The bottom line is this: if something can be ruined for you because a poor person can access it, then what you like about it is the feeling of superiority it gives you.
Not mad at all and I have Hermes bags and not just in the birkin and Kelly style. Most don’t care, especially the ones who bought these bags ten to twenty years ago. So what if some company dupes a bag I’ve had for ages?
100% in support of the Wal Mart Birkin. It exposes the shallow obsession of label chasing, spending money on 'designers' is just a scam on people who aspire to have wealth.
I think you could argue that buying the Wal Mart Birkin itself is also shallow. You want a Birkin so badly that you are willing to buy a badly made one that will end in a landfill site within 2 years. With 70 dollars you might as well add 50 dollars and buy a good quality Coach bag on sale.
I feel like it’s lowkey a scam. It’s a $20-$40 bag being sold for $70. That’s all I can really say about it, from my perspective that’s the big thing here
@@DustyHoneytotally agree. I got a designer bag in a thrift store in Osaka for 12 dollars. I lobe her it’s a mulberry. Also my parents owned their logistics company and did well so why shouldn’t the quiet Luxury be still there. I own 3 designer peices and I love them to peices . My parents worked hard so they are entitled to their things. Some old some designer. It means more and it will be cared for a lot more
I HATE fast fashion and the concept of dupes because it’s always big corporations stealing designs from small businesses and selling products for ungodly low prices BUT when a big corp gets duped by another big corp it makes me giggle. Like sorry I don’t feel bad it got duped because it never should’ve cost $17000 anyways
if they truly think its about the "craftsmanship" then they shouldn't care at all! if they just want to flex on others and feel superior, they should be mad. period.
EXACTLY. Like nowadays whenever I go into urban outfitters I'm wondering which small barely known artist they stole 30-80% of their merch designs from by screenshotting a Pinterest board. But Walmart duping Hermes is hilarious.
Oh Ik Walmart is typically bad value . People who shop at walmart because its ‘cheap’, are usually just lazy, uninformed shoppers.I pride myself on being a great shopper, a lot of guys think I am ‘strange’ for that.But, to me, they are the weird ones. I get excellent clothes for cheaper than walmart. It is just being a smart, informed consumer. I will say, we are in an era now where clothing brands realize they cannot buy cheap Chinese blank shirts, slap al logo and a graphic print and call it a day. Brands understand now that consumers want good value and design for the price. Lol rant over
"they have an air of prestige and rarity about them and having dupes flood the market is eroding that exclusivity" This is like the diamond industry being mad that people are buying $5 rocks instead of $5000 rocks
I was watching tv and a commercial for diamonds played. Diamonds. Not Tiffany’s or Kay jewelers but diamonds. That’s how you know an industry is down bad and only a small few own the whole thing because there’s no way all jewelers came together to fund that ad. The few diamond mine owners did.😂
DeBeers has artificially inflated the price of diamonds since their inception. They are semi precious stones. The whole idea of diamonds having a monetary value and rareness that they in fact don't is down to one of the world's most successful marketing campaigns ever. Don't fall for it.
I mean this just feels like another class division thing where rich people act all high and mighty and then get mad when things are made more accessible to us in the middle class... because it's harder for them to act like they're better than us in some meaningless way.
so you're telling me the world's most "elusive exclusive product" came to be because a mum couldn't fit all her stuff in regular designer bags and basically wanted a diaper bag? I'm screaming hahahaha
i tell you, ever since they started flooding the market with mass produced affordable violins it's been nothing but hell for the value of Stradivariuses
So they admit it threatens their fabricated "exclusivity"? That's what it was all about this whole time - Hermes didn't want us peasant folk having even a whiff of their products, and now that this dupe exists they're getting their metaphorical overpriced silk panties in a twist. I'm all for it. Also, the dupes aren't outright copying the Birkin. Sure, there are similarities, but also enough changes so they aren't outright replicating the bag. Even designers imitate or take inspiration from other pieces, so I see no harm.
Well, they have a point about not liking people copying them without paying for a copy of the design. if you design something, you would like Walmart to pay you for using that design.
i read a twitter theory that being really toned and muscular would come into fashion after ozempic, bc it shows you have time to work out and get fit vs taking an easy drug to lose weight
Plus it takes a lot of food to get swol. Assuming you aren't cheating on steroids. But also even people on steroids are spending money and probably eating lots of food anyway.
As someone who lifts weight and eats healthy, I'm going to say that ozempic is just a tool. People above 40 or with hormone problems can lose weight without it, but it's more difficult than someone who's younger and/or has those problems. If ozempic is going to help you with that hurdle, I don't see why my method is "superior".
I am not going to Walmart looking for a Burkin. I’m looking for the managers special on the produce and the half off steaks. Worrying about what kind of purse someone is carrying in a .59 cent per egg economy is the height of privilege that I hope to never be burdened with. Only way I’m ever gonna be jealous of someone while shopping at Walmart is when they start pulling out them coupons.
Realest thing I've seen all day. I've never cared for/about luxury items, but I REALLY don't care about that now. Just lemme know when the eggs are cheap again 😭
As a 21 y/o who doesn't have social media anymore your channel is always my first instruction to social media trends. It kinda feels like going to the zoo and you are my guide. Its always like oh, so that's what they are up to, that's what people do, these types engage in this behavior, they react and adapt to their environment like this. Its strange not being in social media anymore but you make it way more fun to visit and get news about it than to be in it. You are a 10/10 guide
I deleted TikTok fully and insta from my phone (the app not my account.. yet lol) and it’s done wonders for my mental health. I feel the same way as you with UA-cam commentary! I also think it’s cool/commendable even that you’re without social media as someone in ur early 20s🙌🏼
@@altitudeiseverything3163sort of, but in a significantly less trend-based way because of the format. I only use youtube and Pinterest. Ive never heard of a consumption 'youtube trend,' so I think the platform just doesn't lend itself to the same degree of consumerism and keeping up with the joneses if your algs arent driven by what you do on other platforms.
@ yes technically, but also youtube is different from other exclusively shortform content social media. People who post and comment on youtube act differently. My intention of going on youtube is different (mostly to watch 2 hour video essays). I am not doomscrolling. The plattform doesn't around everyone doing the same contentmicrotrend. Social media just means the content is made by the users, so it describes alot. But it is( mostly )understood that when people talk about quitting social media they are not talking about quitting linkedin and watching youtube videos, but about stuff like IG, TT, FB etc.
My local Goodwill store must be too trendy, they sometimes charge the same amount for used goods, as it would cost new. I stopped shopping there, their prices became ridiculous.
The best part of the Birken bag story....is Jane Birken actually hated the bag. She wanted a bag that could hold all her stuff....and found that when Hermes gave her the bag...it wasn't satisfactory. People are crazy and the fact that they think they need a Birken is ridiculous. Even if I had that amount of money...I wouldn't spend 12 k on a purse.
She was interviewed and spoke about how much she loved the bag and hers was well used. She photographed carrying it quite a bit. Why would she use it if she didn’t like it? She hung charms and scarves from it.
@@Carla_314 The interview I saw stated she used the bag to make Hermes happy, but did so only promotionally. She never used it for travel...which is what she wanted it for. I just don't see how anyone, no matter how wealthy, can pay thousands of dollars for a purse. It just shows how out of touch celebrities are, and how little things , like a purse, matter.
