Agreed. I have one "designer" handbag which isn't a name brand, I actually bought it from the designer at a boutique in Venice. I love it to death, it's so beautiful. I actually had never even considered the quality/workmanship of anything like Coach, I've never even seen one up close because I find the fuss over them to be, as you said, vulgar.JR8 wrote:
p.s. I'm not into flashy labels*, I'm much more taken by the heights of quality. Labels are vulgar.... it's just not British!!
My fav store too.nutnut wrote:My latest one is a Picard and I got it from the Wallet Shop in Tampines Mall, wasn't Cheap, but it;s a great wallet!
Agreed.JR8 wrote:Labels are vulgar.... it's just not British!!
Thanks for the tips! I went here today and picked up a slick Victorinox number. I hope he likes it...he's very picky. I don't see how he couldn't, it's very nice. The Pierre Cardins and Picards were nice too, but I decided to splurge. Even still, it was about half the price of the ones I was looking at in VivoCity :-/aster wrote:My fav store too.nutnut wrote:My latest one is a Picard and I got it from the Wallet Shop in Tampines Mall, wasn't Cheap, but it;s a great wallet!Though I always go to the one at Marina Square.
I have a Victorinox wallet that's lasted about 2 yrs but is in dire need of replacement due to lack of CC space. I'm eying a Pierre Cardin one that will take 12 cards - still not enough but at least it'll hold all the main ones.
So stupid. I just don't get it. When I see someone with an ostentatiously labeled handbag like this I don't admire her or her handbag, I usually think she's a dumb shallow twit... of course, they're everywhere here.the lynx wrote:Agreed.JR8 wrote:Labels are vulgar.... it's just not British!!
British or not, I fail to understand the obsession of women around me (in this region, I believe) with HUGE labels.
Whenever I'm in a boutique or design house, I often hear sampat women gushing out:
"Oh, take that one! It has bigger LV logo on it."
"Why you so stupid? Buy small small label or no label for what? Already spend so much, may as well buy the ones with big big label on it then worth it ma!"
And that, my friends, explains the blatant marketing of MANGO printed across bosoms of silly girls and women. Or worse, GUESS chiseled onto huge metal plates on handbags. Mind you, those metal plates are huge and heavy enough to whack people out of way when you're in crowded MRTs and buses, especially when those silly women swing their handbags around after a day trip in Orchard.
Nice choice with the Victorinox, the original manufacturer of the "Swiss Army Knife."poodlek wrote:Thanks for the tips! I went here today and picked up a slick Victorinox number. I hope he likes it...he's very picky. I don't see how he couldn't, it's very nice. The Pierre Cardins and Picards were nice too, but I decided to splurge. Even still, it was about half the price of the ones I was looking at in VivoCity :-/aster wrote:My fav store too.nutnut wrote:My latest one is a Picard and I got it from the Wallet Shop in Tampines Mall, wasn't Cheap, but it;s a great wallet!Though I always go to the one at Marina Square.
I have a Victorinox wallet that's lasted about 2 yrs but is in dire need of replacement due to lack of CC space. I'm eying a Pierre Cardin one that will take 12 cards - still not enough but at least it'll hold all the main ones.
Nope, Mr. K prefers a smaller bill fold type, so he can easily slip it in his front pocket. They all looked pretty awesome though. Good and sturdy but not too chunky or coarse.aster wrote:
Nice choice with the Victorinox, the original manufacturer of the "Swiss Army Knife."They cost a bit more but are definitely worth it.
Did you get one where the coin section folds open from all sides?
Mango and Guess are practically discount brands by Singapore standards too.the lynx wrote:
And that, my friends, explains the blatant marketing of MANGO printed across bosoms of silly girls and women. Or worse, GUESS chiseled onto huge metal plates on handbags.
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