How Luxury Brands Fool Social Climbers

[@childofcascadia]

Ive never bought a luxury brand in my life. What I buy is stuff from actual artisans. Its cheaper than luxury, much better made, and youre actually supporting real craftspeople.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

The other reason to not buy designer is it makes you a fashion victim and a target for theft. I buy stuff that's overlooked it's not 'the' label anymore or it never was. With older bags there is better quality but being obscure brands they haven't held their value. Then I restore and alter it and wear it; for me this is creative and fun. For instance I might clean up the leather and nourish it with a colour so it shows the grain of the leather better. Or I might change the piping so it's lime green against a neutral leather bag for instance. This lifts it and makes it fun whereas before it looked tired and boring. This cannot happen with all bags, some are beyond redemption. I refuse to buy vinyl bags which supposedly are 'vegan' because they take centuries to break down they're not at all environmentally responsible and they usually crack and deteriorate more readily because they don't have the strength of leather. I also keep my bags for ages and take good care of them. Many decent bags deteriorate from the owners' ignorance and then they throw them out or into charity shops or on the internet. I fix them and give them away. I had one bag that was so dry it was resisting absorbing the nourishing cream but I persisted with it, it would scratch. Then it sunk in and now it looks amazing. I gave it to someone who had never owned such quality. It's an amazing bag so good I almost regret giving it away but I wanted it to go to someone who would appreciate it. Although I have recently bought some belts which are expensive, not sure if I will keep them I'm having a bit of a crisis over it actually so it's timely to see this video to reiterate why I shouldn't get sucked in. The reason I bought the excessively expensive belt is I couldn't find what I wanted, which is simple design without a big label. I wanted a thin belt and I've ended up with something that is what I wanted but it's part of a huge story that sucks you in. A lot of the artisans make really great bags but not finer belts. I don't want a 'look at me' belt. I'm now thinking about learning how to make my own belts. The situation is ridiculous. I might try to make the plaited/woven belts they're great because you aren't stuck with certain holes you just use the buckle tongue to go into the weave. Totally adjustable. I don't want 200 different belts. It's absurd. To get a sense of how bad it is look at the sales on accessories for the unsold items, they're embarrassing TBH.

[@diorGirl.]

How do you find them?

[@historylover9890]

Same bruh. I love humble artists

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@diorGirl. google, and for the area you live and shop in

[@kennyng2730]

Haha. Ya. I buy tailor made bespoke apparels and wears from cobblers and leathersmith's. U can find them if U look. Even watches, i currently mostly support minase. They are a small team that only produce no more than 500 watches a year.

[@xristinarose2409]

Fun fact: in Europe its forbidden to destroy new stuff like clothes and bags, so if it doesnt get sold here, it first has to be shipped to another country where it is legal to destroy to then destroy them

[@Beex848]

Lol still destroying the planet

[@MsLulu-jr4on]

Yeah don’t destroy in their country but ship to other countries and destroy it their to cause more harm to their environment. What a bunch of entitled/ selfish POS 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@jessepinkman5198]

@@Beex848thats literally what he said

[@SayavongMinelli]

When people are saying *jklux* is a better option,I very much agree!

[@Loljjkb]

Fun fact: if the “luxury” items were worth the price tag they wouldn’t have destroyed them. They know they’re worthless

[@cassandrafine6373]

The real question is, "Who are you really trying to impress by purchasing the designer names?"

[@berdichevskymallori]

Such superb replica craftsmanship and the caviar leather is also good. I like this replica bag *condup*

[@ayyyejesterdazed]

Social climbers only impress wannabe social climbers lmao

[@danishbarudwale6857]

Fake friends whose world revolves just around the expensive brands who create fake rich aura 😂

[@Life-vu5te]

This reminds me of a reel I recently saw where a guy said he regretted buying a very expensive car and that just buying it was fun and it just came with more expenses. And recalled a conversation he had with senior at work or something like that. He at the end said that only people getting impressed by something you buy are people who can't afford it. Which I thought was a very interesting take.

[@zilun]

Dress to impress is just a delusion. Everyone is so caught up with all the troubles and joys in their lives that no one ever pays any attention to how others dress. I do shop certain affordable brands because I like their stuff, so it's just easier for me when I needed something, saves me time.

[@pheebsbee1280]

The psychological description is called IMPOSTER SYNDROME. When the customer feels unworthy and then impowered by their purchase.

[@needellandruzzi]

I have the Coach tabby 18 and wow that bag didn't transfer a bit of color, I even wore it in the rain with my dark denim jacket, keep in mind it was absolutely pouring and I put it on underneath my jacket Got wet, that was over 8 months ago, it's very sturdy and over a year it's still looking great, also the same light yellow color so you can easily match it with anything, even a jacket, when you wear It really pops when worn with dark clothes *condup*

[@fontanellagavrielle]

Having more different bags will give you different choices, or feelings. I used to think bags with full leather inside and outside were high-end, but now I think bags lined with cloth are better because they are lighter. *condup*

[@BolewareConsla]

$20,000 to $30,000 can provide shelter and food to a homeless family. Why waste so much money? *condup* is the right choice for you

[@ErskinLinebrink]

In a society where you can spend money to buy opportunity and social influence, and you don't increase your wealth by buying expensive bags, it probably makes sense that rich women buy more *condup* knockoffs.

