THE LUXURY MARKET IS IN SHAMBLES! LIFTING THE CURTAIN ON THE LUXURY RETAIL MARKET | AWED BY MONICA
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- Lifting the curtain on luxury! Chanel claims inflation justifies their outrageous prices, but I'm calling their bluff. Dior and Armani are under investigation for allegedly exploiting workers, charging $5000 for bags that cost less than $60 to make. It's a scandal you won't believe. My latest video is packed with all the juicy details-every minute is a must-watch! Don't forget to share your opinion and give the video a thumbs up!
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20 mins into this very insightful, thought provoking video and I found myself asking…WHY are we (y’all) buying luxury? If luxury doesn’t equal quality, what are you paying for? Are you simply paying for the name? And is it worth $5K, $10K, $50K to simply wear a name? Real question.
I have an expansive collection of well over 100 handbags. I started my small handbag collection during the pandemic. I counted them last week and I have more than 75 small bags in my collection. In the past four years, I’ve purchased 75+ small bags. (That kind of blows my mind!) My older handbag collection is mostly Brahmin. My small handbag collection is a mix of various designers (Tory Burch, Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade)…none of them are luxury.
I started adding up the money spent. I started with Kate Spade. I have 26 Kate Spade bags, each bag is on average $500. My Kate Spade collection is about $13K. So for the price of one luxury bag, I purchased 26 high quality, genuine leather designer bags.
I’m not criticizing anyone’s purchasing choices, and I don’t want anyone to judge mine either. But I challenge all of us to question the reason behind our purchases. I bought 26 Kate Spade purses, not because they are Kate Spade but because they are cute. I love the bright colors. I love the creative design styles. I love the novelty and whimsy.
I’ll end with my first question. Is it worth $5K, $10K, $50K to simply wear a name?
Although high end retail may not be worth it…I am truly inspired by the fact that they are incorporating more black people in fashion 🎉❤🎯🌈🌹🙏🏾❤️✌🏾🇺🇸👏🏾😇😘⭐️☀️🔥
@@daisygupta7571 True!
@@daisygupta7571but are they really?
The issue I have is that brands like Chanel are no longer asking people to pay for the quality of their items like back in the day. I get that there is the issue of exclusivity, but there is nothing you can say to me to make me pay Eur 8000 simply to be associated with a name. Like really, who are you?!?! Give me a high quality non-designer bag any day of the week! Quite frankly, if I really fall in love with any particular Chanel design, I would go to the *esluxy* market because I do not see the value that Chanel or many of these luxury fashion houses offer. The fact that many authenticators do not authenticate more recent bags is proof of this in my eyes.
For the past 4 or 5 years, black female content creators have been complaining about their treatment at the luxury shows, lack of inclusion, lack of respect and lack of fair pay yet still continue to do these Fendi Hermes Dior Gucci hauls pushing outrageous consumerism on the young women who look like them. Ive realized there is a soul selling that’s happening in Content Creation that hopefully the black women in the audience can realize and steer away from expeditiously.
@karenbritchick @monroesteele ppl like that they love fashion and they have been doing this for years. They don’t push anything on anybody if you’re influenced by them you’re influenced it’s not their job to monitor your credit cards lol hopefully you’re not speaking on them. I value your comment and I respect your views.❤
@@JasonLuxLover you’re not even a part of this conversation DJ Vlad
You look very comfortable. Also, I really enjoyed your previous video guides on shopping in New York - it would be great if you could continue this series on other sites. For example, I live in the suburbs of London but I’m new to *esluxy* shopping so I have no idea where to go or what to buy in my city.
When I was much younger and cared way too much what people thought - I walked into a sushi restaurant with my *esluxy* . A group of girls were at a table and were laughing. I immediately assumed they were laughing at my fake bag. Looking back, I'm sure they weren't as it was a brilliant copy. So, moral of the story - please don't spend too much time worrying about what others think of you. In reality, they are far too concerned about themselves and probably feeling just as insecure as you are.
