13 yr old wants knockoff purse in NYC..yikes!
Feb 20th, 2007, 06:16 AM
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I wonder if Anna Wintour's daughter has a fake Louis Vuitton purse?
Poor Bea, showing up at Dalton with an ersatz bag, only to have the Drexel twins (Muffy's young cousins) mock her.
"You're off the pep squad, Boney, until you can snag one of your mom's Goyard St. Louis totes!"
The trials and tribulations of a 13-year-old are as old as the universe.
Poor Bea, showing up at Dalton with an ersatz bag, only to have the Drexel twins (Muffy's young cousins) mock her.
"You're off the pep squad, Boney, until you can snag one of your mom's Goyard St. Louis totes!"
The trials and tribulations of a 13-year-old are as old as the universe.
Feb 20th, 2007, 06:40 AM
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'Tis a tad disconcerting when self-righteous ignoramuses try to put a guilt-trip on tourists.
And don't get me started on that nauseating debacle that sullied Central Park ... history is my vindication ... it has become a punchline for tacky, pointless excess.
And don't get me started on that nauseating debacle that sullied Central Park ... history is my vindication ... it has become a punchline for tacky, pointless excess.
Feb 20th, 2007, 06:42 AM
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I did not belittle anyone.No my MO. If that's the way you want to spend your money, fine. My friends carry Coaches, I choose not to. But, yes, I think women feel "pressured" to carry designer bags and wear those clothes, etc. Just like they are pressured to be thin.
Feb 20th, 2007, 06:58 AM
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This is the second time in a week where I've felt that threads turned into arguments because people are more concerned with having the last word, or convincing others that their opinion is the right one, rather than weighing in and leaving it at that. Is it just me, or are things changing around here, with a more indignant and unpleasant atmosphere?
Feb 20th, 2007, 06:59 AM
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No. I said "women who THINK they have to spend over 300 dollars". That's different than "women who want"
The problem for so many in our society is that they see Paris Hilton and the like and think they must dress that way. It's an age old problem. I don't care how much anybody spends on anything, GoT. Some might say I spend an exorbitant amount on travel and really ought to dress more stylishly. <wink>
The problem for so many in our society is that they see Paris Hilton and the like and think they must dress that way. It's an age old problem. I don't care how much anybody spends on anything, GoT. Some might say I spend an exorbitant amount on travel and really ought to dress more stylishly. <wink>
Feb 20th, 2007, 07:13 AM
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sfamylou, so what you're saying is that if someone weighs in with an opinion, then someone else belittles them for that or misquotes them or insults them, they should not return to try to clarify their original comments? Sometimes "the last word" is simply trying to defend or explain yourself when someone has totally twisted your words or ignored your basic point.
Feb 20th, 2007, 08:29 AM
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apples & oranges, hypocrite .. or do you never jaywalk or exceed the speed limit?
surely someone of your intelligence can see the difference between, say, jaywalking & murder? yeah?
then how about selling Rolexx's and dealing crack?
see the difference?
kudos!
surely someone of your intelligence can see the difference between, say, jaywalking & murder? yeah?
then how about selling Rolexx's and dealing crack?
see the difference?
kudos!
Feb 20th, 2007, 08:44 AM
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Gekko, why do you care so much about this?
I would never buy a fake because they are so glaringly obvious fakes.
I have a girlfriend that proudly uses her fake Prada all the time and is really cheap plastic and metal.
She actually thinks that people think it is real.
I would never buy a fake because they are so glaringly obvious fakes.
I have a girlfriend that proudly uses her fake Prada all the time and is really cheap plastic and metal.
She actually thinks that people think it is real.
Feb 20th, 2007, 08:55 AM
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LLindaC~would you be a dear and pick me up another Kate Spade stick on label when you are on Canal Street? Mine fell off my "bag" a few months after I bought it
BTW~the Kate Spade bag I picked out and carried around turned out to be the
"diaper bag" model much to my amusement.
BTW~the Kate Spade bag I picked out and carried around turned out to be the
"diaper bag" model much to my amusement.
Feb 20th, 2007, 09:00 AM
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"If you have another explanation as to why HS would be involved, I'd love to hear it."
Maybe the fashion council is a major contributor to political campaigns.
That is a much more logical reasons of why HS is involved then the almost absurd "terrorism" connection.
Ask your friend, didn't HS open up personal mail from Canada because they didn't want people buying (FDA approved) medicine from across the border?
Drug companies are also big contributors.
Maybe the fashion council is a major contributor to political campaigns.
That is a much more logical reasons of why HS is involved then the almost absurd "terrorism" connection.
Ask your friend, didn't HS open up personal mail from Canada because they didn't want people buying (FDA approved) medicine from across the border?
Drug companies are also big contributors.
Feb 20th, 2007, 09:06 AM
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LLindaC- my daughter also wanted a knockoff from NY and looking at all the stuff was loads of fun so enjoy your time regardless of where you stand on the debate.
Having said that - and to contribute another wrinkle - I know I saw a news report on the major TV stations in Los Angeles about the raids they were doing on the CUSTOMERS of the fakes in Venice Beach. The story was that the police ARE going after customers who knowingly buy illegal fakes and charging them - just as they charge the johns in prostitution cases, under the theory that you eliminate the market by prosecuting the customer and getting rid of the demand.
That actually did stop me from buying a knockoff purse for my daughter.
Anyone else hear this or know for sure if it is legal to buy but illegal to sell fakes?
Having said that - and to contribute another wrinkle - I know I saw a news report on the major TV stations in Los Angeles about the raids they were doing on the CUSTOMERS of the fakes in Venice Beach. The story was that the police ARE going after customers who knowingly buy illegal fakes and charging them - just as they charge the johns in prostitution cases, under the theory that you eliminate the market by prosecuting the customer and getting rid of the demand.
That actually did stop me from buying a knockoff purse for my daughter.
Anyone else hear this or know for sure if it is legal to buy but illegal to sell fakes?
