This is Karl Lagerfeld Paris, not the top of the line Karl Lagerfeld brand. It's basically the offshoot "cheaper" version for the more "affordable" price. It's basically the outlet brand. Not sure if the main line is much better though.
Also worth noting that Karl sold off his brands to Tommy Hilfiger back in 2005 and stayed on as a creative advisor and designer until 2019, this would also explain the brands positioning towards more affordable price points as no brands under TH, including TH themselves, cater to a high end audience...
Karl Lagerfeld bags are not really "luxury" anymore, if they have ever been before. I got a lamb leather purse more than 10 years ago, and all their leather were beautiful, felt luxurious to the touch. Since then, the prices dropped, and today the brand seems to produce a majority of fake leather bags, and the most expensive leather one is probably about 400€. Their clothes however are higher quality in terms of fabric, design, cut... and much more expensive than the bags😅
Thanks for sharing your experience. It makes sense as he is a fashion person than a leather designer. Perhaps leather line is not a go to at this point
I've seen the brand Karl Lagerfeld/KL having a boutique in a luxury mall and it stood side by side brands like Prada, Gucci, Ferragamo, Etro, Bvlgari etc. and the cheapest (in this context) then were probably MCM, Karl Lagerfeld, and Adrienne Vittadini (yes, she had a huge boutique at the entrance, no less. unbelievable). So technically, the KL brand was supposed to be a luxury brand then, albeit not at the top bracket (this was in the 90s).
I worked at Neiman Marcus Last Call in the early 2,000s and his bags were nice leather. I still have some of his jackets and sweaters from the brand that I just adore. They are my favorite poor girl Chanels and I've had them forever! 🤭
I saw this brand at TJMaxx a couple of years ago and I literally thought it was maybe someone else with his name. It was very cheap and I am actually shocked.
One of my local TJMaxx stores has quite a few of them. Some of the designs are cute, but they are definitely not meant for everyday wear and tear. There are better options at the same price point.
This is Karl Lagerfeld Paris which is a lower diffusion brand offshoot of Karl Lagerfeld which itself stood as a non-traditional diffusion line for Karl’s work at Fendi and Chanel. I’d be interested to see a dissection from a mainline Karl bag.
Thanks for the information! I didn't know that KL, DKNY, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger belong to the same group. I wondered why they can be found together in outlets around the world and why their products are so similar in appearance and quality. 😂
As someone who has some familiarity with G-III Apparel, the bags from the brands mentioned in this video are either plastic or cheap leather in spite of the price tags. This applies even to Karl Lagerfeld in spite of G III owning two brands with his name (Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Lagerfeld Paris.)
People should stop assuming anything 😂 Karl Lagerfeld said that his brand was not supposed to be as good as Chanel and Fendi. He prioritized them. He created his brand just so he could sell affordable pieces under his name and profit from it.
The Karl Lagerfeld brand is just one of many brands that bear the name of legendary designers who have now been trashed for cash thanks to mainly G-III and Capri holdings. Until now I actually didn't know that all these brands (MK, Versace, K Lagerfeld, etc.) were all owned by the same 2 holding companies but they all seemed somewhat similar in terms of aesthetics and feel, in a very bad way... It's like the brands have lost the luxury feel/brand soul. Well, no wonder they do when they are all owned by the same holding companies, I now realize. Versace is definitely the brand that have survived the "holding curse" the best, thanks to the many defusion lines (I never thought I would say it, but it is better to make defusion lines than to destroy the mainline brand's soul). A prime example of a brand that has been completely ruined is MK, which at this point hasn't made a single original idea for years. Just look at their monogram "Eliza open tote"... It is a direct rip-off/rebrand of the LV Neverfull. Ain't it weird how it is ok to wear something that is basically a fake when the price tag is relatively high. At this point, I would categorize brands like MK to be worse than Shein and Wish, since Shein is cheap af and doesn't rip off their own costumers. Anyways that was my rant for today.
Ohh and I wanted to add, that (I never thought I should say anything good about LVMH) but it is most definitely preferred for a brand to sell out to either LVMH or Kering than to G-III or Capri, since they actually let the brands be original and unique instead of turning a brand into a trend hopper, lookalike, "mall-luxury" brand.
G-III doesn't OWN Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein but the LICENSE to produce and sell clothing branded as such in certain markets to 3rd party sellers typically a department store. This is G-IIIs main business and is what they're doing to trash Karl Lagerfelds name and cache and the fashion history. They produce a mass generic designs of clothes, shoes, bags etc and then slap his or DKNY or Calvin or Tommy logos on them and with KL or DKNY what's worse is because they own them they can sell directly to consumers in stand alone brick and mortar shops. Typically an outlet mall or online. It's so sad that a man with such an impact on modern day fashion history's name has been sold off and turned into a generic Sans Serif logo and gimmicky cartoon logo.
Oh yeah... recently, TJMAXX has been flooded with cool Karl Lagerfeld´s designs (like the ones with his cat on it), but that look like a toy, or something you would buy for a teenager.
Sadly this happens with a lot of brands that are sold, go public or the originator passes away. I bet a lot of designers would go into a hard and fast rotation in their graves if they could see what has happened to the brands they created and placed their names and reputation on.