@ I’ve seen plenty of interviews and she loved it at first, when she was younger. Over the years she decided that the bag was too heavy. That was probably after her children were grown and she didn’t need to carry around so much stuff with her. As for the cost, I don’t judge how someone chooses to spend their money. If I can afford something and I want it I will buy it. Just like someone with more money or less money than me. Worrying about someone else’s spending habits has never been an issue for me. I don’t think someone spending their money on whatever it is they want makes them “out of touch” with anything.
The Walmart version of the Birkin makes me think of the cerulean sweater scene in Devil Wears Prada. Luxury and high fashion makes its way down through mid tier brands and then down to cheaper brands. The influence of expensive brands works down through society sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.
They always talk about "eat the rich" and even rich people regurgitate this statement to fit in into today's society, but God forbid a cheap version of their overpriced luxury good drops at Walmart, because then they go really crazy.....
"It poses great risk to the authentic brands. It dilutes the brand in a way that reduces value after time." Yep :) Sounds perfect to me! Every fear and concern of the wealthy about this is exactly what makes it so appealing to me!
Love that you brought up fast fashion and caring for our items! I'm not a fan of the inherent classism that comes with a $12,000 bag, but there's definitely an argument to be made for buying a quality bag and using it for your entire life.
I remember watching a video a few years ago about the Hermes bag workshop. They provide free repairs of their bags forever. There was this one worker who recognised a bag he had built himself because of the unique serial number. Some people even inherit such bags and are still able to send them to Hermes and have them restored and used further on, not only for life, but also from future generations. I think that’s cool.
@roarkwaswright that sounds really unique and interesting. I love that a bag can be good enough quality to pass down through the generations, and repairing our possessions instead of always buying new is so important. I've had shoes resoled and it's always been a great (and surprisingly inexpensive) experience to have an item of clothing be fixed up and given a second life.
True that. My Kelly has already been with >4 generations of my family (and hopefully more to come). Whenever it needs a touch up, it’s sent to Paris for repair. It’s nearly never (perhaps every 30 years) necessary though, because the quality indeed is outstanding. If calculating the price per use it speaks for itself. Especially considering, that it was way less expensive back then
I mean I don't like fast fashion but at the same time poor people having a dupe of a luxury item shouldn't mean that you no longer like the luxury item, That just means you only got it because you see yourself as being superior and above others because you own it...
This feels like middle school drama. Like when the popular girls in my class stopped wearing converse sneakers after I had gotten a pair from my grandparents.
As someone who doesn't live in the USA and whose family earns in a currency that is much more devalued than the dollar, a $70 dollar bag in my country IS LUXURY
@@Tory1776 yes but they're saying it's been like 50 years and is outdated. Think about what your 78+ grandma thinks is cute/pretty- do you always agree?? That's the point they are making. And they even clarified "would have been... This year" implying they were aware she wasn't 78 then.
I have a real full black mink fur coat I’ve had it for years now and it’s never went out of style. I go it from an antique store and it’s beautiful. I would never go out and buy a new real fur coat like that. But I do believe if you want a real fur mink coat a more ethical way of getting one would be second hand.
@ the silly thing is, it DOESN’T say it’s leather. It says “vegan leather”. One person didn’t read the label couldn’t tell the difference and started claiming it’s leather on TikTok, then that spread. The tag actually says it’s not but they don’t pay attention to details.
It might say "leather" in the description but if you look at the material section of the listing, most of them are plastic....oh I mean "vegan leather"
I fully get what she's saying, defintely listen to women but _technically_ he had the legacy brand before "listening to women", he just juiced his bottom line even more by listening haha
Walmart has a Marc Jacob’s inspo bag. MK inspos. LV inspos. They don’t have any names on them. Amazon has been selling inspo bags and jewelry( some with names) for years. Who cares.
You can also tell the different a lot of the time by who is carrying it. If you’re rolling up in you’re dinged up Honda Odyssey, it’s not a real Birkin.
Do I care when big fast fashion retailers rip off Hermes? Not particularly. But there's been a scourge of them ripping off small, indie designers FOR YEARS and driving them out of business by flooding the market with cheap, poor quality knockoffs sold for far less than the original designers and makers could ever afford to sell them. And I think that if we care about the latter, then we have to care about the former too, because it all exists on a spectrum. As much as I dislike the whole Birkin discourse, I dislike this more.
two things can be true at once. luxury brands are the biggest scam of our generation, they raise the price by thousands for no reason. these bags are not worth that amount..
@@rippkai Agreed - I have no interest in owning a Birkin, ever, the same way I have no interest in owning a luxury car or whatever. But I think the conversation about this imitation Birkin being good or bad is missing something major if we're *only* talking about this specific bag, and not about the larger implications of what fast fashion is doing to small businesses, the labor market, and our planet, and how much of that is based on ripping off other people's intellectual property.
I am a huge proponent of supporting small businesses and local artisans and protecting their work. That being said, the fact that someone has the money to spend $12K or more on a purse suggests that they got that money by exploiting people; thereby forcing them to have to buy fast fashion due to not having the income to support locally-made products and services. The rich literally and deliberately feed into the very cycles that force small businesses out, contribute to fast fashion, and encourage theft of intellectual property. Workers are struggling to make ends meet due to low pay while the rich who profited off of the labor of workers buy Birkin bags, vacation homes, yachts, and other luxury items. In short, the rich created this problem on purpose for their own gain, and then they have the audacity to get angry when their luxury items are made accessible to the poor. At what point do the rich get to take accountability for a problem that they themselves created? I think that people will always try to emulate the rich. That being said, I think that this would be far less of a problem if we actually addressed the wealth disparity in the world in meaningful ways, starting with admitting that there is nothing admirable or ethical about buying a $12K bag when the people who work for you are on food stamps.
they're both rather boring looking bags, only real difference is vintage coach is accessible in terms of price by comparison, but they simultaneously make me think "I'd be better off learning how to leatherwork and make my own handbag than spend $150 for something that bland"
I've had a few coach bags. For a $200+ dollar piece, they are absolute garbage. I've never had a Coach last more than a few years. They are the same level of quality as a $20 bag at Walmart.
this whole situation is basically that scene from the house of gucci movie, where lady gaga finds her maid’s knockoff gucci purse. if it makes her happy, so what? and there’s something to be said abt how the only person that could tell it was fake was her, and only bc she knew her maid wasn’t wealthy.
I’ve lived in South Korea. It’s a Grade A counter copy capital. 🤣🤣 There are entire shops of counterfeit bags. Not on the street. Not at night markets. IN SHOPS. Five bucks says every bag in that chick’s closet is fake. Most influencers are oozing in copies. They’re not hard to get, some are even hand cut and specially commissioned, and they cost a few hundred dollars. Some are such good copies they’re essentially impossible to confirm as fakes with the exception of the craftsmen who create the originals. Your sales folks in LV and other places don’t have a damn clue, and they themselves have been fooled by counter copies. That’s why no house will authenticate a bag. Five bucks says all those “Hermes” are “Faux-mes”. 🤣🤣
@@celesteashcombe47there have been Hermes dupes from actual mid luxury fashion brands and Hermes hasn’t said a word because they don’t have to. If you think they are worried about a dupe being sold at Walmart….well, never mind. 😂
I remember someone said imagine you running into JLo with her Hermes bag or any other celebrity with Hermes and you also with your Hermes bag from Walmart and you saying “ omg we have the same bag!! Did you get yours at Walmart?!?”
When you say that luxury goods last so much longer, it's part of what happens with wealth stratification. Poor people are kept poor because being poor is expensive. Having to constantly replace cheaply made items because you can't afford to invest in better quality things is one example of that.
Not really. You can use the bags for a lifetime and you aren’t just throwing them away when you don’t want them anymore. Especially the people who collect rare, designer ones.