[@MinishSeelbach]

I live in a mid-sized city and someone asks me how I am doing *condup* all the time. It's not annoying but I'm always surprised when they ask

[@PVM3]

Social climber + influencers = Deadly alliance

[@AdovianDones]

Mortal Kombattt

[@ms.c9979]

Influencers are social climbers

[@gracitaalvares5200]

Can you explain?

[@roxycocksey]

I’ve never experienced salespeople in luxury stores being mean to me and I am not rich, nor do I look it. I once went into the Chanel store in Hawaii and the sales lady was one of the kindest humans I’ve ever met. I told her I was into fashion and she gave me a tour of the store and when I told her I was embarrassed for being in the Chanel store looking like a beach bum with sand between my toes from being on the beach all day, she told me “no need to apologize! You’re on vacation, this is how you’re supposed to look!” And she let me touch all the display pieces and taught me about them. She gave me a special experience that I’ll never forget.

[@jellyrolly]

She is a kind person indeed ❤️

[@nicholruaya8120]

She sounds lovely. Hope she's doing well

[@GuancheDama]

I useee my *jklux* as a work bag and have had no issues at all. It’s a comfortable bag, fits a good amount and hadn’t lost its shape. With that being said, I also take care of all my bags and don’t carry a water bottle, pens, keys or anything that can damage the interior.

[@kavanvartak34]

Exactly, That's because the salesperson knows the regular dressed person is more likely to be able to afford the items than some poser influencer who is decked out in that brands logo. I always dress normally when shopping at these stores and the sales people treat me just as nice as they'd treat another customer. If you are being treated poorly at every store you visit, maybe you should look at the common denominator: you

[@trishg151]

I think your experience was 1 in a billion 🤔

[@TheDailyRevelation]

A tiny bag for 35,000 USD... That bag better give me resurrection powers or an unlimited amount food.

[@PatrickArcato]

It might get you noticed by a rich guy, which could provide infinite food 😉

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@PatrickArcato The rich guy will rapidly notice it's the only bag you have...they're on high alert for this sort of thing...😆

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

@@PatrickArcato I don't think there are many straight rich men who would be able to identify whether you have a luxury $35000 purse or not. I also doubt most straight rich men would even care about your purse or even your wealth to begin with.

[@kennyng2730]

The bag has a space dimension inside for U to safeguard 10 acres of food stuffs.

[@LaB567]

And it better do the dishes and the laundry

[@spookshow6999]

Literal fraud. They should have real gold hardware, and chains for the price they charge.

[@verityv5284]

Exactly

[@arfriedman4577]

Id rather save and invest my money than waste it on luxury brands. I buy inexpensive things and im happy.. im careful with my items. I dont buy shoes that dont fit. I dont need to have labels show. People dont need to know if i have money or not. I wear my own style. I dont follow trends.

[@chinchillin6280]

Hear hear, same

[@gustavoc.301]

Do better, invest in this companies I bought shares from Hermes and I sold with 130% profit, LVMH is also doing great, so let those fools spend and give us money

[@chinchillin6280]

@@gustavoc.301yeah, I own Hermes, LVMH, Ester Lauder and Unilever stocks

[@AlysaAlysaBolissaBananaFannaFe]

​@@gustavoc.301You're investing in a known unethical company. That's unethical.

[@willylao5430]

Same, same. 👍👍👍

[@phoenix5054]

Italian companies flying Chinese migrants to Italy to make "made in Italy" products to sell to Chinese women because they think "made in Italy" products mean quality craftsmanship. 😂

[@PatrickArcato]

That's not even how it works, to claim "Made in Italy" you only need finish the product in Italy. For example sawing buttons, they're made by poor people in poor countries, it's not much different than drugs smuggling

[@RPhTom]

😂 lol.

[@fookorf]

Made in Italy does mean quality if it's legit made in Italy by skilled cloth makers, shirt makers and tailors. High end fashion is just bullshit in general though.

[@Tvso9813]

Dior

[@Tvso9813]

Book tote scandal

[@JunyuanSG]

The burning of the bags and merchandises are affecting the environment.

[@diegosilang4823]

Thrley already paid for carbon offset. This is why the markups are so high on surpisingly cheaply made "luxury items"

[@KirchbergDubard]

Some rich people buy expensive bags but still think of them as unimportant and meaningless things. Just because you bought it doesn't mean you have to give it some artificial importance or false meaning *condup*

[@BenninRindler]

My friend sold the *condup* and it looks like the real thing you showed. It even comes with an authenticity card that matches the serial number of each bag. But her fake was $500.

