First of all, that Hermes lady is fucking nuts about her photos. She doesn’t want her photos used to mock her. They are there for praise only! They are there for gloating, not for you internet people to copy and ridicule. I found this picture on flickr, Hermes Lady, so relax.
I wasn’t able to force myself to go through 30something pages of her boasting about her Hermes purchases and the attendant ass-kissing. But I think I got the gist of it.
Here is the situation. Hermes is a symbol of wealth and success. Nothing more or less. A woman who spends a fortune at Hermes and then documents it online is a person desperately in need of love and self-esteem. There isn’t enough Hermes in the whole world to assure her of her intrinsic worth. It’s a mug’s game.
Consumption at this level is very sad. All shopping is a defense against the knowledge of our mortality. It’s a stupid distraction that exists to enrich corporations and to numb the appetites of the soul.
Look in your closet and think about which outfits would make you happy if a family member died in a car crash. Look at your shoes and then look at this picture.
The Hermes Lady is a picture of insecurity, distorted by money and self-delusion. She is a waste of our time. Turn your eyes away from that lady and her ridiculous merchandise.
You already have everything you need to be happy.
Don’t worry about shoes or handbags. Listen to music, look at some art or have sex instead. You’ll thank me later.
AMEN
That shit is gross
Right on, Sister!
Amen, sister. Amen.
“Look at my pathetic orange boxes! They mean I am somebody!”
This post should be given to girls at school to read, treasure and learn from – it genuinely could save a generation of women from vapid emptiness.
Keep doing what you’re doing, sister. My nation’s youth needs you! To be fair, I’m in the UK…
Just have a look at the entire Vogue forum (Australia). 99% of the women on there are desperately looking for some sort of validation, as they list their purchases on a daily/weekly basis. If it’s not over $200, don’t bother listing it. ergh.
I looked through that thread on tpf a bit and it literally made me nauseous.
I’d like to shoot the Hermes sheila out of a cannon and see how she likes that!
She is possibly even more useless than Daphne Guinness.
Could we vote on this?
This bitch is sick.
Sorry I meant “This woman is sick.”
bronwyn – there is a lot more than ‘consumer validation’ on vogue forums. no need for you to be so hateful about that. there is a lot of quite interesting discussion on there NOT related to fashion.
I tried looking through three pages of the Hermes shit and could go any further – I was bored.
“couldn’t” – arrgghh general anaesthetic still wearing off!
Aside from it being boring, repetitive, mindless and devoid of style; it sickens me that other posters congratulate her… like it’s an achievement to buy 50 versions of the same product? Shop assistants must love the shit out of her.
Mimi, you are on the wrong channel.
Mimi, ignore that. I thought you were somehow on the side of the Hermes sheila.
My apologies.
Amen!
That woman has a mental illness.
Or a condition. My son has 9 copies of “War of the Worlds” DVD and is on the way to collecting similar multiples of Minority Report, Gladiator (Gaydeator), Mission Impossible etc. He has autism. Xx
I am lost for words after reading the tpf link you posted.
There is so much more to life than fucking Hermes, yet she’s being congratualted on her ability to buy the same Harmes scarve in 6 colours! Well done her!
But guys! If you can muster up the courage to locate her final post on page 30-something in that mess (it’s in the early 30s), then you’ll see the best quote of all from Hermes Lady herself! She says something like, “thanks for looking at my shit, blah blah. But remember that each piece of Hermes, no matter how many or few we own, is a testament to finally getting what we’ve dreamed about for so long”. Or some shit like that.
Thank you Sister for finally posting about her on your site. I was getting maniacal in waiting for your response. Total nutter, that one.
Sister, going to take your advice….look at art and then have sex….
I clicked on the link but I’m not even sure WHAT was going on there since I got bored before scrolling through even one full page. Bored and kind of uncomfortable thanks to all of that insane watermarking on every single (poorly taken!!!) photo.
