Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Spinoff from this thread in Beauty and Fashion.
TL/DR - A woman is miffed that her recently laid off cousin showed up at Thanksgiving looking nice. Too nice. She cites the woman's Cartier Love bracelet and VCA necklace as evidence that the cousin was obnoxiously "dripping" in designer goods. Posters rightly pointed out that the woman only had a few designer items on and OP likely only noticed them because she was jealous and wanted them herself. Shockingly, OP has not returned. (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1242233.page)
But here's what I'm really curious about. Someone posted this:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I like basic rich suburban mom style. It’s not me but give me a highlighted hair, nails done, lulu wearing soccer mom with Cartier bangles and a van cleef arpel necklace any day. You know it’s not unique and you don’t feel like you need to prove you are interesting with what you are wearing. I say, get it girl. Grab your neverfull and pick up those kiddos from soccer practice.
Why does DCUM hate this woman so much? I think the whole "I prefer a WASPier aesthetic" thing is just pretext. Because she's happy to lean in to conventional design aesthetics? Is it because this woman is competition for higher value men? I just don't get it.
Dcum women hate this but men love it
Anonymous wrote:+100 Has a man ever complimented you on your purse? It doesn't happen.Anonymous wrote:Oh trust me, all men hate your purse. If a woman can go out without a damn purse, she is a real keeper to me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
You would hate purses in general? What a weird comment.
Anonymous wrote:Spinoff from this thread in Beauty and Fashion.
TL/DR - A woman is miffed that her recently laid off cousin showed up at Thanksgiving looking nice. Too nice. She cites the woman's Cartier Love bracelet and VCA necklace as evidence that the cousin was obnoxiously "dripping" in designer goods. Posters rightly pointed out that the woman only had a few designer items on and OP likely only noticed them because she was jealous and wanted them herself. Shockingly, OP has not returned. (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1242233.page)
But here's what I'm really curious about. Someone posted this:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I like basic rich suburban mom style. It’s not me but give me a highlighted hair, nails done, lulu wearing soccer mom with Cartier bangles and a van cleef arpel necklace any day. You know it’s not unique and you don’t feel like you need to prove you are interesting with what you are wearing. I say, get it girl. Grab your neverfull and pick up those kiddos from soccer practice.
Why does DCUM hate this woman so much? I think the whole "I prefer a WASPier aesthetic" thing is just pretext. Because she's happy to lean in to conventional design aesthetics? Is it because this woman is competition for higher value men? I just don't get it.

+100 Has a man ever complimented you on your purse? It doesn't happen.Anonymous wrote:Oh trust me, all men hate your purse. If a woman can go out without a damn purse, she is a real keeper to me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
You would hate purses in general? What a weird comment.
I have. And as evidence of how little men care, notice that I'm likely the only man to respond in this thread, even though the OP asked for a man's perspective. You're welcome.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
haha well i guess case closed then. hear that lay-dees? the man has spoken.
Oh trust me, all men hate your purse. If a woman can go out without a damn purse, she is a real keeper to me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
You would hate purses in general? What a weird comment.
Anonymous wrote:I don't think women dress like this to signal style and sophistication. They dress like this to signal something; in upper middle class suburbia a lot of safe boring moms adhere to these particular labels and items to visual communicate that they are a. well to do b. aware of the trends and c. fit in.
This look says I am rich and have the disposable income to buy a few select designer items. I am not middle class, I am above middle class. The lulus say, a. I am fit and have the resources and time to devote to my thinness and b. I am rich so I don't mind spending $120 on luxury workout wear. The expensive processed hair says I am rich enough to afford maintenance of this type of hair.
This look does not signal style or taste; it an attempt at signaling wealth in UMC suburbia
Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
Anonymous wrote:Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
Why are you attacking me? The OP posted this asking for a Male's perspective. So of course almost all the replies are from women. I'll say it again. As a man, we think that any women who pays thousands of $ for purse is an idiot as we hate purses in general. Same for your expensive jewelry. It's just baubles that you purchased and it doesn't do anything to heighten your status anymore than the car I drove up in, or the watch I'm wearing does for me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You're looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Actually we do all kinds of things all day that aren’t about trying to get you to want to f$& us! It’s amazing to think about.
Anonymous wrote:our looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.
Anonymous wrote:our looking for a male perspective? Men don't care about your jewelry and most of us don't know a $20 handbag from a $1,000 designer purse. We do notice your clothes, heels, figure, face, eyes and attitude. Wear that crap to impress, or piss off your women friends. We don't care.