LeSportSac Mooks Cases 2010 vs 2009

Went back to Kinokuniya today to exchange the LeSportsac mook multi-case today. Fortunately, the Kino staff were very understanding and opened up another copy on the spot for me to see that the case was ok. In case you're wondering how the 2010 case compares to the 2009 version, the 2010 case is slightly longer, wider and thicker. The 2009 case shown below is the Beauty Girl print which was also exclusive to Japan.

According to one of the articles in the 2010 mook, the Avenue print was voted by Japanese customers in the Omotesando flagship store in March 2009 as their favourite print of all time. Hence, the company decided to bring it back for the 35th anniversary.

The zips on the 2010 case are also bigger. The inner compartments of the 2010 case also feel sturdier, especially the centre zip compartment.

Overall, I still think that the 2010 mooks are well worth getting, if you like the prints as the price is very affordable. However, quality control seems to be a much bigger issue this year as two readers also reported defects with their cases whereas I don't recall there being such problems with the 2009 mooks. So if you do decide to purchase them, do a check on the spot to ensure that your case has no defects.