Balenciaga Bankrupt
We’ve all dreamt of our
designer filled wardrobe without a piece of Target in sight.
I find out if the dream is worth it...
You walk into your flash city apartment carrying the latest Chloe Paddington bag and flip through your letters. There’s one from your credit card company that stands out. Gulping you rip it open too see the word CANCELLED in big bold letters.
Across the road another woman walks in holding the same style bag from Witchery for about $2000 less than you paid.
Same style, both leather and the only difference is she isn’t in debt.
Millions of women save up for months to afford a Chanel bag, Prada wallet or Louis Vuitton diary. Why do we spend thousands of dollars every day on an item that will be in stores just months later?
I was on the Vogue forums a few months ago reading a post about the Prada Turban (as seen on Ashley Olsen). One woman said “I’m going to wait and buy it in a chain store in a few months, everywhere will have it. And at half the price...”
I scoffed at people who said they were going to spend $400+ on the headband and instead decided to get crafty and make my own. I knew I was never going to get around to it but it would keep me happy until they came into chain stores.
Finally, while in Chapel Street, I saw my first glimpse of the headband in Sportsgirl for $9.95. I decided to wait so I could keep my options open for when I see them pop up in other shops. About a week later I went into Witchery and saw a variation of the headband in 3 colours. I decided to splurge and buy it for $10.
To face the truth, however heart-wrenching and cruel it is, the closest a lot of us will ever get to a celebrity item is buying a skinny caramel macchiato in the largest size from Starbucks.
If you live the high life with Chanel, Hermes and Valentino hand in hand then your going to stop thinking a $300 Lover dress is expensive. That’s when you...
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