I disagree! I just hauled out of the closet a Dooney & Bourke cross-body bag I received as a college graduation present in 1994. It's in great shape and the cross-body style has seen a resrugence, so those old bags sometimes do get dusted off. And no, one bag is never enough! And I'm also with the poster that you will not get the same quality from a $50 bag that you will from a $3,500 bag. To each his own, but don't diss those of us who like expensive bags. I'm sure you have some pretty expensive habits that I wouldn't personally spend the money on, but that's your choice and I'm not about to flame you for it. |
Agreed (sort of)! You won't see the uber rich sporting a Louis Vuitton Neverfull, which is incredibly popular right now and costs roughly $800-$900 depending on which size you buy, but you will see them carrying a Goyard tote that costs roughly twice that amount. Goyard isn't well-known in the States, so unless you're familiar with the brand, you wouldn't know what you're looking at or have any idea just how expensive it is. Next time you chat with a very wealthy woman, ask her what bag she's carrying and then do a little Google search. You just might be surprised what you find. |
| wtf is wrong with coach and kate spade? |
Those are for the unwashed masses trying to look wealthy |
ITA. The richest people I know do buy "designer shit." They're just buying different designers from the newer rich or those aspiring to be rich. Their bags are more likely to be made by Goyard, Bottega Veneta, Hermes than LV, Gucci, Prada. And while you may find some rich people driving old Volvos, they usually also have a really nice Mercedes parked in the garage. |
Interesting. I bought my Kate Spade because white with black spots was a cute pattern and goes with a lot of my stuff. I try not to look wealthy. Why would I want anyone to know we have millions? |
I do know a lot of old money people. They have Rembrandts and Picassos in their bathrooms and they drive old Volvos (with no Mercedes in the garage since they live in beautiful old houses that don't have garages.) They look down on your ridiculous fashion choices. I'm sure you know some very rich people who like that crap but apparently the rich people I know are a lot cooler and more interesting than the ones you know. |
Right. Because spending millions on a bathroom painting is so much wiser and more modest. |
| Fewer people see bathrooms than bags. |
No because they inherited the paintings and have so many, they need to hang them everywhere. Those are the ones they haven't donated to museums and family foundations. It was an example of how rich they are. They think your high fashion is ridiculous. |
I'm sorry, but you are not making any sense. Can you please clarify what you are trying to say? |
So you are supposed to invest the most into whatever item is least likely to be seen? |
That people spend boatloads of money on food (which is conspicuous consumption, too, as their tastes and experiences are very public) and then bark in horror when someone spends a few fancy meals' worth on a great bag. |
I don't care what they think and I pretty sure you have not clue what they do think (what are you, their cleaning lady?). I am positive that they own many expensive clothing items that you don't recognize because those brands are many status brackets above what you are familiar with. Also - whether they inherited their bathroom paintings or bought them is completely irrelevant - somebody of their kind (so to speak) did buy them and they, at the very least, kept them. This is no different - and in fact is (by your standards) many times worse than "high fashion" because of the sheer amount of money involved. |
| Still Rembrandt timeless and apprecites the longer you have it. Purse out of fashion in 2 years and regulated to the back of the closet |