What hole inside her psyche is this woman seeking to fill with Hermes? I don’t really get it…aside from the exclusivity (no one else can afford this, it is just for me) and perhaps the validation (all these plebeian bitches on this forum worship me and my watermarked masterpieces, mwa-haha!).
I’ve been on lock-down for a year now and have only purchased vintage (very little of that, to be honest) plus a few basics like cotton underwear and tanks. My perspective on consumption, and on what I need to feel stylish/confident, has changed more than I would ever have expected. Just one of this woman’s purchases could pay my rent for up to a year…and I’ll bet she’s making those purchases with regularity. Wonder if she feels as stylish/confident during her daily staring contest with a stack of orange boxes as I feel when I pull on a favorite pair of vintage boots bought for under $5?
SW, I couldn’t agree more with your suggested activities…but I would also add cooking to the list (at least for me personally). Nothing makes me feel more connected to my community (micro AND macro) than selecting produce, meat, eggs, and dairy from local farmers at the market. Then, nothing makes me feel more connected to my body (my senses, my health, my spirit) than creatively forming those foods into a delicious meal to eat and share.
Thanks for horrifying me with Hermes Lady – it gave me reason to evaluate and feel good about the positive choices we all get a change (me too!) to make on a daily basis. Three boos for demented consumption. Three cheers for Art, Sex, and Food!!!
Eesh. I’ve never seen such a disgusting disaplay of excess and waste up so close and personal. That is truely dispicable waste of money. I work for a chairty and we fight tooth and claw for donations of a fraction of what she just spent to make the world a better place. Makes me sick.
Nothing like a good bit of despairing of society to make a Friday afternoon pass quicker!
I actually looked at a good portion of the pics. My god. You’re so right Sister.
Aahaha, she’s one of those ubiquitous Hong Kong tai tais.
Totally insane! She clearly has no grip on reality whatsoever. Makes me feel incredibly grateful for my sometimes cash strapped existence!
Her hysterical consumerism is tasteless, but i’m amused by the fact she’s just a boring unstylish housewife. I guess all this Hermes shopping left her no time to visit the hairdresser…
Wow….. this makes me feel like I’m gonna be sick.
“It’s a stupid distraction that exists to enrich corporations and to numb the appetites of the soul.”
Yes. Your post reflects my thoughts (and sometimes fears!) in a much more eloquent and effective manner than I could put it myself.Thank you.
We all have to fight with a similar kind of demon, and sometimes need to be reminded that what can make us happy and full is not to be bought with money.
so well put…. hermes lady needs to get a grip.
Everything about that woman and her posts on that forum literally hurt my heart. Almost as bad were the commenters lavishing her with adoration and praise – “Amazing! Can’t wait to see your haul! Smiley face!” Jesus. It’s too much.
Even if someone gave me a million dollars tomorrow, I would NEVER, and I mean NEVER be tempted to purchase all that Hermes stuff. So no, I’m not “jealous!”
I like fashion and frankly, those pictures are bo-ring. This is why you shouldn’t exclusively shop for one brand. It just gets boring, I don’t care if it’s Hermes.
That kind of gross consumption makes me look at my stuff and think, “Hey, I”m not that bad at all.” But as pride goeth before a fall, my sister comes and looks at my makeup collection and says, “Ugh, I can’t believe you have more than 50 lipsticks.”
And I DO feel guilty about that.
Then again, I’m a capitalist, so her crazy-ass shopping habits ARE keeping people in work. But I also believe in freedom of expression, so I have the right to express “UGH!!!!!!!!!”
TPF is very entertaining reading – the heartfelt pleas for direction to the “ideal” Birkin, the questions like “is hot pink ostrich more versatile than Hermes orange calfskin?” and of course the “comeseemy500scarves” “reveals.” Sickly entertaining.
I have a few Ebay vintage Hermes scarves – wear them with my work suits for those MOST important conferences, etc. That’s it. I’ll buy an older scarf for 1/3 retail and use it, but not a handbag priced like a car.
