As usual, @880, I love your insights and the insights of your SAs! I am a mix of 1 and 2, as there is little I really need and some of these prices are no longer palatable. Even if I can afford it, do I really want to pay that much for it? Answering in the negative has influenced a sale (or lack thereof) on more than one occasion recently. I wonder if the big price increases will stop if merchandise is no longer moving? And all of these new releases? How sustainable can that be, both from a business and a climate perspective?Agree. But, I think the premier big brands are neither quiet nor luxury
People should buy what they love, will use, and what they can afford.
My SAs at premier big brands express some surprise at some of the steep price increases, and believe
1. most clients have enough and don’t actually need anything, so they really will have to love what they buy
2. if clients are shocked at prices, they will simply buy fewer but better items.
As for quiet luxury, I think it depends on your audience. Most big houses would go unnoticed where I work (no one would look twice at my Birkin, although my LV draws attention), so many luxury items I own don’t draw attention on the daily. Same with my hometown; even LV and Gucci might go unnoticed there. But there are other places, like the nicer malls in my area, or places I travel, even DD’s high school, where very little would be considered quiet since everyone seems to be in the know.