Louis Vuitton “Mahina XS”

Both Tina and I really love Mahina, and after we heard rumors about an XS version being made for SS08 we were incredibly anxious to see how the new addition to the Mahina family looks. We were expecting something extraordinary, something that just might beat the original Mahina and it’s XL and XXL versions. However, Mahina XS turned out to be nothing out of the ordinary. We probably did have somewhat unreasonable expectations stemming from the positive shock after the original Mahina came out, so when the XS version turned to be nothing spectacular, we were a tad bit dissapointed.

I expected the XS to be slouchy but elegant and feminine, and maybe a bit less bold. I am not saying that the bag is not beautiul, but it just isn’t what I was hoping it would be. Leaving out the handles and replacing them with a shoulder strap instead was an unexpected, albeit interesting change which we both liked. There is one detail I cannot seem to overlook though, which gives the bag a “wild west” vibe which I don’t like - the curvy leather on the top of the bag, it was really not neccessary, the bag would have looked fine without it. I do not know, maybe I am reacting like this now because I was expecting something to experience the whole set of emotions that seeing Mahina for the first time evoked all over again. I might just grow to like this version over time, but for now, it simply doesn’t measure up to its bigger sisters.

As I was discussing the XS with Tina, I suggested that they would have done a far better job if they left the design exactly the same, but resized it from XL to XS. I think it would have ended up looking much better. Tina made an excellent remark during our discussion: there actually is a bag that looks as a smaller version of Mahina, it’s called Pleaty. I never paid much attention to it before, since it is one of the monogram denim bags, and except for the black denim versions, I am not much of a fan of those.

As for the quality of the material and the hardware, there is nothing much to say since those are unquestionably on the same level as all LV bags - enough said. Just like the XL, XS is available in black and white perforated leather and in black denim.

Anyhow, to sum it all up, it’s not bad but I think many of you will agree that something different was expected.

SIZE: 4,7″ x 10,2″ x 16,9″

PRICE: Leather Mahina XS $2,780.00, black Denim XS $1,780.00 @ eLuxury.com

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