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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Okay, this is more than I would have ever imagined, it's so bizarre it almost makes me wonder if the designers are helping her because they want to create a little buzz. I mean a designer can make big bucks selling to the rich, but the rich are off to the next new thing, and a designer can really do well by selling to the masses. Think Jesey Shore and credit cards.
Lol, the I can grow my hair down to my knees forum was probably created by Cousin Itt! |
No I really doubt any designers are helping her. There are tons of celebrities they can give or loan their stuff to (who have a much bigger following than she does), why would they give it to a "regular" person on some random forum?
But yes, most designers nowadays are marketing to the masses. Think back in the 80s and before, when only old ladies carried around LVs and Chanels. Now every tween thinks they deserve one if they are anybody at their school.
Really takes away the specialness of having a luxury good. Doesn't really seem so luxurious when everyone has one. Part to blame would be the knockoff market, but think about it, all the big designers really started pushing their product to the "regular" person say about 10 or so years ago. No one could afford these items, so the knockoff market came in to fill the gap. (much like puppymillers huh?) Now the luxury companies are all in a twist about knockoffs out there, when it was the knockoff market that really made people want these brands even more. It was basically free advertising for them, and realistically, people that didn't care about carrying a fake wouldn't EVER splurge on the real thing anyway, so it's not like they were really losing any customers.
and to top it off, the quality is not the same anymore.
I hope you guys know, COACH IS MADE IN CHINA!