@LoveK1 collecting bags isn't good for the environment. It's sustainable when you buy one bag and you use it until you have to throw it away. Leather bags are made with lots of chemicals so there is no sustainable, even the plastic ones or the tote bags contaminate the environment at some point, however, you can buy a used one or recycle something else like a pair of jeans. Buying ONE bag is kinda sustainable, too.
15:09 I gentle wash and hang dry even my cheapest clothes. Makes what little I can afford last longer. I also feel like respecting even the cheap stuff is respecting the exploited workers who made it.
I got a fake birkin in high school from this shoe store in New York … I wore that thing out baby.. it was made so well I carried it all through college and my first job and even had the handle and liner fixed just to seem new again .. I finally had to retire it this year ago making it over 15 years old.. I got a really cute fake leather tote bag at Walmart in college and it didn’t even last me a semester … I love a dupe or anything made of quality so I hope these wal mart firkins last
The Walmart Birkin isn’t the first dupe. Please believe DHGate has been replicating Birkin’s. Secondly: luxury brands do not use elite products. It’s been exposed that Louis, Gucci, Prada and the like will only spend $40 to create a bag and mark it up to $2000+ dollars.
high end fashion has always been ugly because looking good has never been the purpose of it, just looking rich, and the people buying them are just gaslighting everyone into thinking it looks good so that people who have no personal style are tricked into paying a buttload of money thinking that expensive=good "sometimes, things that are expensive, are worse"
Its like buying an aftermarket car parts, they say aftermarket is lower quality which is true in some cases but how many corners can they possibly cut to make brake rotor cheaper, its literally just metal. The birkin is literally just a bag
I like the berkin bag (real or not) as someone who thinks luxury looks tacky. My reason is because you can't tell it's luxury and real or not it looks like the perfect purse to paint on and customize. I have a really large urge to one day get the dupe second hand and have the satisfaction of painting on it like it's a wearable canvas. Edit: I have two other bags from thrift stores or second hand that I have painted because they look boring otherwise
Correction: Crinolines are not hard to move around in, and in fact made life easier because you didn’t require layers of petticoats to get the fashionable silhouette. Most people, even rich people, did not have crinolines until the late 1850s-early 1860s. They were in style for a full decade before they transitioned into a bustle (which is really just a differently shaped crinoline).
Is it weird I like this fake Birkin more than the real original version? I always hated that you have to spend several thousand for basically a giant structured tote with no shoulder strap… so impractical and uncomfortable! I believe even Jane Birkin stopped carrying hers as much over time cause it gave her tendonitis.
Nobody tell Tyler that AMG Mercedes engines are also assembled by a single person Or that they still assembly Bently's by hand, using single sourced wood And those are just 2 examples from the automotive industry from brands that are recognizable Maybach -> Only 1000 get made a year Koenigsegg -> Under 300 were made in 2024 Pagani-> Plan to make only 99 in 2025 Lots and lots of stuff is put together by one artisan because you simply can't make a piece of art from design by committee
I gave a few thoughts. When my mum was younger...like you know how in a house you have a microwave...i dunno..a tv...a kettle as a staple of your house? Well my mum and every other house used to have a sewing machine. For her uniform instead of supplying unforms they used to give a few rolls of cotton in one colour and you would make your own uniform. When you got pregnant you would just start knitting because that would be your babys outfits...or some like...light cotton things. If someone liked your outfit you would be like 'oh i'll give you the pattern.' Please dont think im thinking we should go back to the 'good old days' but i love that aspect of it. Just being like a basic thing that as part of school you knew how to sew. And yiu did have handmade artinsanal goods of quality...because you or your friend made them. I will always be on the side of the working class and the labourer but because i have no skills in sewing ..i buy things from rich area thrift shops and then get my mum to make adjustments. Maybe instead of mass produced bags maybe widespread education on what will last, what materials are good for you and the environment, having a few pieces of basics and how to create good shape and drape. Either way..regardless of bags wealth knows wealth. They can sense it like dogs sense a tsunami. Its not so much a dog whistle as a radio frequency.
If Hermes is relying on a decades old bag to keep brand prestige, they need to step it up. You've been able to find birkin dupes online for ages. People dupe or take inspiration from designer brands all the time. That's why there's a whole industry of authenticators??
As someone who unfortunately has to deal with family friends that are in this business, the fake birkins and real ones come from the same place. The factory and the brand are having some issues so this is kind of an "up yours" situation...
This reminds me of ages ago when an affordable brand (I forgot which one) collabed with Lilly Pulitzer which is an overpriced preppy clothing brand, and some rich women complained about that
Not other working class people who have a delusion that they aren't writing think pieces defending luxury goods and false scarcity/exclusivity. They probably think the blood diamonds are better too, because of all the suffering. Foul.
The large majority of Jackie Kennedy’s jewelry was costume. That being said if you have never seen some of the old costume jewelry you’d never know. It was made with such care and with the best people. They also weren’t making the large amount of things like they do today. If you have an aunt, grandmother, who has any very old costume jewelry ask them for it they’d most likely be delighted that you’d want it. It should all be passed down.
100% support the dupes. I saw them ask 500 000 usd for some birkins - no bag is worth that! This was getting ridiculous and I'm glad it's going the way of LV now
Just bought a target knock off Patagonia fleece and am v happy. If i didn't think most birkins were ugly, I'd be all about the walmart birkin. Who cares about the brand if you like how it looks!
That is a bit of a false equivalence. There are brands that most people may buy as a show of status, and then there are brands bought for durability, performance, or sustainability/ethical-practice. Patagonia is well respected for the latter. The commitment to sustainability across their entire business model is virtually without parallel, at least for a larger corporation. How each product affects air and water quality; worker welfare; the community in which the product is made; and the longevity/disposal of the product *matters.* Sadly, many people don’t really have the luxury of weighing the consequences of every purchase and paying more for the most ethically-produced product, but it’s important that those who can, *do.*
Love how eloquently you explained this dilemma. I personally am someone who loves to admire luxury brands but I only partake on those I can afford .I recently purchased my first Coach bag and I do notice the attention I get when I carry it versus when I carry one of my Steve Madden bags 😊
i think the thing people dont realize when we talk about fashion fashion within luxury goods is that i don’t need a purse made of fine Italian leather to bring to my food service job everyday, throw in the backseat on the way to pickup the kids, etc. the lifestyles of the people within these spending brackets will obviously differ, and I don’t think it’s a bad thing if the quality happens to prematurely accommodate that.
There have been fake birkins for a long time. The thing I have an issue with is people who go out and buy every color of the Walmart birkin because it's now accessible to them, but in a few months or year they'll be in the bin or back of the closet. That's what I have an issue with just because it's contributing to overconsumption, the same way rich people who collect bags they never actually use do.
Honestly, let luxury brands cope and seethe. The truly wealthy don’t buy luxury brands. They buy tailored, personalized, custom goods. “Luxury brand” consumers are primarily the middle class. Dior makes their luxury goods in sweatshops and exploited labor, branding does not always mean quality especially for its price.
I’d rather go on Etsy and support a small artisanal bag maker. It’ll be more than $78 but less than a Birkin, plus it’ll be actually exclusive and well made.
@@stephenblocker43 you joke but like. this really brings into question what is the root of the problem. people deserve to be paid a living wage. that inherently makes stuff more expensive, but then maybe we should be buying less stuff. its been said before, but capitalism, consumerism, and cheap goods are built on exploitation.
