Jessie, I just love your honesty about buying designer bags for the "flex". If we're really honest with ourselves, those of us who purchase luxury bags do it for the same reasons. The reality is that a good leather bag can be purchased for a few hundred dollars and perform the same function as a bag that retails for thousands of dollars. It's amazing how we've been conditioned to think that spending this kind of money is normal or necessary. I'd also like to add that once you reached my age (61) these accumulated purchases become a lot of clutter at a point when you're ready to simplify your life and surround yourself with things and people that really matter.
Bonjour! Merci for your message, I appreciate it so much! I have an Italian leather bag that I purchased for 40€, it is by far the BEST leather bag that I own. 61, What an absolute blessing you are 🙌🏾
I finally have all of the luxury bags I wanted when I was younger-with the exception of Chanel. One thing I have learned is that I will still sometimes get tired of a bag no matter how much I’ve paid for it except for a handful of classics. This is what stopped me from buying more. I had that feeling of “I got what I wanted, now what do I do?”
Hey Jessie. I am proud to say that I am one of the rare women who is not affected by the luxury unboxings. I watch, smile, and enjoy. Then I go about my thrifting ways. 😂😂😂 Great video as always. 🌺
I purchased not one LV bag (for the first time) but ended up purchasing two, a LV strap and small leather goods. Because of the over-the-top unboxing videos (not all, but some). I have returned all of those silly purchases, except for my small leather good. I lost my mind for a second, but I am back. My motivation for getting my first luxury bag was because I wanted to do something nice for myself -- not always a great reason. I will prefer to find someone beautiful, luxurious and timeless from a vintage shop.
This is an era of reassessment for me personally . I discovered that some of these bags aren’t even leather . I can’t even if a bag isn’t pure authentic leather. Also with all the horrible customer service & no perks these days, excessive greed , get more out of people while giving us less to nothing extra is highway robbery to me . The world right now is losing their minds driving cost to straight bank heists levels these days (ridiculous squared) . I can’t participate any longer . The energy of this new culture has forced me to save my money unconsciously bc I don’t want to give a dime to greedy opportunist who bank on me via excessive marketing to need validation for needing poor quality things with high price tags . After awhile you have to begin to start becoming bothered by retailers thinking we are this gullible and delusional that we will do anything for acceptance. If we stop participating, we send a message. I pay more when the quality & service match . If the scale becomes tilted slightly, I abort mission 💯‼️
It's not a secret that some of the bags aren't made of leather, like the LV signature monogram styles where only the trim is leather. It keeps the bag lightweight, yet durable. Some all-leather bags can be too heavy after putting your stuff in it.
I love your look- it's very refined and classy. Don't pay attention to what people say. Sometimes people speak out of the fact they want the look but don't know how to do it. LOL You are very classy, the way you speak and carry yourself. I love it.
I just saw a posting for LV artisans in CA the pay was $18 an hour. My jaw hit the floor. I too said I was done purchasing for the most part. The quality isn’t there. They aren’t standing by their product. I WFH so not using daily bags. When I travel to less financially stable countries I don’t want to be excessive. That was my reasoning.
So true about the way luxury companies used to take bags for free repair, like LV. The way they now charge for their OWN defects fixed (whether in time or dollars) it’s unacceptable
For a long time, as the price of Chanel increased, I no longer thought I could afford it. I think I would be happy to have the *preluxz* as my travel bag and not have to take care of it. By the way, I'm sure no one will have a hard time telling the difference. Thanks for the comparison.
I purchased my first LV bag in 1985 as a college graduation present. Fast forward to 2000s I noticed the quality of their bags had diminished and thus have never purchased another.
I was checking into the J W Marriott and the agent looked at my LV luggage and bags and rolled his eyes like it was fake, when I handed him my platinum Amex his attitude changed. People treat you better when they think you have money.
No matter if it's the *preluxz* or any other, my steadfast belief stands that only practitioners can perceive dissimilarities in the sack's looks or the metal constituents.
I think the LVMH conglomerate might have something to do with the decline in the quality of several luxury brands of the years. I watched a few documentaries on the Arnault family.
Girl, I appreciate you for being honest on the pressures of social media and caring about your community on UA-cam. I have no problem with folks having luxury items but we are so saturated with influencers unboxing and displaying all their luxury items and totally oblivious to their subscribers and there emotions and their subscribers mindset. What separates you is that you don’t come on your channel and flaunt. ❤️🙏🏽
You are absolutely the best! The social media pressure is so real….to buy, to be thin, to have a curated house, etc. I have to keep reminding myself life doesn’t change or get better with the latest___(fill in the blank). I have for so long wanted a Chanel purse and a flat stomach 😅neither of which I want to pay for…😂I working on gratitude for all I do have…I’m rambling but I really appreciate your honesty and grace. Thanks for great content, don’t always have a ton of time to watch but always glad when I catch one of your vlogs.
This is the ramble sanctuary, lol! You are so right, once you get the thing, you will always want more. Extending grace and gratitude will ensure that we will never go without ❤️
For me is about what is the brand doing within under served communities. As a woman of color, it’s too often I see people in my community wearing designer bags from companies that are not giving back to our brown communities. That’s a deal breaker for me.
I unfollowed a few "influencers" because I realized it was affecting me in a negative way. I began to feel that I needed to have those things in order to feel successful.
me too! But they get notified when you unfollow and get peeved at you when they see you. posting elsewhere. I mean I seriously do not want to watch just unboxings that are serial ones...just a minor variation. It's boring af.
I appreciate your knowledge and honesty. I have been hearing that the quality of designer purses and apparel has declined significantly. The crazy thing is the prices are skyrocketing!
@@CappuccinosandConsignment Call it out! Plus notice the riots in France last weekend, those are about the ghettoisation, isolation and victimisation of immigrants from nations like Algeria, Morocco and other African nations trying to thrive and not just barely survive, in France. They are having the same issues as African Americans and hispanics have had and continue to have in the US, and they see how they are not given the same chances to work how they are brutalised by the police. The death of a 17 year old who was pulled over in his car, apparently head butted by police using the end of their rifles several times then ordered to not move his car forward when he was obviously injured, his foot went off the brake due to the injuries and the car which was an automatic inched forward so they shot him dead at point blank range. This is according to a witness who was travelling in the car and had to escape fearing for his life. It was captured on mobile phone as well. That death has sparked the riots and it took 40k riot police mobilised to put the uprisings down. It has been brutal and scary. This is class war and race war and the groups targeted the Champs Élysées where the LV head store is. Now this is no accident, because the First Lady Brigette Macron wears LV almost exclusively and LVMH is the richest organisation in France. So it's a symbol of wealth, elitism and political influence of the highest order. So in France right now wearing LV logos might not be particularly safe, and the more progressive people living in Paris and larger cities like Lyon, Marseilles are going no logo and toning it down. This is not over not by a long shot. I'm in Australia, with French blood and when some vloggers with channels in UA-cam had been previously talking about their trip to Paris coming up next month, I warned them. (Now even the Australian government is warning tourists in the bigger cities of France to stay in at night and exercise caution). They may think I'm being a downer but I'm just trying to increase their awareness and I think we all need to have that. It's sad because handbags and fashion are a place for light relief but reality intrudes also. On the one hand we have Pharrel Williams now Creative Director of LV with JayZ and Beyonce and other prominent black Americans opening things up for black people and radically changing the aesthetic, and on the other we have this extreme social tension. The attacks have been so severe that the home of a Paris mayor was attacked with a car that was on fire, with his wife and 2 children inside. They escaped with injuries. It's fraught, just as much as the issues about Balenciaga and fetishising child abuse are fraught. I love fashion and style but I don't love exploitation and poverty. It's hard to find the balance but we need to be careful these days.. For a movie about this context of ghettoisation see the movie 'La Haine' translated as 'The Hate', circa 1995. I saw it many years ago. However we can still enjoy our fashion obviously we are not personally responsible for these tragedies, good to bear in mind the complex tensions and issues though and be thoughtful and careful when visiting Paris. IMO.
