Teenagers and younger girls with designer handbags

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#136
Going to add my two cents...

I am a teenager myself, and I have just gotten my first louis vuitton bag. I also have many other designers bags, which I buy MYSELF and AT THRIFT STORES. I understand the price and quality, and I take very good care of my purses. My parents, (who bought me the purse as a christmas present), know that I am mature enough.

I think if they value and appreciate the gesture, take good care of their items and are mature enough, they should get one. (Unless it's like, a birkin or something along those lines...)

*I cried my eyes out when they showed it to me.* :crybaby:
 
#137
Handbag1234 said:
I think 16+ is ok, if they appreciate the brand, value it and look after it.

If not, no way!

Also the bag must be age appropriate. I think a teenager with a smaller, simple LV or a Chanel wallet on a chain looks ok.

But a 17 year old with a Chanel jumbo, or birkin? :nogood:

I just think, where do they go from there?! They've nothing to look forward to!

My mother was in her late 50's before she got her first dream Chanel 2.55, and I will be buying her first LV tote for her for Christmas, 4 years later.
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This! Too true! :D
 
#138
tiramisuux said:
Haha, sorry I have to disagree here. If you're into anything media related like video editing, your first option will be a mac, not windows. If you're a hard gamer, you would get alienware.

Then again, if you only need a laptop for browsing and word processing, I have to agree with you. Any laptop will do. Macbook would be for show.
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This is going off topic but I can't help but respond.

Sorry but in reality - if you're serious about anything computer related you will build your own computer from the ground up piece by piece and not buy anything that is factory made - and you most definitely won't go anywhere near a mac - just sayin. /geek out :graucho:

As far as handbags go - I could really care less what other people choose to do with their money. It's really none of my business.
 
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#139
I think its important to realize that the stereotype isn't always true! I bought my first designer bag when I was 12 years old. It was a LV Neverful, and I paid for it all on my own!
 
#140
Mermaid17 said:
I think its important to realize that the stereotype isn't always true! I bought my first designer bag when I was 12 years old. It was a LV Neverful, and I paid for it all on my own!
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Good for you, learning to save for something worth while at a young age is definitely a good sign of things to come :)

to me it just bothers me, no matter what age, if someone is snobby and acting like material things make them better then the rest of the population.

Although I didn't get into designer until I was in my early 20's, I get a stigma attached to me because I'm 25 with a lot of assets.
 
#142
I'm definitely in the group of people that doesn't care who carries what or who purchases it for them. What I care about is how someone treats the people around them. I'll judge you by your attitude, not by the $1000 bag hanging from your teenaged wrist.
 
#143
tiramisuux said:
So to you older women out there, how do you feel about younger girls (16-21) wearing designer bags?

I know some people think that they're 'brats' and a lot of the times their parents buy it for them so they have no value for money.
Some girls actually value the craftsmanship and quality of the bags.

I'm just curious as to how people feel about this. I know in Asian countries, teenagers are carrying LV, Chanel etc. quite often if their parents are wealthy. It's a status thing.
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If the parents can afford it and want to buy for their girls, then they will.. It's all relative

I would venture to say that some younger people are carrying fakes.. Not all and not just young girls.. But sometimes it just doesn't add up and thats when (right or wrong), i figure its fake
 
#145
This is speaking just from my experience, I feel many teenage girls are peer-pressured into buying designer goods. When friends in school (highschool, and especially college) are all carrying a designer handbag and wearing thousand-dollar jackets, the odd ones out either goes and find new friends (not likely the case) or join in and save up the money to buy them.
But of course, I'm not saying there aren't teenagers that appreciate their quality and style.
 
#146
unlike what most people on here believe, not all teenage girls that carry designer purses are completely bratty!

i got my dior bag like the age of 3 or 4, maybe even before i could remember! believe it or not, i was bullied in school non stop, and was the school "looser" for many years! i remember for many years i would cry in my room and in school alone. people really have no idea what goes on behind the scenes

I truly believe that my parents love saved my life, and part of "sharing" their love is buying me things. when i was sad, my mom would take me shopping and we'd get so much chanel and H and a ton of premier designer brands. it REALLY did strengthen my relationship with my parents, even though i would be considered really "spoiled" i'm never a brat. when they say no, i know they mean no. one time my dad even surprised me, because i stopped pestering him, he got me the watch i've always wanted! no only do I have respect for the designer items and jewelry they give me and i really appreciate my parents and everything they did and still do for me. they're the best parents i could ever ask for =) i love them to death

thank you for listening =) i just wanted to let everyone out there know, spoiling their children can also turn out well!
 
