@@Shanycole I know, isn’t it crazy??? My Coach was $198 in 1998, and this Speedy 25 was $350 in 2002. That’s why when I hear people imply that they think certain brands are devalued because they go on sale and essentially judge luxury solely on price, or at least heavily in price, I pause, because 20 years ago there wasn’t a huge difference in price. Now, there’s a price increase every time you blink!
@@ewa0101i Hello! I have the classic and that’s what I prefer because I like the classic look without the leather stripe down the sides of the bag. However, if you like to wear your bags on your shoulder or crossbody then I would suggest the strap.
I had been in search of a preloved speedy 25 for months I purchased at Saks on fifth couple weeks ago ( made in usa) in 2017. Excellent condition it definitely has stood the test of time. I am quite please with my purchase.😄
You look so cute! Your bag still looks great! I would say the majority of my bags are made in the USA. I have no problem with that! Lol. Thank you for the video! ❤️❤️❤️
Aww, thank you! I’m trying to get out of the Krystie McNichol Tiger Beat cover phase. 🤣Thank you for watching, Winnie! I have no problem with where my bags are made, either, and my bag is proof that the quality is the same as anywhere else.
Louis Vuitton pre social media was good quality. I lost my bags while moving outside the US about three years ago and wanted to replace my LVs with new ones. I changed my mind after seeing how the quality had gone down and decided to replace my bags with preloved ones instead
A lot of people feel that way. I have had pretty good luck, but I can’t dismiss all of the quality issues I have seen in newer bags and slg’s. The canvas on my Speedy was heavier, as is the canvas on my older items.
I've also always been into bags as long as I can remember! Thank you for sharing your "bag journey" as well as showing your first LV! WOW she's in such a good condition - but the quality was definitely different back then :)
I would love to know what your first luxury bag was! It’s incredible to see what the quality used to be and how it’s gone down, but prices keep going up!
Bag is in great shape! My first expensive bag was a brown textile monogrammed style coach bag. Carried it to shreds. I always wanted an LV bag from the time I was a little girl. The first thing I bought was a pre owned keepall 50 B around 2015. It’s like 32 years old now. Now I have several pieces including a 2015 speedy B 25 and I am admittedly obsessed with the look and light weight of the canvas pieces. I prefer vintage!
I watched your vid after just buying a 2005 speedy 25. Made in USA like yours. My first luxury bag. Love love love it. Nice to enjoy your video and share the love with other fans. Thank you.
Just subscribed! Thanks for sharing this story and your beautiful speedy. I started shopping at LV in 2006 and I loved going in the boutique back then! Canvas classics everywhere, everything usually in stock, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Now you walk in and it's nothing but leather and seasonal bags. Nah! ☺️
I just restored my first coach bag it’s 26 years old ..it was rough but it looks good now… my first luxury was a Gucci tote that I saved my paper route money to buy… wish I still had it
Hi Dawn! This vid makes my heart happy!! 💕 I was doing some cleaning and pulled my vintage speedy 25. Made in the USA in February 2001. The vachetta has a nice patina but what I don’t like is the zippers and hardwares are a little rusty. It was my first luxury purchase as well. I was contemplate to bring it to LV for vachetta and hardware replacement but I think I will keep it the way it is for now. It shows how it was well used. (Used it once in college to shield myself from the rain 😂. So silly lol)
That’s awesome! 🥰. You can clean the hardware with Brasso, it should come out shiny! I would keep it is is, too. The patina is holding memories, and unless it’s dirty and beyond usable, it should be fine! 🥰
Thank you so much for the tips. I will get Brasso to polish the hardware. 🤗 The bag is in great shape and no damage to the canvas whatsoever. They don’t make bags like this anymore.
She looks stunning for beeing 20 years old! My first designer bag was a Speedy aswell (but in the 35 size) in 2011. It‘s crazy how the prices skyrocketed and I wish I got into Louis Vuitton way earlier and bought all the classics years ago 😅. Of course I still have mine aswell 🥰 I don’t use it that much anymore, because I prefer bags with shoulderstraps now - but as you I would never ever sell it.
