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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm French. In Paris, women who buy their entire seasonal wardrobe exclusively at the haute couture designers like Dior and Chanel are often the wives and mistresses of Middle Eastern sheiks and magnates, the wives and girlfriends of Russian oligarchs, and the wives and mistresses of Asian billionaires. They wear them in their daily life, when having friends over, or getting-together with equally wealthy friends. It is a level of sartorial focus that a lot of billionaires of American and western European extraction just aren't interested in, even if they have the same level of wealth.

I assume it has something to do with patriarchal societies and how women in these locales perceive each other. They have higher beauty standards to maintain and must look their best at all times: their best also meaning a certain attention to cosmetic modifications, and runway and cultural trends. For the men, it manifests itself more in collecting the latest vehicles and electronic gadgets.

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I have been in these circles and agree completely.[/quote]

But that doesn't answer who is buying them in Northern Virginia.

I agree with the OP - i am fascinated by stores like these existing in areas like DC that don't really have that same vibe as Paris.

To the people saying "oh if your DH makes $1m as an exec, then that's who".

Because i'm a woman who makes well over $1m.  And my husband makes another $1m.  And I couldn't bring myself to buy stuff at that price point, and i'm not cheap.  And i'm not going to events or even know of events in DC where stuff like this would make sense to own.  [/quote]

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