Hi Tanner I really enjoy your videos as they provide a lot of education. Will you consider doing a video on the quality of Dooney and Bourke handbags or small leather accessories?
I've seen Karl Lagerfeld bags in the stores and the quality is horrible. It looks cheap. It's sad to see Karl's name on a product of such inferior leather quality and workmanship. It doesn't do justice to Karl's legacy in fashion.
Hi Tanner, i really like your videos. It would be interesting to see the quality of Max Mara bags. It feels to me that Max Mara is a good quality at a more reasonable price than the other high luxury brands. Would love to see your opinion. Cheers!
I will never purchase another Karl Lagerfeld bag. Had one, the strap braided part came undone/ripped only after 1 week of use. I purchased this bag for my upcoming vacation at the time. Well….I don’t have the bag anymore, threw it away.
I had a tote bag from Karl Lagerfeld and in terms of dimensions, appearance, functionality, it was perfect, compared to anything similar from Coach, Michael Kors, Dooney Burke....but don't get it wet, the glue comes apart and the whole thing falls apart. It's too bad because his bag designs, especially with his cat applique and the lining using Karl's head in the fabric are unique. The man is the image and the brand. Quality?, there is no quality.
I have some Karl pieces, saffiano leather, one laptop case and two wallets. They have lasted many many years, they still look new. I bought his items, because I felt Chanel is overpriced. I'm glad I haven't fallen into the money trap that is Chanel - and I'm a huge fan of this legend of fashion. He was philosophical and was never a snob, though he designed the richest clothes on the planet. He did a line for H&M and once said a simple farm girl has more chic than some of his clients. I enjoy my items that bear his name, there's no resale value in them, but that's okay, I'll never sell them. I'm just a happy fan of his prolific career.
I know purses are the main subject of your channel but I’d love to see your impressions on other leather goods as jackets and boots as you’ve done a few. I’d like to see a Frye review on their men’s boots as I’ve always heard good things.
Q - please answer. I bought your “Rocky | Suede Rolltop Backpack” in blue and loved the bag but was EXTREMELY disappointed to see that the back straps were not fully made of leather. The underside of the backpack straps consisted of a plastic webbing material that does NOT equate to a $399 MSRP bag. You claim that you use only the best materials, yet plastic webbing on your shoulder is not comfortable and would be very embarrassing to have in front of friends. I returned the bag (at MY COST), even though there’s no mention of any other material on the description for the straps other than “top grain leather”. Your customer service is very rude and disrespectful. I’m not sure how you have such a beautiful backpack in your McHenry, that is cheaper and DOES have full leather straps, but not in the Rocky. I was told that the webbing was so the coloring of the leather would not wear off on my clothing, so please explain how that wouldn’t effect the straps on the McHenry?? Both are your backpack purses, yet one has subpar exterior materials at a higher price and the other has a full leather outside including the straps, but is cheaper. The McHenry definitely does have a cheaper material on the inside compared to the Rocky, but the straps are incredibly important when a person is looking to use a backpack daily. Your customer service lied to me about the reason for using webbing on the Rocky as the McHenry has no plastic webbing. I ALSO ordered a monogrammed men’s belt from you and it came with the embossing on the unfinished side of the belt. 2 purchases - 2 unsatisfactory products. You fixed the belt issue by remaking it and sending it out after I took videos and sent a ton of pictures to prove your mistake; but you wouldn’t even cover return shipping on the bag that I was misled on. I thought you’d run your business a little bit better than the rest, but even though you shit talk other brands on RUclips, you take unwanted and unnecessary shortcuts, yet still ask premium prices for your products. The two do not work together. You can cut corners, but then you need to cut costs. Very disappointed customer. I thought I’d come back to see if you fixed the Rocky bag because I loved the blue color and the design but I’ll never own another bag that looks cheaply made; especially at a $400 price tag. LMK when you’re ready to make the Rocky into the bag it should be, please. *No grown adult would EVER carry a backpack purse with leather outside and plastic webbing inside on one of a purse backpack’s main features. It looks and feels cheap yet it’s far from cheap pricing. Also: I wrote a very detailed review about this and it never got published. I submitted it 3 times. I don’t think that’s a mistake. It’s very disappointing and unprofessional! I may try to send another review, let’s see if it gets published. Since there’s currently ZERO reviews on the blue Rocky, I don’t think it’s going to be.
This bag was manufactured after KL passing. Karl Lagerfeld is an absolute Iconic designer & took much attention to his designs “KL own brand designs” not just the collaborations designs. I personally own KL Chanel bags & KL Agyness bags - each are quality. Any idiot can tell the difference between a £10,000 & £100 leather goods
I've had been wondering the same thing. I purchased a pair of shoes with Karl's name and wondered how the man headed of Chanel can have his name on such a poor quality and smear his name in the fashion industry?
One cannot expect a designer purse for 80 dollars. And people also pay for the name of a designer. Could it be that Lagerfeld wanted to make his bags available for everyone to buy?
Glad to hear you had a good experience with the brand. I feel like his clothing articles has more attention than the leather goods as he was more of a fashion person than a leather designer.