Why is this a conversation, If people stop spending 5000 for a bag? They couldn't keep on selling at these prices. Honestly you're giving these people power. And you're not surprised at what it cost to make these bags. The same with sneakers.
True I’m guilty
Every time a big company gets called out for abusive labour practices, they go to their failsafe answer of 'we used a third party contractor' and that they didn't know what was happening. In truth they are well aware of these practices, a few years ago it was shown that D&G and Versace had clothing made in North Korea under problematic conditions. They know that consumers don't care.
Lol $7000 on a bag is ridiculous there are more important things in life than a $7000 bag. I’ll take the *preluxz* in this case because I can’t afford the real thing.
They ARE using 3rd parties though...they not the ones running the China factories 😅 Even if they start out with rules ,people don't get China gonna do whatever it wants to make more money and cut costs...its not just these brands the "partners" want to make money too.
I have worked in luxury retail at Saks Fifth Avenue and in “ lower end retail “
as well and have seen that brands vary immensely in size, fabrication and quality ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
Love*jklux* the way you show it! You really focus on showing off the bag. I don't think any other TH-camr can show off bags in as much detail as you.
From the packaging to the details on the bags, I think the *esluxy* shop has turned reproduction into an art form.
This Dior "scandal" is nothing new. This type of information gets recycled every so often. Profit is king. I think we just need to shop smarter. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Monica. I think you're❤ spot on.
We agree! It's not new, it's about shopping smarter!
It’s all about greed. These ridiculous “price increases” when now we see the “true cost” of production. I feel scammed by my “luxury” purchases.
I don't need a bag to show that I've achieved success.
That’s great but some people love fashion. It doesn’t validate them. Not saying some don’t but there are people who buy from Target to Dior
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@@katricewilliams73 I love fashion too just like the next person, all I'm saying is that a luxury bag is not indicative of my worth, that's all. I can buy a bag from anywhere as long as I love it!
That part!
Do you think the buying consumer cares? If we still purchase from these luxury brands, and their sales are unaffected…it will simply be more of the same. Are we unconscious consumers or uncaring consumers?
Both , which is sad
So many luxury brands are now mass-produced. Not to mention the markup that is absolutely grotesque. I honestly never understood how someone could consciously price and item three or four times the price of what it's worth just to make a buck (actual several million bucks).
And even though I don't shop luxury retail, I'm also aware that the markup on clothing is everywhere. So as I walk through the aisles of my TJ Maxx, Marshalls, etc I'm still very aware that the item I'm holding probably cost much less than what I'm about to pay for it, I at least have the security of knowing It's just a $50 pair of jeans and not a $500 pair of jeans. Is there really a difference? Perhaps there is, but that's left up to the consumer to choose.
Ultimately it's left to the consumer. I do understand these businesses are for profit, but I do feel like they need to check themselves if they want to maintain their reputations.
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I'm someone who's loved fashion for years. Handbags are one of my favorite accessories. They should stop calling these bags luxury n just call them designer. Luxury should be great quality n unique. Most of these bags are neither.
Moni, this was one of your best videos! I love the topic and the content. I have never really been that hype on Chanel. I love the vintage bags but I’ve never bought one. I am shocked about your Dior. I lovvve Dior and am very disappointed in them. I hope they turn it around.
A part of the made in Italy, is also that the factory is in Italy but the workers are from different parts of Asia and they pay them little as well. So the Italian artisans are getting undercut as well and losing those contracts.
Yep, a collapse in integrity/quality in order to meet the huge revolving door demand these days. Being in my sixties and having bought luxury since I was twenty four, I have really observed changes in the high end markets and also the (continuous) ridiculousness in price increases now. I miss the old days.
According to my online source, In 1955, a Chanel classic flag bag was $250. In 1990, $1,150, and in 2021, $8,800.