I'd feel rich just having a Michael Kors or Coach bag. Vera Bradley was the popular girl bags when I was in high school, and I had the knockoffs (which I still have). But just affording Vera Bradley now as an adult and having actual Vera Bradley bags now makes me feel awesome.
I never really saw the value in "exclusivity" or "status symbol" with regards to clothes and accessories. I almost always wear Sketchers shoes only because they're very comfortable and I wear a Patagonia vest because I agree with the company & founder's values, plus also comfortable. That's it.
No one cares about other dupes or complaints. It’s just the same thing, except a richer company. That’s why everyone complains. Big brands have dupes before, but no one cared. Now, everyone cares because it’s a popular bag. It’s only the rich people complaining, which is because they just don’t want normal people to be like them.
I personally believe everything high end, or almost everything, is butt ugly or at best-boring as hell. Like I saw a pair of pants that sold for like 7k or something and they were supposed to look like you peed yourself🤥🤥 Now I enjoy watching designers do their thing and have fun, but when it’s like behind a brand, the capitalism wand turns it to shit. This bag is legitimately just a plain colored box with nothing else going on. I have a purse I bought straight from a small artist that legitimately looks like the moon. That thing has held up for years without issue, and it was a lot cheaper than a birkin. It’s not a terrible bag, but I would assume it’s like $30-$40, tops, looking at it. Hype trains are a hella of a drug. 12:55 I doubt that very much, as we still have VERY unhealthy food as a nation. And the cheapest food is still stuff like McDonald’s. Most of the American population would have to be skinnier for that to happen.
There's a boot company in Australia called RM Williams, that got it's start/reputation for making rugged work boots with really long warranties (even lifetime warranties meaning YOURS) that appealed to miners/foresters/farmers as simple but high quality footwear. It's now literally worn exclusively by multi-millionaires/billionaires. They are just ordinary looking work boots.
I will always say that buying a few high quality things is better than buying tons of cheap stuff. for saving money, for the environment, for individuality, I think choosing to buy good quality stuff and taking care of it is the best thing to do
that being said I don't imagine myself ever buying a $12,000 bag. but I would buy a cheap faux leather $70 one either that will start peeling in 5 months
The thing that sets a Birkin apart from other brands is that each birkin is handmade by an artisan (I believe they said each bag takes 18-36 hours to complete). No machines, no mass production, so the quality is the absolute best. Each stitch is hand-sewn, each foot is individually hammered in, etc… these bags last literal decades. And if you take care of them, sometimes the resale value on the pre-loved market is 3x what you paid for retail. Out of all the other luxury fashion brands, the Hermes Birkin price increases are the highest because of exclusivity and inflation over the past decades… ex) a Birkin in the early 2000s was $4k, now they retail for nearly $10k. Some people make a living off of re-selling these bags. It’s a whole sub-culture in the fashion universe! 😂 As for me, I’m not looking to see whose bags are fake or not, I literally do not care what people do! A Birkin bag will not make you stylish if you have no sense of style. And being Birkin-less doesn’t mean you are poor. People spend their money on what they want. Some prioritize a good leather bag over other stuff, that’s all. I personally have always loved and collected handbags so I just wanted to share my insight 😊 great job Tyler!
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The bottom line is this: if something can be ruined for you because a poor person can access it, then what you like about it is the feeling of superiority it gives you.
Not mad at all and I have Hermes bags and not just in the birkin and Kelly style. Most don’t care, especially the ones who bought these bags ten to twenty years ago. So what if some company dupes a bag I’ve had for ages?
@@SandRaisinright? That’s what affordable fashion is.
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Before the Birkin bag, Jane used to carry all her things in a basket. I think the snobs should try doing that.
And it looked way cuter too
😂😂😂😂
Wait but that’s actually so chic
Me with MANY thrifted baskets 👀👀
she actually also hated the birkin lmaoo (allegedly) it was said that it still couldn’t hold her stuff and it caused her back/neck pain
100% in support of the Wal Mart Birkin. It exposes the shallow obsession of label chasing, spending money on 'designers' is just a scam on people who aspire to have wealth.
Absolutely.
I think you could argue that buying the Wal Mart Birkin itself is also shallow. You want a Birkin so badly that you are willing to buy a badly made one that will end in a landfill site within 2 years. With 70 dollars you might as well add 50 dollars and buy a good quality Coach bag on sale.
I feel like it’s lowkey a scam. It’s a $20-$40 bag being sold for $70. That’s all I can really say about it, from my perspective that’s the big thing here
@@DustyHoneytotally agree. I got a designer bag in a thrift store in Osaka for 12 dollars. I lobe her it’s a mulberry. Also my parents owned their logistics company and did well so why shouldn’t the quiet Luxury be still there. I own 3 designer peices and I love them to peices . My parents worked hard so they are entitled to their things. Some old some designer. It means more and it will be cared for a lot more
I love calling it the "Workin", the working class carrying the "it" bag.😜
I HATE fast fashion and the concept of dupes because it’s always big corporations stealing designs from small businesses and selling products for ungodly low prices BUT when a big corp gets duped by another big corp it makes me giggle. Like sorry I don’t feel bad it got duped because it never should’ve cost $17000 anyways
if they truly think its about the "craftsmanship" then they shouldn't care at all! if they just want to flex on others and feel superior, they should be mad. period.
EXACTLY. Like nowadays whenever I go into urban outfitters I'm wondering which small barely known artist they stole 30-80% of their merch designs from by screenshotting a Pinterest board. But Walmart duping Hermes is hilarious.
Oh I love it !!! Walmart for the win!
exactly!!
I saw a Birkin in Osaka for 220,000.00. LOL
Not me thinking $70 is still too much hahahahaha
lol i don't like the design ??? i don't get it, i feel like prada or miu miu or even coach has cuter stuff but what do i know lmaooo
i agree walmart would’ve had me at 20$ but not happening for 70😂
No for real. Like 70???? That’s so much fucking money omg.
Oh Ik Walmart is typically bad value . People who shop at walmart because its ‘cheap’, are usually just lazy, uninformed shoppers.I pride myself on being a great shopper, a lot of guys think I am ‘strange’ for that.But, to me, they are the weird ones. I get excellent clothes for cheaper than walmart. It is just being a smart, informed consumer.
I will say, we are in an era now where clothing brands realize they cannot buy cheap Chinese blank shirts, slap al logo and a graphic print and call it a day. Brands understand now that consumers want good value and design for the price. Lol rant over
@abaofifsz pal this is a Wendy's
"they have an air of prestige and rarity about them and having dupes flood the market is eroding that exclusivity"
This is like the diamond industry being mad that people are buying $5 rocks instead of $5000 rocks
I was watching tv and a commercial for diamonds played. Diamonds. Not Tiffany’s or Kay jewelers but diamonds. That’s how you know an industry is down bad and only a small few own the whole thing because there’s no way all jewelers came together to fund that ad. The few diamond mine owners did.😂
"its the suffering that makes it valuable" -those types of people probably
@@LoveK1that would be De beers as they own most of the diamond mines, if not all.
DeBeers has artificially inflated the price of diamonds since their inception. They are semi precious stones. The whole idea of diamonds having a monetary value and rareness that they in fact don't is down to one of the world's most successful marketing campaigns ever. Don't fall for it.
@@Well_Ill_Be_GodDangled yes, we can thank edward bernays and debeers for this bs
“The walmart birkin is not the same as a real one”
We know. It’s $70. 😂😂😂😂
Can you see the difference on the street ? 😂
I mean this just feels like another class division thing where rich people act all high and mighty and then get mad when things are made more accessible to us in the middle class... because it's harder for them to act like they're better than us in some meaningless way.
