Sometimes, you mutineers will see a story which you practically demand we post. After New York Magazine’s “The Look Book†slyly dissed and dismissed a brownie who works in Private Equity who emphasized,
“I love to consume. Consuming is my specialty.”
…some of you started screeching louder than the Howler monkeys in the bunker—and that’s saying a LOT.
Natasha Mitra (r) was interviewed by Amy Larocca and though I was also left smirking at the catty aftermath, I immediately heard the diminutive angel on my shoulder remind me that we don’t know how many questions were asked and then not included, whether Mitra’s words were edited to paint her a certain way, etc.
Having typed that, if my little sister sounded like this, I’d beat her with my red Ferragamo loafer. Not that there’s anything wrong with…sounding…like…this. 😉
Such big accessories!
My bag was a really special purchase. I work with this woman at Louis Vuitton—she picks things out for me, sends pictures, and tells me to pick what I like. She called one day and was like, “I picked a bag for you, and I’m sending it to your house because I know you’re going to love it.†I think it’s called the Stratus.
How old are you?
I’m 26.
Was the bag expensive?
Yes—about $3,500. I guess a lot of craftsmanship goes into it. Accessories for me are the key. I have about twenty bags, and I don’t know how many shoes. But they’re Vuitton, they’re Versace, they’re Gucci, and they’re Dior.
And your sunglasses?
They’re D&G. I was really excited to find them. They’re wild and crazy and different.
What do you do for a living?
I work in private equity. I love the sector that I work in, which is the consumer and retail group. It’s an area that I’m passionate about. I love to consume. Consuming is my specialty.
You picked the right career.
I’m going to Harvard Business School in September. Moving is definitely going to be the most difficult part of the experience.
Thoughts? After reading some of your emails, I’m tempted to respond with a “Tell us what you REALLY think”, but I’m certain you will already do that. I also look forward to the inevitable, “I know her, and, and–” which will appear below at some point. TWO DEGREES of separation, people. The fact that we couldn’t prove it with two random desi models doesn’t mean the theory is invalid, aight?
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Because one of you who should know better shamelessly suggested it AND because I already received one vague piece of hate mail which mindlessly accused me of hypocritically not putting myself out there for dissection the way I heartlessly did to Miss Mitra above, feel free to ponder my homage to Natasha, below.
Vintage Gucci sunglasses: $45
L.L. Bean Boat and Tote: $32
Mongram: $5
Not being a slave to fashion: priceless. 😉
There are some things money can’t buy (like good taste and shame– I would know, I can’t find any of the latter to purchase). For everything else at Tyson’s Galleria/Corner, there’s MasterCard.
Advocatus diaboli, methinks it wouldn’t be too hard to figure out who’s behind that handle, since you called me “water,” and referred to the car as “beautiful.” 😀
And since that’s so, you must also already know that I go much longer than that with nary a sighting of it lately. It’s sad, how our fates keep us apart like this. But absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the car go faster.
You know, it’s frightening to think that her goofy burlap sack of potatoes is priced at slightly more than 10% of my favorite toy. That is…fucked…up.
Hey, does anyone else think she looks just a tiny bit like…oh, I dunno…hmmm…cough…ANNA, if she were to suddenly lose all sense of taste or propriety?
um.
…well, taste, anyway? 😀
hee hee hee
Don’t kill me, Anna! I promise to be good. At some point in the future. For about five minutes. Maybe.
What this thread sounds like:
blah blah blah, people with a lot of money who spend it on things they like that I can’t afford are stupid, because they buy things I can’t afford. Think of how many children you could feed with $3500 blah blah blah.
To all of you armchair social workers, i would say that you could probably feed and clothe a couple kids in India for what you spend on internet access a month. How dare you spend money on internet access! Don’t you realize that people all over the world struggle by without it? Same with your shoes, socks, house, car, clothes, food, drinks…
Everything looks terrible when you are dealing with people of a higher economic class. What makes a big purse a crime against humanity? This girl is shallow, materialistic and rich. And I bet a lot of you would be too if you had the loot. Just think how your spending looks to people back in India. “$400 for iPod that sings? I will sing for only 40 rupees!”