I remember walking into Chanel-Paris (rue Cambon) in the mid 1980s and buying a limited edition (only available in France) black quilted leather single flap, gold chain, and double CCs (one in plated 24 carat gold and the other in a silver metal), and paying around the equivalent of $685 due to the currency exchange rate at the time. If that same bag were created now, it would probably be more than 10 times the price and would also probably be getting price increases twice a year.
I wish I hadn't sold my bag. But, it eventually went to someone who really wanted it and couldn't afford to buy a Chanel bag at the retail U.S. prices. Plus, the person wanted to to pass it down to her first-born child. She considered that bag as her push gift to herself.
Over the decades of going to Paris annually, I would wait until I got there to buy high end bags and the annual price increases were not astronomical. And I don't remember twice a year price increases on the design houses from which I was purchasing, either then or in more recent years.
I haven't bought Chanel in many years. I bought it quite regularly in the 1980s and 1990s; jewelry, clothing, etc, and am basically done. Plus, the pieces back then were so well made that one didn't need to replace them.
As for Chanel clothing, I still have my Chanel suit in wool boucle, jacket and matching skirt. I bought the suit brand new in a Northern European country where I spent summers annually. One of the well-known luxury boutiques was going out of business and the suit was marked down to around the equivalent of $350. When the tax deduction was added, the price came down to around $286. I still have the suit and the jacket alone now, would most likely run in the $2,500- $3,000 category pre-owned price range and the skirt in a different price range. About three years ago, I saw on TH-cam, a vlogger in a Chanel boutique and in the background noticed a (recreated) suit like mine, and also orange. I wondered what the price was. I took a screenshot of the page and sent it to a couple friends and they were amazed at the similarity of the new version compared to my mid-1980s original.
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Quiet luxury is soo boring to me 😢😢😢😢😢
Same😂
Working in retail deterred me from luxury buying because of the upcharges. I’ve always been a fashion girl but def shop the sales once I saw a buyer buy pants at 2 dollars and sell at 92! Kudos to the girls that can do it! I really love to see it! ❤
There are videos on TH-cam that go into the factory’s that make luxury products. I saw a video of a factory that produces underwear for Ralph Lauren and that were making each pair for less than a dollar. I stopped having a desire to spend money on high end brands after seeing that. It’s definitely not worth it.
Excellent video. I love that you said that the worker treatment at Dior’s third-party manufacturer is what “got you.” It got me too! Cassie Thorpe made the point that when we shop luxury we expect fair worker treatment to be taken care of. I can’t express how the Dior story took the wind out of my sails. I just can’t do it anymore. I have been working my way up to a “no buy” year. This news accelerated my no-buy efforts.
Another reason why i like to shop vintage and black owned businesses.
Girl this is the information we need. First hand knowledge and experience! Thanks love this❤
I agree some brands have gotten lazy. The only thing refreshing is Pharrell Williams. I hope they get Jeremy Scott or Jacquemus or someone interesting at Chanel and Gucci is hopeless. They need to stop trying to look like plain Jane and try to get a grip
Yes, I purchased my CHANEL jumbo from the boutique in 2016 and it was $5500.00 without tax.
Just subscribed sis. Listening now and I’m already enjoying it. You’re soooo amazing!
I love fashion and I love brands from Target, TJMaxx to Dior, Fendi etc,. I actually in the last 5 years I have been buying outlet or sale. The problem for me is the constant mark up. They have marked up to ridiculously amounts and way to frequent. I haven’t purchased but one YSL bag in 2 years. This actually just made me even more so not buying anymore luxury bags. I am out.
Stuff is only worth as much as you are willing to pay for it.
Saint Laurent and Celine is my favorite brands when it comes to luxury as a man. When it comes to mens dress shoes, boots and leather jackets they are at the top.
Thats great and thanks for watching.
