Celine: A Definite Yes or A Hairy Mess?


There are A LOT of reasons why I love Celine. Season after season of bag goodness has done the brand reputation a lot of good. So why then produce something that looks less than stellar (ok I was being nice) and more like a furry, heavily drenched dog that got dragged into the ballroom at The Plaza from the pouring rain?

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I do get it. Brands have to at times, remember to create an “off” piece that is not commercial– you know, to make sure consumers don’t think they’re foregoing “creativity” and just going the commercial route (money, money, money). But come on, Philo. While I  get the Big Bird yellow pumps with that total look below, *it actually looked wearable*

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Photo Credit: Celine.Com

(oh and the fashion cognoscenti loved it while many a consumer disliked it), I just don’t get the soggy looking bathroom rag of a bag.

I do wonder who will buy it without worrying over how to maintain it (that disheveled- look bag does need to be maintained or else your mom will mistake it for that old bathroom rug you had passionately insisted on not having laundered on weeks’ end, and throw it into the washing machine, warm cycle lol). This bag does not have that je ne sais quois quality to me. It is a je ne sais pas. I really don’t know what Philo was thinking (and there’s the reason why I’m not Celine’s creative director LOL).

Sorry but I just don’t get it. And all the more baffling is why someone (not an Ecclestone please) would fork over thousands of dollars for it.

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TheBagHag

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