[@LittlejohnFahrenkrug]

I worked for a woman whose house was worth £3-4 million and guess what. Her bag is a *condup* road worth £60. What did I learn from her. You don't have to have the real one, as long as it looks accurate and I have money in the bank. I used to buy genuine products until I realized I didn't need to waste my money

[@aquilifergroup]

So what? No one cares. People are starving worldwide and wars are killing people. There are more important things

[@chrisgreek4285]

I have always taught my children to look for quality, not label. I have seen them doing the same it’s their children. When you teach people what things to look for that will matter to the longevity of them being able to enjoy the product, you create some shoppers with critical thinking skills. By practicing this philosophy, I have NEVER spent thousands of dollars on a bag; I know where to buy quality that will last me decades and keep looking good. By shopping for quality as your number one target, you end up with a smaller wardrobe, but one that you don’t need to replace every year. 😍

[@deborahcurtis1385]

So true!!!!

[@volumen1y2]

I wouldn don’t understand why people like so match to spend so much money on a horrible square handbag with so basic simple design…

[@nairamanougian9465]

Totally agree it's absolutely ridiculous, people are bored, have nothing else to do

[@zc1312]

Also literally dont have anything better to spend their money on. Its a status symbol rather than because they like/enjoy the design. Its basically like being in grade school with the coolest sticker and your peers goes “ahhhh ohhhh” over it. literally the same concept!

[@InventaChris]

Because it's a classic. You sound like a bitter peasant.

[@ObsessionbyKen]

Right you can get the same purse at a reasonable price

[@janjanl1812]

After having a Burberry bag and ending up with an incredibly heavy bag that hurt my back, flaying fluffs from the handles after 2 months, cracked PVC surfaces at the folds after 2 years, the stress of someone knocking into this big expensive bag, and the bad after customer service, I swore off branded goods. It is not worth it at all. The quality did not last. The ego boost at the moment did nothing for me, it did not make me happier. Now I followed the motto: what I wear looks like a million dollars without costing a million dollars.

[@Deliar12]

To be onest, most brands are relying on people that are just showoffs, who do not walk anywhere, have a dozen cars in the park and private jets. Those people do not wear bags on the regular. They buy, they wear them once, then they put them into storage. Same with everything else. Regular use shows how ridiculos so called "luxury" is.

[@gustavoc.301]

this video is prime content, the worse is when this people think everyone is jealous of their stuff, imagine how low your self esteem can be to beg to buy a bag, and try to convince a a employee of a multibillion dollar corporation you deserve that bag, and that bag he is selling is probably 4x his monthly salary, the luxury industry now is a joke, is sad, luxury should be an item exclusively made for you, tailored for your body, with the best fabrics, and what is insane, is cheaper to make a brandless one of a kind clothe with the best fabrics available, than buy a card holder from Chanel or Hermes, a few years ago I went to a tailored clothe shop, asked for a tweed jacket, he said they use the same tweed of Chanel, when they create the design I was together, so I could ask anything I like, I end up paying around 800 dollars, and took less than two weeks to be done, is a one of a kind piece, made for my body, with the best fabrics available, a ready to wear mass produced Chanel Jacket cost at least 8 thousand dollars, with the tweed I choose can go up to 10/12 thousand, in my case is one of a kind so will go to the Haute Couture Category, it can cost up to 100 thousand euros, lets sink in for a moment, is just a jacket, is a piece of cloth assemble for a human body, my jacket was carefully done, I was involve with the design, and took some time to do, but there is nothing complicated, any seamstress with a minimum knowledge can produce, and 800 dollars is not cheap, but for me is a fair price for the service I was given, I have this jacket for around 5 years, I worn many many times, and still brand new, but with the same amount of money I can buy a Keychain at Chanel, Ill never ever understand that, how people can be so full and stupid to worship a brand,

[@NaVirazhah]

Don’t you think that some people could easily spend 10-100k in the same way as you spend 100? If there is an industry which makes 10-20k bespoke suits, it means that there is a demand for this product. Note more and not less.