I used to avoid buying anything that was not genuine, but then I thought it was just an item, and suddenly it wasn’t worth it. I might as well buy more funds and protect the value of real estate. Now I buy them all at *hotdups* . The shoes and bags are top quality and I feel confident carrying them to the store.
I’ve always loved ur formula/method to luxury purchases n it’s helped shaped me (and save) on how I shop luxury too! I am new money to the game n even iiiii can see the difference in how they’re made vs vintage. I don’t want trendy but classic/timeless so u can’t date me **giggles** Unboxings can have u in the rabbit hole n I am a free consumer watching y’all LOLOL!!
I’m totally with you on the flex factor…I’ve always purchased luxury for the flex because it spoke to my wealth…the wealth that my mom introduced to me…buy better/quality - buy less…great video
I really love your taste and style always so chic. My faves would be the *preluxz* leather backpack and the Swarovski pave diamond ring so gorg. Thank you for your recommendations.
Jesse, Thank you so much for talking about the "slave labor" that goes into these bags sometimes. Mostly women and children being exploited. Kudos to you. Flex your vintage bags with serenity. This was such an empowering video. Also, thanks for imparting your knowledge
These days one has to have a will of steel not to be influenced and I can imagine it’s so difficult for younger people. My luxury purchases remain luxury because I make sure I don’t buy so often, otherwise they become commonplace in one’s wardrobe and no longer a luxury. You are spot on with quality issue too. Love your channel!
I really appreciate your honesty and concern for your community. Some people are only concerned with getting the views to generate popularity and income. I'm glad that platforms are allowing people to monetize from doing what they've always done, but I think it's creating some greedy monsters that are leading to inauthentic content creators. It's one thing to be a fly on the wall via social media of a person who "does this," and it's another to start coveting people who are trying to mimic the aforementioned. I appreciate your humility, humor, and class. Thanks for sharing this. 💕
Hello, new to your channel, and I am loving it! You are brutally yet gently honest about vintage fashion and reasons we purchase or choose not purchase them. Looking forward to more of your videos, and I love your infectious laugh!😊
I think there is another dynamic to add. IMO As recent as 2019 there were a lot more options in the entry level price range. There was something in most brands (barring hermes & chanel). Say you had saved $1200 (which is a lot of $), that could theoretically be done by putting $100 aside per month for a year. Only 4 years later and that same $1200 in luxury at best could get you a pouch in store. Maybe maybe you could get a canvas wallet on a chain that doesn’t fit a phone. The prices IMO have increased exponentially so many are simply priced out of what they want, a decent quality, classic long term item for all year round wear.
Love the honesty and your fashionable swag. Your closet is heaven. But you are right!! Omg first time here❤️your vibe and is spirit is beautiful. I just started buying what I want too
This is such a real, honest, and authentic vlog!!!! I promise you I have battled with unboxing videos and how it impacts me and or my community. I’ve decided to quietly buy and share affordable luxury items that are 1K or less. Unless it’s seen in a photograph. I am now just doing fragrances.
Reading all the comments is an eye opener. SO FULL OF WISDOM FROM VERY SEASONED BUYERS. Super thrilled to receive this knowledge. I do not own a single luxury handbag up until now. I swear without this video and the comments that follow I’d be totally lost. Thank you ladies. It’s one thing to live under fomo, or the peer pressure of hoarding and splurging on luxury goods …but only if it soothes the soul and doesn’t look like clutter after decades pass by. To. All the ones who have been there and done that splurging before I could even begin my journey ….thank you! ❤❤❤ a lady out shopping with her money buying luxury goods WITH wisdom is LETHAL. So grateful for the pearls of wisdom & honesty dropped here. Pure Nectar.
I made quality crochet handmade bags and we handmade accessory designers don’t get enough attention. No, I’m not LV or the others but there are some awesome handmade artisans that can stand up to these brands.
What a beautiful discussion. Lots of universal concepts here that I can use for many different platforms. First time listener. Algorithm brought me here. Interest will make me stay.
Following you because you are credible. I studied design as well and work in the industry. I’m about quality and examine like crazy. Fabulous points in this video. This is my first time seeing you.
Your video is one of many inspirations for us to share The Yuppie Way. The digital era began with difficulties that many people are still feeling the impacts of, living a life that does not reflect their true selves. We believe it is essential that our customers recognize and comprehend that material possessions are merely embellishments. Finding and refining our passions while learning how to master the mind is more important than any physical item.
I agree. I recently found out that some designers are not manufactured where they say. And this pressure that some of us have to have the it bag for the moment it’s bad.
Sis Glamaholic is my go to right now…..over the past few years I’ve literally only worn one of my designer bags. Probably going to be cleaning out the closet and put in that money in my savings now that my perspective has changed as well.
Around 1991 I bought a leather Coach “feed bag” (“bucket bag”?) purse for $200 that I was actually in love with. I kept it polished and conditioned and carried it for 11 years. The strap eventually began to look worn. In 2002 I bought a replacement. It had gone up to $300 and the style had changed slightly. The zipper broke within a couple of months. I haven’t bought a big-name designer bag since. I have, however, purchased high-quality purses by lesser-known designers, and they’re usually vintage.
Just stumbled across your channel and I love your message! New subscriber and I’m excited to go back and view your earlier videos. I really think through my luxury purchases and have wanted most of my luxury items for years before I purchased them and will hand them down to my daughter :-)
I'm so glad that youtube led you here! I appreciate you for joining me so much! My nieces are not pleased, they were set to inherit my luxury goods but now I have a little girl 😂😂
So very true. I am heading to Italy in a few weeks and not as excited about shopping. I am super excited about the food and wine though. In the past it was always the shopping first and everything else came later. Last year I thought about selling my vintage bags but changed my mind and will probably get rid of the newer ones instead.
