is
very likely to happen if the lining
isn't attached at the bottom of the bank
hence my previous points straps handles
edge pains and finishing those are other
elements you could look into as well for
example this bag has a handle it's
leather wrapped around the core it's
tightly sewn so it doesn't move it
doesn't wrinkle that's a good job the
handle would look a bit looser on the
cheaper bag but if you take a closer
look at the edge you see that the edge
paint is coming off a little bit that's
because the handle is very much curved
by the weight of the bag by me hanging
it up so it really pulls downwards a lot
and the shape is not good for the edge
paint this bag is over ten years old and
I used it a lot so I'm okay with it the
edge paint is going to come off the
leather underneath is good quality so
I'm just gonna have a raw edge the raw
edge is going to become a bit talked
over time and you won't know that there
used to be H paint there but on higher
quality more expensive handbags the H
paint is done by hand so it's more
precise and it's better quality than
than this one here or they don't even
use edge paints they just tint by hand
the raw edge of the leather this will
last and look good forever not just to
show you how poor H painting looks like
let's take this back again do you see
how the black colour smudged on the
sides then if the bag has a logo on it
slightly printed directly on the surface
make sure that that's gonna hold well
this is just printed onto the surface of
the leather if I scratch the colors will
come off on the other side of the same
clutch I have gold leaf printing and if
you touch it you feel that the letters
are pressed into the leather this will
last much longer than the J from the
other side many designer handbags have
the brand name printed with gold leaf
like that in the center between the
handles so it's very important to check
quality there those were a couple of
points to pay attention to when you're
choosing a purse if you learn something
new thumbs up thank you and now you have
two options if you like handbags so much
I did a video about the history of the
handbag I will link it here in the
corner and down below in the description
or if you prefer to learn more about
good versus bad quality just like in
these you hear I did another one for
clothes and another one for shoes so
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