Who’s Bag is it Anyway?
So predicatably, Kane West made Vanity Fair Magazine’s “Best Dressed of 2008″ list.
But I thought it was interesting that as part of the interview for the spread, Kanye said,
Favorite fashion purchase of 2008: “A special-order red Epi leather Christopher backpack from Louis Vuitton.”
Kanye blogged about his amazing OOAK Special Order Louis Vuitton Azur Christopher just a couple weeks ago. His manager, Don C blogged about his Special Order OOAK red epi Louis Vuitton Christopher months ago- titleing the post “LV Red Epi Christopher!!! (1 of 1) None B4 None 2 Come…
I’ve seen pics of Kanye with his Monogram Christopher AND his Damier Azure Christopher- but never a red Epi. And I’ve seen pics of Don C with the Red Epi Christopher… but if they REALLY only made one…
Is Don C’s Christopher a “hand me down” or did he just think Kanye’s pack was hot (which the red epi is) and so he blogged about it. In fairness… the post never said, “look at MY amazing SO Red Epi Christopher…” I just assumed.
Hmmm, enquiring minds want to know!
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Tags: Christopher Backpack, Don C, epi, Louis Vuitton, Vanity Fair
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
This is funny, I was wondering the same thing when I red the Vanity Fair article. If the red epi really does belong to Kanye along with the Damier Azure then holy shit I have to bow down.
We need to get Maury on this, whos bag is it really?
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Well, we know for sure he’s got the Monogram Christopher and the Damier Azur Christopher- but it looks like the Red Epi’s his too. I guess, it’s safe to say he likes this style! I do this with shoes. I like a pair and I’ll buy it in three different colors. I haven’t gotten there with bags yet
Sarah
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Yeah I’m loving the look of the Christopher bag. I’ve been trying to get my hands on a Monogram version for a while now. (Notice you guys don’t have any in stock*)
Two out of his three bags are 1of1 which is ridiculous. Gotta love this guy’s style.
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:18 am
Yeah- they’re hard to get hold of. We sell the Montsouris backpacks all the time, but have only ever sold one Christopher.
He’s got some crazy custom Louis hard cases. One of them has his Graduation Bear on it- and it was a gift from LV for his 30th. Ah… the life!
Sarah
September 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
My Sales associate told me that ANYONE can order either of those 2 backpacks, Epi is around $7500 and The Damier Azur is roughly $6300
Made to order of course 50% deposit required
September 18th, 2008 at 11:04 am
As they say- money talks! It makes sense that if LV does special orders of the Christopher, anyone could get one- for the right price.
Thanks for the current SO pricing. I can’t even remember what the Mono cost when it came out- what, F/W 2004? I’d love to know that and what it costs to get one today!
Sarah
September 18th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
The original Christopher Bag was about $3600. I purchased them back in Fall/Winter 2004, I was lucky enough to get two of them……
Bow Down!!!!
September 19th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Bowing as commanded!
Well, there you have it!
Nice investment. Thanks for the info!
Sarah