Chiiiiiii had me over her about to praise dance because designers were going to give them to you for free! HOWEVER, if I could sing “this is why I love you” because you just keep it real! I totally get what you’re saying and agree with your sentiments. Although there are a couple more I want to get before I stop purchasing! 😂. Thanks for being you!!
Loved this! Thank you. I too adore quiet luxury, but I’m gonna need some emblem or letters OKAY! Laughing out loud. A lot of good points made. Again thank you for sharing!
I agree I am not in the market for luxury but I don't by from shein or temu because of the treatment of workers. But yes also if I am paying top dollar I want the quality.
Hello, I just found your channel and I’m so happy I did! I love this video and your reasons why the pause on shopping luxury bags. I recently have done the same, and one of the reasons is the quality, I have always loved vintage items and I too have realized that bags these days are not what they used to be. I’m heading to Paris in a couple months and I don’t think I’ll be buying bags either. Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your reasons.
I'm a new subscriber, and I adore your channel already. The pressure from social media influencers for people to live above their means is insane. I own a few luxury pieces, and recently I decided that I would only purchase Coach and Brahmin because of their quality. People consider them to be lower level, but I love the way their bags are crafted. I refuse to buy something because everyone else likes it when it's not my taste. Thank you for keeping it real.
Just discovered your channel and omg i LOVE IT ❤! Yes i am male however my mom and i shared the same love of fashion. So all fashion intrigues me. Now i have to binge watch your video at five a.m. Oh yeah i subscribed and will share with my friends 💙🛍👝👜🧥👟👠
I buy them secondhand and also buy dupes. Not afraid of low name and no name bags either. It’s up to you how you want to approach luxury brands or not approach them at all and it’s all okay. Make sure whatever you buy it’s something you enjoy and feel good about.
There is no point in being selectively angry. So you don’t believe in buying fake bags, a purchase is a purchase, regardless of the intention. I personally think it's crazy to care too much about how people want to spend their money. I bought real coach, marc jacobs, and mcm. If it's more than 1500, I'll buy a replica *hotdups* . Guess what else I have in the bank, I'm a homeowner and drive a Lexus. I saw someone on UA-cam who had tons of luxury items, lived in their mom's house, and was broke
It's so funny that you said this. I'm one of those people who clicks the video, pauses and checks the vibe through the comments then watches the video. To see that someone else takes a beat to pause then watch is funny to me.😄 Now as you said, On to the vlog.😘
I agree! I went to school for illustration and I adore designer production however…. The quality is underwhelming when I walk into retail- too much mass production makes vintage the only way to go if at all! I only buy luxury shoes retail if anything
Love, love, love that you stand in your truth. You presented very valid points and I wish that you could shout them from a mountaintop. Amen my sister. Whenever I watch those weekly un-boxings of the few you-tubers that I follow, I always wonder "where does she keep all that stuff?, and when will she ever wear all that stuff? Maybe it's just me, but I am not impressed with all that overconsumption. thanks for sharing.
This is what I LOVE your channel! Your authenticity in all you do. As a newer content creator the pressure is so real to continually purchase! I LOVE makeup, but my goodness I just REFUSE to purchase and review EVERY new release every week! 🫣 it’s not healthy for our mental health nor our ability to cultivate gratitude. If we never get to enjoy what we have and are always looking for the new. I love that you rewear your items and enjoy the occasional new pieces you present! You are absolute fabulous darling✨ Your Ma Mere did an amazing job, may she be rejoicing as we speak🕊️
You have me in tears re: ma mère 😭🙌🏾 MERCIIIIIIII! I can’t even imagine the pressure in the beauty field and I also never realized just how expensive makeup was. Every two mins there’s a new launch 😭! I appreciate you so much ❤️
I agree with you! I’m a little older than you and grew up with the labels and I do enjoy the look of them! However, I am over having to spend the huge increase on the bags and having to pay for any repairs should you need them! My last LV speedy the wire in the piping came out at the bottom about 6 months after purchase and our local Saks Fifth Avenue where I purchased it had closed so I had no reprisal… I could have sent it to another store out of state but a wait time up to 3 months, so I opted not to…years went by and we got an LV store in a local mall and the manager knew me and remembered that I purchased it before Saks had closed because she worked there at the time… they still charged me $500. to replace the piping. Needless to say I haven’t purchased anything else from LV ! P.s I love your style 😊
Six months!!!! That is unacceptable, for any designer item. WOW! I dont know why im shocked, I've been reading about designer items falling apart after a week. Merci for your time!
Ha, the flex:-) That is me all day! I also have curbed my purchases of not just designer handbags but clothing items because the quality of the items is subpar. Poor quality- make and material- for a premium price is ridiculous. I am on the vintage train for now for a few items on my list. Thanks for sharing
I have been going back and listening to a lot of your Vlogs. Really enjoy them. I grew up very much like you but God has blessed over the years financially. I remember once seeing Patti Labelle in the Philly train station with several LV trucks and bags. It was absolutely spellbinding. I wanted to be like Patti.😂
Idk who this lady is 😂 but the giggle and random french parts is taking me out 😂😂😂😂 and yes after the LV microscope bag I was like naaaah designer ain’t it. People are starving and this is what we doing. Wild!
How is this the first time I'm hearing of you as obsessed as I am with Paris and Black folks' experiences in Paris!?? Love your personality and you make a ton of sense!! #subscribed
Hello, I just want to say you look like the coolest person to be friends with. Just from the video, your style, the items in your closet you look like you know your stuff. You come across so confident on who you are and I don’t even know you. I just stumble onto your video based on the title and wow thank you for your honest opinion on the luxury items. And you are definitely right about everything. Growing up being an 80’s baby, things were so different especially with luxury items. Seeing my parents and their items from 60s and 70s had more care into the quality of there work. I’m glad I discover you and look forward to following you on social media. I’m curious if maybe you can do a video on your loc journey as well and some hairstyles to share. I have locs myself and trying to get better with styling. The ponytail you had for some reason I can never get it right when I do it myself 😆. Thank you and have a blessed day!
Merci for your time and for joining me, I truly appreciate your time and support! Hairstyles, I’m a one trick pony 🤣 I only know how to wrap up a bun 🤣
Let's be honest...I love the treatment I receives whenever I carry my designer handbag that screams yes look at me or wear my big engagement ring rather than my everyday simple Cartier trinity band...lol. But like you I too also remember being a very young child and buying from the thriftstore. To this day I have many Vera scarves and Schiaparelli handbags and vintage jewelry..pins, bracelets and coats. Things were just made better. I have always love well made things...even before I even know the price I seem to pick the most expensive things. My mother was a master seamstress so I was taught to look at the construction of clothes and to know when something was poor quality. Today there are so many things that are made well but are not necessarily "designer" or are quiet luxury which I seem to now gravitate to in my 50's. I know am more selective if I even buy something because I have so much and really don't need anything. But there are those special occasions when I know I will still buy but know it's a vintage piece of art or furniture to add to my collection. I use to follow you years ago and just found you again...still love your videos.
