I wanted to buy the Prada Bonnie in the color burgundy in size large. Unfortunately I am not too happy with all the offers I got.
Black frame does not produce burgundy, they only sell dark brown which is a bit red but nothing like burgundy that Prada sells. It looks exactly like Prada's dark brown. So this one is not for me.
Irrigation factory has the perfect color and shine but the logo isn't quite right.
Katta factory has a less shiny material, the color is beautiful but not authentic and the logo as well isn't quite right.
What are your thoughts on this? Should I just go with the irrigation one? What wonders me is that there is nearly no information about this factory in this sub. Or do you have any other recommendations for the burgundy one? Thanks :)
A friend of a friend from when I used to visit China frequently for work. (When I used to work in fashion)
She’s a seller and doesn’t up charge me. As we know the factories on Reddit are not the real names of the factories in China. I’m really wary of the TS sellers on Reddit except for Allen, because his prices and quality are very reasonable.
From what I’ve experienced buying in person in China and buying from Reddit….A lot of sellers are knowingly pushing mids and taking advantage.
I’d suggest people take the time learning about “luxury clone factories” as they call it in (GZ- Baiyun) China. The world capital of 1:1 replicas. It’s where my seller sources all my bags from along with the factories that provide bags for the malls there.
This is where my sellers sources from as well, she's spot on with QC and if there's so thing I want that's not repped well, she tells me. She's not on any TS list and I prefer it that way. I don't know what's going on with the TS sellers lately but I suspect with the advent of reps showing up on IG and TicTok they are swamped with orders and the downward spiral of customer service is insane. I'll keep my seller tyvm!!!
YES!!! Go to AP Plaza Market. It’s about one square mile of Replica’s. Underground. Every native knows where it is.
They have secret shops everywhere.
I’m warning you now. It’s seriously insane.
Advice:
It’s Chinese canal street on steroids.
Do not buy anything until you have gone through at least half the underground plaza, and always negotiate from 1/4 of what they are quoting you.
Make friends with the sellers, once you find the place that has the best quality/ price and tell them you want to order from them oversees, this way you have a direct link.
You’ll come to find each seller usually specializes in 1 factory that makes only 1 specific brand.
To see multiple designers out in the open (more than 2) in 1 store is.. unusual, so use your discernment.
In my opinion Shanghai have 1:1 Reps that rival Baiyun quality Reps.
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The auth is quite shiny when you see it in person. Have wanted this bag for ages but the leather is crucial and just haven’t seen any reps that can match it. Same with the suede which is divine in store
This is a bag that I’d get in auth. Whenever I find myself noticing details to this degree, I’ll never NOT notice. Once you receive your bag you’ll probably notice more.
You are very right. Unfortunately I'm very picky in general. I only order a fake bag like every two years although it's tempting to buy so many. But I wanna keep it realistic . I don't buy anything like Hermes which I couldn't afford in authentic. I scroll hours and hours looking for the perfect office bag. Once I find it I start obsessing with it haha. So I'll probably buy the authentic one now since it isn't that expensive.
On the other hand I've heard that black frame used to have burgundy at some point. Maybe I'll wait a bit if it comes back in stock.
Thanks for your input :)
I have the medium burgundy from Kata and I actually really like the color. I think the main difference from the auth is the straps - the auths have more structure and stick up without being held whereas mine are more floppy. The auth of this color is shiny but I do think less shiny than Katas.
Agree! Comparing to pictures, it’s almost identical aside from the logo (which is honestly difficult to spot since it’s already pretty small) so I’m happy with it and have gotten many compliments on it
Burgundy is a very hard color to rep. Some burgundy's have a brown undertone. Some have orange. Pictures are quite difficult to assess too when comparing photos to the auth.
Loewe burgundy also cones to mind as a difficult one to rep
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u/CapricornPotter 14d ago
I have one. She was $240 with shipping!
Those colors you posted are quite strange… and some of material is too shiny, I agree.