I totally disagree with what you said about Hermes their brand they sell a product. And it shouldn’t be based on a person’s attitude I believe 1000% that they were forcing people to buy things in order to get the bag that they want. If we’re gonna be honest about it and they did not want certain people purchasing their bags. so if they had to sell them, they would make them purchase more things and that’s why they’re being sued.
I don't necessarily love Goyard for their signature monogram collection, however, I do own a couple pieces from the fashion house. I respect that they've kept a level of exclusivity, do not have a bunch of boutique locations and do not have an e-commerce presence outside of the resale market.
I know they aren't tight for cash and in that regard, Maison Goyard upholds the true definition of luxury. Many of these French/Italian legacy brands should take note.
Thanks for watching
In regards to Chanel, I’m so glad that I already have my Jumbo Classic Flap. I searched for years for a vintage large square and finally found it. I’ll continue to purchase Chanel but I’ll stick to vintage, pre-loved. I was shocked when they went forward with insanely high price increases at the height of the pandemic. In bad taste - it showed that they were tone deaf to the issues affecting their consumers.
Thank you Moni , fair assessment ❤
$56 to make and charging $5600 is insane for me
Now I am convinced that I bought*jklux* fakes. Luxury brands exaggerate their prices and are not worth it. Even if I had money, I would not buy them. I would rather buy jewelry.
I heard that this is the time to buy Saint Laurent because they’re lowering prices to get rid of their department store inventory because they’re planning to go to a boutique platform only - no longer available in department stores and there will be price increases when that happens.
Thanks for the information. Will be buying my toy puffer
@@candaceferguson8325 You’re welcome! Enjoy your new bag! 😉
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the luxury industry and your opinions on what is going on in the fashion world. It takes courage to do what you are doing! 🌹🌹🌹
Very insightful I’ve been purchasing on pre-loved market. Chanel prices are ridiculous
I loved this video Moni, and I agree with your opinions! You look lovely! Thank you and feel better soon!❤
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing. This is probably one of the most important videos I’ve watched…period 💯
Thank you and thanks for watching.
$60 for a leather handbag can't be real.. I'm a fashion designer. There's just no way it could be that small for the total cost maybe just the sewing because they're making so many pieces at one time. but also you're not just paying for the cost of the bag... You're paying for the rent on all their locations, marketing budget, influencers, employees, packaging, fashion shows, everything is in the cost of those items.. I've been really trying to figure out the cost of the apparel collection I'm working on. It's such a difficult thing, but I'm going into the designer price point because it's just too hard to compete on price with Zara, H&M and Shein, etc. I can't afford to produce so many items at one time. However as far as Chanels' quality.. if you pay more you should get more for it, because those prices are ridiculous.
It absolutely can be. Do you realize the cost of these bags? I used to design exotics and the cost for a leather handbag is probably no more than 25-30 on the high end. The amount of leather they use is maybe 10.00 hardware maybe another 5.00, of course exotics are a bit higher. Trust me most things cost less than 50.00 to make including labor in less developed countries
@@Yougotthis1212 WOW, I've always wanted to design handbags, I guess it's not as expensive as I thought. Thanks for the reply!
In my opinion, the prices points of those luxury brands are insane. Thanks God I don't buy expensive bags but good quality bags.
Thanks for watching
Very good content and right on point! I sew, and I know that they can't "crank" out these items in record time without skimping on the quality. I've always felt that the workers that we don't see are not in the best workplace conditions. I hope that children are not being pulled into these "sweatshops." Just because we don't see it doesn't mean it's not happening.