What many consumers don't realise is that Karl Lagerfeld the brand, and Karl Lagerfeld the designer, are completely different entities. Karl for one, hasn't designed for his own namesake label for years even prior to his death. It was simply licensed from him after a series of strategically poor business decisions to keep the brand sustainable. What promise it held in the late 80s and 90s no longer exists. The accessories are shoddily made and exorbitantly priced. The same can be said of bags from DKNY, Calvin Klein Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, and Pierre Cardin.
The big designers have long been producing lower quality lines in order to greedily corner every market, and many people don't mind and are quite satisfied to get the *name* at an affordable price. But most infuriating is how they deliberately ruined small-time online sellers of *USED* merchandise found at thrift stores and garage sales, with the excuse that Their Products are of the Finest Quality and Workmanship -- so the person trying to get $10-20 profit each on cute vintage items is treated like a criminal, as if... Instead of going after the manufacturers of new 'knock-offs'. Because in reality they're producing their *own knock-offs* as well, and they hate any competition at all, even from the thousands of small-time sellers/pickers/finders just hoping to pay their rent and maybe buy a few groceries.
I wish you would also do a video of Karl lagerfelt bags when he still owned his company and then make your judgement call on the quality of the leather bags from back then? I own 2 of them and it’s comparable with the Chanel leather. Just saying.
I guess Google must really be monitoring us👀👀, because why did I get a recommendation to watch this video after receiving a KL dress from macys yesterday lol, have never gotten any of his bags, but this is my second clothing item from the brand and am impressed. Price point is bit high to me even with macys coupons lol, but I really loved both items, great quality and dress is unique to me, conservative, yet sexy and fun snd not something you will see everyone wearing. I think I paid $135 for the dress, original price was higher
@tanner.leatherstein yes! Sometimes, I am grateful for it and other times.. am questioning everything, LOL. Welcome to the modern age of technology. I'm glad I found your channel and great video.
Yes it is a bit confusing since Karl Lagerfeld while alive everything He was involved with was of High Quality, but I will guess when He did the Special Line for H&M is when the Brand in this video came alive.
Can you please review valextra bags in upcoming videos?? They are hyped as high quality quiet luxury bags. So, I am very curious how they will perform if you review them🤔
Please do make video on how bad emporio armani bags are. I bought EA bag just 6 months ago bag still tagged n always in dust bag it started chipping off their own. I thought lets get over with my coach tote first which was my regular bag and after months I discovered it started chipping of their own. We all have regular bags like mk coach kate karl EA etc luxury are for special outings. In my life will never ever buy emporio armani or any of its sister brands first i had bad experience with giorgio armani now this. Please make some video on armani brand
I actually like the look of that bag you got from them. I cannot get over the chopped head of a bird logo on most of his bags…I wish they would make the logo flat or something else.. G10 group.. in that grouping for sure it’s most likely made in China to drop cost and drive profit higher 😅 Typical. Thank you ❤
Hi! Could you please make a comparison video on a superfake chanel handbag vs a real one? I’m so curious to see if the superfakes are as well-made as the real Chanels or who knows, they might even be made better.
Yeah. Quality is terrible. Karl Lagerfeld Paris is pretty much an outlet brand. I see tons of it cheap at Ross, TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Macy's. I would never buy it. Not even cheap.
Perhaps their "leather" products are awful but I recently purchased a pack of Karl Lagerfeld lyocell boxer briefs and they are amazing lol. I have another pack of lyocell briefs from another brand but KL's are noticeably better.
I have a couple of items from this brand. Honestly I would say the items aren't even worth their mass market prices (it's not about Karl himself, but the company's strategy). A pair of boots, made of partial leather; a down jacket, with only 80% down and the shell is not water resistant as all; a wallet made of synthetics; a pair of jeans I can't comment much on its quality. Overall pretty disappointed and I hope the company would reconsider the brand's market position.
They won't as long as consumers continue to buy it and today's consumers, at least majority of them, care only that the product is as cheap as possible.
There is this new company called Banofi leather, and the leather is made out of banana. It is interesting idea. Can you deconstruct one of theirs leather goods?
I have been to the Karl Lagerfeld store. I don't think they even use leather on their leather products. 3:12 WOW, even before knowing that the brand is now owned by the owners of Tommy Hilfiger... I was going say that the quality of the items they sell is at the Tommy Hilfiger level... High quality for clothes, yet nothing impressive when it comes to "leather" goods..... Just plastic leather.
Um, y’all know that he died 4 years ago right? He was hands on, so can you still call it Karl lagerfeld. I will say, Karl Lagerfeld vs Karl Lagerfeld Paris is of better quality.
I got a similar bag on sale off the official website. I did not like KL as a person due to his incredibly problematic views (especially on women), but I got the bag because I needed something for outings asap and thought that his brand would be at least OKish. While the bag is stylish the quality is not good and I will regift it to my pre-teen cousin. I was fooled by seeing his name. No more )))
Maybe it's just me but this approach doesn't work for me. Years ago, when i was much poorer, i bought a bag from a certain designer. It felt apart after few wears but i still paid quite a lot of money for it, enough to buy a good bag from a lesser known/ unbranded producer. Now that I've got much more miney it doesn't cross my mind to buy from this designer, not even from their luxury or whatever line. If I see a crappy bag or whatever, i just don't buy anything from them. Your name is your brand and if you allow it to be put on crap then you do care for your products. If there need to be experts to tell if a bag is real or not despite difference in price in 1000s, then this is all i need to know. Now i just want to know who makes good quality products, I don't care about the brand.
