I'm late, I'm late...
I must be the last person to discuss the hotly anticipated Stella McCartney for LeSportsac collection, but I had to weigh in.
First, is there anyone Stella McCartney does not have a line in the works for? So far, aside from her signature line, she's got H&M, Addidas, Target (only in Australia), and now Le Sportsac...what's next? Stella McCartney cookware for Calphalon? Dog jackets for PetCo? Fortunately, it's always limited editions, which saves her from diluting the brand and winding up like Pierre Cardin, Halston, even Calvin Klein...the only one of the three to emerge with his brand intact.
But, jumping back to the bags...
Get it? Jumping? This bunny backpack is the most talked up piece, and definitely going to be the must have accessory for tweens and juveniley dressed adults this summer. At $120, it's expensive for a stuffed animal on a strap, but reasonable for something recognizable with designer input.
The place where the collection stands out, also the place where LeSportsac always works best (kid's backpacks and bookbags aside) is in the travel group. The luggage is very nice, with multiple pockets and either has comfortable handles, or handles and rollers. It also has the added bonus of it's instant spot-ability...especially in the prints. The price range of $120 (for the kid's roller case...my kids have Lillian Vernon specials...$30, and they came in Superman...boys just don't get fashion) to $475 for the largest case pictured above. There is also a smaller carry-on size, but why waste the opportunity to pull this off the carousel?
The bags are available in assorted prints, and quilted solids. There are also color blocked pallets in the same theme as the Posh and Pop prints.
The place I notice LeSportsac the most, is in the schoolyard, so I am definitely biased towards thinking of the brand as very young, almost childish, and the prints and colors in the Stella McCartney styles don't really help that much. It also makes the line feel like a gateway drug to designer servitude...first it's a cute designer bunny backpack, next thing you know, a Chloe handbag has found it's way onto your 14 year olds Christmas list... Just something to think about.
The Stella McCartney Collection for LeSportsac is being sold on a pre-order basis through the LeSportsac site. Some items are not yet available yet at all, and there is no indication about when to expect delivery. But, quantities are limited, so if you have your heart set on a bunny pack or diaper bag, order soon!
3 comments:
I like the travel bags. My girls aren't yet old enough for backpacks yet but I just know that when they are they will want that bunny bag, my youngest already has a thing for bunnies. I'm glad that Stella isn't sticking to just prints for her travel bags; while I love the visibility, I'm not liking the pattern choices. I'll definitely be going for the gray quilted fabric.
wow!!love your post...i like your handbag too..
My thoughts exactly - it's too expensive to be a kids line and even so, let's say you have that much to spend, it's completely unpractical. My kids play, I'm sure yours too, and if we think for a second, every kid on the planet plays A LOT! So what's the use getting them such pinkie things (okay, they come in grey too, but ugly as burned wood) for making the garbage basket in a week or so?
Now I know why she's supposedly making recyclable fashion - because once you buy a Stella signed thingie, you use it and dispose of it, some unfortunate people who live on the streets and do your garbage on daily basis can give that thingie a second life.
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