This will probably be the pettiest rant you’ve read in a long time, so consider yourself warned.
I’ve had it with all the fake Coach signature handbags that are just about everywhere. Instead of a ‘C’ pattern, these stupid bags sport a ‘G’ pattern. What. The. Fuck? I mean, seriously. It’s bad enough you’re buying a knock-off Coach, for fuck’s sake. Why must you buy one that’s so obviously not a Coach? I thought that was the whole reason for buying knock-offs. You want to look like you can afford a Louis Vuitton but you can barely afford a Mossimo bag from Target so off to NYC to buy a knock-off, right? Ok, fine. Whatever gets you going in the morning. It’s not my style to buy knock-offs but, hey, more power to you. But the ubiquitous Goach bag is driving me fucking nuts.
Maybe it’s some weird combination of the Gucci and Coach logos. Are they really supposed to be Coach bags? Do you think maybe these people think they’re getting a Gucci knock-off instead?
I believe the bags you’re refering to are Guess. Further, I don’t think they’re actually supposed to be knockoffs - everyone should know that it’s a Guess bag, because then they’ll think the owner of the bag is a big ho, just like Paris Hilton. At least, I assume thats the point.
I brought my digital camera with me today. At the risk of getting punched in the eye, I’m going to attempt to go take a picture of one of these bags so you can see to what I’m referring.
They’re definitely supposed to be Coach knock-offs, though. I went to Guess’ site and the Guess signature pattern isn’t what I’ve been seeing. The pattern is exactly like the Coach one except it’s a ‘G’ instead of a ‘C’.
Ugh, I’ll never understand people who buy things just so others will think they’re rich/hip/whatever. And I’ll never understand why those bags cost so much–they’re absolutely hideous.
Women who leave the key fob/leather sample on their Coach bag. You know: The 3-inch-by-1-inch piece stamped “Coach.” OK, congratulations, you’re carrying an expensive bag. Now REMOVE that TAG!
'round here, fake Dooney and Vuitton bags are all the rage. Even when the logos are very close the the original, I can always tell by the cheap-ass materials and seams that they’re impostors. INsanely tacky.
I do have some really, really fake Vuitton sunglasses that I sometimes wear, on a lark, for the irony value. And because they look pretty good on me. But at least I don’t pair them with a fake Juicy velour tracksuit, or a tiny skirt and “Emus” (Ugg ripoffs).
I’m SO glad I’m not a girly girl that whines about purses. I carry an old denim backpack with frayed straps just to irritate chicks like you
I’ve seen those purses and frankly I think they SUCK. They are FUGLY and overpriced. I’ll take function over style ANY day. What the hell do you carry in those damn things anyway?
(For those that don’t know I am SERIOUSLY estrogen deficient. )
You should all pity me. I live in Montreal and I work at the heart of “downtown”, right near the club district. I see about a million of these things a day because of this. Montreal girls are notorious for being “trendy”, dressing like ho’s and spending three times what any given thing is worth on said thing. If there is a ridiculous “fashion”, knockoff or trend out there, I see it on a daily basis.
I am soon moving to a new job in Suburban Hell, and I’m looking forward to seeing normal people in normal clothes, like Gap khakis.
You know, it seems like there’d be a real market out there if such blatently satirical knockoffs like Chunnel #5 perfume, * Es de Frauder* foundation, Gauche handbags and Ghast jeans suddenly became available. I think I’d be sportin’ a Floozy machinegun for that “step” thing spbm mentioned.
I’ve always wanted to buy a cheap purse and write “Luis Vuitton” all over it with permanent marker.
The whole designer purse thing is ridiculous and reflects badly on everyone. I’m all for knock-offs. They can only serve to make the people who spent five hundred dollars on a name get all defensive and turn up their nose a little bit higher- mostly because they know they’ve been taken.
What bugs me is people that walk around with a Coach or Vuitton wallet (I see a lot of these as a clerk in an affluent town). What is that telling the world? That you wish you could be a high fashion slave but you can’t afford it? That you can look pretentious too for only $100 instead of $500? I guess I’ll be charitable and assume these were all given as gifts, but it seems unlikely.
You don’t need to be estrogen deficient to realize those bags are fugly…pug ugly…ugly ugly, even…
I’m plenty girly, and I think they suck. The ONLY purpose of them is to show off how much you paid for your bag…your ugly, ugly purse…ugh…
I like purses - I have funky ones in alligator (fake), bright colors, purses to go with every outfit. I don’t even pay a lot for most of them.
I will never understand why people think these bags are cute…It’s the Burberry (sp?) plaid thing all over again…just because a rich/famous person wears it, doesn’t mean it looks good, even on them.
If you can find a Louis Vuitton hand bag for $500, you should probably snap that baby up. The canvas ones start at about $1,500. I don’t think I’ve seen a leather one around these parts for less than $5,000.
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