You know how certain people buy things just because they are of a certain brand name? I'm kinda like that
cept I
dont buy certain things because they are of a certain brand name. I have a weird aversion to handbags by shoe designers. Of course, some design houses are just better in one area than they are in other areas.
Fendi and Gucci, for example, kick ass in the
RTW but get big, fat F's when it comes to handbags. However, lets imagine the day when
Fendi and/or Gucci finally come to their senses and design a fabulous purse. If it was to my liking, I would buy it immediately. The same cannot be said for Christian
Louboutin and Jimmy
Choo. I would drop upwards of $1500 for shoes by CL and
JC but as right now, I would never, ever consider getting a purse from them. Lets take a moment to ponder at the following examples:
Mona tote by Jimmy
Choo
Pillow Satchel by CL
Both purses are around $2000, both purses are decent in design, both purses are by designers famous for their shoes, both purses I would never spend money on. But if I take into consideration that most designers start off specializing in one area and through the years, branch out into different arenas, shouldn't I give them the benefit of the doubt? Shouldn't I trust that eventually CL and
JC will make a name for themselves outside of shoes? I guess I could but I'm just not willing to risk the money. If I spend $2000 on a purse, I want it to be a classic. I want $2000 to be spent on something that has already been proven to be able to withstand the ever-changing whims of fashion. $2000 on a CL with zippers or $2000 on a hand-weaved
BV? The answer is obvious to me.
4 comments:
Why? I am the same.
The preference for things are different from bags to shoes. I am very picky about the brand name which is famous for the shoes or is famous for their handbags... it seems all the designers goes into one way or the other direction when they become well-known brand name and they want to broaden their market. That's good for them but perhaps it is sometimes better just focus on what they are good/famous for instead of outsourcing to bunch of amateurs. (No offense to premier designers but sometimes those awkward design is just so......annoy. )ha!
Totally agree. Its almost kinda like when rappers try to be movie stars and vice versa :P
CL actually has a couple purses I wouldn't mind owning...I think it was the hobo that came out either Fall 08 or Spring 09, I forget...then again, I probably wouldn't since I really don't like bags :)
Yea, I would say esp if you dont like handbags, to consider a more classic bag when actually buying a bag...know what i mean??
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