Influencers and Hermes

[Caramelus]

Idk if they're influencers or just really rich but every so often i come across someone on insta with endless H bags & shoes & rtw .
Like mr & mrs j is one of them.
I scroll kind of in shock/awe but also a bit nauseated & wonder if after a while someone like that even appreciates anything.

Influencers or people in general obsessed with SM are addicted to the rush of dopamine that creates a high and desire for positive feedback, attention and sense of belonging.

Some Asian influencers are truly wealthy (spoiled kids from well known rich families) who post anything from H and other luxury brands, lifestyles, super cars, etc - this category IMO lack appreciation since all comes easy. A few influencers have been able to create a successful social media business with constant H and other luxury brands reveals/unboxing -but need to invest revenue from SM platforms and sell on the secondary market to finance new purchases. Many of these have an infomercial vibe. As for the rest, they may have bought a bag or two and would not surprised me if most of their H bags are recycled replicas (since the New Yorker article of H fakes, I’ve browsed and been amazed by how real they look for approx 5% of the price).

This is just my opinion.

 

[pasdedeux1]

I am not judging anyone. I am just stating facts. There are people who buy expensive things and can truly afford it..and there are posers too. Whatever floats one's boat is fine with me. It is their money and life so they can do whatever they want. The point that I was arriving at is that not everything you see online is real.

Your post didn't make that point very well, then, seeing as it was all about how people who spend money on luxury goods need to spend it in all areas of their life in order to appear "legitimate."

My point is it's not a "fact" that someone who can drop $100k on luxury goods is required to have a car and driver, or have things delivered to their home in a private shopping experience, or fly only on private jets, or only own supercars, or whatever else that represents material trappings of wealth.

 

[showgratitude]

Your post didn't make that point very well, then, seeing as it was all about how people who spend money on luxury goods need to spend it in all areas of their life in order to appear "legitimate."

My point is it's not a "fact" that someone who can drop $100k on luxury goods is required to have a car and driver, or have things delivered to their home in a private shopping experience, or fly only on private jets, or only own supercars, or whatever else that represents material trappings of wealth.

This thread is about influencers. If you read my posts again, I was specifically talking about influencers (not a private Joe and Jane) who portray that they have much more than what they really have and that their shopping sprees do not match the lifestyle that they really have. So, you cannot believe everything that you watch to be all true.

Not sure why you keep on explaining that people who drop $100K in shopping sprees don't need to have supercars or fly their private jet, etc. I don't care what one does in his/her private life/time. What a private person does in his/her life is up to him/her. They don't go online and "influence" us in whatever way or form so it really doesn't affect the general public.

 

[pasdedeux1]

This thread is about influencers. If you read my posts again, I was specifically talking about influencers (not a private Joe and Jane) who portray that they have much more than what they really have and that their shopping sprees do not match the lifestyle that they really have. So, you cannot believe everything that you watch to be all true.

Not sure why you keep on explaining that people who drop $100K in shopping sprees don't need to have supercars or fly their private jet, etc. I don't care what one does in his/her private life/time. What a private person does in his/her life is up to him/her. They don't go online and "influence" us in whatever way or form so it really doesn't affect the general public.

I’m sorry, you’re the one who discussed a family of not-influencers and held them up as the standard by which you think influencers should live to properly portray themselves as wealthy. The hundreds of thousands figure came from you as well.

I didn’t do either of these things. Nor was I the one accusing people of being fake because they take a regular Uber instead of having a chauffeur.

 

[showgratitude]

I’m sorry, you’re the one who discussed a family of not-influencers and held them up as the standard by which you think influencers should live to properly portray themselves as wealthy. The hundreds of thousands figure came from you as well.

I didn’t do either of these things. Nor was I the one accusing people of being fake because they take a regular Uber instead of having a chauffeur.

They say.....we see the world, not as it is, but as we are.

We are talking about influencers here (I can know a wealthy Asian family and they can be influencers too).

One of the main reasons your nerve will be hit that way is if you are buying a lot of stuff to impress people, and they still are not impressed with you..and they still think you are trying to portray a lifestyle that you really cannot afford.

Otherwise, people are entitled to their opinions. Reading thru the threads should just be interesting and fun!

 

[7th House]

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and it's crazy how many Instagram era actually post carrying a birkin or a Kelly, and it's not just the basic colours. They post in mauve or magnolia or others that are quite interesting.

