Oh for the days when a bag was a bag. When "How much?" and, "Does it coordinate nicely?" were our most vexing considerations beyond the fundamental, "Shoulder strap, Replica handbags clutch or kelly?"
Life was ridiculously simple then. And now it is not. There are canyons of difference between Gucci and Prada, Hermes and Miyake, Puech, Chanel and any perfectly serviceable handbag from Kmart or Target. A Gucci bag hints at your penchant for racy modernist fashion and poses a teensy question about your slavish devotion to expensive labels. The
replica Chanel handbags poses a similar question, but overlays it with the suggestion of your regard for inventive design. Puech and Miyake vary again; the former whispers of your flawless taste and probable frequent use of words like "exquisite" and "extraordinary", while the latter shouts the same thing in artfully simple, minimalist language.
So passionately desired and hotly pursued are some Christian Louboutin Shoes of particular status and/or gorgeousness, that some waiting lists to buy them have lengthened to legendary proportions. Prepare to wait up to four years for an Hermes Birkin bag and if you crave the progressive chic of the designer handbags, scrap plans to snap one up at the Chanel boutique in Sydney until the 40 customers already signed up have theirs delivered.
Or purchase a perfectly serviceable and not unattractive lookalike bag for a fraction of the cost.
LULU GUINNESS black satin "flowerpot" kelly bag with removable lid covered in full-blown, blood-red faux roses, $899, at David Jones, tel: 96432222.
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