#147
0rang3.chan said:
unlike what most people on here believe, not all teenage girls that carry designer purses are completely bratty!

i got my dior bag like the age of 3 or 4, maybe even before i could remember! believe it or not, i was bullied in school non stop, and was the school "looser" for many years! i remember for many years i would cry in my room and in school alone. people really have no idea what goes on behind the scenes

I truly believe that my parents love saved my life, and part of "sharing" their love is buying me things. when i was sad, my mom would take me shopping and we'd get so much chanel and H and a ton of premier designer brands. it REALLY did strengthen my relationship with my parents, even though i would be considered really "spoiled" i'm never a brat. when they say no, i know they mean no. one time my dad even surprised me, because i stopped pestering him, he got me the watch i've always wanted! no only do I have respect for the designer items and jewelry they give me and i really appreciate my parents and everything they did and still do for me. they're the best parents i could ever ask for =) i love them to death

thank you for listening =) i just wanted to let everyone out there know, spoiling their children can also turn out well!
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I feel you on a personal level. I too was bullied a lot and cried in my room alone. I also agree with your stand point. I don't agree with people who say 'buying is happiness' and I hate to admit it, but it makes you feel a heck of a lot better in some situations.
 
#148
0rang3.chan said:
i got my dior bag like the age of 3 or 4, maybe even before i could remember! believe it or not, i was bullied in school non stop, and was the school "looser" for many years! i remember for many years i would cry in my room and in school alone. people really have no idea what goes on behind the scenes
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MauiWowie said:
I feel you on a personal level. I too was bullied a lot and cried in my room alone. I also agree with your stand point. I don't agree with people who say 'buying is happiness' and I hate to admit it, but it makes you feel a heck of a lot better in some situations.
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It breaks my heart to hear that you were bullied. I am glad that you both have found the tPF community so that you know there are people out there that can appreciate the same things as you and are here for support!

(PM me anytime for support or to vent!!! xx)
 
#149
0rang3.chan said:
unlike what most people on here believe, not all teenage girls that carry designer purses are completely bratty!

i got my dior bag like the age of 3 or 4, maybe even before i could remember! believe it or not, i was bullied in school non stop, and was the school "looser" for many years! i remember for many years i would cry in my room and in school alone. people really have no idea what goes on behind the scenes

I truly believe that my parents love saved my life, and part of "sharing" their love is buying me things. when i was sad, my mom would take me shopping and we'd get so much chanel and H and a ton of premier designer brands. it REALLY did strengthen my relationship with my parents, even though i would be considered really "spoiled" i'm never a brat. when they say no, i know they mean no. one time my dad even surprised me, because i stopped pestering him, he got me the watch i've always wanted! no only do I have respect for the designer items and jewelry they give me and i really appreciate my parents and everything they did and still do for me. they're the best parents i could ever ask for =) i love them to death

thank you for listening =) i just wanted to let everyone out there know, spoiling their children can also turn out well!
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I agree with everything here! My parents worked nonstop so they were unable to spend time with my brother and me. So, to make up for it, they'd buy us almost anything we asked for. Yes, I was very spoiled when I was younger but I never took anything for granted. I wasn't bullied in school, but I definitely didn't do well in the friendship department. I cried a lot in middle school too.

I'm extremely grateful for everything they've given me and I wouldn't change my childhood because it's gotten me to where I am today and made me the person I am today. I have a very close relationship with my mom, despite her spoiling me.
 
#150
i think it 's dangerous to associate shopping, buying things as acts of love/bonding with family members. all is fine now but what happens if money were to run out 1 day? in times like these, things are ever changing. businesses can go bust. then what happens? would you be happy just being with your family members though there will be no more shopping? would you be able to withstand the hardship? if the answers are yes, then good for you! :tup:

just thinking out loud.
 
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