I am still in vacation mode, so when I saw this bag I thought, “wow–how perfect for the hot weather!” Cork is a very interesting material for bags, and we have seen it used more and more. Apparently cork supply is shrinking, (have you noticed a lot of wines now use that plastic cork or screw top?) and it has made the price sky rocket because this bag with just a little bit of croc trim is $2,700! What up?? I mean, an entire croc bag from Nancy Gonzalez is just around $3,000. And I wonder about the durability of cork. It always ends up in my wine, and I imagine that after years of use, this bag will have crumbled away leaving you with just the handles. Then, maybe you can sew canvas to it and fashion yourself a new bag. OK, I’m just rambling. The final verdict: cool for a few minutes, but in the end, this bag is ridiculously priced and probably will not hold up, trend-wise or in its integrity. At Vivre for $2,700.
Not to mention it brings to mind wrinkled human skin. Yuck.
I agree. On reflection though, the shimmer on the croc handles is the really attractive part of the bag so why not have an entire bag made of that skin?
I find the whole Vivre shop overpriced. I don’t like this bag at all,reminds me of cork place mats-ugh!
that’s so ridiculous. i just bought an entire roll of cork for mounting things on, probably 10 square feet, for like $10. i can’t stand when “unusual” materials are jacked up in price like that! it’s cork!!
There is a large Tom Bihn knitting bag made of cork fabric for just $120. So it’s obviously not the cork that makes this croc/cork bag pricey.
There is a large Tom Bihn knitting bag made of cork fabric for just $120. So it’s obviously not the cork that makes this croc/cork bag pricey.
You can find cork fashion at http://www.subertree.de
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