Im curious but how is this possible? For some reason, it makes me disappointed with how many people have it on social media that makes me wonder about the legitimacy of the "exclusivity". It's more common online than other luxury brands. So either their posting fakes or they just got easy access to it because of their social media following? Please enlighten me and thoughts on this as well.

 

[jellyv]

Im curious but how is this possible? For some reason, it makes me disappointed with how many people have it on social media that makes me wonder about the legitimacy of the "exclusivity"well.

You are not an H customer, correct? Why, then, you would be disappointed? It's not like the influencer phenom diminishes or changes your own H experiences. Regardless:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/influencers-and-hermes.1047421/

Hermes "going for exclusivity" is selling it short. It is authentically exclusive in that it knocks out most would-be buyers on the basis of price and availability.

 

[7th House]

You are not an H customer, correct? Why, then, you would be disappointed? It's not like the influencer phenom diminishes or changes your own H experiences. Regardless:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/influencers-and-hermes.1047421/

Hermes "going for exclusivity" is selling it short. It is authentically exclusive in that it knocks out most would-be buyers on the basis of price and availability.

I think the disappointment comes with stories of how difficult it is to acquire the bag and then seeing an overflow of it on Instagram. I am considering buying their homeware and not being a customer right now doesn't mean I won't ever be a customer in the future. So just trying to understand if it is as exclusive as they say it is or is it just what they want some to believe. Thanks for the link. I'll have a read through. Seems I'm not the only one who noticed.

 

[jellyv]

just trying to understand if it is as exclusive as they say it is or

Don't base your sense of Hermes on random online influencers. That's monetized, self-serving, highly fictionalized stuff with little relationship to what may take place in store for you.

 

[Yhte123]

Don’t become easily duped by “influencers”. There are services out there that allow them to rent bags for a certain period. Not to mention the super fakes that you can’t really tell if real or fake from far away.

 

[lorihmatthews]

1. They are posting "good" counterfeits
2. They have borrowed or rented the bags
3. Social media is not indicative of real life

 

[J'adoreHermes]

Social media works with echo chambers. There definitely are more Hermes bags now than a decade ago due to increased production, and how bags are built to be used for decades. These two factors added to how Hermes has gained popularity especially with the younger crowd that use social media more regularly has produced what we can all observe now.

The algorithm used means that you will see very similar content that you interacted with over and over again. If you like a picture with a Birkin and a #hermes, those posts will slowly flood your feed. In that sense, Hermes bags are not easier to obtain or less exclusive, rather you are entering an Hermes bag enthusiast echo chamber.

Echo chambers also exist in real life, but social media aggravates it. Within 30 minutes at a Hermes store, you will likely see more Hermes bags than you will for a week outside the boutique. Now, just because you see 20+ people wearing Birkins at FSH, is the bag accessible to all or are you in an environment where the majority have and enjoy a Birkin?

 

[I AM GPT]

Something must be wrong with my instagram. Every time i search for #hermes, all i see is hermes stuff?

 

[papertiger]

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and it's crazy how many Instagram era actually post carrying a birkin or a Kelly, and it's not just the basic colours. They post in mauve or magnolia or others that are quite interesting.

Im curious but how is this possible? For some reason, it makes me disappointed with how many people have it on social media that makes me wonder about the legitimacy of the "exclusivity". It's more common online than other luxury brands. So either their posting fakes or they just got easy access to it because of their social media following? Please enlighten me and thoughts on this as well.

There are hundreds of Hermes boutiques throughout the world, 5 in my city alone (not including duty-free) then there are concessions and resellers, personal shoppers and concierge services. Hermes is fabulous, but it's not exclusive. If you want exclusivity, there are hundreds of very small French heritage maroquinerie (and Italian Bottegas).

 

[Beachbunny_chanel]

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and it's crazy how many Instagram era actually post carrying a birkin or a Kelly, and it's not just the basic colours. They post in mauve or magnolia or others that are quite interesting.

Im curious but how is this possible? For some reason, it makes me disappointed with how many people have it on social media that makes me wonder about the legitimacy of the "exclusivity". It's more common online than other luxury brands. So either their posting fakes or they just got easy access to it because of their social media following? Please enlighten me and thoughts on this as well.

First, a lot of them can be fakes
Second, if you have friends with Birkins/Kellys in their closets, you can borrow them, put pics on insta/videos on Youtube and nobody knows that its not yours....i wouldn't be surprised if thats the case for lots of influencers