I’ve been having a thing for pink recently. I always link hues of pink but I’m not one of those girls that deems pink my color. Sure, I have a few pink bags but I don’t own pink coats or pants and am not overly girly in that way. Part of it may be because I have a baby girl on the way or the other part is because it’s just so pretty, but I’ve been really loving all pretty pink colors lately.
There are a few Loewe bags I really love and have discussed recently, but when I discovered the Loewe Barcelona Shoulder Bag I was hooked. This bag is different and stands out amongst other bags that feel par for the course for their respective brands. There’s a little feeling of Céline with the closure (I get a bit of a Trotteur bag vibe), but this bag is really different from much of what we’re seeing in the market. There’s of course a black option, but I’m obsessing over the pink. The compact size, 9 ½”W x 6″H x 3 ½”D, makes having a pink bag more tolerable for me and I love the gold hardware accents and the closure detail. Buy via Nordstrom for $2,450.
And to continue with my pink pairing, I have been a fan of Self Portrait for quite a while. The clothing is so feminine and the prices are really reasonable, especially for the quality and style you get. Right now this Self Portrait Azaelea Guipure-Lace Illusion Dress would be all kinds of wrong on my pregnant body. I’d like to report that I only have a cute little belly and am not putting on weight elsewhere, but that isn’t the case. Don’t misunderstand: I love my pregnant body, I think it’s the coolest thing ever that my baby girl is growing inside of me! But you have to know what you have and work with it – so I can tell you this wouldn’t be for me right now. I actually think if you weren’t too top heavy, this could work really well while pregnant depending on where it hits on your body. Granted this isn’t a maternity dress and if you need a great dress that is more stunning in person than it is online and really flattering (oh and ON SALE!), this is the dress for you. Buy via Neiman Marcus marked down for $360.
Loewe Barcelona Shoulder Handbag
$2,450 via Nordstrom
Self Portrait Azaelea Guipure-Lace Illusion Dress
Was: $480 NOW: $360
Love the dress!
the bag is quirky but more on the gimmicky side which is Loewe’s main stay!
I still miss the old Loewe
Me too. Wish they’d do more to promote the Amazona as a Loewe classic.
Agreed. The Amazona 23 would be a bestseller if it had a Prada nameplate hardware or Gucci logos embossed on the leather. Loewe needs time to develop the name recognition of other brands. For now, they’re simply a bag-lover’s best kept secret!
Very true! Their bags are so well made but they weren’t sold in the U.S. until fairly recently and I don’t think you can order from their website either.
yeah amazona is a classic bag but it never took off
Which never made sense to me since the duffel is such an easy shape. Seems mostly to do with branding: LV Speedy is a classic but the Saint Laurent duffel is beautiful, suede-lined instead of fabric and really well made but didn’t take off either.
everyone makes the boston bag – gucci, fendi, ysl but people continue to carry the ugly LV SPEEDY
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know what happened to the Loewe Arreos saddle bag (2012)? It was such a cool design but I only saw it in off-white on Moda Operandi and passed. Probably should have bought it 🙁
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SO, question: what exactly IS the triangular luggage-tag-sorta-thingy on the front. Is it a locking mechanism to keep the bag closed? Is it a mirror or some kind of key fob? It’s a cute little crossbody, whatever it is.
Oh, apparently I’ve been saying Loewe wrong. It’s “low-eh-vay”. Guess I’m oh-so-declasse!
You’re fine on the pronunciation. Don’t feel embarrassed. The SA at Barney’s can’t pronounce it. She says “Lowes” as in the hardware store. When I pronounced it correctly with the soft “b” she looked down her nose at me. Stupid snob. I thought to myself “honey, I’ve BEEN to Spain many times. I know how to pronounce it”.
That would’ve gotten me steamingly mad! I’m Thai, and sriracha hot sauce is named after a seaside resort city is southern Thailand despite the fact that the company that produces it is US-Vietnamese-owned. Anyway, every time I order sriracha, I pronounce it correctly (“see-raa-chaa”, not “s-ree-raa-chaa”),
only to be “corrected” by the waiter and waitress. I’m like – Seriously?
YOU’RE gonna school me on how to pronounce a word in my own language?
Sometimes it’s easier to just grin and bear it…
Haha! During an online purchase, I had someone tell me I was buying a Bo-LIDE when I asked about my Bo-LEED. Despite having studied French for years, I was discombobulated enough to ask the native Frenchman who helped me with my next Hermès in-store purchase to confirm the pronunciation. Yep, first SA had no idea how to pronounce it.
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The triangle is the “lock”.
Yep, the triangle is the lock that secures the bag!
Loewe bags are not so famous in US by marketing but in Europe (France and Spain) and Japan are well known. The quality is better than most of great brands and it use leather (Vuitton monogram not).
In the last times with JW Anderson the bags are in Bergdorf and Neiman in NY. If You can touch the leather do it becouse you notice the difference!!!