Anyone else feel somewhat embarrassed about LV?

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#811
This is a wonderful topic. I have to tell you, that my husband has purchased all my LVs. So he told me please, don't use it when his mom is around. I've never had a problem with his mom. She is very nice to me. Also one time that we had an interview with the principal at a new school for our son.. he told me not to use it. In general I am not embarrassed love to show off...but I don't like to use them to doctors or hospital amppointments.
 
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Charlottegyd said:
This is a wonderful topic. I have to tell you, that my husband has purchased all my LVs. So he told me please, don't use it when his mom is around. I've never had a problem with his mom. She is very nice to me. Also one time that we had an interview with the principal at a new school for our son.. he told me not to use it. In general I am not embarrassed love to show off...but I don't like to use them to doctors or hospital amppointments.
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I will specifically mention to my DH not to bring attention to my designer goods when we're around other people. None of our local friends carry or are interested in designer bags and I don't want to flaunt the costs. If I get a new LV or a new Hermes scarf, the ONLY person I ever tell is my DH and you lovely people here.

My DH bought me a Tiffany ring for my birthday years ago. A small, inexpensive silver ring that I picked out. The story I got back from my MIL (whom I love and get along quite well with!) was that I "had to have a ring from Tiffany's" for my birthday. Lips now firmly zipped!
 
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#813
I admit that there have been a few times when I felt self conscious carrying my Siena. When that happens, I just tell myself that there's nothing wrong with carrying a bag I love and that it is just one of many bags I like. I did have one co-worker ask me how much it cost and the I jokingly told her more than I should have spent. My co-workers and my husband know of my love of purses so in general they don't bother me and I don't feel self conscious about carrying them around them.

I am taking a trip to Philly this summer to see my family and I'm debating whether or not to carry LV or carry a contemporary bag like Coach or Longchamp. I don't want anyone in my family making snarky comments about my bag (although my oldest sister also loves designers bags).
 
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#814
I have never felt particularly embarrassed to carry a designer handbag. There are times when I will carry something else because of where I'm going to be. When I was working, I would carry mostly my Balenciaga bags because they were so under the radar. However, one time when I carried one of my first LV pieces, one of my bosses asked me how I could afford that on my salary, I asked him if this was an offer to give me a raise. He never mentioned my bags again, LOL.
 
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#817
I think it was almost easier in the past to use designer items vs. now. For one thing most designer items (particularly LV) were far cheaper in the past so expense not as big of a deal. Also internet either didn't exist or was not as integral in our lives as it is now, I think people were less aware of designer items and it wasn't as easy to just google and look up a price when you saw someone with something.
 
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#819
My first LV I purchased as a black epi Alma with a strap. I wore it out and was cautious. I was not embarrassing, however for some reason I thought everyone was staring at it. Turns out not many people even knew it was LV as the Epi is not very common. I purchased purchased a neverfull Azur and am slightly nervous to wear it. It is actually my boyfriend who is giving me the most flack. He doesn't understand why I purchase expensive bags. I just compare it to his expensive watch lol
 
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#820
When I first got my first Louis Vuitton bag which is a speedy bandolier 35 monogram I was a bit cautious, I thought it was very eye catching and I was a bit “embarrassed” because in that location where I carried my bag the people were a bit more modest so it felt intimidating so I'm careful where i take it. I like traveling with it, makes me have fond memories of it when i go to new places but i wouldn't wear it to work for example because i think it's too of a casual bag. Because of tactic i feel like I've grown more and more fond of my bag when i reserve it for different occasions plus the wear and tear has been very little and i would like to keep my bag in good condition for as long as possible but i do know that the vancetta is supposed to patina so there isn't anything i can do to stop the process. I do love the feeling when i carry my LV, 3 words come to mind : stylish, powerful and fierce :)
 
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#824
I had my first monogram Tivoli PM when I was around 20, I was the happiest the girl in the world and couldn’t stop staring at my bag even when I was lying in the bed at night, I had to place it at the end of my feet so I could stare at it anytime I thought of it. I used it everyday and night, seriously never thought too much about other people but only how much I loved the bag. Now I am turning 32, I still love Louis Vuitton very much, admire it’s history, design, craftsmanship and everything, but I don’t wear monogram canvas anymore, even though I still think it’s such classic print, looks fabulous on a lot of people, but it doesn’t make me comfortable when it took my Tivoli out the last time(I seriously convinced myself for a long time) after it’s been sitting in my closet untouched for five years straight. I don’t know what went wrong but somehow I kind of get OP’s feeling. Maybe because I am an Asian with a monogram canvas that kind of image?(Asian barbies, don’t get offended, I am an typical Asian girl and I am proud of it) maybe in my original hometown, Majority people’s perceptions about Louis Vuitton are slightly different from the rest of the world maybe? It’s really a shame, I do really like the colour and print of monogram canvas, still trying to persuade myself to get over and enjoy it again.
 
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