If you had asked me a year ago if I'd ever consider buying an LV, I would have just laughed.
This is what I used to think:
"Spend that much money for a canvas bag?? With a logo plastered all over it??!! Tacky!!!" and "Women who are selfish/shop too much/are superficial are LV carriers". I know, shame on me, but that's what my middle-class midwestern self thought.
Fast foward to now. I've quite immersed myself in the world of purses and have been blessed to buy some really beautiful Coach leather bags, along with some other minor designer leather bags too. I'm now comfortable spending $900+ on a bag, whereas a year ago, I wouldn't have entertained the thought of spending more than $175 on a bag.
I now see an LV monogram bag as a classic, and I would feel very elegant carrying one. I am totally craving a monogram speedy. It just seems like such of a basic, but stylish bag. I am looking forward to buying a brand new speedy and breaking it in myself, with every wear-mark MINE. When I see a lady carrying an LV now, I think "She knows how to take care of herself." (This time I think that in a positive way!)
But I am still a middle-class midwestern girl, and although I can afford to buy an LV, I don't think I will for now. LV is an expensive status bag and I think it might be too showy for our current circumstances. My husband (our sole breadwinner), works for his BIL and his brother, so of course, they know what he makes and I think we might be judged harshly if I were to appear with an LV. My husband is starting his own business and hopes to quit his job with BIL and brother within the year. My plan is to save the cash now to buy my first Louis when DH quits his job. It will be a celebration for me, and I think it will be an encouragement to my husband. I do believe that it is true that what wives wear is a reflection on their husbands (and their earning capacity - especially for one-income households).
Your thoughts???
This is what I used to think:
"Spend that much money for a canvas bag?? With a logo plastered all over it??!! Tacky!!!" and "Women who are selfish/shop too much/are superficial are LV carriers". I know, shame on me, but that's what my middle-class midwestern self thought.
Fast foward to now. I've quite immersed myself in the world of purses and have been blessed to buy some really beautiful Coach leather bags, along with some other minor designer leather bags too. I'm now comfortable spending $900+ on a bag, whereas a year ago, I wouldn't have entertained the thought of spending more than $175 on a bag.
I now see an LV monogram bag as a classic, and I would feel very elegant carrying one. I am totally craving a monogram speedy. It just seems like such of a basic, but stylish bag. I am looking forward to buying a brand new speedy and breaking it in myself, with every wear-mark MINE. When I see a lady carrying an LV now, I think "She knows how to take care of herself." (This time I think that in a positive way!)
But I am still a middle-class midwestern girl, and although I can afford to buy an LV, I don't think I will for now. LV is an expensive status bag and I think it might be too showy for our current circumstances. My husband (our sole breadwinner), works for his BIL and his brother, so of course, they know what he makes and I think we might be judged harshly if I were to appear with an LV. My husband is starting his own business and hopes to quit his job with BIL and brother within the year. My plan is to save the cash now to buy my first Louis when DH quits his job. It will be a celebration for me, and I think it will be an encouragement to my husband. I do believe that it is true that what wives wear is a reflection on their husbands (and their earning capacity - especially for one-income households).
Your thoughts???