This is the 1st time seeing one of your videos. It just popped up on my feed. Just want to say, I love your look & style. Would be my same aesthethic if I had the means & was 30 years younger! LOL! Regarding your topic, though, looking at the background of this vid, you apparently don't need to buy anymore luxury as you own a ton already! However, your message about the quality is spot on!
Hello from Baltimore! I'm struck by your comments on quality, customer service and construction. I'm sad the classic Puzzle is being discontinued from Loewe because the Edge is clearly a less technical / easier to construct design. But, they are charging the same prices. It's a sign to me of all the things you've noted (I am a home sewer so always check those kind of details). I think I'm sticking with "classics" myself for a while.
I’m in complete agreement!!! My LV Pochette Métis had glazing issues on the strap around 8 months of purchase. I didn’t make it to the LV store until one year couple weeks after the so called 1 year rule-rules I yelled rules on something that clearly is a manufacturing issue. It’s not wear and tear. I was so livid they made an exception and didn’t charge for a replacement of the strap. I’m so disappointed with their so called rules. If glazing is an issue I shouldn’t have to fight for LV to fix my handbag. I wanted to buy another LV but it’s no longer necessary anymore. I can’t spend thousands of dollars to argue with associates In a store. The strap replacement is $800+ the whole idea of it all is just dumb.
I’m about to send this video to my aunt because I want one of her Vintage LV. Recently they wouldn’t replace a tarnished locket that my mom purchased in Paris.
I am so glad i just discovered your channel. It was great to hear your perspective. I've been buying luxury for 35years and what you describe of the changes in the luxury goods/experience resonated so hard with me but i rarely hear anyone talking about it. I get a lot out of watching younger influencers get joy out of their purchases and don't want to yuck on their yum. Luxury is just a different experience and level of quality (for the most part) now.
Jessie, I just love your honesty about buying designer bags for the "flex". If we're really honest with ourselves, those of us who purchase luxury bags do it for the same reasons. The reality is that a good leather bag can be purchased for a few hundred dollars and perform the same function as a bag that retails for thousands of dollars. It's amazing how we've been conditioned to think that spending this kind of money is normal or necessary. I'd also like to add that once you reached my age (61) these accumulated purchases become a lot of clutter at a point when you're ready to simplify your life and surround yourself with things and people that really matter.
I am having a difficult time at 40 attempting to downsize my luxury bag collection. They are just taking up space for the most part.
I just got a new Chanel, Fendi, and Gucci and I think I’m done after 2-4 bag for the rest of my life! It’s unnecessary after 10 bags honestly!
Bonjour! Merci for your message, I appreciate it so much! I have an Italian leather bag that I purchased for 40€, it is by far the BEST leather bag that I own. 61, What an absolute blessing you are 🙌🏾
@@natailemc-d963me too I’ve been buying luxury most of my life since early 20s and I’m turning 40 this year. I think I’m deff done
I appreciate your post
I finally have all of the luxury bags I wanted when I was younger-with the exception of Chanel. One thing I have learned is that I will still sometimes get tired of a bag no matter how much I’ve paid for it except for a handful of classics. This is what stopped me from buying more. I had that feeling of “I got what I wanted, now what do I do?”
Enjoy! That’s what I’m teaching myself, we did it 🙌🏾
Exactly!!!! Wheeew I’m glad to finally be in this place.
Couldn’t have said it better! This is exactly where I’m at with it 🤷🏽♀️
What classics(which you don’t get tired of) would you recommend?
Until you buy that Chanel the feeling is different
Hey Jessie. I am proud to say that I am one of the rare women who is not affected by the luxury unboxings. I watch, smile, and enjoy. Then I go about my thrifting ways. 😂😂😂
Great video as always. 🌺
I absolutely love it 🤣❤️🙏🏾
I purchased not one LV bag (for the first time) but ended up purchasing two, a LV strap and small leather goods. Because of the over-the-top unboxing videos (not all, but some). I have returned all of those silly purchases, except for my small leather good. I lost my mind for a second, but I am back. My motivation for getting my first luxury bag was because I wanted to do something nice for myself -- not always a great reason. I will prefer to find someone beautiful, luxurious and timeless from a vintage shop.
This is an era of reassessment for me personally . I discovered that some of these bags aren’t even leather . I can’t even if a bag isn’t pure authentic leather. Also with all the horrible customer service & no perks these days, excessive greed , get more out of people while giving us less to nothing extra is highway robbery to me . The world right now is losing their minds driving cost to straight bank heists levels these days (ridiculous squared) . I can’t participate any longer . The energy of this new culture has forced me to save my money unconsciously bc I don’t want to give a dime to greedy opportunist who bank on me via excessive marketing to need validation for needing poor quality things with high price tags . After awhile you have to begin to start becoming bothered by retailers thinking we are this gullible and delusional that we will do anything for acceptance. If we stop participating, we send a message. I pay more when the quality & service match . If the scale becomes tilted slightly, I abort mission 💯‼️
Quality over quantity any day! You’re absolutely right, it’s a bit offensive at this rate how the consumer is being mistreated and used.
Well-said! I'm with you!
@@CappuccinosandConsignment exactly, I’m absolutely offended by this markets behavior.
It's not a secret that some of the bags aren't made of leather, like the LV signature monogram styles where only the trim is leather. It keeps the bag lightweight, yet durable. Some all-leather bags can be too heavy after putting your stuff in it.
Interestingly, that in a *preluxz* , the inside sewing at the handles is more carefully made (leather is not so frayed), than in the original one.
I love your look- it's very refined and classy. Don't pay attention to what people say. Sometimes people speak out of the fact they want the look but don't know how to do it. LOL You are very classy, the way you speak and carry yourself. I love it.
I can’t thank you enough for this ❤️🙌🏾
@@CappuccinosandConsignment Yes, jealousy is a CURSE!
Mi a?etis al mia nevino sakon por ?ia naski?tago ?e *preluxz* kaj ?i amas ?in. Mi mem a?etos unu!
La sakoj ene de *preluxz* estas perfektaj kiel donacoj por amikoj. La prezo ne estas alta kaj la kvalito estas bona.
I see why people sell knockoffs since the quality isn’t there anymore. Not being able to get the handbags fixed is crazy.
It's very unfortunate
Hi!What happened to your old channel?Anyways am glad you are back....Do they also make counterfeit on vintage *preluxz* ?
I just saw a posting for LV artisans in CA the pay was $18 an hour. My jaw hit the floor. I too said I was done purchasing for the most part. The quality isn’t there. They aren’t standing by their product. I WFH so not using daily bags. When I travel to less financially stable countries I don’t want to be excessive. That was my reasoning.
Are you saying $18 an hour in California?
Me blithering I've careful in other countries.
@@arnangela yes San Dimas.