I’m also going to hold onto the hope that the cash for those millions of boxes has flowed down to numerous families and villages that employ, or raised and trained, the craftspeople, and the silk worm farmers, and the American croc farms etc. And hope that the shareholders have spent their distributions too.
I totally & completely co-sign with the bigger sentiment of your post. But good God that woman is completely devoid of any/all personal style. That is truly a fashion victim, right there. Someone who sees a label & then runs out and buys 150 things from the same place?!?! I don’t care how ‘high-end’ or ‘exclusive’ that shit is… you’re still buying 40 keychains. That’s like designing your house by running into a showroom & saying ‘hmmmmm, I’ll take everything in that vignette right there’… No creativity, no personal artistry, no STYLE. And some other posters pointed out, she had like 100 scarves, and not ONE of them would I have paid Hermes $$$ for. That woman is ridiculous.
The have nots bitching about the haves. I’m sure some of you here are consumer addicts of some sort whether it’s drugs, shopping(like this lady), food etc to escape your unsatisfying realities, otherwise you wouldn’t be here stoning her. So the woman got issues, So!? That’s her problem, who doesn’t? Anyone of you would trade your busted flip flops for her Hermes shoes in a heartbeat, don’t lie!. That’s why we’re all busting our arses off for better lives. you folks are poor inside and out. Let her be, I’m sure she donates cash so she can write it off come tax season anyway. Check yourselves cuz’ you’re a shit loads hypoorcrites,
Sure, it’s her money and she can do whatever she wants with it. But if she’s going to put it online, we’re entitled to form an opinion about it.
People like this aren’t total wastes of space, even if they never donate to charity. Everybody has aggression that needs to go somewhere, and making fun of someone far away, who probably has more unworn outfits than days left in her life is a relatively harmless way of dealing with it. I laughed. I felt nauseous. I started a discussion with my coworkers about Hermes. Good times, all around.
Additionally, I hope that I speak for more than just myself when I say that my life is fairly satisfying as it is, which is another reason why we can’t wrap our poor little minds around why someone would need 50+ high end scarves to make it better. I’m actually good with my flip flops, thanks.
Touche!
For the cash she throws around, she still looks like a McDonald’s hamburger. What’s the point of having 12 Hermes bags and looking like you got dressed from the Goodwill reject pile? For that I revile her and her type who think that dousing themselves with labels raises them above everyone else and content in the knowledge that the hoi polloi can’t join in on the excess. Gross. Do it with style or don’t do it.
Like many people here- I clicked- and was genuinely curious at not so much the consumption, but the general need to ‘reveal’ and seek approval and validation form a forum. I realise that blogs and websites seek this to some extent. But thats usually about sharing ideas, styles, and opinions. This isn’t. It’s just ‘here’s photos of things I’ve bought, look how much i’ve spent’. If there’d been some discussion of the artwork, the workmanship, etc, I honestly would have found the whole thing a little bit more understandable. The comments were horrible. “I loved every single item, but the silks made me (three bowing smilies). Thank you for taking the time to photograph everything – what a noble cause!”. Everyone has the right to spend their money as they see fit, and I’m not judging her for buying things that make her happy. It’s the sharing of the excess that doesn’t sit well with me. Comes across as a bit off, and with a lack of class, if that’s the right word. Yes, buy hermes all you want- but don’t seek other’s sycophantic approval. Enjoy wearing them, enjoy the compliments that you will receive. But don’t do it on a purse forum.
Susana C – Don’t be ridiculous.
i know in your last hermès post i defended the brand’s desire to remain as elitist as possible, but seriously, this is ludicrous. how can someone actually find so much pleasure in “wasting” all her time and money shopping at hermès and gloating about her purchases. though i stopped at the first page, i doubt it gets much better than the ridiculous keychains she posted images of. i believe in saving up money and getting one piece that’s worth the money and the hard work. i’m speechless at how sad this is.
and susana c., ya… no. you’re obviously one of her ass-lickers.
in the end, maybe we’re all just hypocrites that crave skyscrapers of orange boxes and shit like that. who knows?