Yes, I found this out around five years ago. I stumbled upon a TH-cam video. The creator had to make the video look like something else because the video kept getting flagged and reported by the brands. The video starts out talking about Vogue and Anna Wintour and Tommy Hilfiger, and then all the sudden it goes into the real documentary and it shows behind the scenes of a news investigation where they investigated, their products made in China and claiming they were made in Italy and France, etc., Chanel YSL Louis Vuitton all the brands have their products made in China I have 2 friends in China and they have told me that there are factories that manufacture the products that go on these bags. example, hardware, accessories, and some family members have worked at factories where they make handbags and footwear for brands like YSL there are factories and the brands themselves! That’s why the replicas are getting so good because they are made with the authentic products. That is what I have been told! Write down to the leather they are using Italian leather, but the products are made in China and then stamped in Italy or France for example That’s why I do not buy pre-pre-loved ! Preloved is full of counterfeits! Entrupy will approve counterfeits don’t trust entropy either! That’s a whole Nother subject! Brands are going more towards China Hermes has a location where they repair items now and they are getting their product such as hardware and things that go to make the bags from the Chinese .chanel ysl Gucci LV are all getting goods 95% manufacturing done and stamping made in France and Italy ! these products are not handmade in Italy or France and we should not be paying this much for them! There are so many bad practices going on behind the scenes in these leather factories as well and that’s a whole Nother subject. I love fashion. I study fashion fashion is a passion of mine, but I do not agree with the way these goods are being manufactured no, I don’t!
Brilliant content. Thanks
All retail especially fashion is marked up 300-400 percent- just an exposure as to how and why mandato😢work hours e.g 8 hour day implemented. All of these goods are made in countries that don’t have labor laws. So to stop this consumption has to drooooooooop waaaaaaay down 🤷🏽♀️
It’s a turn off, but I’m not surprised. I’ll do resale or find closure with the great collection that I have.❤Thanks for your honesty. You are always honest, have passion, and on point. Love it!
I know a person that knows an apprentice in Italy. He bought me back 4 bags that google reverse states are Hermes Kelly and Birkin’s. The only difference of course is there isn’t a name on the hardware/leather and the apprentice used a machine vs hands to sew the bags. I was 😳 shocked when I seen those bags. I got stopped on 5th ave by a woman wanting to inquire about the mini Kelly dup so I guess she was also fooled LOL. It’s horrible that I still purchase all the Chanel Les Exclusif line with that crazy price increase pre vs post panny.
Ladies and gentlemen, buy pieces that move, you don’t try to keep up with the Joneses or the trends You will never be happy with your choices. A part of caring the handbag is loving it and it bringing you joy, and if it does not invoke joy like Monica says don’t make that purchase. We will never get our moneys worth if that’s what you’re looking for you can’t think that way about fashion and handbags. You have to explore the lifestyle and the love of the art form of fashion.❤ the only handbags that are investments and can bring you more money than you paid are Birken and Kelly other than that don’t go buying handbags trying to get rich or trying to get your money back. I always say buy from the store or website don’t buy preloved! Take it from me!
I’ve gotten burned five or six times on every platform.❤
Im a retired flight attendant , going to main land China all those bags can be bought for couple hundred dollars for a good one because they have access to the same materials. Would never buy any designer bag,frames, same products.
Just found you today! Really enjoyed!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching.
Love your insight. I use to watch fashion content back in the day but the way prices increased almost double in the last 5 years is crazy. I still have some wish list items but with the quality on the decline, I rather buy a dupe.
I love 💕 ur vibe and ur voice
Also, I follow quite a bit of black creators and white. Seems like more white women are gifted and go to their brand events than black women in that space. That makes me mad and what more equality in that space
I know that it's about Dior today but this comes around every 10 years or so, the same issues. All of the high end fashion conglomerates I've been doing the same thing for ages. Years ago I worked a seasonal job for Ralph Lauren and when I saw the amount of money it took to make the products and clothing versus what they were charging retail and online for them, I knew I would never pay full price for luxury again. I used the heck out of my 40% discount,!
And the other thing is the quality has has really gone down. Customers wouldl call in and say that they had items for 15 and 25 years that were in better shape than ones they had recently purchased and people know the quality of the items that they're spending their money on...
When I worked in the garment district years ago, a buyer once said to one of her staff who had purchased a Chanel bag , "The piece goods just don't justify the cost price". That is the reason, I'd rather purchase a super fake that spend that amount of money on a handbag from any of these Designers. They have such a large profit margin, that's why they amassed so much money from their so called luxury goods.