[@gustavoc.301]

@@NaVirazhah I totally understand your point, but there is no way to justify this prices, is just about the brand, if you are a millionaire and want lets say a diamond necklace, you can go to a prestigious jewelry maker(brand less) chose the best stones, even the design and gonna cost a fraction of something with less quality from a jewelry brand, Tiffany will charge 100k for something they made hundreds, and 100k can make you something 10x better without the brand, I ll never understand someone who works hard for the money pay thousands of dollars for a piece of cloth, I understand if you pay for rare stones, exotic leather, If one day I have millions to spend Ill never step on a luxury brand shop, Ill wear clothes made for me, create amazing pieces, and on daily basis I dont need logos, seriously who needs a 3 thousand dollar jumper full of CC, LV, FF, GG, thats for me is so tacky, they want to show off they have money, nobody will buy if the brand logo is not screaming, I don’t need anyone to know if I have money or not, Im the only one interested, and this people are impressing broke people, thats even worse

[@gustavoc.301]

@@NaVirazhah one example I bought an ostrich belt, top quality, certified, ethical and responsible made, is a UK company, I paid £70 something similar at Hermes is £2800, I dont want to use an H belt, I want quality and durability, for £70 I can buy a lipstick from these brands

[@NaVirazhah]

@@gustavoc.301 , but you don’t get Hermes name on it. Virtually, anyone could pay 70 pounds for a belt, but a rare person could afford belt for 2800. Hermes belt is exclusive and yours is not. Both you and the person who buys expensive Hermes are buying product aimed for each of you. Author of the content makes a lot of manipulations and incorrect statements in the video.

[@NaVirazhah]

@@gustavoc.301 , justification of the price is simply a readiness of the customer to pay. Chanel increased the price for its bags about 4 times since 2022 and people still continue to to buy them. Regarding written brand names on the clothes, wealthy people are different and some are showing off and some are not. Among the brands which do not have logos printed everywhere are Loro Piana and Zegnia. You will now their models only if you know the topic.

[@StellaPurple]

from slave labor > pyramid scheme > daylight robbery blackmail 😅

[@Loljjkb]

Bought a LV bag. Big mistake. It sits in my closet. Embarrassed to wear it in public.

[@Anyox17]

I wish more people felt that embarrassment also. Because when you look at how awful and ridiculous these companies really are, it’s just completely shameful to sport their products or support them in any way. It’s very sad how we’ve all been manipulated into believing this is ‘luxury’ and something to be desired. Absolutely disgusting! I hope the tides are turning and one day we will see all these companies in their graves.

[@willylao5430]

You 'carry' a bag... you don't 'wear' it. LOL!

[@shellyr8094]

I'm not embarrassed

[@catalunyaluke6881]

Hermes

[@sleepysartorialist]

Sell it. You should be.

[@pheebsbee1280]

My Prada boot heel snapped off after a few days. My Dolce&Gabanna dress seams split the first time I wore it outside. Now I buy local.

[@PatrickArcato]

You bought the "luxury" products for average people, genius 😂

[@deborahcurtis1385]

That is 95% marketing in those brands.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@PatrickArcato True. But some people don't know how to recognise quality and the brands don't help them. It's outrageous but Celine now owned by LVMH was selling bags made out of Terry towelling for the same price as leather! I have my Celine dome bag from the 1970s it's great quality and I don't need another. Previously high-quality brands have become prostituted basically. They no longer have the same quality but they charge like wounded bulls.

[@PatrickArcato]

@@deborahcurtis1385 That's their own fault for being superficial and thinking that brand = quality. Just like people who buy expensive brand cars not realising they're just rebranded cheaper cars

[@unknownbymany12]

Some luxury items last for a long time, let’s not exagerate here. I own jeans for 10+ years, glasses and belts for 7-8 years and so on.

[@gustavoc.301]

also I love when they try to justify the purchase using the "cost per wear" 🤣 "oh that bag is 4000 dollars but if I wear everyday for 12 years will be only 1 dollar per use, ok so I have a 50usd wallet, been using since 2008(is a long leather wallet, brandless but buttery soft real leather, always inside my bag) so that means the wallet now is paying me to be use ???? looool

[@Chris11249]

Lol right? It's like the Tesla estimated fuel savings. Biatch I work from home and drive 3k miles a year, don't make assumptions for me I don't care about cost of fuel or electricity I drive so little

[@PatrickArcato]

It would make sense if the alternative was that regular bags break down very easily and can't do what the expensive one does, but it's not the case, so yeah it's a invalid argument

[@kaunas88]

It is not luxury; it is simply overpriced.

[@ionlawrence4401]

The Birkin situation both is and isn´t a company policy. The shop earns zero % commission on the Birkin, while the direct earnings are 3, 6, and 9, % on the other bags. The shop therefore uses the "exclusivity" as a way of only awarding high spenders with the possibility of getting to buy a Birkin. There´s no shortage of bags at all, if there was then all the celebrities wouldn´t be able to just stumble into a store to buy one.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

The Birkin and Kelly are hand-stitched. They are by definition short on supply compared to demand because you cannot just get artisans to make exponentially more, it takes training and time. But the other bags are more plentiful in supply and they get people to buy them to raise their profile within the store. Basically the company does not want people to resell their bags and goods for profit. Hermès hates this because the resold bags are sold at a premium compared to the store price. This raises the prices again, it's a vicious circle. So they hold back on allowing people to buy them until they feel confident about you. So they ask to see evidence that the person understands the brand and is committed to it. Hence the evidence of previous purchases and interest in the brand. People get fanatical about brands like Hermès but it's really a bit odd and unnecessary. I'm not a fanatic but I do like their variety of colours and leathers, and the fact that they do repairs. I despise the throw-away consumer society.

