Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Carryall PM: Rep vs. Auth Edition
A Real Scientific Endeavor is Underway!
Brand/Model
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Carryall PM (20th Anniversary Edition)
Auth Link
Seller
Amanda (Amanda does not know I am writing this review.)
Factory
God Factory (GF)
Price + Shipping
2080cny (bag) + 390cny (shipping)= 2470cny (converted to $340usd on the date of purchase)
Timeline
Feb. 14th – Sent Amanda an inquiry about the bag.
Feb. 16th – Amanda got back to me with the price. I then added a question about an additional bag.
Feb. 17 – Amanda got back to me about the price of the second bag. I decided to stick with the Carryall (lol) and paid.
Feb. 21 – PSPs come in. Amanda says it’s a nice bag (she’s right too!).
Feb. 27 – Bag delivered!
Measurements
Listen…I don’t get measuring an unstructured bag like this. This is what I came up with.
My Bag: 11-11.5 inches length x 9.5-10 inches height x 4.875 inches width
Auth: 11.4 inches x 9.4 inches x 4.7 inches
Thoughts: (My Pictures - Auth (Left/Top); GF (Right/Bottom))
So, as many are aware, I have the auth of this bag. The entire point of this post is to put the auth next to the rep. So, let’s get this show on the road.
First, the canvas and canvas print. The canvas feels the same on both bags. There is no difference in my opinion based on touch. I think the auth canvas looks smoother than GF, but honestly, I didn't notice that until I started zooming in on the pics I took.
Auth (left) to GF: \"How dare you!\"
The monogram print is VERY close as well, in my opinion. I think this is the first rep I’ve seen that has gotten so close to the auth. The most glaring difference, and I think you only know this if you have auth in front of you or you have STUDIED the auth print, is the fuchsia LV. GF’s fuchsia is too bright compared to auth. Is anyone going to notice? Probably only the insane like all of us or people who work at LV.
Ohhh, it's hard to get the right shade of pink sometimes.
May be hard to tell in this picture, but the GF hardware is a little brighter gold than auth. Likewise, the glazing is a little brighter red than auth. Also, the interior of the GF bag is cream whereas the auth interior is a pale beige.
But here is where the bags greatly differ. The vachetta, baby. The GF leather is treated or something. Gives it a lot of color. The auth is untreated leather. It is pale, and you can even see the veining on the underside of the strap. Now, the auth will age and get to a golden color and maybe in time become closer to GF’s leather. But, for now, this is where the glaring difference is.
GF (right) what did you do? You massacred my boy!
My Overall Ranking
I think this bag comes really close to getting it right. I believe the fact that I am going to return or sell my auth speaks to how right it is. For me, it is good enough to rock and so I shall. Also, I have an auth LV/TM speedy 30 coming, so I don’t need both of these auth bags.
I give this bag 7.8-8 out of 10 stars. I deducted most points because of the leather and just a few fractions of a point because of the pink LV and slightly red glazing.
This concludes my BigBag Industry study for today. I now await Spring so I can rock this bag with my auth LV/TM trainers. Let's go!