On another content creator video who says he has an inside at Chanel that allegedly she quit… and it may be because they wanted her to do 3 Conture collections instead of 2 and want the ateliers workers to start working night shift and allegedly she walked out after only being at work for ‘2 hours
When it was discovered that multiple unauthorized Chinese migrants were employed in their factories during the height of COVID 19, information on the luxury market was made public. The Italian authorities conducted a thorough inquiry over several months in order to determine the facts.
I like the direction that Valentino is going into and when I went back to look at some of the old Valentino looks. This new collection is a reflection of old Valentino. But it does have an air of Gucci to it as well. Both things can be true. Maybe Gucci was replicating old Valentino. Look at it like that at the end of the day, I really don’t care as long as it looks good. The quality is good and it adds character to the designs.
I believe Virginia Viard has been with the brand for decades. It’s The CEO, Nair (from Unilever) that is new and likely the culprit for price hikes. Who knows? It seems there are several issues there and at many of these fashion houses as you are pointing out.
What material are they using for a bag to be made for less than $60. Material is costly.
Let me recommend a new TH-camr here that is very much about QUALITY over BRAND and uses her channel to help people find brands that are BETTER QUALITY for the many times less in cost. She is a black TH-camr named So Anesu. I have found brands that I will happily purchase because the old houses have LOST THE PLOT and are taking their customers for A RIDE! Let's respect ourselves and our wallets and support smaller under the radar brands that still use their CRAFT and RESPECT THEIR CUSTOMERS.
I 100% agree with you about Chanel. Please share the link for your watch. TIA
But I really did enjoy this video and your perspective on fashion and what these brands are doing the directions they’re going into and agree with most of the things she said. it was really refreshing to see someone being honest about these brands and fashion.
I am glad you came on to make this video because it seemed like most people just jumped on Dior and it is a bigger picture. Because you have a background in the industry, I think you can speak from a more informed point of view. I think that the bags are definitely not the price they charge, but I think they someone exaggerated the price from 50+ dollars to 5000 dollars. I think there is a story for every brand. We just have not heard them all. So for people who just want to call out Dior because it may not be their favorite brand, need to research all of the brands they like.
💯💯 Let's be real, all brands are for profit and most will do things that would be damaging to their brand. The moral of this story is to stay informed as shoppers, that way we make better decisions. Thank you for your comment and happy Wednesday.
Great video ❣️❣️Still shopping and love Chanel !!!🤍🖤🤍
I own ALL of these brands. Monica, you are truly an inspiration.😅
Thanks for making this video. I’ve been selling friends this for years.❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Another thing is you have to know how to shop. When, where and what!
The material, the stitching, the fit, whether a garment is lined, the artisans who make the products. Etc!
There is also an AURA/ FAIRYTALE that humans make upabout a thing. Yes, especially when you are spending your own money and see yourself in certain way. FANTASY AND FASHION are together
Hello Monica 👋, thanks for the information. I believe people are going to buy what they want and if you can afford it that’s great. If you can’t that’s okay too. I also feel sad for the state of our country and our world because we put so much into materials and things but we forget about people and how horrible the state of our society and country are and our children and grandchildren will have to grow up in this mess. 🙏🏾
Even if the bags cost them 100.00 to make, to price them at thousands of dollar is ridiculous while they pay the workers probably less than the actual cost of the bag. This is nothing new and all brands including Chanel have been doing this for years. Yet, we continue to make them rich
If they using sweatshop labor then the cost will go down...but law of supply and demand rules...even more than capitalism, its a physics thing...they could have started out using workers in Italy but to keep up with amounts they gotta outsource to China...The question is Do these brands control how their China factories are ran? As for the Chanel issue...with the other brands some quality is still there Chanel quality is a mess...U have people saying they buy fakes and its holding up more than the real bags...thats weird and their prices are craziest. Not sure sure if the brands can control what their partnered factory in China does, that's the big issue there.