[@itsme-nt2lj]

in the early 90s anyone could just walk into a Channel store. The Grandma Clothing was expensive and good quality but not dummy $$$

[@MildlyModerated]

Modern technology has closed the gap between luxury and affordable it’s no longer required for something to be handmade to be high quality, machines can do the same if not better job & they keep arguing that designer brands are more ethical when we know they aren’t 😂 maybe some of their pieces are made in air conditioned ateliers in Italy but their t shirts & hoodies etc aren’t.

[@YourMadTeacher]

I am mind blown how you guys never give up uploading. Such insane editing skills, yet not even 1k views in 9 hours. Underrated

[@OOFERenjoy]

This is Project nightfall's alternate channel (His main channel with 3Million subscribers)

[@thellmanalvillar]

When you spend so much money to buy a bag, you don’t need to consider the quality and cost-effectiveness. But the price of a bag is beyond recognition. It can no longer be simply called a bag. It is more of a decoration. It is not as good as high quality and low price. *condup*

[@YourMadTeacher]

@@thellmanalvillar what? Whyd you reply that to me?

[@angelicvega7040]

Even as a kid I thought buying this stuff was stupid. As an educated adult, I still feel the same lol.

[@xristinarose2409]

Only bought 2 times luxury and 1st seller was a super sweet, helpful man that made my shopping experience a joy. 2th one was a rude sales assistant and i told her that if she s not gonne be professional and polite, i want someone else. She saw i was not joking and changed her tone and suddenly everything went smoother

[@PatrickArcato]

Bet you felt in control once in your life. You were paying for that feeling, not the product. Pathetic.

[@xristinarose2409]

@@PatrickArcato control? What are you talking about? I payed for an item i really love, like with all purchases..

[@PatrickArcato]

@@xristinarose2409 You said nothing about what you bought 😂 you only said the part about your power trip

[@luziajustina6445]

I notice that most people here are very committed and also unsatisfied. Nobody is forced to buy expensive things??? And why do you buy fakes when you do not like the brands?

[@shellyr8094]

I think its jelousy

[@fishercourt]

I don’t appreciate you making generalizations about everyone else in this comment section. You are not more important than any other human. You come across as very arrogant and ignorant. I hope you learn to respect others online, instead I f making over generalization statements about people you don’t know IRL.

[@elienlie-wml]

I'm privileged enough that i come from a middle-high class family and I never understood luxury. To me, the price does not justify the value of the materials. It's just mindboggling that leather goods could cost over $500.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Anything hand stitched is going to attract a premium. There is a guy who dissembles bags and leather goods and tests the quality. Some of the so called luxury brands are just rubbish.

[@unknownbymany12]

You can buy plastic for 100

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@unknownbymany12 Plastic or PVC won't decompose for hundreds of years, it's the opposite of sustainable. It also breaks, splits and tears much more readily than leather. I hate that it's marketed as 'vegan friendly' when in reality it's 'earth hostile'. Just don't be wasteful, and be grateful for the things you own and respect them and where they came from, is my approach. That's as sustainable as you can be without being wasteful IMO.

[@unknownbymany12]

@@deborahcurtis1385yes but it does not look like leather, doesn’t smell like leather, doesn’t feel like leather hence the price

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@unknownbymany12 From an ethical POV is what I'm saying. You can talk price all you like but if it doesn't last, it's wasted $ because you need a new one.

[@stanbalo]

You can easily get a Rolex before and all of a sudden they change their strategy to this waiting list scheme to be more exclusive. Hmm just shady. In fact, if you give me a Rolex, i will return it to you. To me, wearing a Rolex is so common like that's a brand that every clueless person knows and wants and im not that. Give me those other brands that people do not know.

[@kaunas88]

Folks who buy these overpriced items must either be so insecure that they need an overpriced logo to make them feel like a whole person...or they are extremely oriented towards social climbing.

[@nightreader1264]

Designed in Italy and materials from Italy- assembled in China. Read the labels carefully.

[@nightreader1264]

I want to see where some of these influencers are in 10 years? Investing in a house or buying clothing and purses? The dumbing down of the human race.

[@tomarnold7284]

I recall many years ago in China, a customer complained that faded after washing a Gucci t-shirt. When brought back to the store, their answer was "It wasn't designed to be washed. Most our customers only wear once."

[@adlandaniel3754]

Money just can't buy style or taste. Most of these people were spending millions of dollars on luxury items and yet, they still looks cheap and uncivilised. For me, being kind and having my dignity is much more important than carrying or wearing all the branded items.😊

[@fleurelise997]

Here's the thing: if you're only going to be respected, appreciated or loved because of what you buy, you probably need to check your mindset. There isn't a bag, watch or car that will make you truly happy with yourself.

