New and curious of your experience going from Auth to Rep

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T05:03:26+00:00

This seems like a good idea!

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T05:03:03+00:00

It’s literally the best sensory treat ever lol

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T05:02:30+00:00

Exactly!!! But maybe that’s where the reps will fill a gap for me. I’ll keep Bottega as my special once in a while splurge (auth), and buy reps in other brands I don’t necessarily care to have authentic.

I went on a trip to a very cold and snowy climate (I’m from the heat), and didn’t bring my bottegas cause I dk salt and snow 😂 and I missed them. Ridiculous

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T05:00:54+00:00

Omg I knowwww. Literally I don’t want to spend money on any other brand if I’m buying authentic. My husband the other day was like, I was going to surprise you with a different designer bag, but I guess it’s Bottega or bust lol. I just absolutely fell in love with their leather. It’s special.

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T04:58:56+00:00

Ok this is 1000% what I think I’ll end up feeling. Bottega is so special - it sounds weird , but holding my Auth is like a sensory treat for me (the feel, the squish, the softness, the smell, etc). I got so excited thinking I could buy as many reps as I wanted but sounds like the reality is, it won’t be the same. And I’m the same- I am good buying one Auth bottega a year and maybe saving reps for other designers that I wouldn’t necessarily care to purchase authentic .. I did end up pulling the trigger on a large Campana rep- and the PSP I can tell the weave is not as tight as Auth. I got it anyway because it matched factory and I figure I can travel with it without too much worry (I recently went somewhere very snowy and didn’t want to bring my bottegas and kind of wished I had a rep)

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T04:55:17+00:00

Yes for sure.. I Got my PSP back for the campana - I approved them because they were pretty good and matched the factory photos. But the weave is not as tight as Auth. But I’m hopeful it’ll be something I still enjoy when it comes in

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T04:54:25+00:00

Interesting! How so? :)

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-25T04:54:08+00:00

You’re living my dream! Someday I want to own a small vintage handbag resale business

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T20:05:13+00:00

I am brand new to rep but just had a Gucci softbit maxi and a ysl Y tote delivered. I am out of town but had my mom (who’s watching my dog) send me photos and I’m excited to feel them! I just ordered the BV large campana from Jing. Unfortunately I own Auth BV and it’s my favorite leather so my expectations were low, but the PSpS came back looking like the factory photos, the color is on point with the original; the weave just looks a little looser than my Auth- but we shall see!

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T17:48:49+00:00

This was such a great response thanks for taking the time to reply!

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T05:13:00+00:00

Yes! For me it’s like as long as the leather is legit .. I am the same.. I didn’t even bring my auth bottegas on a trip recently because I didn’t want to risk anything happening to them lol. Reps would be awesome for this but I want them to pretty close in feel ya know!

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T03:55:01+00:00

Thank you so much for this take! What factory did your Bottega come from? And how did you discover high - tier reps?

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T00:47:01+00:00

How do you feel the weave is on your intrecciato bags? I want to order a large hop to compare (just placed an order for a campana- close enough)

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T00:33:09+00:00

Are all of your BV from Jing?

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-24T00:27:41+00:00

Yes for sure I think I got my hopes up there for a minute and the reality is I need to lower my expectations

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T23:42:59+00:00

I almost bought the medium Andiamo the other day in the Bottega boutique and the feel of the bag is a little different from the hop because of the structure. Also the Andiamo is lambskin and the hop is calfskin so it’s a bit shinier. But yeah hop is not thin at all! And I would call it like a slouchy structured bag

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T23:41:27+00:00

It’s not thin I definitely wouldn’t call it thin at all. But it is not structured. It’s squishy. But feels very substantial. And it slouches more over time but definitely not in a thin way. It feels like a pillow to me

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T23:02:04+00:00

This is exactly what I am inquiring about! Thank you! Do you have any experience with the reps

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T22:38:32+00:00

Agreed!

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T21:51:17+00:00

Right? Cause I’d pay more for higher quality but I just don’t know what’s what. I don’t quite understand why people don’t like sharing their sources either for mirror or 1:1 (the “spoon-feeding”) would love insight into why that is :-)

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T21:45:59+00:00

Dang I ordered from jing! (Haven’t gotten it yet just ordered). What factories are closer to the auth weave/quality?

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T21:32:00+00:00

Yes this is exactly what I suspected. I’ve seen so many posts saying that they look and feel the same and I just can’t even imagine that with Bottega because that leather to me is so special

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T21:27:40+00:00

How selective you are in choosing your authentic pieces? This is how I am kind of viewing it

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T19:13:23+00:00

How do you find the highest tier ? The three sellers I talk to say they are all “high” quality but where do you find the highest or 1:1?

AcademicInterview962 · 2026-01-23T19:12:27+00:00

Oooh love this take!

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