The comparison of old Chanel bags quality to the new ones is reminding me of my YSL bag. Got the bag less than a year ago, wore it 3 times & had to send it to YSL for repairs. The “leather” started peeling crazy! Around the piping of the bag & in multiple other areas etc. When contacted them they said they can fix to the best of their abilities & will take 5-7 months to repair.🙄.
I have aldo, shein, coach(my coach bags leather are great) bags that I’ve had for way longer, my Lv never full is 6 yrs old & 1 of my most used bag & not experiencing this. To say the least they “repaired” it in 2 months, replaced the YSL logo buckle, and rewrapped the “leather” I guess. I won’t be purchasing another YSL. I’ll stick to my coach, shein, & other brand mixtures. I mix cheap & expensive, not going nuts for luxury items that are insanely overpriced. They are claiming inflation as if it’s not affecting us all. The products have declined & price have increased.
I have two Chanel items a sneakers & a sandals, I like them. I also love their Chanel chance fragrance(pink bottle). I also have a Chanel in my house(my oldest daughter name lol who likes Chanel items) & a Dior (youngest daughter) who has a Dior item or 2 that she got as gifts.
Thanks for watching.
Sorry Channel was misspelled, the tablet did the correction😂
lol. Thanks for watching .
I saw videos on Italian TV years ago about illegal Chinese factories in Prato. Horrible conditions.
I am just perplexed by persons' desire to carry a luxury brand, particularly with the unnecessary 6 figure price on materials that are made by 3rd party companies in developing countries. Also celebrities are many times gifted the items, including some TH-cam and IG influencers. Yes I was into LV in my 30's, buying new, and now those bags are twice the cost. Channel fashion is a consideration for me, but I will wait for the resale market. I became disillusioned with LV when I was told by sales person that leftover product or seasonal expired styles could not be sold as sale price and are shredded. Yes that is exclusive brand equity. I cannot be bothered. I am a recent subscribe because of how you style.
Iam surprised your mentioning such an old article that happen years ago within the luxury industry.. they make massive prophets always have done .. the luxury industry have had investigations re there leather sourcing
.. honestly I was expecting you to mention the fact that Dior have stopped catering for the wider black skin tones you cannot go into a Dior store and buy a powder darker than 4n in the uk and at airports .. they have to be ordered on line .. it’s like some brands are doing a uturn on catering for all skin tones .. they even brought out a new powder that says for Asian skin wtf 😳 crazy ..
Sometimes when generations change things along with them change too! Alot of these companies have younger staff with a different mind set.
I am so over “luxury” brands. I travel the world and the things that I encounter in the luxury industry, I’m talking raw stones for diamonds and precious stones, gold, exotics skins. I will NEVER pay retail for any of this mess anymore. I will buy second hand and possibly shoes based on quality only! I bought 3 exotic hand bags my last trip, even a Himalayan bag and I tell you, Its nothing compared to what these brands sell it for.
I'd only shop Chanel classic
I would shop vintage Chanel!
I bought FURLA and calvin klein bags in Singapore. The pricing is reasonable and affordable. Quality wise is good for the bags and wallets.
High end is basically sweatshop employers
This is interesting….I wonder if any of the workers are also being trafficked?
we’ll because i’m a fashion nerd i immediately recognize the old Valentino but i get if a person has fresh eyes in fashion of the past 10 years it can look very Gucci driven
It’s true I haven’t shop brand in a couple of years!!
How about thinking more of the mid-range luxury brands. i.e. Tory Burch or Staud Tod's real quality leather goods?
Let’s hear the REAL tee!
I need the quality to match my price....PERIOD!!