As someone who owns my fair share of designer bags I can say no body cares
This has been happening since classes have existed in human society LOL
This is such a sad and bitter comment. I’ve never SEEN a Birkin irl - Walmart having Firkins is cool asf
so you're telling me the world's most "elusive exclusive product" came to be because a mum couldn't fit all her stuff in regular designer bags and basically wanted a diaper bag? I'm screaming hahahaha
it’s also how a LOT of CAR safety accessories came to be too
I think a seatbelt was one too lol
i tell you, ever since they started flooding the market with mass produced affordable violins it's been nothing but hell for the value of Stradivariuses
Good one. 😅
🙂👍
Waiting on affordable grand pianos rn.
So they admit it threatens their fabricated "exclusivity"? That's what it was all about this whole time - Hermes didn't want us peasant folk having even a whiff of their products, and now that this dupe exists they're getting their metaphorical overpriced silk panties in a twist. I'm all for it. Also, the dupes aren't outright copying the Birkin. Sure, there are similarities, but also enough changes so they aren't outright replicating the bag. Even designers imitate or take inspiration from other pieces, so I see no harm.
Well, they have a point about not liking people copying them without paying for a copy of the design. if you design something, you would like Walmart to pay you for using that design.
i read a twitter theory that being really toned and muscular would come into fashion after ozempic, bc it shows you have time to work out and get fit vs taking an easy drug to lose weight
This feels accurate
Countdown until steroids become cheap enough for regular people to have those kinds of bodies.
Plus it takes a lot of food to get swol. Assuming you aren't cheating on steroids. But also even people on steroids are spending money and probably eating lots of food anyway.
As someone who lifts weight and eats healthy, I'm going to say that ozempic is just a tool.
People above 40 or with hormone problems can lose weight without it, but it's more difficult than someone who's younger and/or has those problems. If ozempic is going to help you with that hurdle, I don't see why my method is "superior".
@@catchingamuse3857 if you're not diabetics yet taking ozempic to lose weight I'm still gonna discredit your "effort" idfc
Hate WalMart, LOVE that they ripped off Hermes
Perfect comment
Same it’s so funny
Yes!
I am not going to Walmart looking for a Burkin. I’m looking for the managers special on the produce and the half off steaks. Worrying about what kind of purse someone is carrying in a .59 cent per egg economy is the height of privilege that I hope to never be burdened with.
Only way I’m ever gonna be jealous of someone while shopping at Walmart is when they start pulling out them coupons.
😂
This isn’t even just an American problem. Prices are high almost everywhere.😂 I care what’s in that bank account, not on your body.
.59/egg is cheap! I went to get a dozen the other day and every other brand was sold out except the $13.99 eggs. Over $1/egg. Crazy!
Realest thing I've seen all day. I've never cared for/about luxury items, but I REALLY don't care about that now. Just lemme know when the eggs are cheap again 😭
Huh, I'm getting them $2.50 a dozen where I live. Perks of living somewhere rural ig
Weird that the most vocal opposition is from resellers...
love being in different areas of the internet from you, you’ll say an issue is blowing up online when i’ve never even heard about it
So, it sounds like they’re crying that their monopoly is finally failing. That’s the gist, right?
No, Hermes hasn’t said a word. They’re probably amused. Trust and believe that nothing from Walmart will ever put them out of business. 😂
But it will hurt the greed psychiatry of people who thought theirs actually meant anything.
@@smokyquartz5817the real ones always have the resale value. so, i don't think they care that much either.
As a 21 y/o who doesn't have social media anymore your channel is always my first instruction to social media trends. It kinda feels like going to the zoo and you are my guide. Its always like oh, so that's what they are up to, that's what people do, these types engage in this behavior, they react and adapt to their environment like this. Its strange not being in social media anymore but you make it way more fun to visit and get news about it than to be in it. You are a 10/10 guide
I deleted TikTok fully and insta from my phone (the app not my account.. yet lol) and it’s done wonders for my mental health. I feel the same way as you with UA-cam commentary! I also think it’s cool/commendable even that you’re without social media as someone in ur early 20s🙌🏼
I’d literally be Patrick from Bikini Bottom, socially living under a rock. Cheers for being social media-sober! I’ve been going at it since 2018. 🤗
You realize that YT is social media, too, right?
@@altitudeiseverything3163sort of, but in a significantly less trend-based way because of the format. I only use youtube and Pinterest. Ive never heard of a consumption 'youtube trend,' so I think the platform just doesn't lend itself to the same degree of consumerism and keeping up with the joneses if your algs arent driven by what you do on other platforms.
@ yes technically, but also youtube is different from other exclusively shortform content social media. People who post and comment on youtube act differently.
My intention of going on youtube is different (mostly to watch 2 hour video essays). I am not doomscrolling. The plattform doesn't around everyone doing the same contentmicrotrend. Social media just means the content is made by the users, so it describes alot. But it is( mostly )understood that when people talk about quitting social media they are not talking about quitting linkedin and watching youtube videos, but about stuff like IG, TT, FB etc.
I'm too cheap to buy the Wirkin, but I'll probably buy it at Goodwill when this trend is over.
Lol, me too
My local Goodwill store must be too trendy, they sometimes charge the same amount for used goods, as it would cost new. I stopped shopping there, their prices became ridiculous.
The best part of the Birken bag story....is Jane Birken actually hated the bag. She wanted a bag that could hold all her stuff....and found that when Hermes gave her the bag...it wasn't satisfactory.
People are crazy and the fact that they think they need a Birken is ridiculous. Even if I had that amount of money...I wouldn't spend 12 k on a purse.
She was interviewed and spoke about how much she loved the bag and hers was well used. She photographed carrying it quite a bit. Why would she use it if she didn’t like it? She hung charms and scarves from it.
@@Carla_314 The interview I saw stated she used the bag to make Hermes happy, but did so only promotionally. She never used it for travel...which is what she wanted it for.
I just don't see how anyone, no matter how wealthy, can pay thousands of dollars for a purse. It just shows how out of touch celebrities are, and how little things , like a purse, matter.
@ I’ve seen plenty of interviews and she loved it at first, when she was younger. Over the years she decided that the bag was too heavy. That was probably after her children were grown and she didn’t need to carry around so much stuff with her.
As for the cost, I don’t judge how someone chooses to spend their money. If I can afford something and I want it I will buy it. Just like someone with more money or less money than me. Worrying about someone else’s spending habits has never been an issue for me. I don’t think someone spending their money on whatever it is they want makes them “out of touch” with anything.
@@Carla_314yup. She’s the original bag charm girl.
The Walmart version of the Birkin makes me think of the cerulean sweater scene in Devil Wears Prada. Luxury and high fashion makes its way down through mid tier brands and then down to cheaper brands. The influence of expensive brands works down through society sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.
And the other way around too. Street fashion inspires the fashion houses and they can steal without impunity.
They always talk about "eat the rich" and even rich people regurgitate this statement to fit in into today's society, but God forbid a cheap version of their overpriced luxury good drops at Walmart, because then they go really crazy.....
"It poses great risk to the authentic brands. It dilutes the brand in a way that reduces value after time." Yep :) Sounds perfect to me! Every fear and concern of the wealthy about this is exactly what makes it so appealing to me!
My sister has a (real) Birkin, and she’s FURIOUS 😂 Low key, I kind of like the idea of eroding the prestige of name brands.
people owning the authentic versions of these items being furious gives me life🙏✨...2025 is being so good to us right now lol
Love that you brought up fast fashion and caring for our items! I'm not a fan of the inherent classism that comes with a $12,000 bag, but there's definitely an argument to be made for buying a quality bag and using it for your entire life.