I was always saying that luxury leather goods and stuff are nice and some of the designs are looking good but quality isn’t even close ti what it was and should be for the price… 😂
I disagree with karls opinion o women, so i would never pay a cent to buy these. But this large logo type branding is tastless, i dont think karl would like his name printed like that
The quality is not there neither is a customer service. I had two bags. In one the leather in a chain strap broke off. Easy fix but still. The Agnes bag was a disaster.the lock kept opening in the new bag and finally it broke off within a year of moderate use. Leather held up not bad. But bag was unusable. No response from a company to have it fixed and no ability to buy a lock the same size to fix it myself. Now the bag needed up in my scrap pile to reuse it for something else. Junk
Yes I am in Agreement that K Lagerfeld Bags are Crap O La.... The only "decent" brand in the CIII Umbrella is DKNY and im only going on the one dkny bag i got in 2006 & it was a black cloth camera bag with the dkny logo sewn all over the cloth in a darker black thread
They called it vegan leather . People who didn’t understand this will think it is a leather. This is also one of reason I don’t buy Karl Lagerfield bag, the quality is really bad.
It doesn't matter where they are made. It depends on the craftsmen and quality inspection. My family and I have purchased D U P B A G Y bags over the past three years and I'm sure you won't be disappointed!
Is that bag real or fake? LRL uses better imitation leather, there is no edge finish & those generic buttons look like the same ones they use on fakes from China. I got two Polène fakes from China, because Vestiare were selling tonnes of “vegan leather” bags (Polène uses full grain leather) just to see what the quality was like. They cost the same. The better quality one didn’t have the generic button & had better plating & sowing. The poor quality one looks like your Lagerfeld.
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Vergognoso che abbia alterato lo STILE CHANEl, NN SOLO LE BORSE, MA ANCHE I FAMOSI ED ELEGANTI TAILLEUR CHANEL e tutto quanto rappresentava la linea Chanel…!! Dall’ascesa di Karl Lagerfeld nn ho più acquistato Chanel…!! Un brand CHANEL mai “DATATO” e sempre di grande eleganza, facendo sempre la differenza!!!
This is Karl Lagerfeld Paris, not the top of the line Karl Lagerfeld brand. It's basically the offshoot "cheaper" version for the more "affordable" price. It's basically the outlet brand. Not sure if the main line is much better though.
Now I am more curious to check that mainline too. Thank you for sharing
Yes this is a diffusion more trend / accessible fashion line.
Also worth noting that Karl sold off his brands to Tommy Hilfiger back in 2005 and stayed on as a creative advisor and designer until 2019, this would also explain the brands positioning towards more affordable price points as no brands under TH, including TH themselves, cater to a high end audience...
I didn't now he had a high end line ...he worked for many fashion houses ,but never saw his own brand. I will look that up
Yes, but its also a rubbish brand quality and worth wise
Karl Lagerfeld bags are not really "luxury" anymore, if they have ever been before. I got a lamb leather purse more than 10 years ago, and all their leather were beautiful, felt luxurious to the touch. Since then, the prices dropped, and today the brand seems to produce a majority of fake leather bags, and the most expensive leather one is probably about 400€. Their clothes however are higher quality in terms of fabric, design, cut... and much more expensive than the bags😅
Thanks for sharing your experience. It makes sense as he is a fashion person than a leather designer. Perhaps leather line is not a go to at this point
I've seen the brand Karl Lagerfeld/KL having a boutique in a luxury mall and it stood side by side brands like Prada, Gucci, Ferragamo, Etro, Bvlgari etc. and the cheapest (in this context) then were probably MCM, Karl Lagerfeld, and Adrienne Vittadini (yes, she had a huge boutique at the entrance, no less. unbelievable). So technically, the KL brand was supposed to be a luxury brand then, albeit not at the top bracket (this was in the 90s).
I worked at Neiman Marcus Last Call in the early 2,000s and his bags were nice leather. I still have some of his jackets and sweaters from the brand that I just adore. They are my favorite poor girl Chanels and I've had them forever! 🤭
I saw this brand at TJMaxx a couple of years ago and I literally thought it was maybe someone else with his name. It was very cheap and I am actually shocked.
Agreed.
One of my local TJMaxx stores has quite a few of them. Some of the designs are cute, but they are definitely not meant for everyday wear and tear. There are better options at the same price point.
This is Karl Lagerfeld Paris which is a lower diffusion brand offshoot of Karl Lagerfeld which itself stood as a non-traditional diffusion line for Karl’s work at Fendi and Chanel. I’d be interested to see a dissection from a mainline Karl bag.
Thanks for the information! I didn't know that KL, DKNY, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger belong to the same group. I wondered why they can be found together in outlets around the world and why their products are so similar in appearance and quality. 😂
Tjmaxx sells all of those brands bags. Some lagerfelid bags are actually cute from what I've seen on tjmaxx website.
