tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700509.post2550924442098222954..comments2024-02-24T23:49:41.410-05:00Comments on DC Celine: Style Debate: Fashion for the MassesAlison Santighianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09563323713401404448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700509.post-77387605183108643132011-03-12T19:58:36.589-05:002011-03-12T19:58:36.589-05:00Allie, can't wait to read your post! Post a li...Allie, can't wait to read your post! Post a link here - I think it's a debate we need to keep going.Alison Santighianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563323713401404448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700509.post-5139558275781534982011-03-10T15:42:11.241-05:002011-03-10T15:42:11.241-05:00I was going to write a post about this recently bu...I was going to write a post about this recently but didn't know how to do it while being tactful.<br /><br />I am not one who can afford designer pieces, and I am okay with that. I don't want them to stoop to my level and offer cheaper versions. I don't want Louis Vuitton and Hermes to become the Gucci of the '80s. I hate seeing people clamor for something on Gilt just for the brand, wearing high-end shoes with Mudd jeans, carrying their LV Speedy with velour sweatpants.<br /><br />We have become a society that feels they deserve everything. Either put a second mortgage on the house for an It bag, or buy some cheap crappy version of it (hello Coach monogram & Dooney & Bourke). It's diluting high-end brands, and diluting style all together. <br /><br />I don't want someone to think my Liberty scarf is from H&M, or even that my Cole Haan or Nine West shoes are Payless. I wish people would worry more about fit and style than brand name. Let's return to a world where Jackie and Audrey are style icons because they can make a simple shift dress, or a turtleneck with capris look elegant, not because WHO they are wearing. When we get there, maybe the masses will understand that style comes from within and special items will again be special.<br /><br />You have inspired me to finish this post collecting dust on my desktop!Alison at Wardrobe Oxygenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891869859939786737noreply@blogger.com