(Steps aside while people crush each other trying to refute the last argument
PS, her job and the fact she is going to Harvard Business School would indicate that she is actually probably smarter and more succesful than most people on here. What’s the natural reaction to people who are smarter and more succesful than you? Attack their morality of course, with a nice dash of do-gooder zeal.
Or as Dave Chappelle would say: hate hate hate hate hate
And yes I wear nice suits and shoes too. That my parents paid for. Sue me.
I don’t think any rational person would believe that just because of her sartorial choices she must be some sort of hyper-consumerist dullard. It does say that she is pretty incurious about the world OUTSIDE of clothing and accessories that don’t cost a fortune (for us petty, pinko commie, poor-house dwelling proles.)
Also, it is foolish to assume that gaining entry to any business school, no matter how prestigious, is not a result of potential donations, legacy pressure or other factors outside of academic achievement. (also a foolish assumption to equate academic achievement with being ‘smart.’ There are more than a few ‘smart’ people out there who don’t look both ways before crossing the road)
Thing is, angry brown man, if your parents pay for everything, there’s really no way you can ever know what ‘poor’ feels like. Hence, you can never understand why people would look at that profile and picture and think, “Twit!”
Angry Brown Man:
No matter how rich I get, I think I can set limits for myself based on what I consider real value.
Let’s talk about cars, because I have to translate this into cars for it to make any kind of sense to me, because to me, a car will always have more intrinsic value than a bag, no matter how big the bag is (or a diamond)(but definitely that goddamn bag). So I might wind up earning $20 million a year, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to rush out and buy a Ferrari, just because other rich people think they’re nifty. I’ll drive the car that fits my needs and wants. It might cost more than your average Camry, but then again, it might not, if at that point Camrys behave more like Ferraris (which they very well might, the way car manufacturing is going these days).
And I also don’t believe that the more you spend, the better the thing is that you get. For instance, I could afford a much more expensive car than the one I currently drive. But I also look at the intersection of curves for price, features, performance, reliability, cost of ownership, and lately, I also try and assess its environmental impact (tough to do, mostly done at the gut level). I do this for almost every product I buy.
Somehow, I don’t think a $3500 handbag would lie at that intersection of curves. In fact, I’m pretty damn certain REI and North Face and Marmot make bags that have more functionality for far less dough, that weigh less, and will last longer. If you don’t like those, hey, Kate Spade and uh…Bottega or whatever make bags that are at least more in the realm of “normal.”
So no, this person is a doofus. Partly because her bag is stupid, and partly because she’s stupid, but mostly because she’s fucking revelling in her stupidity (“I love to consume! Consuming is my speciality!”) (can anyone imagine her saying this and NOT insert a totally cutesy vapid giggle at the end?).
I rest my case. I want to shoot anyone who says those words. I don’t love to consume, and I’d like to curtail my consumption. I’d definitely like to curtail hers first, though.
Bidismoker? Is that you?
You’re right, I’m not going to HBS, but we’ll never know if I’m as smart as Natasha is (if we’re using that metric) because I have no interest in applying. But your views on everyone at Sepia Mutiny’s inferiority are already well-known and documented here, so I am not surprised at your virulent reaction.
Pathetic and irrational. Does this frivolous, heartless women know that India ranks 361st in the world on the United Nations Human Development Index? This is doubly shameful given that there are only 211 countries in the world. Who are the jokers who let her into Harvard Business School? It doesnt matter, with her dark skin, which is well below international standards, all the false pride in Sythian ancestry and oversized bags will do her no good. She probably shemeless enoough to think she’s better than Hispanics to boot.
Desis are stupid Brahmins eat babies Hail Vivekananda!
ok – so she bought an expensive purse. what’s the big deal? we all make frivolous consumption choices that i’m sure we’re ashamed of. people who are judging her level of morality, intelligence, etc… based on this silly article are the ones with the problem, not her.
I love to consume confused people.
