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Tien, a craftsman of Auth Spa, fixes a Louis Vuttion bag’s strap. Photo: Le Phan / Tuoi Tre
Although it might sound exciting to work with designer goods, the craftsmen who restore and repair luxury items face a difficult balance.
Designer bags, shoes, and backpacks are customers’ means of showing their social status in Vietnam.
However, how can these assets which might cost hundreds of millions, even billions of Vietnamese dong be repaired as they get older?
“I have a deep passion for handbags, even mangled ones,” said Pham Ngoc Hieu, founder of Auth Spa in Ho Chi Minh City’s Phu Nhuan District, about the motivation behind his luxurious bag spa.