@@suitelife22wow! I live in Central CA and In-n-out pays close to that. Very sad
Whattttttttt! Omg! There are people making six figures who can’t afford rent in some parts of CA and LV expects people to live on $18 ❤️🩹
I loved this conversation, I buy what I can when I can quiet or loud and I love it 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Exactly ❤️❤️
So true about the way luxury companies used to take bags for free repair, like LV. The way they now charge for their OWN defects fixed (whether in time or dollars) it’s unacceptable
For a long time, as the price of Chanel increased, I no longer thought I could afford it. I think I would be happy to have the *preluxz* as my travel bag and not have to take care of it. By the way, I'm sure no one will have a hard time telling the difference. Thanks for the comparison.
I purchased my first LV bag in 1985 as a college graduation present. Fast forward to 2000s I noticed the quality of their bags had diminished and thus have never purchased another.
Omg! Do you still have your bag from college!?!
I was checking into the J W Marriott and the agent looked at my LV luggage and bags and rolled his eyes like it was fake, when I handed him my platinum Amex his attitude changed. People treat you better when they think you have money.
Someone working rolled their eyes...WOW! I see that all the time and I can never understand.
But thats how people end up broke. Trying to prove something to randoms.
Why spend your life worrying about what people think of you? Seems such a burden.
No matter if it's the *preluxz* or any other, my steadfast belief stands that only practitioners can perceive dissimilarities in the sack's looks or the metal constituents.
I think the LVMH conglomerate might have something to do with the decline in the quality of several luxury brands of the years. I watched a few documentaries on the Arnault family.
Girl, I appreciate you for being honest on the pressures of social media and caring about your community on UA-cam. I have no problem with folks having luxury items but we are so saturated with influencers unboxing and displaying all their luxury items and totally oblivious to their subscribers and there emotions and their subscribers mindset. What separates you is that you don’t come on your channel and flaunt. ❤️🙏🏽
I love you all dearly! We’re in this together ❤️🙌🏾
La sakoj ene de *preluxz* estas perfektaj kiel donacoj por amikoj. La prezo ne estas alta kaj la kvalito estas bona.
I will forever buy vintage luxury cause everything was so good.
You are absolutely the best! The social media pressure is so real….to buy, to be thin, to have a curated house, etc. I have to keep reminding myself life doesn’t change or get better with the latest___(fill in the blank). I have for so long wanted a Chanel purse and a flat stomach 😅neither of which I want to pay for…😂I working on gratitude for all I do have…I’m rambling but I really appreciate your honesty and grace. Thanks for great content, don’t always have a ton of time to watch but always glad when I catch one of your vlogs.
This is the ramble sanctuary, lol! You are so right, once you get the thing, you will always want more. Extending grace and gratitude will ensure that we will never go without ❤️
For me is about what is the brand doing within under served communities. As a woman of color, it’s too often I see people in my community wearing designer bags from companies that are not giving back to our brown communities. That’s a deal breaker for me.
Great perspectives. I think buying vintage and pre-loved is the way to go.
Indeed!
I unfollowed a few "influencers" because I realized it was affecting me in a negative way. I began to feel that I needed to have those things in order to feel successful.
Social media pressure is REAL 😭
me too! But they get notified when you unfollow and get peeved at you when they see you. posting elsewhere. I mean I seriously do not want to watch just unboxings that are serial ones...just a minor variation. It's boring af.
Wow, I respect and appreciate your honesty. You can see how open you are with your followers. Thank you so much for your videos.
You’re most welcome 🙏🏾
Ohhh, I LOVE your transparency with regard to unboxings and finances❤
I thank you so much! I was a bit nervous to share that initially ❤️
I appreciate your knowledge and honesty. I have been hearing that the quality of designer purses and apparel has declined significantly. The crazy thing is the prices are skyrocketing!
It feels as through there’s a price increase every week 😭
@@CappuccinosandConsignment Call it out!
Plus notice the riots in France last weekend, those are about the ghettoisation, isolation and victimisation of immigrants from nations like Algeria, Morocco and other African nations trying to thrive and not just barely survive, in France. They are having the same issues as African Americans and hispanics have had and continue to have in the US, and they see how they are not given the same chances to work how they are brutalised by the police. The death of a 17 year old who was pulled over in his car, apparently head butted by police using the end of their rifles several times then ordered to not move his car forward when he was obviously injured, his foot went off the brake due to the injuries and the car which was an automatic inched forward so they shot him dead at point blank range. This is according to a witness who was travelling in the car and had to escape fearing for his life. It was captured on mobile phone as well.
That death has sparked the riots and it took 40k riot police mobilised to put the uprisings down. It has been brutal and scary.
This is class war and race war and the groups targeted the Champs Élysées where the LV head store is.
Now this is no accident, because the First Lady Brigette Macron wears LV almost exclusively and LVMH is the richest organisation in France. So it's a symbol of wealth, elitism and political influence of the highest order.
So in France right now wearing LV logos might not be particularly safe, and the more progressive people living in Paris and larger cities like Lyon, Marseilles are going no logo and toning it down.
This is not over not by a long shot.
I'm in Australia, with French blood and when some vloggers with channels in UA-cam had been previously talking about their trip to Paris coming up next month, I warned them. (Now even the Australian government is warning tourists in the bigger cities of France to stay in at night and exercise caution). They may think I'm being a downer but I'm just trying to increase their awareness and I think we all need to have that. It's sad because handbags and fashion are a place for light relief but reality intrudes also.
On the one hand we have Pharrel Williams now Creative Director of LV with JayZ and Beyonce and other prominent black Americans opening things up for black people and radically changing the aesthetic, and on the other we have this extreme social tension. The attacks have been so severe that the home of a Paris mayor was attacked with a car that was on fire, with his wife and 2 children inside. They escaped with injuries.
It's fraught, just as much as the issues about Balenciaga and fetishising child abuse are fraught. I love fashion and style but I don't love exploitation and poverty. It's hard to find the balance but we need to be careful these days..
For a movie about this context of ghettoisation see the movie 'La Haine' translated as 'The Hate', circa 1995. I saw it many years ago.
However we can still enjoy our fashion obviously we are not personally responsible for these tragedies, good to bear in mind the complex tensions and issues though and be thoughtful and careful when visiting Paris. IMO.
I used to avoid buying anything that was not genuine, but then I thought it was just an item, and suddenly it wasn’t worth it. I might as well buy more funds and protect the value of real estate. Now I buy them all at *hotdups* . The shoes and bags are top quality and I feel confident carrying them to the store.
I’ve always loved ur formula/method to luxury purchases n it’s helped shaped me (and save) on how I shop luxury too! I am new money to the game n even iiiii can see the difference in how they’re made vs vintage. I don’t want trendy but classic/timeless so u can’t date me **giggles** Unboxings can have u in the rabbit hole n I am a free consumer watching y’all LOLOL!!
