PRADA, GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, DIOR was unknown in my family due to a few reasons.
Firstly, my family and I seldom go to big cities like KL for shopping. When I went to KL for the very first time (with clear memories), I felt everything was amazing and untouchable. A KL trip was like a dream for me.
Secondly, my mum was not attracted or exposed with these luxury goods. She's now exposed and attracted to, but still, she remains indifferent towards them.
Thirdly, my dad was quite stingy on fashion.
Fourthly, my siblings and I didn't get a chance to be exposed to these designers' brands.
Lastly, my siblings have bad taste. I mean they aren't interested in fashion thingy. They just want everything to be normal, but that's not me. I want to stand out in a reasonable way and I have my own opinions on fashion. And the things that I like or prefer turn out to be products of the designers' brands.
Not until recently (few years ago) my brother's girlfriend first brought her Louis Vuitton bag to my family and gave one LongChamp to my mum as a gift. And I (was allowed to) buy an Armani Exchange belt. Though they cannot really be considered as luxury, they are pretty high-end products.
The reaction to the 'initial exposure' was pretty vigorous as I tried to expose my mum to all other luxury goods.
I mean, look at these designs, look at that materials used. Why are people still condemning the act of purchasing luxury products?
We've been focusing ourselves too much on the prices and neglecting the value within the products. It's been too long that we have labeled beauty/aesthetic as useless piece of shit and forgotten that we have to build our decent image. Who doesn't want his image to be good, high-end? If buying a PRADA (that you like) doesn't affect your life, you don't have to tie your stomach up, why don't you?
I mean if the financial condition doesn't allow, then don't.
It's like learning piano. When your financial condition doesn't allow, you won't find it necessary. But you can't deny that playing piano helps in de-stressing and making you a better person emotionally (it trains you to be patient and attentive too!). So we would say that playing piano is important(or beneficial), but not very necessary, it's a bonus!
Similarly I understand that luxury goods are not very affordable. But buying them is not a sin. They are highly-priced because they have their very own designs which are created by the designers (it is obviously not an easy job to design). Besides, they are made with strong, decent-looking material (so it could last longer). And many more other reasons, but these two reasons are capable of rationalizing the pricing of the products.
People have been telling that donating money to charity is better. But in my opinions, they are not comparable.
BUYING something is that you want something you need for yourself, whereas DONATING is that you want something for others.
Buying luxury products doesn't mean wasting because your money is paid to people who work hard to serve you, to design a decent bag that you are satisfied with and you get what you need and want. Donating is that you give out your money to those who are unfortunate.
Thus, both are incomparable and at the same time important to yourself and societies.
I have no idea why I am explaining these so much. But as I have said, Chinese society likes to condemn very much. One of the reason is that rich Chinese tends to use luxury goods just to tell others that he is better or rich or probably has a higher status than others. These can be easily seen when someone only attaches to those really 'notorious' due to the high price. In other words, people who want to show off would simply go for very famous brands regardless of their designs. They never truly appreciate the hard works of the designers. That's the reason why LV, Prada, Gucci, Burberry, Michael Kors etc. are so easily seen being used by Chinese.
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I have started paying attention to what I wear and learning how to wear through some of these affordable items.
And when I get to know lots about fashion, I will go for much more luxury goods instead of buying these (because some of them are really having bad qualities like Armani Exchange, definitely the lowest quality among the Armani lines).
Because I don't want my life to be underdressed and cheap.
Tell me I deserve this.
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