I remember watching a video a few years ago about the Hermes bag workshop. They provide free repairs of their bags forever. There was this one worker who recognised a bag he had built himself because of the unique serial number. Some people even inherit such bags and are still able to send them to Hermes and have them restored and used further on, not only for life, but also from future generations. I think that’s cool.
@roarkwaswright that sounds really unique and interesting. I love that a bag can be good enough quality to pass down through the generations, and repairing our possessions instead of always buying new is so important. I've had shoes resoled and it's always been a great (and surprisingly inexpensive) experience to have an item of clothing be fixed up and given a second life.
True that. My Kelly has already been with >4 generations of my family (and hopefully more to come). Whenever it needs a touch up, it’s sent to Paris for repair. It’s nearly never (perhaps every 30 years) necessary though, because the quality indeed is outstanding. If calculating the price per use it speaks for itself. Especially considering, that it was way less expensive back then
I mean I don't like fast fashion but at the same time poor people having a dupe of a luxury item shouldn't mean that you no longer like the luxury item, That just means you only got it because you see yourself as being superior and above others because you own it...
This feels like middle school drama. Like when the popular girls in my class stopped wearing converse sneakers after I had gotten a pair from my grandparents.
As someone who doesn't live in the USA and whose family earns in a currency that is much more devalued than the dollar, a $70 dollar bag in my country IS LUXURY
as someone in the usa it is a luxury too 😅
so pricey and for what!
I agree its luxury as an american
70$ for a bag is not cheap here either.
Walmart bags are usually like $20 to $50, I am shocked it costs $70 for a bag made of literal plastic.
Hermes has been in business since the 1800’s. That little Walmart bag is not going to hurt the brand. 😂
"Why is the birkin kinda ugly tho?". Becauce its an old womans bag, thats why. Jane Birkin would have been 78 this year
She was a young mother and needed a bag big enough to carry all of her crap plus her kids stuff. It wasn’t a collectors item to her.
My mum loves her she carriers her book in hers
You do realize she wasn’t 78 when it was created, correct? 🤣🤣
Maybe "outdated"?
@@Tory1776 yes but they're saying it's been like 50 years and is outdated. Think about what your 78+ grandma thinks is cute/pretty- do you always agree?? That's the point they are making. And they even clarified "would have been... This year" implying they were aware she wasn't 78 then.
I have a real full black mink fur coat I’ve had it for years now and it’s never went out of style. I go it from an antique store and it’s beautiful. I would never go out and buy a new real fur coat like that. But I do believe if you want a real fur mink coat a more ethical way of getting one would be second hand.
Agreed. Much better than having it sit in a landfill.
So on board with this thought process!!
Exactly! The animals were already dead & skinned decades ago. Not wearing or destroying fur coats means the animal died in vain.
Are there really people who think a large $70 bag at WALMART is real leather. The delulu is real.
If it says genuine leather, it most likely is leather, just 3rd tier and not top quality.
@ the silly thing is, it DOESN’T say it’s leather. It says “vegan leather”. One person didn’t read the label couldn’t tell the difference and started claiming it’s leather on TikTok, then that spread. The tag actually says it’s not but they don’t pay attention to details.
it is possible
It might say "leather" in the description but if you look at the material section of the listing, most of them are plastic....oh I mean "vegan leather"
"the one time a man listens and all of a sudden he's invented a legacy brand" PREEEEACH
I fully get what she's saying, defintely listen to women but _technically_ he had the legacy brand before "listening to women", he just juiced his bottom line even more by listening haha
Walmart has a Marc Jacob’s inspo bag. MK inspos. LV inspos. They don’t have any names on them. Amazon has been selling inspo bags and jewelry( some with names) for years. Who cares.
The haters are weak - the Wirkins and firkins are NOT labeled Hermes. You can easily tell the difference.
You can also tell the different a lot of the time by who is carrying it. If you’re rolling up in you’re dinged up Honda Odyssey, it’s not a real Birkin.
Do I care when big fast fashion retailers rip off Hermes? Not particularly. But there's been a scourge of them ripping off small, indie designers FOR YEARS and driving them out of business by flooding the market with cheap, poor quality knockoffs sold for far less than the original designers and makers could ever afford to sell them. And I think that if we care about the latter, then we have to care about the former too, because it all exists on a spectrum. As much as I dislike the whole Birkin discourse, I dislike this more.
yes 100% agree!!!
two things can be true at once. luxury brands are the biggest scam of our generation, they raise the price by thousands for no reason. these bags are not worth that amount..
@@rippkai Agreed - I have no interest in owning a Birkin, ever, the same way I have no interest in owning a luxury car or whatever. But I think the conversation about this imitation Birkin being good or bad is missing something major if we're *only* talking about this specific bag, and not about the larger implications of what fast fashion is doing to small businesses, the labor market, and our planet, and how much of that is based on ripping off other people's intellectual property.
@@rippkaiAt least you can carry a bag and it’s in your closet forever . Biggest ripoff ever is wine and art. Trust me 😊
I am a huge proponent of supporting small businesses and local artisans and protecting their work. That being said, the fact that someone has the money to spend $12K or more on a purse suggests that they got that money by exploiting people; thereby forcing them to have to buy fast fashion due to not having the income to support locally-made products and services. The rich literally and deliberately feed into the very cycles that force small businesses out, contribute to fast fashion, and encourage theft of intellectual property. Workers are struggling to make ends meet due to low pay while the rich who profited off of the labor of workers buy Birkin bags, vacation homes, yachts, and other luxury items. In short, the rich created this problem on purpose for their own gain, and then they have the audacity to get angry when their luxury items are made accessible to the poor. At what point do the rich get to take accountability for a problem that they themselves created? I think that people will always try to emulate the rich. That being said, I think that this would be far less of a problem if we actually addressed the wealth disparity in the world in meaningful ways, starting with admitting that there is nothing admirable or ethical about buying a $12K bag when the people who work for you are on food stamps.
Does anyone else hear that the dupes dilute the luxury brand and think "good"? lol
Birkins are ugly anyways. Vintage coach is where it’s at.
I love vintage coach. Thought I was the only one. Very understated classic look.
I have two! Very durable
I totally agree!!
they're both rather boring looking bags, only real difference is vintage coach is accessible in terms of price by comparison, but they simultaneously make me think "I'd be better off learning how to leatherwork and make my own handbag than spend $150 for something that bland"
I've had a few coach bags. For a $200+ dollar piece, they are absolute garbage. I've never had a Coach last more than a few years. They are the same level of quality as a $20 bag at Walmart.
When you see some trendy woman sporting a Berkin Bag, be sure to ask her if Wallmart still has that color in stock. Tell her you adore Wallmart bags.
Team goodwill birkin fake in like 6 months 😅
People is just mad bc they will not feel “exclusive” or “im richer than you”with one anymore, same thing happened with LV and burberry stuff
Based on the video it looks like the mad ones aren’t the people with the bags, it’s the people who want to sell you one.
this whole situation is basically that scene from the house of gucci movie, where lady gaga finds her maid’s knockoff gucci purse. if it makes her happy, so what? and there’s something to be said abt how the only person that could tell it was fake was her, and only bc she knew her maid wasn’t wealthy.
I’ve lived in South Korea. It’s a Grade A counter copy capital. 🤣🤣 There are entire shops of counterfeit bags. Not on the street. Not at night markets. IN SHOPS.