I think that it’s best to keep your first bag, it always has lots of memories attached. 🙂. I wish I had bought more bags while they were still more affordable, but I actually had purse peace for a couple of years. 🤫
Thank you so much! ❤️. You can find a Speedy like this for a very good price preloved. It’s worth taking a look for your first bag. You can see they last for a very long time if cared for!
I don’t remember, but it may have! It came from Raymour and Flanigan’s. I have two chairs but they aren’t in the set. I’m tired of looking at this couch, I want to get another one but no one ever sits in that room except my cat! 😂. I think it’s an Italian American thing. 😁.
Thanks! I have never used Apple Guard. I am fine with the vachetta getting darker. I don’t want it to become dirty, but it’s made to darken over time. It’s over 20 years old, this is probably as golden as it will get.
Does yours say Malletier under the Louis Vuitton stamp? I just bought one that is from 01/1991 and it says malletier. The date says it was made in the U.S. just curious if yours says that as well.
I forgot to add the most important information about this bag - I paid about $325 for her in 2002. It costs over $1k now.
You can’t even get a Contemporary designer bag for $325. The classic speedy 30 with my first Louis Vuitton bag. No regrets!
@@Shanycole I know, isn’t it crazy??? My Coach was $198 in 1998, and this Speedy 25 was $350 in 2002. That’s why when I hear people imply that they think certain brands are devalued because they go on sale and essentially judge luxury solely on price, or at least heavily in price, I pause, because 20 years ago there wasn’t a huge difference in price. Now, there’s a price increase every time you blink!
Hi Dawn! You got a cake and you can eat to too. A classic LV with amazing quality and 25% of its current price 💕💕
do you suggest to get speedy 25 the classic or the strap design am so worried which i should chose
@@ewa0101i Hello! I have the classic and that’s what I prefer because I like the classic look without the leather stripe down the sides of the bag. However, if you like to wear your bags on your shoulder or crossbody then I would suggest the strap.
The bag looks great for it's age, incredible! And you're right, they're don't make them like they used to!
So true!
I had been in search of a preloved speedy 25 for months I purchased at Saks on fifth couple weeks ago ( made in usa) in 2017. Excellent condition it definitely has stood the test of time. I am quite please with my purchase.😄
@@VettGirl66 Congrats!!! 🎉. They hold up great and will keep in great shape if you take care of it well.
Stunning speedy bag! I like your earrings so pretty.
Thank you! The earrings are from Givenchy, but they are from Macy’s so not very expensive. 😊. Thanks for watching!
You look so cute! Your bag still looks great! I would say the majority of my bags are made in the USA. I have no problem with that! Lol. Thank you for the video! ❤️❤️❤️
Aww, thank you! I’m trying to get out of the Krystie McNichol Tiger Beat cover phase. 🤣Thank you for watching, Winnie! I have no problem with where my bags are made, either, and my bag is proof that the quality is the same as anywhere else.
Louis Vuitton pre social media was good quality. I lost my bags while moving outside the US about three years ago and wanted to replace my LVs with new ones. I changed my mind after seeing how the quality had gone down and decided to replace my bags with preloved ones instead
A lot of people feel that way. I have had pretty good luck, but I can’t dismiss all of the quality issues I have seen in newer bags and slg’s. The canvas on my Speedy was heavier, as is the canvas on my older items.
I've also always been into bags as long as I can remember! Thank you for sharing your "bag journey" as well as showing your first LV! WOW she's in such a good condition - but the quality was definitely different back then :)
I would love to know what your first luxury bag was! It’s incredible to see what the quality used to be and how it’s gone down, but prices keep going up!
@@dawnlovescouture2644 my first luxury bag is the LV Neverfull 😊 it’s not as old as yours but still I feel that it looks very good!
@@WithaTouchofLuxury I bet it does! When you love your bags you will always treat them well. 😍
Bag is in great shape! My first expensive bag was a brown textile monogrammed style coach bag. Carried it to shreds. I always wanted an LV bag from the time
I was a little girl. The first thing I bought was a pre owned keepall 50 B around 2015. It’s like 32 years old now. Now I have several pieces including a 2015 speedy B 25 and I am admittedly obsessed with the look and light weight of the canvas pieces. I prefer vintage!