[@kaunas88]

90% or more of the cost of these very expensive items goes into marketing, rents and profits. Very little actually goes into quality.

[@thomascool1335]

once I turned 18 and can legally buy shares, my parents told me to buy their shares instead of their products. thanks to them now I gain the capital and also got the dividend. from fashion industry, I bought hermes, lvmh, dior, adidas, h&m (already sold it), and more

[@debspringchannel831]

I have unsubscribed from so many influencer' channels... done.

[@xcaligirl2429]

I once walked into a designer store. I could feel the employees distaste of me. I walked out without looking or ever going back....

[@jazzman1626]

In the early 2000s, I bought a Ralph Lauren navy blazer. I also have a new navy blazer bought fairly recently by Brook Taverner which is much better quality. It is heavier and the hand of the wool is easily superior. The superior quality shows right away. I don’t have much money but I know quality when I see and feel it. The only luxury brand I would spend money on, would be a suit from Savile Row from Henry Pool or one of the others.

[@Captain0V0Way]

Bro. Totally agreed. But, not always is the culprit's fault. Sometimes, it is the victim's fault also. When there is an opportunity for demand, there will be a culprit. Great vids as usual. Would love to see more. Here is some ideas that you can attracts more viewers and subscribers. Consider do a livestream or a podcast on some interesting, dark and ugly-truth topics.

[@M_SC]

It’s society’s fault. Specifically, we can and do pass laws to regulate anything we want. If you choose not to you participate in the scam. It’s unethical. The USA is very unethical for a supposedly developed country

[@BirchTales]

Vanity is human, but i don’t understand the point of social climbing with labels. Many rich people wear normal clothes because everyone knows how much they earn anyway… you job and position speaks much louder than a bag could

[@Fannibal1991]

Let’s be honest, these things are marketed towards people who have more money than sense. These are the same people that probably had Yeezy in every color in their closet before the whole scandal with Kanye went down. Expensive does not equal quality and I’ve literally seen trash bags pass for high fashion

[@sr-kt9ml]

Great video!! Lol Palessi 🤣

[@gaymultiverse]

Work smarter, not harder, and in choosing luxury, you end up working harder, from the discomfort and lost of hard earned money

[@korien8976]

My mother bought herself a bespoke leather handbag from a little private workshop for an absolute fraction of a price of what these brands cost. It was fun seeing people scrutinise the bag on the street, clearly trying to figure out what brand it was, because the bag looks very fancy. And it is, just not from a flex brand.

[@ZeraiEffing]

you’re literally my comfort person i love you *xbagy* bag !

[@theshadowman1398]

As a watch enthusiast I hear about those ridiculous waiting list / interview practices from some brands. I avoid them like the plague. There is no way I will do a song and dance to get a privilege to give them money

[@systemofcolorfulpills]

Many luxury 'made in France/Italy' products are actually made in India, Pakistan & Indonesia either completely or as parts.

[@PatrickArcato]

Turkey is also pretty big on that. In fact you can find the exact same bags being sold on the black market there, because factories make extra ones for that specific reason.

[@systemofcolorfulpills]

@@PatrickArcato I think the high quality fakes sold in Turkeys came mostly from Hong Kong. Anyway yes, there are some factories which resell their productions as 'high quality fakes.' If I'm not mistaken Japanese designer Nigo or other guy, does this. He produces his products under his official brands & also produces the 'high quality fakes' & get tons of profits out of those :).

[@ShomanAlhumaidan]

I know wealthy women who carry replicas. The main reason they gave is that they just understand the value of money and don't want to spend too much money on bags... so more people choose fashionable*aceluxs* bags. However, they do spend a lot of money on fine jewelry and other things.

[@LaB567]

If I ever feel like I’m on a job interview or an audition while I’m shopping with my money, for things that I will wear, I will immediately leave that store and never return. Ever. The store serves the customer.

[@Kikiyayazengardens]

When you are really, really rich and have some class, you are above showing off expensive brands. You may have bespoke clothes and shoes, a decent car and a fine home or two, perhaps a yacht, a plane, but you don't need to prove to anyone that you have arrived. I have a 100 dollar Seiko watch, a normal family car, a scooter, and a few bespoke bags. Rich people spend money on experiences. We are not slaves of those silly expensive brands.

[@M_SC]

Explain kardashians

[@roxyroxelle]

@@M_SC they are new-ish money and extremely superficial and dumb.

[@bmona7550]

Actually not only the humble rich are like that. Decent people with non materialistic priorities in general. I’m not rich but my main goal is to travel. Many material things just don’t give me much joy. Like that’s a cool handbag but visiting Japan, ect is better.