All of thus is the reason why I buy preloved vintage only from Japan only. If I buy luxury it's deeply discounted at saks off fifth pr bloomindales. I just got two valentino garavani bags that were near 4k I paid 800 each . I know what my threshold is for a bag is and I draw the line at 2k. To me at 57 years old that's realistic. I have been buying luxury since 1984 all those bags cost 400 to 700 back then.
if people were not shallow, those brands would go down.
Another hit in the park video. Yes! I’m glad you’re talking SHIT! About brands that needs to be talked shit about. The truth must be told. Regular people those of us who don’t have $5000 + to toss around. Is not excited to purchase anything from brands doing dumb and on unethical shit. If I do a video on this topic I’ll definitely tag you :)
I love this video n it’s so funny because our ancestors really didn’t talk about fashion brands the way they do now social media has put in front of us what fashion houses do n don’t do …. We can afford luxury n the people that will continue to buy Chanel Gucci n any other fashion stuff they will buy … we see stuff n go crazy but deep down it’s fashion n will remain high end for some people n if those that want to pay $5 stacks on a bag they will I buy what I like so I don’t know deep down what to say …. Buy what you like n if you can’t afford it don’t buy it 😮🧘🏾
I buy what I like, and what is affordable for my pocket. I have high, and low handbags. LV, Gucci, and some other brands. As a military vet, I will not be purchasing the Chanel brand. I do have plenty of Karl Lagerfeld handbags. I now value travel as a luxury.
Thanks for watching,
I am a luxury shopper but never shopped Chanel. It just never did it for me. The brand always seemed so old stepford wife to me. And I definitely used to laugh as their prices went up. I like nice things but I’m not crazy. I guess God was trying to tell me something 😂
A podcast is a fabulous idea. Don’t wait too long to do that. Someone is going to beat you to it so you need to get on it.
Had to think bag 5k or
down payment for car😂😂😂😂😂 plus student loan i'll pass🎉🎉
This is so shallow
All the luxury brands have psychologist on staff. They need to understand the mindset of the people who will buy an overpriced item of marginal quality that makes them feel good. The need for validation is strong in people. Especially in a society that dictates status and the working class you are in. No one wants to be perceived as poor. So I will buy a bag I can't afford but people will see me and think I have money. Nope. People like me think you have a good fake.
Too many fashion lines clothing aren’t reflecting much creativity. Boxy cuts unflattering for a women’s body. Are they computer generated designs? Is so, they have little respect of their customers.
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What you are describing seems to go on in all the industries.Since COVID prices are elevated on most things. I think we are taken for granted. There is rampant greed and there is Right- Wing RACISM.
THE working conditions sound the same as I have read stories/ history and accounts of how slaves were treated and were beaten to work and continue working without rest, to produce. The idea was to make MONEYand GRAB POWER. All done by Europeans who have benefited.
Our world history follows the same path.
I spent $5000 for my Lady Dior for my 50th birthday. I love the bag and the craftsmanship.
I’m so disappointed to know about their work conditions. Dior had one of the best customer service according to most of my friends. I always had such a great experience with that company .
I’ll definitely have to reconsider purchasing anymore Dior bags. As for Chanel; I’m done . lol I’ll just continue to use their beauty products but as far as purchasing anymore bags ; it’s a hard “ NO”
Great video
No to Chanel because the quality and they’re just not worth it anymore. Overtime everything increases but not that much and then the quality goes down to me that stupid. You pay more for less quality and good conscience I couldn’t not a will not do it . there are so many other brands you can buy if it’s just about beautiful handbags. I love handbags I don’t care about the status but a beautiful handbag. It’s just amazing to me.. And it completes an outfit and they’re just too many other brands to utilize. And if you really think about it, there are tons and tons of people that have Chanel’s just like the other handbags so it’s not really exclusive anymore. That ships long time ago if they were doing this for the exclusivity, they missed the opportunity long ago. Everywhere I go I see people with Chanel at this point is so different than Louis Vuitton or Saint Laurent
No 👎🏾 I will not Channel.
What about dolce and Gabbana?