Yes, I prefer vintage, too! I love the lightweight canvas pieces, they are excellent!
I watched your vid after just buying a 2005 speedy 25. Made in USA like yours. My first luxury bag. Love love love it. Nice to enjoy your video and share the love with other fans. Thank you.
Hi Wendy! Thanks so much! 🥰. I’ve had this bag from the beginning and it’s still going strong!
Just subscribed! Thanks for sharing this story and your beautiful speedy. I started shopping at LV in 2006 and I loved going in the boutique back then! Canvas classics everywhere, everything usually in stock, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Now you walk in and it's nothing but leather and seasonal bags. Nah! ☺️
I subscribed to you, too! 😉. It was so much better back then, right? The quality was better, too. And the designs!
I love my monogram speedy25 and speedy35 damier Azur while, I have also multicolor speedy25 ❤❤❤❤
The multicolor collection is beautiful! 💕.
I just restored my first coach bag it’s 26 years old ..it was rough but it looks good now… my first luxury was a Gucci tote that I saved my paper route money to buy… wish I still had it
Wow! 26 years old is a real testament to how well made something is. I bet your Gucci tote was beautiful. 😍
It a beauty. This is one of my favorites style bag.
Mine, too! ❤️
Hi Dawn! This vid makes my heart happy!! 💕
I was doing some cleaning and pulled my vintage speedy 25. Made in the USA in February 2001.
The vachetta has a nice patina but what I don’t like is the zippers and hardwares are a little rusty.
It was my first luxury purchase as well.
I was contemplate to bring it to LV for vachetta and hardware replacement but I think I will keep it the way it is for now.
It shows how it was well used. (Used it once in college to shield myself from the rain 😂. So silly lol)
That’s awesome! 🥰. You can clean the hardware with Brasso, it should come out shiny! I would keep it is is, too. The patina is holding memories, and unless it’s dirty and beyond usable, it should be fine! 🥰
Thank you so much for the tips. I will get Brasso to polish the hardware. 🤗 The bag is in great shape and no damage to the canvas whatsoever. They don’t make bags like this anymore.
She looks stunning for beeing 20 years old! My first designer bag was a Speedy aswell (but in the 35 size) in 2011. It‘s crazy how the prices skyrocketed and I wish I got into Louis Vuitton way earlier and bought all the classics years ago 😅. Of course I still have mine aswell 🥰 I don’t use it that much anymore, because I prefer bags with shoulderstraps now - but as you I would never ever sell it.
I think that it’s best to keep your first bag, it always has lots of memories attached. 🙂. I wish I had bought more bags while they were still more affordable, but I actually had purse peace for a couple of years. 🤫
I don't have any luxury bag bag but I so want the speedy 25 not the bandoulier type.. yours is very lovely
Thank you so much! ❤️. You can find a Speedy like this for a very good price preloved. It’s worth taking a look for your first bag. You can see they last for a very long time if cared for!
I had the exact same couch!! Did it come with a love seat?? Twinning!!! 🤣❤️❤️
I don’t remember, but it may have! It came from Raymour and Flanigan’s. I have two chairs but they aren’t in the set. I’m tired of looking at this couch, I want to get another one but no one ever sits in that room except my cat! 😂. I think it’s an Italian American thing. 😁.
I need a speedy 25! Wish I could get one for 325$🤩
To do that, unfortunately you need a time machine. 😔. I wish I bought one in Damier Ebene back then, too.
You can use apple guard so it doesn’t get any darker
Thanks! I have never used Apple Guard. I am fine with the vachetta getting darker. I don’t want it to become dirty, but it’s made to darken over time. It’s over 20 years old, this is probably as golden as it will get.
@@dawnlovescouture2644 it does patina but it’s a nice even patina. I use it on my speedy 25 and it works great. I have no stains
Does yours say Malletier under the Louis Vuitton stamp? I just bought one that is from 01/1991 and it says malletier. The date says it was made in the U.S. just curious if yours says that as well.
@@G..G.. Hi! No, mine does not say that My bag is newer, from 2002.