I am a new member, and just bought my first Hermes item - a Twilly. It arrived (a Purse Forum authenticated ebay purchase) and I adore it. It feels so fabulous, and suits me too, I chose the colours well to suit my colouring I must say. I keep stroking the little round orange box and admiring its cute brown ribbon.
What the hell? I just paid nearly $200 for a tiny piece of fabric! I'm not a wealthy woman. I am a supposedly left-wing academic. My colleagues all get around in grotty looking T shirts and mumble on about sustainabilty, the horrors of globalisation and conspicuous consumption. I buy and sell stuff on ebay and have maintained a healthy bank balance to allow my champagne lifestyle on a beer budget (I love to travel).
Today, I snuck up the road to the Hermes store, and fell in love with a scarf - a plisse noir/turquoise edition of femme aux semelles de vent. It's $600! That's a huge amount of money, better spent on so many things. My friends and colleagues would faint if they knew I gave it more than a nanosecond's consideration.
What is it with this Hermes stuff? Am I having a mid-life crisis (just turned 50)? Are you all fabulously wealthy and I'm playing out of my league? Why do people spend more on a handbag than I paid for my car? This is worse than gambling, but oh how I want that scarf!
What the hell? I just paid nearly $200 for a tiny piece of fabric! I'm not a wealthy woman. I am a supposedly left-wing academic. My colleagues all get around in grotty looking T shirts and mumble on about sustainabilty, the horrors of globalisation and conspicuous consumption. I buy and sell stuff on ebay and have maintained a healthy bank balance to allow my champagne lifestyle on a beer budget (I love to travel).
Today, I snuck up the road to the Hermes store, and fell in love with a scarf - a plisse noir/turquoise edition of femme aux semelles de vent. It's $600! That's a huge amount of money, better spent on so many things. My friends and colleagues would faint if they knew I gave it more than a nanosecond's consideration.
What is it with this Hermes stuff? Am I having a mid-life crisis (just turned 50)? Are you all fabulously wealthy and I'm playing out of my league? Why do people spend more on a handbag than I paid for my car? This is worse than gambling, but oh how I want that scarf!