Well, aside from the fact that she is offering her “Look” up for admiration and not one person finds the bag appealing, hence the liberal batting about of the word “fugly”…
Ah, there’s the rub. We all don’t go on “Look Book” babbling about how much money we spent on things we were naive enough to have handed to us by some commission-happy sales specialist at LV. Somehow, I don’t think she’s ashamed. Perhaps it’s the shit-eating grin?
OK you guys are all in rare form today boy because this post has by far garnered the biggest laughs from me of any posts in recent memory. Some of you need to do stand up, seriously, let somebody (from Kanada) geta hurt.
Salil, thank you. That’s exactly how I feel. A Porsche is probably the most expensive car I would ever get one day, regardless of income…Ferraris and Lambhorginis probably never. The way I see it, it’s a matter of priorities and ‘shauq’ (enthusiasm). While I certainly don’t need a Ferrari, neither would I be happy with a Camry though…because of the driving experience as well as the relatively lower quality finishing, interiors, etc. To satisy my shauq, I ideally would at least want a nice European car like an Audi or BMW. It has to be manual transmission, and it has to be sporty (Jeep Wrangler is the only American car I might consider, again out of shauq). Then again, some could say that Porsches, Audis, and BMWs are also obscenely unnecessary. And they are. I still love them. You have to strike that balance of buying what you like, and can afford, while keeping some sort of perspective. That will differ from person to person. I always admired the parents of a friend of mine, who lived in a modest home, drove modest cars, but went on great vacations, ate at fabulous restaurants, and paid for all three kids’ entire educations including grad and med scools. THAT was class (yes I know that even to do that much makes them far wealthier than 99% of people in America. But I still admired the priorities).
Agreed. I like to consume, not for the sake of consuming, but because I happen to have expensive tastes in some things. Of course, I realise I’m far from perfect, and my choices/lifestyle could probably be opened up to a lot of criticism as well, no doubt. As could most of ours.
Ok, so she’s a ho now? Just because she bought that handbag? At least she is not a nappyheaded one. If someone is making more than 20 million dollars, there is a good chance that they will buy really nice luxury car and it not going to a camry. Wow, there are alot of comments filled with judgement and perhaps even jealousy in this post.What’s the point of having money if you can’t spend it?
1) I can’t believe it cost that much either.
2) Still, that doesn’t justify calling this woman a “stupid Indo-ho”. Besides, on this site, we are all about the South Asian American ho.
3) No, seriously…this is about the bag and at most beyond that, her interview. I will throw the glass I am drinking out of in to the wall if I hear one more anonymous commenter whine that everyone is “just jealous”. I am not jealous. You “other” anonymous commenters who are being mean– please do not make the rest of us look like we are envious of the fug with the uncalled for misogyny and viciousness, thanks.
There’s a way to have some fun which isn’t mean-spirited– most of us are doing just that, thankfully. Keep up the good snark.
The strap on that bag looks a bit like the torture device used on Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. I’m sure a girl needs all the protection she can get when dealing with predatory private equity types.
I think it’s fine to criticize people on their values. That said I have no idea what hers are, so I’ll refrain.
I’m with JOAT, this thread is funny, and the bag is still ugly. Isn’t life funny that way?
Sexism is not ok regardless of whether someone is “Indo” or “South Asian” >:(
Agreed. Along with this and this, you guys have been crackin’ me up all day.
Sigh. Indian people are so exotic.
I must be smoking crack because I totally read that as “the strap-on that…” WHOA THERE.
I actually like the strap, I just don’t think it really came together. Definitely not $3500 together 🙂
ANNA at #81 and # 164: “Look. If you want to play the fashion game, you have to take your lumps. That bag is fug. That’s not catty, that’s the damned truth. So now we can’t comment on the aesthetics of accessories, lest we seem bitchy? Come on. Is there ANYTHING bitchier than fashion?? NO.”