As someone who has some familiarity with G-III Apparel, the bags from the brands mentioned in this video are either plastic or cheap leather in spite of the price tags. This applies even to Karl Lagerfeld in spite of G III owning two brands with his name (Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Lagerfeld Paris.)
Personally I feel like G-III is the main reason those brands mentioned have turned into Ross or tjmaxx brands.
People should stop assuming anything 😂 Karl Lagerfeld said that his brand was not supposed to be as good as Chanel and Fendi. He prioritized them. He created his brand just so he could sell affordable pieces under his name and profit from it.
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Love your videos.
Wanted to let you know, GIII doesn’t own Calvin Klein or Tommy Hilfiger. PVH is the owner and GIII is the licensing company.
The Karl Lagerfeld brand is just one of many brands that bear the name of legendary designers who have now been trashed for cash thanks to mainly G-III and Capri holdings. Until now I actually didn't know that all these brands (MK, Versace, K Lagerfeld, etc.) were all owned by the same 2 holding companies but they all seemed somewhat similar in terms of aesthetics and feel, in a very bad way... It's like the brands have lost the luxury feel/brand soul. Well, no wonder they do when they are all owned by the same holding companies, I now realize. Versace is definitely the brand that have survived the "holding curse" the best, thanks to the many defusion lines (I never thought I would say it, but it is better to make defusion lines than to destroy the mainline brand's soul). A prime example of a brand that has been completely ruined is MK, which at this point hasn't made a single original idea for years. Just look at their monogram "Eliza open tote"... It is a direct rip-off/rebrand of the LV Neverfull. Ain't it weird how it is ok to wear something that is basically a fake when the price tag is relatively high. At this point, I would categorize brands like MK to be worse than Shein and Wish, since Shein is cheap af and doesn't rip off their own costumers. Anyways that was my rant for today.
Ohh and I wanted to add, that (I never thought I should say anything good about LVMH) but it is most definitely preferred for a brand to sell out to either LVMH or Kering than to G-III or Capri, since they actually let the brands be original and unique instead of turning a brand into a trend hopper, lookalike, "mall-luxury" brand.
G-III doesn't OWN Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein but the LICENSE to produce and sell clothing branded as such in certain markets to 3rd party sellers typically a department store. This is G-IIIs main business and is what they're doing to trash Karl Lagerfelds name and cache and the fashion history. They produce a mass generic designs of clothes, shoes, bags etc and then slap his or DKNY or Calvin or Tommy logos on them and with KL or DKNY what's worse is because they own them they can sell directly to consumers in stand alone brick and mortar shops. Typically an outlet mall or online. It's so sad that a man with such an impact on modern day fashion history's name has been sold off and turned into a generic Sans Serif logo and gimmicky cartoon logo.
Oh yeah... recently, TJMAXX has been flooded with cool Karl Lagerfeld´s designs (like the ones with his cat on it), but that look like a toy, or something you would buy for a teenager.
I think the new owner of the brand is going for mass appeal using his name without any concern for quality
Sadly this happens with a lot of brands that are sold, go public or the originator passes away. I bet a lot of designers would go into a hard and fast rotation in their graves if they could see what has happened to the brands they created and placed their names and reputation on.
Thank you for making these videos! Can you make a tier list to compare all of the bag brand you've dissected?
Hi Tanner
I really enjoy your videos as they provide a lot of education. Will you consider doing a video on the quality of Dooney and Bourke handbags or small leather accessories?
I've seen Karl Lagerfeld bags in the stores and the quality is horrible. It looks cheap. It's sad to see Karl's name on a product of such inferior leather quality and workmanship. It doesn't do justice to Karl's legacy in fashion.
I have 2 Karl Lagerfeld bags that I love and enjoy but I also know that the quality isn’t the best😅 I just love that way it looks!
Hi Tanner, i really like your videos. It would be interesting to see the quality of Max Mara bags. It feels to me that Max Mara is a good quality at a more reasonable price than the other high luxury brands. Would love to see your opinion. Cheers!
I’d love to see this too! People, pop a like on it please.
I think there are many levels of his bags out there. I bought one that is lamb leather and very well made. It looks very Channel like. I love it ❤️
I will never purchase another Karl Lagerfeld bag. Had one, the strap braided part came undone/ripped only after 1 week of use. I purchased this bag for my upcoming vacation at the time. Well….I don’t have the bag anymore, threw it away.
That matches with my findings on this project. Thanks for sharing
I had a tote bag from Karl Lagerfeld and in terms of dimensions, appearance, functionality, it was perfect, compared to anything similar from Coach, Michael Kors, Dooney Burke....but don't get it wet, the glue comes apart and the whole thing falls apart. It's too bad because his bag designs, especially with his cat applique and the lining using Karl's head in the fabric are unique. The man is the image and the brand. Quality?, there is no quality.
I have some Karl pieces, saffiano leather, one laptop case and two wallets. They have lasted many many years, they still look new. I bought his items, because I felt Chanel is overpriced. I'm glad I haven't fallen into the money trap that is Chanel - and I'm a huge fan of this legend of fashion. He was philosophical and was never a snob, though he designed the richest clothes on the planet. He did a line for H&M and once said a simple farm girl has more chic than some of his clients. I enjoy my items that bear his name, there's no resale value in them, but that's okay, I'll never sell them. I'm just a happy fan of his prolific career.