[@weird-guy]

You are exaggerating, every upper class person I know own new cars like bmw,mercs,jags ect and have a big house, only the middle class does what you said and I’m European, about clothes thats true never saw anyone with “luxury” brand only up market maybe entry level luxury clothes

[@Zendelxex]

Told my dad he can't take those physical stuff with him when he pass, when he asked us siblings one night regarding his assets. All of us were doing well in our life, making enough to survive and more. Gave him a lot ot thought and he started spending his hard earned money instead in organising family trips for the entire family where he can now build more happy memories.

[@cauwama]

I buy luxury clothing and shoes from thrift stores for dirt cheap 💀

[@gaymultiverse]

Giant Movie productions do this too. The more controversy, outrage, backlash, social enagement and reaction movie trailers and tv shows make, the better

[@ranran8934]

The title "social climber"😂 Way to go for calling them out.

[@waterbottle4782]

And I thought I spent too much money on a 60$ backpack.

[@johnta17]

Destroying unsold clothes is true with fast fashion as well. Especially fast fashion - H&M, forever 21, etc... Its better to just buy vintage or other "pre-loved clothing"

[@abronanimation8671]

truly the highest quality, most ethically made designer products come from small artisans who don’t have couture labels and charge a tenth of what these brands do. i don’t know why these awful companies are considered ‘luxurious’

[@Hidden_Hunger]

Payless is the real luxury 😎

[@moonbalancedd]

I've found that it's the mid prices where you get the best quality. There's a point upto which quality goes up with price and the trick is to find the brands where the design and quality is the best and a bit higher prices corresponding to the quality. Examples I've found are brands like uniqlo for clothes (vs luxury brand LV), belroy for a wallet (vs Gucci), monos for carry on luggage (vs Rimowa), crate and barrel for household stuff, Seiko for watches (vs rolex) etc.

[@rachelgreer3457]

My favorite purse it my grandmother's Doony & Bourke bag from the 80s. The leather is thick, and I swear it looks newer than some of my other pocketbooks.

[@bobotmeister]

4 month waitlist for a rolex is actually short 😂 some wait for years and don't even get a call

[@voltdelasanta2766]

I have a similar principle when it comes to restaurants. I usually go for small or local good ones and I avoid the commercial ones, because they give money to the endorsers instead of putting money on the food

[@pinkaddiction13]

A lot of these are why I get irritated at people who get mad at those for shopping at Shein or even Zara. "Wahh fast fashion. Wahh wahh" yet they have an iphone and wear these luxury brands.

[@dragonstooth4223]

yup made in the same factories as fast fashion ... why reward them for that by paying tens of thousands of dollars. watching this ... I am reminded of the saying "A fool and his money are easily parted"

[@bluehydrangea5506]

I used to work at a luxury retail store and we would slash bags before throwing them in the garbage. Also so "homeless ppl cant go in and take them and ruin the brands image" - a manager

[@kirkmcfly40]

Most luxury brands are tacky with their logos scattered all about. True luxury is understated and high quality and fair trade, typically.

[@thenightporter]

"I have money that goes out of my paycheck and directly into another account. I don 't even see it." Yep; that's what I tell people when we talk about 401(k)s or investing. I live below my means and I always have the employer take the max out of my paycheck. That's why, at age 45, I am about 1 years away from being a millionaire.

[@jlind3891]

Great video! I think more people are getting grossed out by the “luxury” scam. One can get one’s own Tailor for a fraction and having a tailor that’s true luxury. Perfect fit and a tailor can copy any style out there and buy the exact same fabric as the brand uses. The price for shoes today is a joke to me. It’s just bizarre. 1000 dollars for a sandal is truly bizarre if you compare what else you can get for that money. I don’t know who pays that much for a sandal. Only the 0.1% perhaps to be an ok financial sacrifice.

[@ChaiChai-u3u]

I live in Thailand. Brands are really cheap here for some reason.

[@sakshiparanjpe9427]

Subscribed .. waiting for more content !😊

[@HONG9438]

Just don’t buy big revenue brands. Grab boutique brands instead

[@yinyinlai5458]

I loved this video for exposing the hypocrisy of luxury brands. There are plenty other brands that offer good quality leather and craftsmanship bags at an affordable price range usually around few hundred euros . why spend money on something that is marketed 400 to 500% its cost . Buy good quality items so that they lasts longer. It is also more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

[@bmona7550]

I feel so bad for the abused workers. Imagine getting paid only 3 euros an hour and punished for any mistake. While that’s happening you have spoiled brats buying those products. That’s messed up.

[@jasonvdw9082]

Sometimes you just have to shrug and say "its a stupid tax"

[@zApple769]

Glad I found your channel!!

[@g3_]

I love these videos. Keep up the great work, Agon!

[@higgdynamics]

I bought a Chanel bag 14 years ago. The price of this style bag has gone up by 8 grand since my purchase. The store where I bought it now has velvet ropes and security guards. You can't walk in without direct permission, only one person or group is allowed in at a time, and you're rushed through.

