Comments on: The Lure Of Gucci

By: Suspended

Suspended — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:36:03 +0000

“Luxxotica makes almost ALL sunglasses, designer or not. I threw my shades in the trash in protest.”

Seriously?? They were a gift. That was a super cunty way to react to the fact that Luxottica made your glasses. So what? You liked them. Did you picture some artisanal old ladies sitting in a room at Chanel, bending and branding plastic for $300? Were they suddenly rendered undesirable by the fact they weren’t? Fucking hell.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:00:56 +0000

MK is for sure the new Coach. Neither of which is a designer purse.
If a purse is less than a months worth of rent, the odds are good is isnt a “real” designer.
I do like you in the top jacket. After the baked potato analogy, however, I wouldnt be able to wear it either.
I am disallusioned with the things that are coming off the assembly lines that are designer that I can “afford”. Shoes are now commonly $800+, purses $950+ and so on. I can no longer even pretend that it isnt ridiculous. I pre-ordered a JCrew pink faux fur coat. At $400, it is a fraction of the Gucci pink fox fur one ($19,000.00) and will likely make me just as happy. I hope.

By: suzanne myers

suzanne myers — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:36:25 +0000

The only “major” designer item I have purchased at retail price were some Chanel sunglasses 7 or 8 years ago. For some strange reason we were at the mall, and my husband demanded that this be the year that I “let” him buy a birthday present for me.

So I strolled into Sunglass Hut, thought the brown/black lace pattern on the Chanel glasses was cool and liked that the logo was very modest. Blowing $300 gave me a bungee-jump thrill as I’m typically irritatingly frugal. I thought it was cute, too, to see my young son and husband go into the store to “pick them out” after I had already told the salesperson the pair I had my eye on. Can’t go all crazy and let my guy buy something that pricey w/o my input!

Well, not long after, the three of us snuggled up for 60 minutes and watched an episode about how Luxxotica makes almost ALL sunglasses, designer or not. I threw my shades in the trash in protest. I hate being had. Dug them out later and gave them to Goodwill, b/c shit. I’m frugal and hate to waste;)

Story, here: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704518904575365362932852610

I don’t know luxury design that well, but admire design houses like Missoni who seem to have been the first to start something unique, like their zig-zag weave. I love it. I would feel bad purchasing a knock-off, yet cannot afford the real deal, except for the socks I scored at Target.

And yeah, that jacket is much better on you:)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 06:53:19 +0000

Guess what brand is the most inexplicably desired in my postcode? Stella M might get away with that synthetic shit but charging €500 + for a plastic handbag without vegan ideals is outrageous. Personally if a docile grass munching future hamburger (or kebab) didn’t play a part in making my handbag then I’m not interested; but only if it was thrifted. Those plastic Guess bags are just landfill. My €2,000 Balenziaga found a new life with me in a credit crunch resale store. I would be shamed on the Malls of Dubai for being out of season, but I love it like a 3rd adopted foster child. It even carries groceries.

By: Suspended

Suspended — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:22:31 +0000

I don’t get the Michael Kors thing either. It came out of nowhere. He’s a moderately obscure name in the UK, yet, he has stores opening everywhere and I see these ‘ugly ass bags’ on women who are probably called Grizelda.

Before MK, everyone here was buying Mulberry bags. Boy, did that shit get common.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 02:59:13 +0000

Emily – YES, maybe the new Coach, circa when Coach starting putting an ugly logo on their stuff. Is it like somehow people think Michael Kors is a swanky name? I don’t get the popularity but I’d like myself better if I didn’t instinctively recoil from MK handbags.

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:15:04 +0000

I’m with you on the paper bag, sadly many in my community LOVE them some MK. But, why? Seriously, where is the mass appeal coming from? It seems that MK is the new coach?? Back in middle school you weren’t shit if you didn’t have a Liz Claiborne bag, now they have been demoted to granny bags. Rise above the psychology of advertising! Who’s with me!

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 23:12:17 +0000

Marky – Hahahahahahahahaha!

By: Marky

Marky — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:50:28 +0000

One of the best moments on TV was the pervasive and obvious disappointment when it was revealed to the contestants on “Project Runway” the the flagship store of a ‘top designer’ that they would be visiting was Michael Kors’s.

I’d rather wear a soiled Depends undergarment than wear anything by Michael Kors.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:30:07 +0000

Suspended – Ha, the potato image has destroyed any leftover sense of desire, THANK YOU! Now if you could just ruin every other thing on their website. As for Chanel, same reasons – poor quality, Nazi heritage.

David Duff – I love that you have a personal animosity toward Michael Kors. I will take care of the aesthetic end. We are Stronger Together, like America!