I’d love to see Max Mara bags and Poléne, thank you!!!
Interested in Polene too 🙏🏼
I know purses are the main subject of your channel but I’d love to see your impressions on other leather goods as jackets and boots as you’ve done a few. I’d like to see a Frye review on their men’s boots as I’ve always heard good things.
I appreciate your suggestion and I'll certainly consider doing a review on their men's boots in the future. Thank you
I have a black-multi tweed bag from the line. I paid $60 for it at Ross. It’s very nice-looking, but I’m under no illusion that it’s a quality bag.
I thought Karl Lagerfeld went "fast fashion" in the 2000's so thins makes some sense to me.
Q - please answer. I bought your “Rocky | Suede Rolltop Backpack” in blue and loved the bag but was EXTREMELY disappointed to see that the back straps were not fully made of leather. The underside of the backpack straps consisted of a plastic webbing material that does NOT equate to a $399 MSRP bag. You claim that you use only the best materials, yet plastic webbing on your shoulder is not comfortable and would be very embarrassing to have in front of friends.
I returned the bag (at MY COST), even though there’s no mention of any other material on the description for the straps other than “top grain leather”.
Your customer service is very rude and disrespectful. I’m not sure how you have such a beautiful backpack in your McHenry, that is cheaper and DOES have full leather straps, but not in the Rocky. I was told that the webbing was so the coloring of the leather would not wear off on my clothing, so please explain how that wouldn’t effect the straps on the McHenry?? Both are your backpack purses, yet one has subpar exterior materials at a higher price and the other has a full leather outside including the straps, but is cheaper. The McHenry definitely does have a cheaper material on the inside compared to the Rocky, but the straps are incredibly important when a person is looking to use a backpack daily. Your customer service lied to me about the reason for using webbing on the Rocky as the McHenry has no plastic webbing.
I ALSO ordered a monogrammed men’s belt from you and it came with the embossing on the unfinished side of the belt.
2 purchases - 2 unsatisfactory products. You fixed the belt issue by remaking it and sending it out after I took videos and sent a ton of pictures to prove your mistake; but you wouldn’t even cover return shipping on the bag that I was misled on.
I thought you’d run your business a little bit better than the rest, but even though you shit talk other brands on RUclips, you take unwanted and unnecessary shortcuts, yet still ask premium prices for your products. The two do not work together. You can cut corners, but then you need to cut costs. Very disappointed customer. I thought I’d come back to see if you fixed the Rocky bag because I loved the blue color and the design but I’ll never own another bag that looks cheaply made; especially at a $400 price tag. LMK when you’re ready to make the Rocky into the bag it should be, please.
*No grown adult would EVER carry a backpack purse with leather outside and plastic webbing inside on one of a purse backpack’s main features. It looks and feels cheap yet it’s far from cheap pricing.
Also: I wrote a very detailed review about this and it never got published. I submitted it 3 times. I don’t think that’s a mistake. It’s very disappointing and unprofessional! I may try to send another review, let’s see if it gets published. Since there’s currently ZERO reviews on the blue Rocky, I don’t think it’s going to be.
Can make a review on DOONEY AND BOURKE handbags????
Do Kurt Geiger please!? ❤
I would love it if you talked about Lotuff and/or Lindquist bags. There isn't a lot of info out there!
This bag was manufactured after KL passing.
Karl Lagerfeld is an absolute Iconic designer & took much attention to his designs
“KL own brand designs” not just the collaborations designs.
I personally own KL Chanel bags & KL Agyness bags - each are quality.
Any idiot can tell the difference between a £10,000 & £100 leather goods
That isn't the issue here. The issue is that he put his name, very much associated with high end/ luxury item.
I've had been wondering the same thing. I purchased a pair of shoes with Karl's name and wondered how the man headed of Chanel can have his name on such a poor quality and smear his name in the fashion industry?
I figured someone that hated Karl bought the brand to cheapen it. lol
Probably more like someone who loves money bought the brand to get richer :)
What about the brand the sak handbags? Are those quality leather? I ask because i see them on Macy's website and i was going to order one
Great New York Times article! 😮 👏🏽
Thank you. I loved it too 😁
One cannot expect a designer purse for 80 dollars. And people also pay for the name of a designer. Could it be that Lagerfeld wanted to make his bags available for everyone to buy?
I bought a Karl bag on Amazon and was sorry I did as I can’t return it. It’s very low quality compared to the price I paid for it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am not sure if Karl would be happy to see this being done under his name after his departure...
Hey can you review Zara, Mango and Massimo Dutti leather goods like Jackets and accessories?
Is vegetable tan leather better? Thanks
I have one of his faux leather jackets with studs. I absolutely love it❤. I think i'm wearing it in my profile pic😅
Glad to hear you had a good experience with the brand. I feel like his clothing articles has more attention than the leather goods as he was more of a fashion person than a leather designer.
Please review Manu atelier! Currently eyeing the nova bag.