Five bucks says every bag in that chick’s closet is fake. Most influencers are oozing in copies. They’re not hard to get, some are even hand cut and specially commissioned, and they cost a few hundred dollars. Some are such good copies they’re essentially impossible to confirm as fakes with the exception of the craftsmen who create the originals.
Your sales folks in LV and other places don’t have a damn clue, and they themselves have been fooled by counter copies. That’s why no house will authenticate a bag.
Five bucks says all those “Hermes” are “Faux-mes”. 🤣🤣
Dupes have been around since forever, so I don't get why this is so explosive. 🙃
Cause Hermes has always thought they’ve been untouchable. They’re learning
@@celesteashcombe47there have been Hermes dupes from actual mid luxury fashion brands and Hermes hasn’t said a word because they don’t have to. If you think they are worried about a dupe being sold at Walmart….well, never mind. 😂
It’s just a TikTok trend that popped off because it was Christmas, and people were bored. It’ll be gone in a month. Hermes isn’t threatened.
I remember someone said imagine you running into JLo with her Hermes bag or any other celebrity with Hermes and you also with your Hermes bag from Walmart and you saying “ omg we have the same bag!! Did you get yours at Walmart?!?”
Now….I’m not saying gatekeep but like guys stop telling the internet everything plz 😭😭😭now there gonna mysteriously disappear
Me with DHgate dupes 💀😭😂
When you say that luxury goods last so much longer, it's part of what happens with wealth stratification. Poor people are kept poor because being poor is expensive. Having to constantly replace cheaply made items because you can't afford to invest in better quality things is one example of that.
Well, it's not very sustainable when someone has a collection of bags. It's like buying more than one stanley cup.
Not really. You can use the bags for a lifetime and you aren’t just throwing them away when you don’t want them anymore. Especially the people who collect rare, designer ones.
@LoveK1 collecting bags isn't good for the environment. It's sustainable when you buy one bag and you use it until you have to throw it away. Leather bags are made with lots of chemicals so there is no sustainable, even the plastic ones or the tote bags contaminate the environment at some point, however, you can buy a used one or recycle something else like a pair of jeans. Buying ONE bag is kinda sustainable, too.
15:09 I gentle wash and hang dry even my cheapest clothes. Makes what little I can afford last longer. I also feel like respecting even the cheap stuff is respecting the exploited workers who made it.
❤
*….and* the environment that is already groaning under the burden of our literal *tons* of discarded fast fashion.
I got a fake birkin in high school from this shoe store in New York … I wore that thing out baby.. it was made so well I carried it all through college and my first job and even had the handle and liner fixed just to seem new again .. I finally had to retire it this year ago making it over 15 years old.. I got a really cute fake leather tote bag at Walmart in college and it didn’t even last me a semester … I love a dupe or anything made of quality so I hope these wal mart firkins last
The Walmart Birkin isn’t the first dupe. Please believe DHGate has been replicating Birkin’s. Secondly: luxury brands do not use elite products. It’s been exposed that Louis, Gucci, Prada and the like will only spend $40 to create a bag and mark it up to $2000+ dollars.
Team Workin’ Class!
Class war>Culture war
high end fashion has always been ugly because looking good has never been the purpose of it, just looking rich, and the people buying them are just gaslighting everyone into thinking it looks good so that people who have no personal style are tricked into paying a buttload of money thinking that expensive=good
"sometimes, things that are expensive, are worse"
I think part of it is also they can pretend they’re just more “sophisticated” and can see how stylish it is when we can’t.
not the freckle quote 😂
Girl... You and youtube always get me! I got on to install a dishwasher but here i am. 😂
HAHA this is your background noise
Team working class, how you gonna run around in designer just to get out flexed by somebody, stand out in plain, you can show that passion for fashion
Devaluing Luxury - I'm ALL FOR IT!
Extreme Wealth is DISGUSTING!
today i learned that birkin is a style of bag from hermes, not its own brand. as if id ever spend that money
Its like buying an aftermarket car parts, they say aftermarket is lower quality which is true in some cases but how many corners can they possibly cut to make brake rotor cheaper, its literally just metal. The birkin is literally just a bag
"why they built like A Bug's Life?" 🤣🤣
$78 for a Walmart Wirkin is still to expense!
As someone who will use an actual walmart plastic shopping bag as a purse, this is hilarious to me
Same... 😂
oh no! we can't show the peasants how high class we are 😢
smh 😑
I like the berkin bag (real or not) as someone who thinks luxury looks tacky. My reason is because you can't tell it's luxury and real or not it looks like the perfect purse to paint on and customize. I have a really large urge to one day get the dupe second hand and have the satisfaction of painting on it like it's a wearable canvas.
Edit: I have two other bags from thrift stores or second hand that I have painted because they look boring otherwise
Correction: Crinolines are not hard to move around in, and in fact made life easier because you didn’t require layers of petticoats to get the fashionable silhouette. Most people, even rich people, did not have crinolines until the late 1850s-early 1860s. They were in style for a full decade before they transitioned into a bustle (which is really just a differently shaped crinoline).
Hermes was a legacy brand before Birkin too, there was the Kelly bag, mind you. And 200 years of previous history….
Luxury is a myth. We could all be comfortable value is a social construct. Brand names can go to hell
Hmm but that makes job though
Is it weird I like this fake Birkin more than the real original version?
I always hated that you have to spend several thousand for basically a giant structured tote with no shoulder strap… so impractical and uncomfortable! I believe even Jane Birkin stopped carrying hers as much over time cause it gave her tendonitis.
Nobody tell Tyler that AMG Mercedes engines are also assembled by a single person
Or that they still assembly Bently's by hand, using single sourced wood
And those are just 2 examples from the automotive industry from brands that are recognizable
Maybach -> Only 1000 get made a year
Koenigsegg -> Under 300 were made in 2024
Pagani-> Plan to make only 99 in 2025
Lots and lots of stuff is put together by one artisan because you simply can't make a piece of art from design by committee
I gave a few thoughts. When my mum was younger...like you know how in a house you have a microwave...i dunno..a tv...a kettle as a staple of your house? Well my mum and every other house used to have a sewing machine. For her uniform instead of supplying unforms they used to give a few rolls of cotton in one colour and you would make your own uniform. When you got pregnant you would just start knitting because that would be your babys outfits...or some like...light cotton things. If someone liked your outfit you would be like 'oh i'll give you the pattern.'
Please dont think im thinking we should go back to the 'good old days' but i love that aspect of it. Just being like a basic thing that as part of school you knew how to sew. And yiu did have handmade artinsanal goods of quality...because you or your friend made them. I will always be on the side of the working class and the labourer but because i have no skills in sewing ..i buy things from rich area thrift shops and then get my mum to make adjustments. Maybe instead of mass produced bags maybe widespread education on what will last, what materials are good for you and the environment, having a few pieces of basics and how to create good shape and drape.
Either way..regardless of bags wealth knows wealth. They can sense it like dogs sense a tsunami. Its not so much a dog whistle as a radio frequency.
If Hermes is relying on a decades old bag to keep brand prestige, they need to step it up. You've been able to find birkin dupes online for ages. People dupe or take inspiration from designer brands all the time. That's why there's a whole industry of authenticators??
Neither would i ever carry a filet mignon from walmart, nor would i eat a birkin bag with ketchup but that video was still entertaining.
As someone who unfortunately has to deal with family friends that are in this business, the fake birkins and real ones come from the same place. The factory and the brand are having some issues so this is kind of an "up yours" situation...