RIGHTTTTTT! When I pay these prices, I don’t want anyone saying “that’s so last season” I means they probably will but oh well, lol!
all of this makes so much sense! We should all take heed.
🙌🏾❤️
I relate and appreciate you and your vintage style. I love vintage luxury as well!!!
I thank you so much for your kind words and support!
I’m totally with you on the flex factor…I’ve always purchased luxury for the flex because it spoke to my wealth…the wealth that my mom introduced to me…buy better/quality - buy less…great video
You get it! ❤️
I love your laughter and energy! I feel a similar way about purchasing luxury bags now. I’m wearing and enjoying what I have. It’s liberating!
Merci for your time!
I really love your taste and style always so chic. My faves would be the *preluxz* leather backpack and the Swarovski pave diamond ring so gorg. Thank you for your recommendations.
Hey Cousin! I loved this video! I totally agree with you about the quality of the handbags not being what it use to be.
There she is ❤️
Jesse, Thank you so much for talking about the "slave labor" that goes into these bags sometimes. Mostly women and children being exploited. Kudos to you. Flex your vintage bags with serenity. This was such an empowering video. Also, thanks for imparting your knowledge
I appreciate you so much for spending your time avec moi and for such an encouraging message 🙌🏾
I think you got out at the right time. Cus the prices goes up but the quality is going down
Its so sad 😭
These days one has to have a will of steel not to be influenced and I can imagine it’s so difficult for younger people. My luxury purchases remain luxury because I make sure I don’t buy so often, otherwise they become commonplace in one’s wardrobe and no longer a luxury. You are spot on with quality issue too. Love your channel!
That’s so true! I realized that, when I was constantly buying, it no longer felt like a luxury. I appreciate your time so much!
I really appreciate your honesty and concern for your community. Some people are only concerned with getting the views to generate popularity and income. I'm glad that platforms are allowing people to monetize from doing what they've always done, but I think it's creating some greedy monsters that are leading to inauthentic content creators. It's one thing to be a fly on the wall via social media of a person who "does this," and it's another to start coveting people who are trying to mimic the aforementioned. I appreciate your humility, humor, and class. Thanks for sharing this. 💕
Yes, I see them flogging inferior products for personal gain. It's very insulting to our intelligence.
I can't thank you enough for your time! There's so much to consume at every given moment, I do my best to stay in my lane and find my joy ❤️
I love your videos and your candor. Your laugh is contagious. 💕
AWWWWWW! Merci for your time! I appreciate your kindness so much 💕
Great message, Jessie! Stuck to your convictions.
Merci 🙏🏾❤️
Yes the pressure of social media is a lot due to trying to keep up! With broke pockets 😮! I totally agree with you !
Hopefully people aren’t overspending, it’s possible to have it all 🫶🏾
Hello, new to your channel, and I am loving it! You are brutally yet gently honest about vintage fashion and reasons we purchase or choose not purchase them. Looking forward to more of your videos, and I love your infectious laugh!😊
Awwwww! Merci for your time! I cant thank you enough for joining me!
I think there is another dynamic to add. IMO As recent as 2019 there were a lot more options in the entry level price range. There was something in most brands (barring hermes & chanel).
Say you had saved $1200 (which is a lot of $), that could theoretically be done by putting $100 aside per month for a year.
Only 4 years later and that same $1200 in luxury at best could get you a pouch in store. Maybe maybe you could get a canvas wallet on a chain that doesn’t fit a phone.
The prices IMO have increased exponentially so many are simply priced out of what they want, a decent quality, classic long term item for all year round wear.
$1200 will barely get a keychain these days, it's absolutely insane just how little so much money can get you.
As always, I love your honesty.
I appreciate you ma amour!
Love the honesty and your fashionable swag. Your closet is heaven. But you are right!! Omg first time here❤️your vibe and is spirit is beautiful. I just started buying what I want too
I thank you so much for your time! ❤️
This is such a real, honest, and authentic vlog!!!! I promise you I have battled with unboxing videos and how it impacts me and or my community. I’ve decided to quietly buy and share affordable luxury items that are 1K or less. Unless it’s seen in a photograph. I am now just doing fragrances.
I absolutely love that idea!
So love this video, you always make sense, Thanks for sharing
Reading all the comments is an eye opener. SO FULL OF WISDOM FROM VERY SEASONED BUYERS. Super thrilled to receive this knowledge. I do not own a single luxury handbag up until now. I swear without this video and the comments that follow I’d be totally lost. Thank you ladies. It’s one thing to live under fomo, or the peer pressure of hoarding and splurging on luxury goods …but only if it soothes the soul and doesn’t look like clutter after decades pass by. To. All the ones who have been there and done that splurging before I could even begin my journey ….thank you! ❤❤❤ a lady out shopping with her money buying luxury goods WITH wisdom is LETHAL. So grateful for the pearls of wisdom & honesty dropped here. Pure Nectar.
We’re delighted to have you here ❤️
Hey my friend, your own choice and desion is what makes you happy ❤,I love your content 💞
I appreciate that ❤️ merci for your time ❤️
Mustard color looks great on you !
As usual I truly enjoyed the content
Merci! Mustard is definitely one of my favorite colors
I made quality crochet handmade bags and we handmade accessory designers don’t get enough attention. No, I’m not LV or the others but there are some awesome handmade artisans that can stand up to these brands.
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I recently started seeing so many artists hand craft on Etsy and the quality is better than half the bags at Neimans.
What a beautiful discussion. Lots of universal concepts here that I can use for many different platforms. First time listener. Algorithm brought me here. Interest will make me stay.
I appreciate you for your time 🙌🏾
Today was my first time watching one of your videos. I appreciated the backstory.
I appreciate your time 🙌🏾
I am loving that Old School vibe with your style today. Great vidi 😎☕💋
Merci for your time! ❤️
I just found you and I adore you! You are a hand talker like me and your laugh is infectious!
I appreciate you so much 🫶🏾
Following you because you are credible. I studied design as well and work in the industry. I’m about quality and examine like crazy.
Fabulous points in this video. This is my first time seeing you.
Yayyyyy!!! Merci beaucoup for your time 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Your video is one of many inspirations for us to share The Yuppie Way. The digital era began with difficulties that many people are still feeling the impacts of, living a life that does not reflect their true selves. We believe it is essential that our customers recognize and comprehend that material possessions are merely embellishments. Finding and refining our passions while learning how to master the mind is more important than any physical item.
I truly appreciate your message!
I agree. I recently found out that some designers are not manufactured where they say. And this pressure that some of us have to have the it bag for the moment it’s bad.
Every week there's a new "it" bag! it's absolutely insane 😭
It’s my first time and so grateful.
Im so grateful that you're here!
Sis Glamaholic is my go to right now…..over the past few years I’ve literally only worn one of my designer bags. Probably going to be cleaning out the closet and put in that money in my savings now that my perspective has changed as well.