Hi, could you do a dissection of Christian Louboutin’s cabarock bag? Thank you.
What many consumers don't realise is that Karl Lagerfeld the brand, and Karl Lagerfeld the designer, are completely different entities. Karl for one, hasn't designed for his own namesake label for years even prior to his death. It was simply licensed from him after a series of strategically poor business decisions to keep the brand sustainable. What promise it held in the late 80s and 90s no longer exists. The accessories are shoddily made and exorbitantly priced. The same can be said of bags from DKNY, Calvin Klein Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, and Pierre Cardin.
The big designers have long been producing lower quality lines in order to greedily corner every market, and many people don't mind and are quite satisfied to get the *name* at an affordable price. But most infuriating is how they deliberately ruined small-time online sellers of *USED* merchandise found at thrift stores and garage sales, with the excuse that Their Products are of the Finest Quality and Workmanship -- so the person trying to get $10-20 profit each on cute vintage items is treated like a criminal, as if... Instead of going after the manufacturers of new 'knock-offs'. Because in reality they're producing their *own knock-offs* as well, and they hate any competition at all, even from the thousands of small-time sellers/pickers/finders just hoping to pay their rent and maybe buy a few groceries.
I love the dupes of D U P B A G Y, they have all the bags I need.
Could you please review the leather from Longchamp cuir line?
Can you make a video about that polo Ralph Lauren bag
I wish you would also do a video of Karl lagerfelt bags when he still owned his company and then make your judgement call on the quality of the leather bags from back then? I own 2 of them and it’s comparable with the Chanel leather. Just saying.
An absolute legend.
KKUWAN 's bags are worth it！
I guess Google must really be monitoring us👀👀, because why did I get a recommendation to watch this video after receiving a KL dress from macys yesterday lol, have never gotten any of his bags, but this is my second clothing item from the brand and am impressed. Price point is bit high to me even with macys coupons lol, but I really loved both items, great quality and dress is unique to me, conservative, yet sexy and fun snd not something you will see everyone wearing. I think I paid $135 for the dress, original price was higher
It's interesting how recommendations can sometimes align with recent experiences! Thanks for sharing this
@tanner.leatherstein yes! Sometimes, I am grateful for it and other times.. am questioning everything, LOL. Welcome to the modern age of technology. I'm glad I found your channel and great video.
Yes it is a bit confusing since Karl Lagerfeld while alive everything He was involved with was of High Quality, but I will guess when He did the Special Line for H&M is when the Brand in this video came alive.
Can you do a review of plastic-free vegan leather Mirum by NFW?
Can you please review valextra bags in upcoming videos?? They are hyped as high quality quiet luxury bags. So, I am very curious how they will perform if you review them🤔
That's a new brand for me, but I'll definitely include it in my future product reviews. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Can you do Burberry new Knight bag leather review ?
Whoever sent you that bag does not how to read labels. It is laughable that person is associated with a leather authority. Smh
Please do make video on how bad emporio armani bags are. I bought EA bag just 6 months ago bag still tagged n always in dust bag it started chipping off their own. I thought lets get over with my coach tote first which was my regular bag and after months I discovered it started chipping of their own. We all have regular bags like mk coach kate karl EA etc luxury are for special outings. In my life will never ever buy emporio armani or any of its sister brands first i had bad experience with giorgio armani now this. Please make some video on armani brand
I actually like the look of that bag you got from them. I cannot get over the chopped head of a bird logo on most of his bags…I wish they would make the logo flat or something else.. G10 group.. in that grouping for sure it’s most likely made in China to drop cost and drive profit higher 😅 Typical. Thank you ❤
Can i send you one of my small business products and you examine it?
I loved he bag and the quality is great ❤❤
Hi! Could you please make a comparison video on a superfake chanel handbag vs a real one? I’m so curious to see if the superfakes are as well-made as the real Chanels or who knows, they might even be made better.
Do a black tote bag from kate spade please
I have one karl bag and it will probably stay that way,
I don't blame you!
do not disrespect Karl Lagerfeld’ or else
Where in this vid he disrespected KL? I saw a very respectful mini bio + bag dissection.
Karl Lagerfeld Paris it's like "the outlet" of Karl Lagerfeld which have a lot of quality.
Thank you.
Yeah. Quality is terrible. Karl Lagerfeld Paris is pretty much an outlet brand. I see tons of it cheap at Ross, TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Macy's. I would never buy it. Not even cheap.
Don’t own any bags, and I’m in no desire for one after your video!
Perhaps their "leather" products are awful but I recently purchased a pack of Karl Lagerfeld lyocell boxer briefs and they are amazing lol. I have another pack of lyocell briefs from another brand but KL's are noticeably better.
I bought Marks and Spencers knicker and the quality is amazing, too (most of things aren't). Just saying.
I’ve always known KL brand was leather and of is quality I never pick his bags up even for $5
Wow LBI 😮
I have a couple of items from this brand. Honestly I would say the items aren't even worth their mass market prices (it's not about Karl himself, but the company's strategy). A pair of boots, made of partial leather; a down jacket, with only 80% down and the shell is not water resistant as all; a wallet made of synthetics; a pair of jeans I can't comment much on its quality. Overall pretty disappointed and I hope the company would reconsider the brand's market position.
