Comments on: belstaff 556 colonial shoulder bag.

By: Rakesh - NZ

Rakesh - NZ — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:15:40 +0000

Have just ordered a 556 from LineaFashion.com. Have found your feedback on the bag priceless. Will let you know how it all pans out when it arrives at the end of this week…hopefully
many thanks
Rakesh

By: Karol

Karol — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:49:16 +0000

Well… It’s me again. I found next Belstaff killer : http://www.ghurka.com/product_detail.asp?product_id=100137

By: Me, the bag hoarder…. « 13 Wheels =

Me, the bag hoarder…. « 13 Wheels = — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:04:42 +0000

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By: aaronlam

aaronlam — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:43:21 +0000

@Vu

I have both the 556 and the 554 (http://www.aaronlam.com/blog/2008/08/14/belstaff-554-large-colonial-shoulder-bag/)

I got my 556 from a private seller and the 554 here: http://www.belstaff-deutschland.de/ (It’s a German dealer).

For the 556…
Fred Segal Trend in Santa Monica CA has them if you want to call. I am going to hold off referring to JCrew until I resolve Stanley’s.

The new bags should all have the stitched buckles… I believe Belstaff has switched back to that design.

By: aaronlam

aaronlam — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:40:58 +0000

@Stanley

That doesn’t sound right at all. But it seems unlikely that JCrew would be selling fakes. On their website, it does say Made in Italy and the picture has a black label.

I have a friend who works at JCrew… let me check with her and get back to you.

By: Stanley

Stanley — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:01:33 +0000

Hey Aron,
I just picked up a Belstaff 556 from J.Crew, but it’s made in Bulgaria (not Italy like other people mentioned), and the big logo patch on the back of the bag flip is brown, not black like yours.
I was wondering if Belstaff changed the manufacturing factory or i got a fake?
No magnetic buckles though.
Thanks.

By: Vu

Vu — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:14:12 +0000

@Vu and is yours (the 554 and 556) with magnet buckles or stitched on buckles?

By: Vu

Vu — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:05:17 +0000

Where did you get yours? I want one so badly, but I hate the one with the magnets. I want the buckles stitch to it. If you could give me like a website or something, that would be great!

By: aaronlam

aaronlam — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:46:18 +0000

@Karol WHAAA! They totally ripped off the Belstaff Colonial. Pretty good rip off though. I'd just bump on the way the straps attach. And at £125.00, that's pretty steep. But 10 differences would probably be hard to find.

By: Karol

Karol — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:40:45 +0000

Hey people. Here is a riddle. Find 10 differences between our Belstaff 556 and this Timberland stuff http://www.timberlandonline.co.uk/on/demandware.store/Sites-TBLGB-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=men_accessories&start=0&sz=20&pid=M2238&start=8&source=search&color=877 …