“Still, that doesn’t justify calling this woman a “stupid Indo-ho” and “You “other” anonymous commenters who are being mean”
I know my comment will just be disgregarded as another “judgmental about being judgmental” comment, but … I just tuned into this thread tonight and after reading all the comments, I was left with a vaguely nauseous feeling in my stomach. It’s clear that this thread has been about much more than the “aesthetics of accessories” — it’s one thing to laugh at the bag, another altogether to attack the buyer’s morality, intelligence, worthiness, or even existence. I have no opinion about the bag. There are plenty of people making hideous fashion choices everyday. Some of the ugliest designer accessories and clothes out there are the most expensive ones — a couture runway show will confirm that. Did she spend too much money on an ugly bag? Maybe. Did she make comments that could be interpreted as stupid? Sure.
Not only was this woman called a ho on this thread, but also evil and stupid. These comments are not only being made by anonymous commenters, so I don’t think it’s fair to suggest that only anonymous or new commenters are being mean. I was, in fact, most disturbed by Salil’s unfounded assumptions and repeated comments that she doesn’t deserve to live because she dropped $3500 on a hideous purse — sorry, buddy. Even if it was a joke, I thought it, and other comments here, are really crossing a line.
Btw, to those of you talking about this in terms of car purchases — you know, you are close to being the Natasha Mitra to bikers and users of public transportation everywhere.
At the risk of being serious, I have to agree with the judges of the judges here. To paraphrase the enlightened car-mic souls, “Oh, I’m thrifty because I bought only a $100,000 Porsche when I could’ve splurged on a $300,000 Ferrari.”. Well, I’m sure she could’ve bought a $25,000 purse too, but skimped and bought one that’s a mere $3,500.
I wonder what Peter Singer will have to say about any of us.
I agree about the Hermes handbag…They are classic and each handbag is made by one person in France, hence the hefty price. But spending $3500 on a handbag so unbelievably ugly screams fashion victim. I can’t believe it’s even LV…I thought Marc had better taste than that! Love the sunglasses A N N A. I have a pair of over-sized sunglasses my sister bought in the 70s in France. I wear them every summer 🙂
I dunno….one can only laugh when one sees that bag. I mean, apart from its size, it has a gigantic plastic chain in beige…wtf? Her cufflinks are great, makes me mildly wish I was in a profession where wearing a shirt was not considered formal wear. The bag, while slightly larger than the, ah, interesting totes we’re seeing these days, but pretty average as so many have astutely observed. Bad taste. Whatever. You gotta admire designers who can still flog it for $3500. (Speaking of bags, any fans of the British brand of Radley?)
amitabh, there is some value in that. having experienced the difference between a relatively cheap (but new) Toyota Avalon and the Saab that effectively saved my mother’s life, it’s def worth spending extra for a car. The features on Audis, and BMW etc should be standard. But I have to say…Beemers are wussy cars ducks for cover
milli — Agree. For one thing, I don’t even know what a dicussion on the aesthetics of accessories is doing on this site: would it be there if it weren’t for the person featured? And if we do need to have a discussion on the overpriced stuff that some desis own, why is one random young girl (whose silliness is more in giving that interview than in anything else) being singled out and picked on?
Well said, Anna!
The fugliest thing in the piece is not one of her accessories, it’s this statement:
UGH!
To slather on the guilt, there are kids in India who go hungry every day. Heck, there are kids right here in Boston, who go hungry every day. No, really!
I am ashamed to say I share a name with the heinous woman carrying that intestinal poo-coloured bag around New York City!
On behalf of all other brown Natashas, I heartily apologise and totally disown her. She shames the name.
And she has really crap taste…people who like fashion don’t dress like that, people who have money but no class DO.
Angry Brown Man, in those two sentences, you just explained yourself..
I don’t care about your nice clothes and shoes…but why’d you have to go insult The Chapelle? That’s just CRAZYtalk.
haha Anna, you rock! I’ll take your bag over hers anyday =)
Whats all the fuss about y’all
She is living her dream. Not hurting anybody by living it y’know.
And cut the crap all of you, many of you would give your kidneys for her paycheck, for her harvard admission and her career. Don’t begrudge her, just cuz you cant do the same!
Gosh, Milli…the next time someone attacks my morality, intelligence, worthiness or even existence because I had the temerity merely to blog (vs. unwisely risking my career by bragging about my accessories in an eyebrow-raising sort of way), I look forward to you getting my six. I welcome the future assist. I do.
