What’s with the major focus on “designer” ($$$$) bags lately

[Anonymous]

I know everyone is in a different place vis-a-vis working remote/staying in vs. going out, but there have been a lot of threads about women wanting to up their game as they go back to work in an office or are just wanting to get out of a rut. Almost every response tells women (particularly older ones) to focus on haircut, better skin care, good shoes and a good bag. It's a quick way to perk up a tired wardrobe and as others have noted, people do seem to have more cash on hand these days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

To me the designer hand bags are now linked to ghetto/looting culture. It is a total turnoff.

You are definitely in the minority. You sound poor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

To me the designer hand bags are now linked to ghetto/looting culture. It is a total turnoff.

You are definitely in the minority. You sound poor.

Not poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

To me the designer hand bags are now linked to ghetto/looting culture. It is a total turnoff.

Same. They scream low class. I can’t feed my family, but check out my blingy handbag. Yes, I can easily afford one. No, I wouldn’t be caught dead carrying one.

You act like every designer bag has logos on them. They don't. Many $3-$4,000 bags have no logos. They are just beautiful bags. I have some logo bags, but they are more for fun and to be trendy. My favorite bag is a Ferragamo crossbody. Best bag I've ever owned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

To me the designer hand bags are now linked to ghetto/looting culture. It is a total turnoff.

You are definitely in the minority. You sound poor.

Not poor.

You must look like typical DCUM mom out in the suburbs. No fashion sense whatsoever!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know everyone is in a different place vis-a-vis working remote/staying in vs. going out, but there have been a lot of threads about women wanting to up their game as they go back to work in an office or are just wanting to get out of a rut. Almost every response tells women (particularly older ones) to focus on haircut, better skin care, good shoes and a good bag. It's a quick way to perk up a tired wardrobe and as others have noted, people do seem to have more cash on hand these days.

Come on. Up your game with better skills. No one would tell a man to get better hair, skin, shoes, bag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

To me the designer hand bags are now linked to ghetto/looting culture. It is a total turnoff.

You are definitely in the minority. You sound poor.

Not poor.

You must look like typical DCUM mom out in the suburbs. No fashion sense whatsoever!

No fashion nonsense is more like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

This is a stance people who grew with more than enough tend to take. You can play at poverty when you don't really know it. But people who have bootstrapped their way to success sometimes want to spend their money on things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know everyone is in a different place vis-a-vis working remote/staying in vs. going out, but there have been a lot of threads about women wanting to up their game as they go back to work in an office or are just wanting to get out of a rut. Almost every response tells women (particularly older ones) to focus on haircut, better skin care, good shoes and a good bag. It's a quick way to perk up a tired wardrobe and as others have noted, people do seem to have more cash on hand these days.

Come on. Up your game with better skills. No one would tell a man to get better hair, skin, shoes, bag.

Yes they would, men are told to dye their gray, get better quality suits that fit well, whiten their teeth -- they get all of that advice and more.

[Anonymous]

DC is not a designer handbag city. Before anybody stops me, I do see folks with 4G+ handbags, but, most people just aren't into spending that kind of money on a purse here. I really don't know why.

DC seems to be mainly working rich people who are either fiscally conservative or like to be flashy in other ways (house, car, private school), or gov't or advocacy types who either don't have the $ or don't want to be flashy like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

There’s still a huge market for them. Your DD’s are not representative of all younger people.

NP I beg to differ. PP's DDs are probably a lot more representative than Ivory Tower dwellers would think. The younger generation is eschewing conspicuous consumption.

So what world are you living in? Where is this "huge" market? Considering the average American HHI it would be interesting to learn exactly how many are paying big bucks for a handbag. Even in the DMV most people don't run around buying a Birkin.

Go to any college campus with lots of wealthy kids. Designer brands are everywhere. Maybe PP’s kids are poor.

DP here. Is this supposed to be an insult? Really?

I work at a university. My observation is similar to another PP's. Brands with flashy logos are more commonly worn by international students. Gen Z is toning it down.

What university? Not all expensive bags have flashy logos lol. You sound old and out of touch so your observations are probably wrong.

[Anonymous]

I live near American University and see plenty of monogram LV, Celine totes and BV.

[Anonymous]

I’ll also add, I notice a lot of designer bags on arms at TJMaxx - real or not but locally I’ve seen quite a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company.

Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc.

Extreme minimalism is a thing.

There’s still a huge market for them. Your DD’s are not representative of all younger people.

NP I beg to differ. PP's DDs are probably a lot more representative than Ivory Tower dwellers would think. The younger generation is eschewing conspicuous consumption.

So what world are you living in? Where is this "huge" market? Considering the average American HHI it would be interesting to learn exactly how many are paying big bucks for a handbag. Even in the DMV most people don't run around buying a Birkin.

Go to any college campus with lots of wealthy kids. Designer brands are everywhere. Maybe PP’s kids are poor.

DP here. Is this supposed to be an insult? Really?

I work at a university. My observation is similar to another PP's. Brands with flashy logos are more commonly worn by international students. Gen Z is toning it down.

What university? Not all expensive bags have flashy logos lol. You sound old and out of touch so your observations are probably wrong.

But also, it's a particular brand of Gen Z who are "toning it down" whatever that means and not every GenZ around the world. In other countries carrying an expensive bag is neither here nor there. This is one of the things I hate about DCUM all the people judging because they like to wear threadbare shit and drive old rusty cars because, to them, spending money is a moral sin.

[Anonymous]

It's been a thing since the 80s. I actually thought younger generations were getting away from designer bags.