Lindy 26 received and reviewed
Let the lessons continue 🫠🫠 (long post warning)
I hope newbies like myself that purchased or are influenced by IG/tik tok do a bit of googling and come across my posts. The first taste of reps had me in a tizzy and I ended up ordering four bags, two from Hoshi (items coming on Monday) the Amazona 180 from Li Na (from dressyourselfhappy IG) and a Lindy 26 in black from luxuryrepbags.com
Seller: Luxuryrepbags.com (their website boasts their rave reviews from trustpilot and MANY influencer videos)
Factory: “custom handmade” was the answer I got when asked
Price: $490 total
Background:
To preface, I’ve never owned any Hermes products or Chanel so the Lindy and the Maxi Flap were a gamble for me and I let my thirst guide me 🫣 With my newbie “research” I used Fashionphile photos as my auth comparison guide and even then it was very surface level. Now, that I’ve seen many posts and went down many rabbit holes, I can spot differences and became well acquainted with the search bar so can’t be fooled a 4th time right?!
Quality / Materials: 7/10
Per their site “At LuxuryRepBags, we offer 1:1 top-quality designer bags, crafted with same leather materials used in the originals for an authentic look and feel.”
Again, I don’t own any Hermes to compare and I am not leather savvy but this can’t be Taurillon Clemence calfskin leather, now way. It is a pebbled leather and feels sturdy, seems it can take some rough handling. The strap however is what’s knocking it all for me, it feels like a plasticky leather with a rough edging and very flimsy.
Leather Accuracy vs Auth: 6/10
The grain is not consistent through to the corners, it’s giving a rubbed off look which I’ve not seen even in my mid-range pebbled leather bags. As you can see in the photos there is no slouch compared to the auth and from what I’ve read it could be that it’s very dry. ABSOLUTELY this is very dry and almost a chalk like surface feel, this is in the long strap too but worse.
Construction: 7/10
The stitching is mostly clean and evenly spaced throughout. I did find the blunt thread ends easily but thankfully it’s placed at the bottom, unseen. The shape is a lot boxier and doesn’t have that slight slope compared to their factory/page photo which has very little slouch too. The rolled handles come out a little bit more and not as flushed to the sides but as it slouches hopefully will become less noticeable. I was given advice to ask for close ups of the side panels and I will say those are pretty close and what had me GL.
Hardware & Branding 7/10
When provided the psp I did point out the hardware seemed too yellow so I was provided a new photo in different lighting. It’s not of a brassy yellow in person and I’m happy with the closeness to the auth. The engraving is different on the round clasps where I’m seeing the auth says ‘Hermes Paris’ mine is ‘Hermes.’ Now, here’s where an easy spot the difference could be. Although, the zipper is smooth, the top start does not have the little ‘H’ that I’m now noticing in many of the reps here. Small, but I can’t unsee it 🤣 Lastly, the brand stamp is pretty close and proportionally placed, definitely a pass there for me.
Shape & Structure 6/10
Here’s two parts that I can’t unsee and am trying to convince myself that perhaps it’s the slouch..the boxy shape of it then there’s the looong strap. The reps I’ve been obsessing over on here seem to have the natural slant even in their psp and mine didn’t show that from the get go. I relied on the fact that it had stuffing in the pics. Aaand there’s the strap..as I’ve mentioned it’s flimsy and too long, it’s as if they put the mini Lindy strap instead.
Value: 6/10
If it were truly the same leather as the original I can see the $490 being a fair price…this is another overpriced item for me that could easily have been in the ballpark of $300 (maybe less?!?) 😭😭😭
Customer service: 8/10
Despite the mid tier (low tier?!) quality and overpricing, the associates were always quick to answer and share pictures/videos, and updates with me. Until now, I’m in communication with them because I’ve pointed out the glaring difference with the strap length..
Final thoughts: (rate myself 11/10 for foolery lol)
Take it from me, do your homework and compare quality and prices! Don’t jump at the first low price compared to an auth, take it from this sucker 🫡