I do not ever want to be “over” beautiful things. I guess people become over things, it happens. Time, place, experience and life changes us, but I never want to be over the art and the craft of beautiful items. I think that’s how most of us ended up here, for one reason or another the siren song of the Orange world drew us in but what kept us here was the love of craftsmanship and beauty. I thought the references on this thread to Per Se were hilarious. I’ve been many times and anyone can get a reservation. Actually, the last time I was there we dined next to a dog….in a bag….under a table. His owner bragged in the elevator up that he had also dined at the French Laundry. So you see, not a hard reservation to get really. I can’t imagine being a regular as I would be 1,000 pounds and a drunk but the experience of food elevated to haute cuisine by people simply at the top of their game is one which I think everyone should share in. So when the stylist at my hair salon told me she was saving to go to Per Se because she was a foodie and asked “was it worth it” I said absolutely, I do hope you go, it is an amazing experience and so very worth it. I would say the same to anyone saving for their first Birkin, it’s an iconic bag and the quality is extraordinary.
Fashion comes and goes and changes but if I’m ever totally over it I would feel I had lost one of the sensual pleasures of life. When Tom Ford worked for
Gucci he taught a very young and impressionable me what it meant to be sexy and sophisticated, it is not something I will ever forget. When TF left did I feel an overly logo loving brand lost it’s allure, was I over it, yes perhaps. The same happened with Louis Vuitton, and I’m sure even LV was painfully aware. Are these brands now revitalized and again tempting my senses, absolutely. Part of what we love is how we were raised and how we have lived. I will never get over seeing Claudia Shiffer in jeans, a white tee and a Chanel jacket. For me that will be forever chic and the catalyst for my lifelong love of Chanel.
I don’t ever want to be “over” beauty, style and the art of great craftsmanship. For me right now, that is Hermes. I’ve had some pieces for a while and I still look at my Bamboo B and die a little over it's color saturation, the gleaming gold hardware and the beautiful curves. I don’t worship it and I wear it as much as possible because I think a thing of beauty should be enjoyed. If H is no longer your cup of tea, so be it, but hopefully something else will make your head turn and the hair on the back of your neck stand up ever so slightly. I hope I never grow immune to beautiful things it would be a sad existence. Ultimately this a forum to share knowledge, of which I have gained a tremendous amount, thanks to some very dedicated people, and to share a love of beautiful things and great craftsmanship. When you post a picture of your holy grail bag on TPF, a term which your husband does not even understand, and twenty people reply with congratulatory remarks and crazy love for your bag, it is a very warm and satisfying experience. Sorry for the rant but let’s drown out the negativity and enjoy our love of a truly iconic brand. Love to you all!