1) She’s brown. This site covers a rather wide spectrum of brown-related topics, especially if someone desi is “in the news”, etc. I hate stating the obvious before I’ve had my morning kappipaal, but if I have to…
2) We received this on the news tab, as a story tip and then via flaming arrow. I understand that not everyone appreciates the same sort of story, but I hope you can appreciate that there were several SM readers who thought this was blog-worthy. If I receive THAT many tips, I try and post.
3) Would this discussion be here if it weren’t for the person featured? Uh…no. But that’s slightly silly because one can and should ask that about EVERY post here. Brown. That’s the only connection needed. I’m not sure why there is confusion as to WHY this was posted. It seems glaringly obvious to me.
Why is one random girl being “singled out”? Well, she participated in “The Look Book”. And her answers seem to differ greatly from those given by previous participants which were more about the what and why of personal style vs price tags and certain labels. This is not about overpriced stuff SOME desis own; this is about one New York Magazine feature about one brown girl with one unforgettably fug bag.
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A general sort o’ peeve:
This is getting as old as my sunglasses, this righteously asking of, “why is this even ON here?”. Once we’re in triple digit comments, it’s obvious people wanted to discuss it. I know, I should be used to my posts getting criticized by now, but I don’t understand why people can’t grok that we cover a variety of things and that’s why very different people show up here. If you think a post is silly or beneath you, fine, but why comment then? And if you do comment, why denigrate the taste of others who did enjoy the post, especially when the vast majority of comments almost always indicate that’s the case? Help me understand. Or help me caffeinate, that would actually be far more useful. 😉
i;m sorry i’m pretty sure i ended up in the wrong article or something, , , but please someone explain to me why she was even interviewed in the first place, like what so great about her other than she’s got a daddy with loot, a job with loot, horrible fashion sense so she’ll listen to who she thinks is wise, (her personal shopper prolly had a laughing fit when she actually took it) I’m sorry but she does seem like alot of brown chicks i know, who only wear designer, and even by designer it can be one lower in the chain, like pink or l.l.bean, I’m sorry but your pink shirt is still designer and it still cost way too much for a simple white 3/4 sleeve oxford, you could go to gap and get one for a third of the price.
Apparently I am doomed to over-explain all morning (or at least until I get to work and can happily ignore this).
You don’t know me. Why not say “Anna” vs. the nebulous “a lot of brown chicks”? I mean, you zeroed in on PINK and Bean…exactly what I wore in the spoof picture. I guess my Gucci sunglasses are okay with you b/c they’re vintage? Or maybe b/c they were such an awesome deal– if so, I concur. I was gleeful to find them. Go me.
Enough with the apologizing, especially since I’m not sure what it conveys; my guess- nothing. I never said PINK wasn’t designer. And it’s not an oxford (shudder) but whatever. No, I could not go to Gap and get that shirt but I can appreciate your thinking it’s over-priced because you are in very good company; my mother agrees with you.
Since it’s not painfully obvious, I put that picture up to lighten the mood. One of you said I looked like her. I was making fun of myself, something which people who love fashion SHOULD do vs…
I never said I didn’t love designer labels, I name-checked Ferragamo in the bleeding post itself.
I just said I don’t like the fug or poorly-chosen purchases.
I’m going to get a hell of a lot more use out of the PINK shirt you disdain so much than I would out of a $3,500 bag which will be out of style as of 11am today. Classics. Vs. Disposable trends. If you don’t understand that (which was my point all along), I don’t know what to say, but I also don’t know what to say because you seem to think L.L. Bean is extravagant– I mean, wow. It cost 100x less than her bag.
sad thing is, other than the bag, the girl clearly has good taste. I’d say she’s both the cuter and better dressed of the two pics up there.
Excellent spoof anna. This post continues its glory to the funniest ever..just gets better everyday ps I am wearing PINK today too
I think she was interviewed because she was walking down the street carrying a what looked like a dead body wrapped in a tarp with chain, while wearing scuba gear on her face, which is pretty odd even if you’re in the East Village.
