If you’re not on board for the looming resurgence of logo bags, sit this one out. For spring, Valentino has launched Viva Valentino, a collection of the brand’s super-popular Rockstud bags with panels of tonal jacquard textile that feature a diamond-V pattern. It’s a subtle logo, but it’s definitely a logo.
Valentino has covered its Rockstud bags in everything from camouflage to butterflies, and the Rockstuds have become something of a logo in and of themselves. This is yet another layer to the popular line; the textile panels will appear on all the major Rockstud shapes, including the Trapeze tote, Flap clutch, VaVaVoom shoulder bag and Lock clutch.
Perhaps most interesting, though, is that these bags are priced the same as their all-leather counterparts. Most brands look to logo fabrics to appeal to new customers by providing a lower opening price tier for their bags, but that doesn’t appear to be Valentino’s strategy here. From the photos, it appears as though the bags are constructed fully of leather with the textile panels layered on top, so that would explain the prices.
These bags are starting to filter into stores; a selection is currently available via both mytheresa.com and Valentino’s official website. Check out a representative sample below.
Valentino Rockstud Leather and Jacquard Backpack
$2,945 via Valentino
Valentino Rockstud Jacquard and Leather Camera Bag
$1,445 via mytheresa.com
Valentino Rockstud Jacquard and Leather Double Tote
$3,475 via Valentino
Valentino Rockstud Jacquard and Leather Lock Bag
$2,345 via mytheresa.com
Valentino Rockstud Jacquard and Leather Lock Bag
$2,345 via mytheresa.com
Valentino Rockstud Jacquard and Leather Trapeze Tote
$2,645 via Valentino
Valentino Rockstud Small Jacquard and Leather Lock Bag
$2,195 via mytheresa.com
Hmmm… Its not contrast – more of a disconnect. Maybe in person it looks better.
Seems very dated.
These really don’t look good
Why would you cover leather with logo material??? I love Valentino shoes, I have never purchased a bag and these will not entice me to do so. I think a few of the above are nice but I will not spend my $$ on them.
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these are bad looking bags. they look cheap.
my co-worker’s ex-wife ;
These. Are. Terrible.
Nah.
Did they forget to check to see if Logo Bags are still a thing? Because if they had, I think they would have thought better than to produce these.
I won’t pay 500$ for any of these bags
Excludes entry-level customers with the price, alienates mid- and high-level customers with cheap-looking cloth panels that obscure the expensive leather underneath…what was the point of this again?
Stop trying to make logos happen Valentino, it’s never going to happen.
Great! That’s all we needed MORE LOGOS!!!
That was sarcastic of course.
Not a good look, I would rate these along side those logo bags Gucci did, not really my thing. Only Louis Vuitton can pull it off for me, still love their logo bags. Agree they look cheap, certainly not worth the price. Beau Sans Logo, beauty without logo is a natural progression away from brand premium to quality material and great design. Check out Swiss company BeauSansLogo they have an English site and make great design similar to famous brands.
…what’s the word I’m looking for….tacky, that’s it!!
I liked the first version of the Rockstud but these ones claim too much logo for me. Make it simple.
I have several Valentino bags ( yes, mostly rockstuds ) – I looove them. They look sooo much better all in leather. I do not like this direction.
It looks like the material they use to make airplane seats
Ridiculous prices for horrible bags. They look dated already.
I wouldn’t buy these, but if it wasn’t mentioned, I wouldn’t have noticed the logo anyway. I don’t find it to be as obvious as other design houses.
I love the Viva Valentino jacquard but not the hardware before. This was also the slight era before the power duo took over when perhaps they decide to do away with the jacquard and not mentioning perhaps doing well in Rodeo Drive (just saying). The design usually comes with an over embellished Crystal clasp with a V which I did not care for but they did not do simple designs then so I gravitated to the Dior jacquard. These new offerings are gorgeous and I bet will turn a classic! I am sworn in. Viva Valentino!
All I can say is…barf
This logo is far from being original. Google Thai silk pattern and you will understand what I was talking about.