Around 1991 I bought a leather Coach “feed bag” (“bucket bag”?) purse for $200 that I was actually in love with. I kept it polished and conditioned and carried it for 11 years. The strap eventually began to look worn. In 2002 I bought a replacement. It had gone up to $300 and the style had changed slightly. The zipper broke within a couple of months. I haven’t bought a big-name designer bag since. I have, however, purchased high-quality purses by lesser-known designers, and they’re usually vintage.
Quality is always the number on priority !
I don’t mind shopping second hand. I love saving money. I don’t have a lot of luxury items but when I do I cherish them deeply 🥰
My second hand trips have produced the best treasures!
Excellent video!!! So much of this message resonates with me. Instantly subscribed. Thank you for sharing ❤.
I can't thank you enough for joining me 🫶🏾
Just stumbled across your channel and I love your message! New subscriber and I’m excited to go back and view your earlier videos. I really think through my luxury purchases and have wanted most of my luxury items for years before I purchased them and will hand them down to my daughter :-)
I'm so glad that youtube led you here! I appreciate you for joining me so much! My nieces are not pleased, they were set to inherit my luxury goods but now I have a little girl 😂😂
First time viewer and already you’re a friend in my head. I’ve been saying the same to myself since last year! Spending my coins on other things
Bonjour mon amie ! I appreciate you so much for joining me ❤️
The gold dress looks gorgeous on you and goes great with your complexion
Merci 🙏🏾
So very true. I am heading to Italy in a few weeks and not as excited about shopping. I am super excited about the food and wine though. In the past it was always the shopping first and everything else came later. Last year I thought about selling my vintage bags but changed my mind and will probably get rid of the newer ones instead.
Bon voyage 🛫🥂
Chiiiiiii had me over her about to praise dance because designers were going to give them to you for free! HOWEVER, if I could sing “this is why I love you” because you just keep it real! I totally get what you’re saying and agree with your sentiments. Although there are a couple more I want to get before I stop purchasing! 😂. Thanks for being you!!
Yesssssssss vocalsssssss 🎤 you know j’adore a good melody 🙌🏾❤️🤣 I appreciate you so much 🙌🏾
Your laugh is infectious!
😂😂😂😂 Merci!
Loved this! Thank you. I too adore quiet luxury, but I’m gonna need some emblem or letters OKAY! Laughing out loud. A lot of good points made. Again thank you for sharing!
I thank you for your time ❤️
I agree I am not in the market for luxury but I don't by from shein or temu because of the treatment of workers. But yes also if I am paying top dollar I want the quality.
And we should not have to settle
Hello, I just found your channel and I’m so happy I did! I love this video and your reasons why the pause on shopping luxury bags. I recently have done the same, and one of the reasons is the quality, I have always loved vintage items and I too have realized that bags these days are not what they used to be. I’m heading to Paris in a couple months and I don’t think I’ll be buying bags either. Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your reasons.
Merci for your time and message, I truly appreciate it!
This is my 1st time coming across your content-channel. Love this so so much…thank you for sharing 💟…
MERCIIIIIII for joining me!
I'm a new subscriber, and I adore your channel already.
The pressure from social media influencers for people to live above their means is insane.
I own a few luxury pieces, and recently I decided that I would only purchase Coach and Brahmin because of their quality.
People consider them to be lower level, but I love the way their bags are crafted.
I refuse to buy something because everyone else likes it when it's not my taste.
Thank you for keeping it real.
Those bags are quality! And anyone who knows quality, know! Merci for your time!
Just discovered your channel and omg i LOVE IT ❤! Yes i am male however my mom and i shared the same love of fashion. So all fashion intrigues me. Now i have to binge watch your video at five a.m. Oh yeah i subscribed and will share with my friends 💙🛍👝👜🧥👟👠
I absolutely adore my "mes a-men!" 😂 merci beaucoup for your support 😂
I buy them secondhand and also buy dupes. Not afraid of low name and no name bags either. It’s up to you how you want to approach luxury brands or not approach them at all and it’s all okay. Make sure whatever you buy it’s something you enjoy and feel good about.
There is no point in being selectively angry. So you don’t believe in buying fake bags, a purchase is a purchase, regardless of the intention. I personally think it's crazy to care too much about how people want to spend their money. I bought real coach, marc jacobs, and mcm. If it's more than 1500, I'll buy a replica *hotdups* . Guess what else I have in the bank, I'm a homeowner and drive a Lexus. I saw someone on UA-cam who had tons of luxury items, lived in their mom's house, and was broke
@@LaborinSchoeffler Ok you do you.
Great points and thank you for your candor!!
Merci for your time!
I love your personality and honesty! I love luxury handbags but also being careful balancing the flex vs quality and usability.
Afternoon Jessie!! ok now onto the vlog 😘 Blessings to you.
It's so funny that you said this. I'm one of those people who clicks the video, pauses and checks the vibe through the comments then watches the video. To see that someone else takes a beat to pause then watch is funny to me.😄 Now as you said, On to the vlog.😘
@@kymberlybonet My people😅😘
🤣🤣🤣❤️ love you!
Girl, when you said “are you ok?” I didn’t know I had fallen asleep, but that woke me up😅. Great video.
🤣🤣🤣
Your video popped up on the feed and now I’m a new subbie 💕
Yayyyyy! Merci algorithm for bringing us together 🙌🏾
Hi, don't delete. This is a good video. Thank you ❤
I appreciate it so much ❤️
I agree! I went to school for illustration and I adore designer production however…. The quality is underwhelming when I walk into retail- too much mass production makes vintage the only way to go if at all!
I only buy luxury shoes retail if anything
Sooooooo underwhelming ! Its heartbreaking at times...especially when you see the price 😭
New subscribers here definitely can appreciate where you’re coming from. I don’t know if I’m there yet, but I’ve definitely slow down.
Im not there anymore, I made a few purchases LOL! In my defense, they are NOT bags, lol!
Your such an amazing person, I loved this video
I thank you so much for your time!
Love, love, love that you stand in your truth. You presented very valid points and I wish that you could shout them from a mountaintop. Amen my sister. Whenever I watch those weekly un-boxings of the few you-tubers that I follow, I always wonder "where does she keep all that stuff?, and when will she ever wear all that stuff? Maybe it's just me, but I am not impressed with all that overconsumption. thanks for sharing.
I thank you for your time! Social media pressure is REAL! And that doesn’t include the algorithm boosting searching videos, i.e unboxing and reviews
I just really appreciate this video 🙂
I appreciate you!
