I hate your fake designer bag

[DSTRen13]

I know exactly why I spend more on accessories, lol. I buy super-cheap clothes because my size fluctuates so bad, so I buy nice things that don't have a size!

[EEKappa]

I bought my first Kate Spade bag from a vendor on the street near Dupont Circle in DC. I thought it looked pretty good and got lots of compliments until I saw the real thing and realized how cheezy mine looked by comparison. At least mine was a copy of an authentic design. There are lots of them sold at bag parties that are cute, but c'mon, Kate Spade has never made a bag with a thin stripe and a bow sewn on.

Then I learned that Kate Spade is a Kappa, and just can't buy the fakes anymore. (Gotta support a sister!) Though, I love to find them on ebay and at Saxs Off Fifth at 1/3 of the price.

[LttleMsPrEp]

FYI - Lately if you look in T.J. Maxx or Marshalls you can find a decent stock of designer backs for a fraction of the price it just takes a bit of patience. . .

Filene's basement is another great place to find designer bags for decent prices although it takes patience to find one worth buying i def. found a few after a good 45 minutes of searching.

[MeezDiscreet]

Originally Posted by ZTAMich

Love it!

I spend the money because I like them. I love purses and it bothers my mom how much I've spent on purses. But, all of my bills are paid, I don't go hungry, and I have a nice nest egg so why not?

[Benzgirl]

THANK YOU SWTX, I am so happy that I'm not the only one. It's time for me to come out of the closet and say,
That ghetto bag is NOT Chanel!
It's entirely disrespectful of Coco

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Seriously. I've had it with all the fake bags. You think we can't tell, but we can.

I don't even want to carry my real Coach bags . . . so ticked off at the fakes being EVERYWHERE.

Ugh... I agree.

I don't carry signature Coach for that very reason... (well that and I just plain don't like the print.)

[sjsoffer]

I have two expensive (For me) handbags now: a black leather coach and a Dooney hot pink huge bag. I think it's silly to carry fakes, but I don't care how expensive someone's bag is. If it's from target and cute, it's still cute.

[AlphaFrog]

The purse I own that's gotten the most compliments ever was a clutch type (with a small strap) that was black leather with some embroidery on the front (sort of 70's vintage looking) and it was $2.50 on the clearance shelf at Walmart. I must have gotten at least one compliment every time I carried it.

[SWTXBelle]

I started buying Coach Willis bags (and one Hobo) back a few years ago because they were well-made, classic, and not obnoxiously in-your-face with a designer's logo. Small tag, the signature hardware - nice.

I don't even like the REAL obnoxiously-in-your-face designs, but I do feel the only thing sillier than spending a lot of money to advertise the fact you are carrying a designer bag is spending a small amount of money to announce that you WANT to carry an obnoxiously-in-your-face design, but can't.

I am all for good leather or cloth bags, no matter who makes them. And I LOVE funky purses that reflect the personality of the person carrying them. You know who makes some NEAT purses, that aren't all that expensive? Cirque de Soleil! I was amazed! To this day, I remember a Lamar University pnm who had a purse that was an actual clock. (Alumnae held the pnm's purses while they were in the parties.)

[groovypq]

I saw a Foach (my general word for anything faux Coach) not too long ago that looked like some kind of molecule... it was an oval (closed C?) with a dot in the middle. Not even close. Why do they bother??

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by ZTAMich

A girl visiting from London was with us & asked "Aren't you going to buy anything?" and I replied "No I buy real bags" Looking back it was a bit snarky & bitchy but honest....

HAHAHAHHAHAH!

That was freaking awesome.

I feel like all these people carrying around fake Louis Vuittons (or trashy people carrying real ones) has turned me against the brand altogether.

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Fake or not, larger the handbag the smaller the brains.

*sniff, i like my big bags!

HOWEVER, i only carry them when i have my daughters with me. i hate diaper bags but a really cute huge hobo fits just as much lol! who wants to rock anything with Winnie the Pooh????

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

*sniff, i like my big bags!

My husband wonders why I need a big purse ... but whenever he needs a tape measure, or nail clippers, or bandaids, or whatever, it's me he turns to, and I always have it! I took that year of Girl Scouts to heart!

[LightBulb]

Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker

My way to telling if it's a fake is by looking at the quality of the leather and the quality of the hardware. A real designer bag will tend to have softer, smoother leather. A fake will have rougher, poorer-quality leather. A real designer bag will have heavier, sturdier metal hardware. A fake will have lighter, flimsier hardware. Also, with a real bag, if you touch the hardware, it'll be cold metal to the touch...or if the bag's been out in sun, it'll be hot metal to the touch. The hardware on a fake will feel about room temperature.

Good description. I've also noticed that fake Louis bags generally have a different color (more orangey) leather particularly for the handles.

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I feel like all these people carrying around fake Louis Vuittons (or trashy people carrying real ones) has turned me against the brand altogether.

My mom has a few LV bags from years ago vintage styles they no longer make which she started letting me use a few years ago. . . But now I dont even use them because the brand has just become so copied poorly same with coach. . . . The only designer bag I have that I really value is a Chanel from the early 80's that belonged to my grandma and that my mom gave me for my 21st birthday. . . But its more sentimental that status symbol. . .