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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Luvlylittlewing on January 18, 2012, 03:51:40 pm ---Sure. Even more if the bra was specially made for them. My grandma had her own dressmaker. She'd spend a lot of money for her custom made dresses. I don't remember how much, but it was a tidy sum, considering all the fabric involved!
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Of course "bespoke" is more expensive than off-the-rack.
Luvlylittlewing:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 18, 2012, 04:48:13 pm ---Of course "bespoke" is more expensive than off-the-rack.
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Oh! :)
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Luvlylittlewing on January 17, 2012, 09:06:31 pm ---Yes, I've had a bag made by the same designer (several, actually) since the 70s and they are in excellent condition. If my daughter and niece hadn't already claimed them, I would put my vintage bags up for sale on Ebay. I may sell a few of them, but I haven't decided yet.
My sister didn't even blink when she put down $860.00 at the boutique for me to get that bag for Xmas. But she says she'll never buy one for herself.
Del, I love, love, love your avatar picture! Gorgeous! :)
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OK, but I tend to be hard on my handbags. I've seen designer purses at pawn shops and such places and they do show wear after heavy use. No way I would spend $800 on a designer handbag just to have it look run down after a few years.
I guess if you have a closet full of designer handbags, so that each doesn't get much wear, I could justify it (assuming I had the money to buy a plethora of designer handbags).
Luvlylittlewing:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on January 18, 2012, 08:07:02 pm ---OK, but I tend to be hard on my handbags. I've seen designer purses at pawn shops and such places and they do show wear after heavy use. No way I would spend $800 on a designer handbag just to have it look run down after a few years.
I guess if you have a closet full of designer handbags, so that each doesn't get much wear, I could justify it (assuming I had the money to buy a plethora of designer handbags).
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Yes, I've seen designer bags at consignments shops and places like Goodwill that were jacked up. But I've also seen bags that were in almost pristine condition at the same places. I guess it all depends on how you take care of them.
I have some designer bags but I can't afford the ones I really want. The bags I'm drooling over run so high ($800.00 is real cheap for a premier designer bag) that I can't justify spending the money on them, even if I saved up. But then again, I didn't buy all of my designer gear. My relatives have been good to me over the years, and so have the men in my life. :)
Kelda:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on January 18, 2012, 10:52:44 am ---Whatever floats your boat. Frankly, the idea of leaving a handbag to one's daughter made me laugh. And I can't imagine carrying the same bag for 30 years. It would be like washing out and wearing the same underwear every day for a decade.
Of course, my own view of it is colored by the fact that an $800 handbag would represent almost 2 months of our mortgage payments. Or half a year of electric bills.
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But well kept vintage stuff is sooo nice! And if good nick, can really retain (or increase) their value - just like a vase or picture would.
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