I hate your fake designer bag

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

my mom went last week to the local goodwill and bought a trench coat with the tags still on it for 5 bucks.

it is burberry. that damn coat runs for $1500 online! and she could care less lol!

My uncle owned a restaurant for years. There was a ladies trench coat that no one claimed from the coat check for a long time, so he asked several of his waitresses if theywanted it. The coat was too small for everyone else, so he brought it over to my house. The label --- Burberry. This was back inthe 80s, before knock offs were mass produced. I wore the coat for years and finally donated it when it looked "dated".

[barbino]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

My uncle owned a restaurant for years. There was a ladies trench coat that no one claimed from the coat check for a long time, so he asked several of his waitresses if theywanted it. The coat was too small for everyone else, so he brought it over to my house. The label --- Burberry. This was back inthe 80s, before knock offs were mass produced. I wore the coat for years and finally donated it when it looked "dated".

Love it---I worked at the Burberry store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on weekends one Christmas holiday in the mid 80's (second job). We got the plaid kilts to wear, along with the pleated tuxedo-front shirts. When we were done, we got to keep the shirts. How strange--I never go downtown anymore, but we went past it & the other stores just last night and my husband asked me, "Didn't you work there for awhile?" I also worked at the Gucci shop for several months, which is how I got the position at Burberry's. Working at Marshall Field's (almost "The real Field's" - it had already begun to change somewhat) for several years helped alot in retail.

[LΩVE]

My take on designer bags:

a) Most of them are ugly to me. I buy bags that look good.
b)The point of a designer bag in most cases is to say "I am rich. I can afford this." So if you can't, really, what's the point?

I buy for my body. If it looks good, classy, and cute I'm buying it. Fashion is fun from an artistic standpoint, but I don't feel the need to blow a paycheck on a brand name.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by LΩVE

b)The point of a designer bag in most cases is to say "I am rich. I can afford this." So if you can't, really, what's the point?

I think their point is so that they can pretend like they can afford it.