And as far as crossing the line goes, Milli, oh honey. That’s my job. And if you seriously think I’m advocating her death, you’ve got to be nuttier than she is. No, the meanest thing I’d actually advocate would be to lock her in a room with a bunch of the folks I work with here in North Carolina and a webcam. I think that would be FUN. I’m reasonably sure they wouldn’t actually harm her physically…
And Rahul: no one ever said I’ve actually gone out and BOUGHT a Porsche. I think $100,000 for a car is pretty extravagant, no matter how much you make. If you spend that much on it, it must perform like no other car, and that holds true for a Porsche Carrera GT.
But I get my kicks with an Infiniti G35 sedan these days…hardly a POS car, but also hardly beyond the scope of the everyday man, judging by how many I see in my parking lot (ah, but they’re not like mine, and don’t have the James-Bondian modifications I’ve made to it, rest assured). Before that I drove a modest little pocket rocket of a VW Jetta. Before that, a used RX-7. You see the trend here? I get what I pay for. I’m not consuming for the fun of it, though what I consume is fun. I’m also not sure why I’m defending myself to you, because yeah, I think judging this girl is kind of fun. She agreed to put herself out there, and as seems to be the case with many of you when WE put OURSELVES out there unanonymously, we get judged.
Often harshly.
I say what I say for the sake of humor, and to point out the foibles we share…and don’t share. Is she a nice person in real life? Who knows? No one’s owning up to knowing her. But based on what she says in the article, I’d have a pretty negative opinion of her. She could change that, if she was around here and posted some thoughtful retort about how she was misquoted and should therefore be saved from forced sterilization.
By the way, Amitabh, I totally agree with your choice of cars.
Oh, Bidismoker…the fact that you think she’s cuter than I am…why, I’m wilting as I type. But I’ll live.
And what’s this “other than the bag” bullshit? The BAG is the WHOLE POINT, it proves her taste is suspect. One cannot rock that bag and STILL have good taste.
p.s. You’re right about the better-dressed part, you know. Because below the waist, I wasn’t dressed, so I cannot compete with Natasha’s well-cut pants. No. No, I can’t.
It’s all about proportion – Anna, the sunglasses look GREAT on you, and the bag, and they work with your proportions (and you have style and I lust after your shoes generally 😉 – hers look like a little kid playing dress-up with mommy’s things.
Can’t judge what people choose to spend on things, I know things that I consider frugal compromises (like my $50 jeans) would be considered awfully luxurious by many in the chawls, and similarly most luxury goods in the US are way out of my reach. We can’t really judge people morally on how they choose to parcel out their disposable income. Though that doesn’t seem to stop it being a favourite American pastime, I’ve noticed – perhaps because the new luxury goods market is being driven by a growing gap between the superrich and the middle classes but the middle classes still save up to afford the same goods and feel them slipping out of their reach/have growing resentment, or so the NYT has been telling me for a few years now.
So really, what our Natasha needs is a bigger nose. 😉 Then it would all come together.
No, you’re exactly right. Proportionate. That’s key.
What’s with all the gigantic sunglasses that are so fashionable these days, btw? Almost no-one can carry them off. Anna, yours are so nice because they have the SLIGHT oversized thing going on but they don’t overpower your face.
Anna: The only thing priced right was the monogram. Do shirts really cost $140 these days?
They do; I got mine at the twice-yearly sale for $50, but I was trying to seem extravagant, out of solidarity with Natasha. 😉
I’d rather spend $50-60 on a PINK shirt than $40-50 on a crap one from Gap, the same company which makes Old Navy. And if we’re talking about the other company which is related to Old Navy, the more $$$ one (coughBRcough), well, then PINK shirts on sale cost the same or are less expensive than theirs at regular price.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to find a cardigan to go over this $12 dress from H+M, to make it office-appropriate. Who cares where it’s from, as long as it’s pretty and was a great buy– that’ what I always crow.