This is what I LOVE your channel! Your authenticity in all you do. As a newer content creator the pressure is so real to continually purchase! I LOVE makeup, but my goodness I just REFUSE to purchase and review EVERY new release every week! 🫣 it’s not healthy for our mental health nor our ability to cultivate gratitude. If we never get to enjoy what we have and are always looking for the new. I love that you rewear your items and enjoy the occasional new pieces you present! You are absolute fabulous darling✨ Your Ma Mere did an amazing job, may she be rejoicing as we speak🕊️
You have me in tears re: ma mère 😭🙌🏾 MERCIIIIIIII! I can’t even imagine the pressure in the beauty field and I also never realized just how expensive makeup was. Every two mins there’s a new launch 😭! I appreciate you so much ❤️
@@CappuccinosandConsignment 💓💓💓💓💓💓everything was spoken truly from my heart🌸 sending ALL my love! Can’t wait to see this photo shoot love 💞
I agree with you! I’m a little older than you and grew up with the labels and I do enjoy the look of them! However, I am over having to spend the huge increase on the bags and having to pay for any repairs should you need them! My last LV speedy the wire in the piping came out at the bottom about 6 months after purchase and our local Saks Fifth Avenue where I purchased it had closed so I had no reprisal… I could have sent it to another store out of state but a wait time up to 3 months, so I opted not to…years went by and we got an LV store in a local mall and the manager knew me and remembered that I purchased it before Saks had closed because she worked there at the time… they still charged me $500. to replace the piping. Needless to say I haven’t purchased anything else from LV ! P.s I love your style 😊
Six months!!!! That is unacceptable, for any designer item. WOW! I dont know why im shocked, I've been reading about designer items falling apart after a week. Merci for your time!
@@CappuccinosandConsignment thank you for your reply… wishing you and your family joy, peace and good health 😊🙏❤️
Ha, the flex:-) That is me all day! I also have curbed my purchases of not just designer handbags but clothing items because the quality of the items is subpar. Poor quality- make and material- for a premium price is ridiculous. I am on the vintage train for now for a few items on my list. Thanks for sharing
Poor quality and premium price, you said it and you are so accurate!
I have been going back and listening to a lot of your Vlogs. Really enjoy them. I grew up very much like you but God has blessed over the years financially.
I remember once seeing Patti Labelle in the Philly train station with several LV trucks and bags. It was absolutely spellbinding. I wanted to be like Patti.😂
LAWDDDDDDDD! Security would have had to tackle me lol!!! I know that was a VISION!!!
I love your glasses! If you are comfortable, please share details. I am excited to have found your channel. You were a joy to watch.
Merci for your time! I get them while traveling and have my script added.
Fendi is a vibe heavyyyyy I love everything but fendi is it for me.
Fendi is it!
Idk who this lady is 😂 but the giggle and random french parts is taking me out 😂😂😂😂 and yes after the LV microscope bag I was like naaaah designer ain’t it. People are starving and this is what we doing. Wild!
How is this the first time I'm hearing of you as obsessed as I am with Paris and Black folks' experiences in Paris!?? Love your personality and you make a ton of sense!! #subscribed
I can’t thank you enough for joining me ❤️
Hello, I just want to say you look like the coolest person to be friends with. Just from the video, your style, the items in your closet you look like you know your stuff. You come across so confident on who you are and I don’t even know you. I just stumble onto your video based on the title and wow thank you for your honest opinion on the luxury items. And you are definitely right about everything. Growing up being an 80’s baby, things were so different especially with luxury items. Seeing my parents and their items from 60s and 70s had more care into the quality of there work. I’m glad I discover you and look forward to following you on social media. I’m curious if maybe you can do a video on your loc journey as well and some hairstyles to share. I have locs myself and trying to get better with styling. The ponytail you had for some reason I can never get it right when I do it myself 😆. Thank you and have a blessed day!
Merci for your time and for joining me, I truly appreciate your time and support! Hairstyles, I’m a one trick pony 🤣 I only know how to wrap up a bun 🤣
I like your style and more importantly, philosophy. I'm similar and I buy for the long term.
I appreciate that!
That mustard top is sooo stunning on you
Merci! It's such a rich color 💛
1st time visiting your page. I enjoyed your video and I’m subscribing.
I appreciate your time so much!
Vintage is everything
Absolutely!
Let's be honest...I love the treatment I receives whenever I carry my designer handbag that screams yes look at me or wear my big engagement ring rather than my everyday simple Cartier trinity band...lol. But like you I too also remember being a very young child and buying from the thriftstore. To this day I have many Vera scarves and Schiaparelli handbags and vintage jewelry..pins, bracelets and coats. Things were just made better. I have always love well made things...even before I even know the price I seem to pick the most expensive things. My mother was a master seamstress so I was taught to look at the construction of clothes and to know when something was poor quality. Today there are so many things that are made well but are not necessarily "designer" or are quiet luxury which I seem to now gravitate to in my 50's. I know am more selective if I even buy something because I have so much and really don't need anything. But there are those special occasions when I know I will still buy but know it's a vintage piece of art or furniture to add to my collection. I use to follow you years ago and just found you again...still love your videos.
It never fells, whenever Im Thrifting im always drawn to the MOST expensive pieces 🤣. We’re luxury at heart ❤️
This is the 1st time seeing one of your videos. It just popped up on my feed. Just want to say, I love your look & style. Would be my same aesthethic if I had the means & was 30 years younger! LOL! Regarding your topic, though, looking at the background of this vid, you apparently don't need to buy anymore luxury as you own a ton already! However, your message about the quality is spot on!
Awwwwww! Merci for joining me! I appreciate your kindness and support sooooo much 🙌🏾❤️
Hello from Baltimore! I'm struck by your comments on quality, customer service and construction. I'm sad the classic Puzzle is being discontinued from Loewe because the Edge is clearly a less technical / easier to construct design. But, they are charging the same prices. It's a sign to me of all the things you've noted (I am a home sewer so always check those kind of details). I think I'm sticking with "classics" myself for a while.
Bonjour et merci beaucoup for your time! So many of these designers are cutting corners and it makes me so sad 😭
I’m in complete agreement!!! My LV Pochette Métis had glazing issues on the strap around 8 months of purchase. I didn’t make it to the LV store until one year couple weeks after the so called 1 year rule-rules I yelled rules on something that clearly is a manufacturing issue. It’s not wear and tear. I was so livid they made an exception and didn’t charge for a replacement of the strap. I’m so disappointed with their so called rules. If glazing is an issue I shouldn’t have to fight for LV to fix my handbag. I wanted to buy another LV but it’s no longer necessary anymore. I can’t spend thousands of dollars to argue with associates In a store. The strap replacement is $800+ the whole idea of it all is just dumb.
I understand wholeheartedly! We should not have to argue for service that we paid for.
I’m about to send this video to my aunt because I want one of her Vintage LV. Recently they wouldn’t replace a tarnished locket that my mom purchased in Paris.
Merci!
I am so glad i just discovered your channel. It was great to hear your perspective. I've been buying luxury for 35years and what you describe of the changes in the luxury goods/experience resonated so hard with me but i rarely hear anyone talking about it. I get a lot out of watching younger influencers get joy out of their purchases and don't want to yuck on their yum. Luxury is just a different experience and level of quality (for the most part) now.
You get it! The quality of yesteryear is unmatched!
Wow, agreed! Great post….❤
Merci for your time ❤️