They won't as long as consumers continue to buy it and today's consumers, at least majority of them, care only that the product is as cheap as possible.
Sadly Karl Lagerfeld brand was never had very high quality products. I remember from 2008, you can feel the lack of quality even in those years.
It bothers me that all these high end designers all use the same font and style for their logos. Plus their bags look similar to each other.
There is this new company called Banofi leather, and the leather is made out of banana. It is interesting idea. Can you deconstruct one of theirs leather goods?
I have been to the Karl Lagerfeld store.
I don't think they even use leather on their leather products.
3:12 WOW, even before knowing that the brand is now owned by the owners of Tommy Hilfiger... I was going say that the quality of the items they sell is at the Tommy Hilfiger level... High quality for clothes, yet nothing impressive when it comes to "leather" goods..... Just plastic leather.
Just looking at the bag, you can see that it is all types of pleather. That gold polish would rub off by tomorrow.
Um, y’all know that he died 4 years ago right? He was hands on, so can you still call it Karl lagerfeld. I will say, Karl Lagerfeld vs Karl Lagerfeld Paris is of better quality.
I got a similar bag on sale off the official website. I did not like KL as a person due to his incredibly problematic views (especially on women), but I got the bag because I needed something for outings asap and thought that his brand would be at least OKish. While the bag is stylish the quality is not good and I will regift it to my pre-teen cousin. I was fooled by seeing his name. No more )))
Maybe it's just me but this approach doesn't work for me. Years ago, when i was much poorer, i bought a bag from a certain designer. It felt apart after few wears but i still paid quite a lot of money for it, enough to buy a good bag from a lesser known/ unbranded producer. Now that I've got much more miney it doesn't cross my mind to buy from this designer, not even from their luxury or whatever line. If I see a crappy bag or whatever, i just don't buy anything from them. Your name is your brand and if you allow it to be put on crap then you do care for your products.
If there need to be experts to tell if a bag is real or not despite difference in price in 1000s, then this is all i need to know.
Now i just want to know who makes good quality products, I don't care about the brand.
I was always saying that luxury leather goods and stuff are nice and some of the designs are looking good but quality isn’t even close ti what it was and should be for the price… 😂
I have a few summer shoes of Karl Lagerfeld brand. They were middle-priced, of good design, very convenient but of poor quality.
Karl died in 2019 ??? Did I hear it wrongly?
Yes he did 🥺
Is very affordable. $100 for a purse is not bad at all
I disagree with karls opinion o women, so i would never pay a cent to buy these. But this large logo type branding is tastless, i dont think karl would like his name printed like that
Please check out Frank’s clegg leather
I knew Karl Lagerfeld went downhill when I saw this brand for sale at Ross Dress For Less
There was different Lagerfeld lines, and this one is definitely the cheap one
Yes I agree with you .. try to get the quilted flap best deal
The quality is not there neither is a customer service. I had two bags. In one the leather in a chain strap broke off. Easy fix but still. The Agnes bag was a disaster.the lock kept opening in the new bag and finally it broke off within a year of moderate use. Leather held up not bad. But bag was unusable. No response from a company to have it fixed and no ability to buy a lock the same size to fix it myself. Now the bag needed up in my scrap pile to reuse it for something else. Junk
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Nooooo way.... I didn't know that he died already. I thought he was still alive and kicking. 🥺
I have a bag that was supposed to be made of lamb skin- the agyness Chanel wannabe. It doesn’t feel like plastic but maybe it actually is. 😢
I think it's just a high street brand, not a luxury brand.
Yes I am in Agreement that K Lagerfeld Bags are Crap O La.... The only "decent" brand in the CIII Umbrella is DKNY and im only going on the one dkny bag i got in 2006 & it was a black cloth camera bag with the dkny logo sewn all over the cloth in a darker black thread
This stuff is more like merch than designer label.
They called it vegan leather . People who didn’t understand this will think it is a leather. This is also one of reason I don’t buy Karl Lagerfield bag, the quality is really bad.
Anyone who buys a product by KL for $80 and expects it to be the quality of Chanel is deluded.
It doesn't matter where they are made. It depends on the craftsmen and quality inspection. My family and I have purchased D U P B A G Y bags over the past three years and I'm sure you won't be disappointed!
Is that bag real or fake? LRL uses better imitation leather, there is no edge finish & those generic buttons look like the same ones they use on fakes from China.
I got two Polène fakes from China, because Vestiare were selling tonnes of “vegan leather” bags (Polène uses full grain leather) just to see what the quality was like. They cost the same. The better quality one didn’t have the generic button & had better plating & sowing. The poor quality one looks like your Lagerfeld.
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Vergognoso che abbia alterato lo STILE CHANEl, NN SOLO LE BORSE, MA ANCHE I FAMOSI ED ELEGANTI TAILLEUR CHANEL e
tutto quanto rappresentava la linea Chanel…!! Dall’ascesa di Karl Lagerfeld nn ho più acquistato Chanel…!! Un brand CHANEL
mai “DATATO” e sempre di grande eleganza, facendo sempre la differenza!!!