This reminds me of ages ago when an affordable brand (I forgot which one) collabed with Lilly Pulitzer which is an overpriced preppy clothing brand, and some rich women complained about that
That was Target
“Why they built like A Bug’s Life?” 🤣🤣🤣
“filet min-yawn” is how it’s pronounced! get that fancy dinner sis🫶
exactly HAHAHHAA
No I am french and mignon it's not like min yawn but more like minions
Omg “paramount plus if you’re 80 years old”. You just read me to filth. I’m late 40s thanks very much 😹
Coco Chanel definitely made easy to wear clothing for women become popular. It was a huge change.
Please
So the Birkin is basically an overpriced diaper bag 🤣
Not other working class people who have a delusion that they aren't writing think pieces defending luxury goods and false scarcity/exclusivity. They probably think the blood diamonds are better too, because of all the suffering. Foul.
The large majority of Jackie Kennedy’s jewelry was costume. That being said if you have never seen some of the old costume jewelry you’d never know. It was made with such care and with the best people. They also weren’t making the large amount of things like they do today. If you have an aunt, grandmother, who has any very old costume jewelry ask them for it they’d most likely be delighted that you’d want it. It should all be passed down.
Is that what a fancy purse looks like? It just looks like a generic purse to me. The strap doesn't even look comfortable?? I'm too poor for this.
13:22 Not the minecraft villager as the artisan omggg
100% support the dupes. I saw them ask 500 000 usd for some birkins - no bag is worth that! This was getting ridiculous and I'm glad it's going the way of LV now
Just bought a target knock off Patagonia fleece and am v happy. If i didn't think most birkins were ugly, I'd be all about the walmart birkin. Who cares about the brand if you like how it looks!
That is a bit of a false equivalence. There are brands that most people may buy as a show of status, and then there are brands bought for durability, performance, or sustainability/ethical-practice. Patagonia is well respected for the latter. The commitment to sustainability across their entire business model is virtually without parallel, at least for a larger corporation. How each product affects air and water quality; worker welfare; the community in which the product is made; and the longevity/disposal of the product *matters.* Sadly, many people don’t really have the luxury of weighing the consequences of every purchase and paying more for the most ethically-produced product, but it’s important that those who can, *do.*
it costs 800 to make a Birkin, why is it so expensive then, damn hermes must be soooo wealthy
Love how eloquently you explained this dilemma. I personally am someone who loves to admire luxury brands but I only partake on those I can afford .I recently purchased my first Coach bag and I do notice the attention I get when I carry it versus when I carry one of my Steve Madden bags 😊
i think the thing people dont realize when we talk about fashion fashion within luxury goods is that i don’t need a purse made of fine Italian leather to bring to my food service job everyday, throw in the backseat on the way to pickup the kids, etc. the lifestyles of the people within these spending brackets will obviously differ, and I don’t think it’s a bad thing if the quality happens to prematurely accommodate that.
There have been fake birkins for a long time. The thing I have an issue with is people who go out and buy every color of the Walmart birkin because it's now accessible to them, but in a few months or year they'll be in the bin or back of the closet. That's what I have an issue with just because it's contributing to overconsumption, the same way rich people who collect bags they never actually use do.
Honestly, let luxury brands cope and seethe. The truly wealthy don’t buy luxury brands. They buy tailored, personalized, custom goods. “Luxury brand” consumers are primarily the middle class. Dior makes their luxury goods in sweatshops and exploited labor, branding does not always mean quality especially for its price.
I’d rather go on Etsy and support a small artisanal bag maker. It’ll be more than $78 but less than a Birkin, plus it’ll be actually exclusive and well made.
A Hermes bag is handmade by skilled artisans getting paid a living wage. The Walmart bag is made in a sweatshop.
Living wage is because the bag cost 3000000 thousand 😂
@@stephenblocker43 you joke but like. this really brings into question what is the root of the problem. people deserve to be paid a living wage. that inherently makes stuff more expensive, but then maybe we should be buying less stuff. its been said before, but capitalism, consumerism, and cheap goods are built on exploitation.
I'd feel rich just having a Michael Kors or Coach bag. Vera Bradley was the popular girl bags when I was in high school, and I had the knockoffs (which I still have). But just affording Vera Bradley now as an adult and having actual Vera Bradley bags now makes me feel awesome.
I thrifted a Vera Bradley tote with the tags still on for $7. The absolute highlight of my year.
Vera Bradleys are well made too.
Rich people don't care about what other people buy. You are not on their radar.
Old money doesn't. The truly wealthy dont care. Tiktok "rich" people are gonna lose their minds
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I never really saw the value in "exclusivity" or "status symbol" with regards to clothes and accessories.
I almost always wear Sketchers shoes only because they're very comfortable and I wear a Patagonia vest because I agree with the company & founder's values, plus also comfortable. That's it.
And who's really looking at your shoes or purse?
"It blurs the lines" he said the quiet part out loud. It blurs the lines between the poors and the rich. It's all about classism.
“Never seen a Birkin in the wild” 🤣
That sent me lol😅😊
No one cares about other dupes or complaints. It’s just the same thing, except a richer company. That’s why everyone complains. Big brands have dupes before, but no one cared. Now, everyone cares because it’s a popular bag. It’s only the rich people complaining, which is because they just don’t want normal people to be like them.
I personally believe everything high end, or almost everything, is butt ugly or at best-boring as hell. Like I saw a pair of pants that sold for like 7k or something and they were supposed to look like you peed yourself🤥🤥 Now I enjoy watching designers do their thing and have fun, but when it’s like behind a brand, the capitalism wand turns it to shit. This bag is legitimately just a plain colored box with nothing else going on. I have a purse I bought straight from a small artist that legitimately looks like the moon. That thing has held up for years without issue, and it was a lot cheaper than a birkin. It’s not a terrible bag, but I would assume it’s like $30-$40, tops, looking at it. Hype trains are a hella of a drug.
12:55 I doubt that very much, as we still have VERY unhealthy food as a nation. And the cheapest food is still stuff like McDonald’s. Most of the American population would have to be skinnier for that to happen.
There's a boot company in Australia called RM Williams, that got it's start/reputation for making rugged work boots with really long warranties (even lifetime warranties meaning YOURS) that appealed to miners/foresters/farmers as simple but high quality footwear.
It's now literally worn exclusively by multi-millionaires/billionaires. They are just ordinary looking work boots.
I will always say that buying a few high quality things is better than buying tons of cheap stuff. for saving money, for the environment, for individuality, I think choosing to buy good quality stuff and taking care of it is the best thing to do
that being said I don't imagine myself ever buying a $12,000 bag. but I would buy a cheap faux leather $70 one either that will start peeling in 5 months
The thing that sets a Birkin apart from other brands is that each birkin is handmade by an artisan (I believe they said each bag takes 18-36 hours to complete). No machines, no mass production, so the quality is the absolute best. Each stitch is hand-sewn, each foot is individually hammered in, etc… these bags last literal decades. And if you take care of them, sometimes the resale value on the pre-loved market is 3x what you paid for retail. Out of all the other luxury fashion brands, the Hermes Birkin price increases are the highest because of exclusivity and inflation over the past decades… ex) a Birkin in the early 2000s was $4k, now they retail for nearly $10k. Some people make a living off of re-selling these bags. It’s a whole sub-culture in the fashion universe! 😂
As for me, I’m not looking to see whose bags are fake or not, I literally do not care what people do! A Birkin bag will not make you stylish if you have no sense of style. And being Birkin-less doesn’t mean you are poor. People spend their money on what they want. Some prioritize a good leather bag over other stuff, that’s all. I personally have always loved and collected handbags so I just wanted to share my insight 😊 great job Tyler!