That's unfortunate. But there are plenty of rational people in this thead that refuse to follow this pretty silly trend.Plenty of adults in this thread enjoying the charms far past their 20s.
Do You Labubu?
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I say do what makes you happy ❤️ if you want to hang labubu on your bag I’m all for it. If you don’t I’m all for it.
Who am I to judge anyone who enjoys the trend. We are on a purse forum and all dabble in trendy things here. I’m honestly shocked when others care so much about what another person does with their own purse. As stated in the post above mine ⬆️⬆️. But I’m a different kind of person I suppose.
I was gifted a few of these creepy strangely cute dolls from my daughter and we had a blast with them. I haven’t attached to any bags but if I ever do I won’t care what anyone thinks about it. And I may add I’m a rational person, though I do ride horses and chase cows daily 😂 I also am the crazy person who just preordered a fluffy teddy bear charm from LV today. It may never hang from my bag but it will be dang cute in the collection cabinet regardless 😂
Who am I to judge anyone who enjoys the trend. We are on a purse forum and all dabble in trendy things here. I’m honestly shocked when others care so much about what another person does with their own purse. As stated in the post above mine ⬆️⬆️. But I’m a different kind of person I suppose.
I was gifted a few of these creepy strangely cute dolls from my daughter and we had a blast with them. I haven’t attached to any bags but if I ever do I won’t care what anyone thinks about it. And I may add I’m a rational person, though I do ride horses and chase cows daily 😂 I also am the crazy person who just preordered a fluffy teddy bear charm from LV today. It may never hang from my bag but it will be dang cute in the collection cabinet regardless 😂
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I DO agree this is LV's response to the recent popularity of Labubus. This toy made some random guy a billionaire!
They are threatened by this monster and wants to cash in. But Vivienne has existed forever, they are not cute and the price of these new bag charms are outrageous. It's not the price that entices, it's the novelty and ppl lining up and friendly prices (coupled with the lack of supply). Labubu did it with Lisa doing a few IG posts with her Labubu toys and it became rage. But Viviennes, even if I can comfortably buy them, I will not.
Mini Bag = Mini Charm…
Off to try and get a Skullpanda before the Chanel sale, wish me luck!
Off to try and get a Skullpanda before the Chanel sale, wish me luck!
One wonders who looks uglier ... In this respect: perfect match 
I think this is a valid point about traveling alone with your Labubu. They make the scenic photos look more interesting.
Most brands have had their charm craze H had their Rodeos and Burberry their TB bears. I think it's more a question of the new versions of LV's variations and styling. In London I am seeing quite a few people hanging both.
I'm shocked at some of the very snobbish and judgemental responses here. Do I Labubu? Yes, occasionally. I even Skullpanda. 😱
Is it silly? Yes. A fad? Most likely. Do I care? No, not at all. It doesn't hurt anybody and the bags don't care what's hanging off them.
I'm 40 and enjoy and need some silliness in my day to day life. Fashion isn't as serious as some want it to be. There are no rules. Enjoy what makes you happy and puts a smile on your face.
Is it silly? Yes. A fad? Most likely. Do I care? No, not at all. It doesn't hurt anybody and the bags don't care what's hanging off them.
I'm 40 and enjoy and need some silliness in my day to day life. Fashion isn't as serious as some want it to be. There are no rules. Enjoy what makes you happy and puts a smile on your face.
Maturity isn't just about age, though. Judging another person's choices is a mentality I would hope many would leave behind in high school, but alas...
To answer the OP, nope, I do not Labubu. I've never been a doll person, nor a bag charm person. However, this brings back memories of various collectibles that were all the rage when I was younger. Every generation has their thing. It's definitely fun seeing the teens around my area comparing their charms and connecting over them. Their joy is palpable and that is awesome, imo.
There are bigger concerns that niggle away at me with all these products... the blind box concept, for one, because that is essentially gambling that is being introduced to a very young audience. I've always worried about how gambling is being insidiously normalized and appears to be targeting younger and younger kids. This isn't new, of course, but social media is making it a much bigger beast. And I also am extremely concerned about the impact on the environment, with all the packaging involved (and the toys themselves) eventually ending up as landfill, but again, this isn't a new problem nor exclusive to this trend, so perhaps I'm overthinking. 🤷
I don't think you are overthinking, I think you realise some very good points. Many are critical of the wearers, you are most concerned with the power of industrial mind-games and conditioning. Even when I was still a child I viewed the bright, noisy, colourful, over-stimulating pinball machines and fruit-machines as a gateway to normalise gambling. They were even in some of the 'posh' hotel lobbies or recreation areas where we stayed and children were always playing. To temper that blind-box or mystery items/colours/variations are a game many brands play including Hermes "Each Petit h piece is unique: the materials, the patterns and the colors of your product will be a surprise" from the Cloud charm page.
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Mostly the 'mystery' is created because they want to offload the least popular ('value' boxes of leftover products) or chef's salad (a salad made from yesterday's leftover food).
In terms of sustainability, I am worried what will happen to the 'abandoned' labubus once the trend is over. Plus we have the copies up and down the high-street, I am seeing labubu inspired charms in every pound store. Which may also demonstrate the mark-up on the originals.
One thing I like though, is it's not (solely) a digital trend - although it has been pointed out the craze works so well because it makes SM influencer (and would be) posts more colourful/cute/face very basic, child-appealing preoccupations. So much of nudge marketing has pushed digital trends which I feel is much more scary in terms of social control.
I never expected Labubus on bags to be so triggering to some people! I agree with your sentiment.
I agree. I don’t think it’s any different from various bag charms from the luxury brands (Fendi bugs, even the new LV Vivienne and Bear charms) and people should be able to hang whatever they want from their bags.
Prioritised the Chanel sale, and ended up missing out on the Skullpanda this time round… oh well!
I have no excuses ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Only Fufus in the house^^
Bag by me.
Only Fufus in the house^^
Bag by me.
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Alas, I'm sure you never judge and have no opinion about fashion.
Let's look at your post. You have other concerns about the Labubu like marketing tactics and the environment. This doesn't happen in a vacuum and is the result of people's choices. You lament about younger audiences being susceptible to advertising and gambling-like marketing tactics. How about adults that should know better being susceptible to the same thing and encouraging it in their children? Seems like there is some serious covert judgment that goes beyond people's bad fashion choices and enters into judging their moral qualities. But that would be childish and immature. I would never go that far. I just think some people have terrible fashion choices.