Let’s be straight. You are brown. I am brown. We know how shit works. By shit I mean the tax code, import/export, and squeezing value out metals, metalloids, and even noble gases. But, in that quote, I see $100,000 and Carrera GT. Those two things shouldn’t go together. Unless you’re brown. Email me the details and I can come up with the cash by 5pm- your time.
Anna, you’re so totally my kind of girl! You buy designer shirts on sale, you look GREAT in profile, you wear sunglasses that are just the right size, and you dig LL Bean totes! So all in all, you win hands down 🙂
Just BTW – LL Bean has a store at Columbia Mall, and looks like their tote has become their signature item!
Did anyone notice that her potato sack still has the security label/device on it? Maybe she “meant” to pay $3500 and got the five finger discount instead…
You’ve got a point there as Southern women are the best(cruelest)at backhanded compliments: “Why, honey only you could pull off wearing a feed sack with a toy chain on it! I wouldn’t dare been seen with it but you, sweetheart, wear it well!” (blink-blink, wide smile)
This thread is a great example of why I’ve stopped posting here (until now): funny item gets twisted into a “why is this even on here” debate with lots of indignant personal attacks, and all the fun gets sucked out. Come on people, lighten up.
i get that classic is your style anna, … but its not everyone’s … some people wear trendy things … and isn’t that how something eventually becomes a classic? when the trend holds on for a very long time …
and yes for some people, l.l.bean is extravagant … even though it may not be for you … isn’t that what’s at the center of all these comments … that the bag is so extravagantly priced for most (i’m assuming) people on this site?
and what’s wrong with old navy? or banana republic? why the need to name-check brands that you’re cool with and treat others like poo? isn’t that the attitude of the natasha above ? although she’s name checking other brands which seem trendy & not classic to you?
I absolutely agree with Rani.
I honestly don’t see anything wrong with “The Over-Accessorized Label Lover” — SO LONG as they’re not pushing their fads and trends and tastes on me. Style is a very personal thing it takes quite a bold person to just come right and say, “I love to consume.” Honestly, if I was strolling down Madison Ave. and I saw this girl with her large handbag, I would stop — not to check her out, mind you — but to check out her style. It’s clear that she goes out of her way to create a sense that reflects her personality and that’s pretty clear here. But wow, to villify her extravagance? I guess I’d join you in that villification if she was sitting on a throne somewhere judging those among us who can’t justify spending large sums of cash on clothes and accessories.
But look at it this way. There are lots of folks who shell out so much money for a huge house in the suburbs and to me, that’s more offensive than a woman spending a few grand — which is within her means — on a handbag. I guess it’s all about priority. Some people want to house their families and others want to house their bodies. It’s just way too easy to condemn people who are satisfied as members of a consumerist culture; there’s a whole other psyche at play there that you’ve got to explore before dismissing.
(I really want that handbag now :()
@ Angry Brown Man:
Right. Just like our president. Veritas.
Speaking of Junior B’s tenure at HBS, here‘s an old bit about him from a former professor.
Rani, I really respect you as a commenter and I’m puzzled by your interpretation of my words, so I’m going to try and answer you the best I can.
Okay…sure…?
No. What was at the center of all these comments is the bag being so fug and the fact that the fug was extravagantly priced. Focus, people. Focus. 😉
Because I was called out for not shopping at the GAP by someone who has never commented on this site; I was told that I could buy the same shirt for a third of the price. I was explaining why I did not do that/why that assumption was wrong, since I was addressed directly regarding my purchase.
Did you miss that part? No worries if you did, it’s a long-ass thread at this point. I don’t treat other brands like poo. I’m wearing H+M and Gap today. Does that make it all better? I wear it all. Don’t know where the poo-flinging allegations are coming from, unless it’s from the Howler monkeys– they’re always projecting.
Get it? 😀 Ah, nm.
I agree, not everyone needs to love the classics. And I don’t know what the exact attitude of Natasha is, because AS I STATE IN MY POST, she may have been edited to sound like that. I don’t think she’s looking down on others, but I do wonder if she’s a little too pleased with the fug, na’mean?
That’s the point everyone. The bag is fugly. Natasha Mitra quite probably rocks. Let’s not get this twisted.