Hermes Spring Summer 2006 with Gemma Ward
Personal thoughts:
- The more I learn about fashion the more I realise that a lot of products are really very close copies of something original but extremely expensive. Stigma attaches to fakes. Ignorance no dispelled, I am now annoyed that I am now precluded from purchasing designs that I like. Which is probably good since I’m broke huh?
- Money can be better spent. Investments, property, food, travel. How about charity? Can you justify a Birkin against the health and education of a child in Ethiopia?
- Contrary to the tone of my arguments above, I do love my designer goods. I love the quality of craftsmanship and materials, the innovativeness of design. It’s really art isn’t it? And like art it can’t be quantified in dollars and cents, only warm and fuzzies.
- What I’ll probably do is what I’ve vowed to do elsewhere in my life, which is simply to cut down on consumerism. It’s a sick cancer contracted by every child in the developed world. It’s caused by the carcinogens of marketing departments worldwide, consumed through the potato chips of TV and magazines. They whisper: “you’re not cool if you don’t own an iPod”. Or more subtly, “your quality of life will be so much better because you can carry xxx thousand songs in you pocket!!” And it works. And I dislike that. My wardrobe is overflowing, and I still can’t find anything to wear. I can’t avoid consuming but I’m going to try.
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