So what bags are not classy?
What designer handbags should you not invest in
if you want to come across as elegant
and sophisticated ladies?
Now, I'm going to go through my choices,
and please do not get offended if you do not agree with me.
It is my opinion, and it just represents
the elements of elegance.
If you are wearing these bags that I am going to mention,
it doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.
It just means that perhaps that bag is not aligned
with what elegance is about, and that's all.
Always need to do these disclaimers because people
always get so offended.
But hey, I understand, everybody's different.
But now, let's start with this list.
And for those of you who do not know, my name is Anna,
and I run an online finishing school
called School of Affluence.
I coach women on luxury lifestyle, high society,
and of course, I teach them elegance.
So this whole topic on sophisticated fashion, elegance,
is really much my cup of tea.
Number one, this is a bag that I didn't even like
from the very beginning when it was very popular,
and this was many, many years ago.
I'm talking about the Balenciaga Classic City Logo S Bag.
And this bag, it just kinda looks a bit like biker chic.
So for me, it has nothing to do with elegance.
I do not necessarily think that it's a horrible bag.
Not at all.
But if you wanna be an elegant lady, I don't really think
that this bag would go well with kind of
that type of elegant vibe.
This is more kind of a boho chic, more kind of rock-and-roll
type of bag.
You could imagine maybe Kate Moss wearing it,
and she probably did many years ago.
But what really bothers me with this bag is that
I personally do not see it as a classic,
yet it's still there, and it's still being sold and so on.
I think that it was a temporary
"it" bag that was very trendy
for a few years, but then it was overdone,
and the trend died.
However, this bag is still in a store,
which I think personally they should discontinue it.
But hey, maybe I'm just not a fan of this bag, I don't know.
Number two, the Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag.
Will I ever never see it again?
I hope so, because this bag is so overly done, overly used.
Every plain Jane out there has this bag,
and every plain Jane out there buys this bag
as her first designer bag, meaning this bag
does not scream affluence.
This bag does not really scream sophistication.
I really think it looks juvenile, and I just think
it's so common, it's not worth the money.
And to be quite honest, I do not see
high society women wear this bag.
Plus, one crucial thing, the fake designer bag market
with all these fakes have also totally ruined this bag,
because this bag, you can actually get
an identical version of it in fake.
So there's a lot of fake versions going around.
Good fakes, bad fakes,
and sadly it does affect the real deal.
It totally downgrades the bag,
and we start associating it
with cheap, fake, and basic Betty.
Number three, let's stay a little bit long at Louis Vuitton,
because speaking of the Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag,
we of course have to mention the monogram bags
of Louis Vuitton.
They are also overly done,
no matter which of the monograms you choose
or which color, it doesn't matter.
All of them are seen everywhere, too often
on too many people, on too many basic people,
on too many fake items.
No.
If you want to be sophisticated lady,
perhaps you could have the Louis Vuitton monogram
toiletry bag or you can have the luggage,
but do not go and buy yourself a Speedy or Pochette,
or again, the Neverfull.
It does not scream elegance.
It says basic.
It says truly, plain Jane.
So if you wanna level up and elevate yourself,
and don't become stereotyped like that,
choose another bag.
Number four, do you like Prada?
Because I personally don't think I would buy
a Prada handbag.
I have seen so many Prada bags
and I don't think I've ever seen a decent Prada bag.
What's really worse is that Prada actually puts
two different logos on their bags,
and the one that is bigger looks so horrible
and it just looks so cheap.
It almost looks like a Guess bag, like a Coach bag.
I mean, the font actually reminds me a bit of Coach.
I don't know why Prada does this.
They really downgrade their whole brand,
because actually Prada is a decent brand for clothing,
but for handbags, I don't know,
that's not really where I would spend my money.
But unfortunately, like with the Neverfull bag,
there are so many fake Saffiano bags out there,
the replica market has totally torn that bag into pieces,
so even the real deal actually looks cheap
and looks fake because of the replica market.
You really have to take these things into account
when you buy a designer handbag.
But unfortunately Prada is not on my list for designer bags.
Number five, another designer brand
that I would personally never purchase from, a bag,
but I will definitely purchase clothing from them.
So you see, can be tricky.
It doesn't mean the brand is bad,
it just means that they're not doing nice bags.
And I'm talking about Chloe.
But I really need to make a disclaimer here
because actually Chloe can have quite some nice, cute bags,
but they are just not very much aligned
with elegance and sophistication.
They are more boho chic, a bit more like romantic bags.
If you have that particular style,
then definitely wear a Chloe bag.
But if you are somebody
who wants to be more classic and classy,
then I don't think Chloe is going to do you a favor there.
It's going to just make you look
a little bit more boho, and that might look
a little bit confusing and a bit too mixed and not aligned.
Number six, Valentino with a lot of studs bag.
So whenever people start talking about Valentino,
whether you like it or not, there are two teams.
Those who hate the studs
and those who actually don't mind them.
And I am a bit more towards I don't like the studs,
but actually there are some items
with the studs that I still like and could definitely wear.
But when it comes to the Valentino handbags,
majority of them have studs,
and there's some that really do not look good, like really.
There are some that have a little bit too many studs,
and there are some that just look awkward.
For instance, this bag that looks like a blimp,
I would not consider it elegant or classy.
I would not wear a bag like that
if I'm a sophisticated woman.
There are some bags that, like the tote bag
that just look so kind of, again, rock and roll,
and that's not aligned with elegance.
You see my point.
Valentino, I think they really
should start doing something new.
It's getting a bit, been there done that
type of feeling with all these studs.
I think it's time for an update.
But meanwhile, if you are somebody
who want to have a Valentino bag,
maybe purchase like a bag like this.
This one I think is decent,
but majority of the other stud bags, not elegant.
Now lastly, and this goes again
a little bit similar to Prada,
but Burberry is trying to really make a comeback,
especially when they, kind of since they started
to rebrand themselves with their new logo, and so on.
So they have this kind of Burberry print
that they're really pushing out,
and we're seeing it a lot on their handbags.
But, I don't know.
First of all, okay Burberry,
I would definitely buy a beautiful trench coat from you,
maybe some small details,
maybe a little bit of clothing as well.
They actually also, like Prada, they do nice clothes,
and like Chloe, but I don't think handbags is your field,
dear Burberry.
Whatever you're doing right now,
it just looks like you're copying
everything that's already been made
and it doesn't look good.
Number two, your new logo
and your kind of printed logo prints,
it doesn't say me anything.
It has not established itself
as high-end enough to be taken seriously,
to leave a statement, where Hermes has a statement.
You feel like this is affluence, this is chic,
but Burberry feels like, okay this could be Coach,
again, this could be a Mulberry.
It's not on a very high level.
And I do not find their bags anything special or beautiful
and I do not find them elegant.
I just think that if you're wasting this money
on a Burberry bag, then you're really
shooting yourself in the foot
because it's not going to elevate your look,
and it's not going to make you look more sophisticated.
If you want to look truly sophisticated,
stick with the basics.
No matter what people say, Chanel, Hermes are classics.
They always stay in fashion,
and they always make a woman look sophisticated,
even though a lot of people own these days
a Chanel, Hermes, and so on,
but hey, at least they still work.
If you like this handbag video,
you have to let me know in the comments
because I can certainly make a video about handbags
that I do recommend.
I'm personally not a big handbag collector
or a big handbag fan,
but of course I do have an interest in fashion
so I do have a few opinions on things.
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