This is just tacky.
A lot of people need to come to the realisation that Hermes is just an overpriced gift shop. Nothing more. Keyrings, scarfs, bags, bracelets, belts….yawn.
Admittedly, all of those little orange boxes did make my heart flutter ever so slightly but only because I have a thing for packaging. Once I perused their contents, Wow, talk about boring. I had no idea Hermes produced so many items that lack any real design merit.
As for all the people on that thread thanking and even congratulating her for sharing her wonderful haul, grow a fucking brain you subservient morons! These people are more lost than she is.
Maybe it’s because I’m old as hills – I honestly don’t “crave” a pile of orange boxes. There is a long list of things I wish I could afford, but Hermes shit is not on it. An Inuit sculpture of a dancing bear is, maybe I’ll buy it one day.
Have a good look people – the keychains, most of the scarves and the bracelets are absolutely not interesting and some just plain ugly. I know, I know, the craft, the quality, the workers skill, yadda yadda yadda, so it’s ugly stuff of the highest quality, OK? Emperor has no clothes.
I can’t believe girls (I hope they are girls, not women, and maybe will grow up) have orgasms over a “reveal” of someone purchases. All in all, truer words were never spoken, SW!
Going now to have some food and listen to music.
the amazing thing about the way she puts together fast fashion outfits with this stuff is that she manages to make hermes look like h&m. i’m serious. those bags and scarves look cheap as hell. i started to wonder if hermes was deliberately producing secondary lines to be bought up by fanatical purse collectors with questionable taste.
so i don’t understand what she’s doing here because if you’re going to shell out that much cash for nicely made items you should look stylish! it would make a world of difference if she purchased 1/3 as many scarves and bags and, if that money had to go to wardrobe, she spent it on simple clothes that were well made and fit and were not from mango, zara, forever 21, kookai etc. you don’t have to be a model to do that.
i also don’t understand why people on that forum are drooling over it. it’s just money. it’s tacky to show off like that imo.
I think it is hilarious that she requires one box per item. Clearly she could double or triple up.
But then where is the thrill???
I went by Hermes in London, and there was a woman on the sidewalk with her own personal H consultant, and a PILE of boxes on a flat carrier thingie.
Waiting for her car, no doubt.
I just have no concept of that kind of wealth.
Every now and then I need a reminder about my own spending and what really matters. Thank you for this.
I had my own personal reality check in March and April when I had no work. Suddenly I realized that my stuff (clothes and shoes) is pretty pointless and that living comfortably and being able to treat my family to a nice meal is the real deal and why I continue to work so hard. I will remember this next time I want to blow some hard earned cash on yet another material item.
You are right. Mass overconsumption sucks. More to life than that. Thanks for the reminder. I have a horrible thing of buying things I don’t “need” because it’s nice and I justify but really that thing is not necessary nor what I am after ( it’s not high end or labely, just things ) I need to seek out other outlets. I have been working on shedding my addictions – quit smoking, working on the sugar thing, cutting back on alcohol…consumerism is another one I need to give up. Channel my energy into other healthier things and stop avoiding life.
Regarding this lady, I did find the many key chain purchases just weird, are
they gifts ? Does she have a lot of sets of keys ? And her plainness vs. $$$ dropping is very WTF. I know women like that who get really excited about
some label purse or shoes and buy the ugliest thing of that label but feel so
proud of themselves for just having that thing…that is so f-ing sad. When I see Hermes purses all I think is that I want to best them by making a purse literally out of cash, that way you just get right to the point.
Also Hermes does not equal a better life. Love, Art, Spirit = better life and that is what I am working towards. Sister, you have the right idea.