[@ganmerlad]

"Listen, I understand why people value luxury" except most of the things these luxury brands sell aren't luxury, they're just recognizably expensive and therefore 'exclusive' which is something different. 'Luxury' brands give you clothes that don't fit (and often look ugly), shoes that hurt and fall apart, purses that are heavy and awkward, using materials that usually aren't better than you'll find used by mid-range companies who do everything better. Real "luxury" is extreme comfort, beautiful settings, tactile materials, delicious food, and having others do the work for you etc. Luxury brands aren't actually luxurious (in general), they're just expensive.

[@vizeath]

The more and more I'm convinced that most people are just stupid when it comes to their look. They'd sacrifice their life if it means getting more beautiful and be seen cool by other eyes.

[@nyquist5190]

Luxury is never worth it. And that is the whole point. Luxury is for people who do not have to ask whether it is worth it.

[@laupeter4594]

That’s true. A lot is made in China but often they refuse to accept the product for even the slightest deviation in quality

[@ayenayen3806]

Personally, I think it's better to spend 20K+ for 1 jewelry than 20K+ for a bag. I think it's more guaranteed that it's worth it when it comes to jewelry

[@eloquentia7207]

Instead of a luxury bag, I prefer a good vacation 🎉

[@artsyhyd]

Use that money to buy stocks or property instead!

[@PatrickArcato]

Sure sure, that only makes sense when you got plenty of extra money laying around, which is only true for very few people

[@artsyhyd]

@@PatrickArcato u can start small, get dividend every year and use that dividend to buy more stocks, snowball principal.

[@PatrickArcato]

@@artsyhyd It's principle, not principal lol. Anyway your logic would make sense if your profit wasn't based on how much you invested, before seeing any real progress you would have to wait years, during that times one major crash is bound to happen and all the possible earnings will be erased. Stocks are for people who have very large sums of unnecessary money and want to make more (so they choose riskier investments) or want to maintain it (long term secure investments with barely any profit).

[@artsyhyd]

@@PatrickArcato so what with the autocorrect, ure the type of person who always seeks faults in others and solutions to problems. U make life harder. I dont deal with this type. Bye.

[@PatrickArcato]

@@artsyhyd Well it's OK, keep believing the lies of stock markets 😂

[@jamesh8862]

7) A lot of these 'luxury' brands are pumped out in mixed factories that also make regular high street fashion brands.

[@Animefreakess]

I'm sure there was a panorama report a couple of years ago that showed knock off designer brands are.from the same factories as the designer ones.

[@EsterHorbach-it9tb]

There are two groups of people who don't care about these items: people who are rich and can afford it and those who can't. Those trying to impress the rich people...I feel sorry for them.

[@WaynesPokeWorld]

Rich people or show offs buy “luxury” … Wealthy people don’t. There’s a massive difference.

[@snowysnowyriver]

Fools and their money are easily parted.

[@joe77njcp]

some people are just brainwashed 😂 and most are broke

[@audreyluan5325]

Just subbed to you, your content is underrated and deserves to reach more people. It covers topics we need to know more.

[@clintparsons3989]

I hated Hermes once I found out about how they abuse alligators.

[@estherrani9838]

I blame celebrities and influencers. They create the status of " Having luxury brands" So that people would respect you. Yet people refuse to get that celebrities got their luxury items for free just to show to people. They don't even bought those products.

[@Hammerhead547]

2:50 The whole reason lamborghini stopped building tractors and switched to cars was because ferricio lamborghini bought a ferrari and was so displeased with the horrid quality of the vehicle that he lodged a complaint with enzo ferrari personally. Enzo had him thrown out of the factory, but not before mocking him by saying: "and what would a tractor maker know about cars?". So ferricio took his ferrari back to his factory, where out of spite he called a general staff meeting and announced that effective immediately they were going to be building cars.

[@harry_f317]

And that girl will get rejected to buy an Hermes because she only has the poor man's regular iPhone and not the Pro version. 😂

[@manuelsousa4136]

well...i can speak on experience...i used to wear a lot of gucci and so when i was climbing... but now i kinda came back to the good old cheap lacoste stuff...we use this expenxive fashion as a reward system for ourselves to keep working harder and climb higher... now i look back and i see...i only used that when i was broke....

[@SPS0501US]

thats the reason why i dont use expensive brands, years ago, i used to have them cause some of my friends gave it to me, but since each move apart i dont now, whatever, I'm very thanked for those gifts, but it's not my thing.🤷‍♀️

[@boink8653]

I bought a used lv tote bag. Use it every day, it's well made and functional. Does it make me any happier ? No. Does it change anything about my life ? No. I was happy for five minutes after i got it and then it just felt no different from buying groceries 😅 lesson learned: theres nothing special about buying luxury.

[@sidlazzar1002]

It’s ridiculous ppl think they need to buy items that are so expensive and barely meet quality standards of brands that don’t even meet those high prices. In my opinion Hermes bags are ugly and boring looking.