Open Letter to Chanel

Dear Chanel,

It has been brought to my attention by my sales rep that there will be a 7-20% price increase for Chanel on February 1, 2010 on all classic and 2.55 bags. I just wanted to take a moment to ask you if you are out of your minds? In an economy like this, I find this increase beyond appalling. Enough so to possibly make the bags I purchased in '09, to be my very last. Shame Shame.

Sincerely,
Vanessa

Chanel Gets Me Again...

When I'm shopping in Manhattan my preferred area is Soho. Along Broadway I have access to 2 H&Ms, Urban Outfitters, Zara, a monster-size F21, Bloomingdale's, small boutiques and the still new-ish Topshop (more later). If I venture onto some of the cobblestone streets of Soho, I can go credit card crazy at Chanel. That's exactly what I did yesterday. I've eagerly awaited the arrival of the cruise collection and I just couldn't help myself. I got the red jumbo flap in caviar. It is the most amazing red! Far brighter and less orange than the 2005 one. I picked caviar because I felt that in the lambskin it actually looked like a metallic orange. Strange! I also purchased a bright blue medium flap in lambskin. It's like this totally outrageous and extremely unnecessary color of a Lego. Once 5 women converged on me in the store, waiting to pounce on the last blue bag that was in my hand, I knew I wasn't walking out without it. Here's a look below at photos I found at Purse Forum, so you can get an idea of the bag colors - until I take pics of mine. Will be back to chat about the other stores.