STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

NCshopper · Hermes

Who buys this stuff???

theotherjess · Chanel

The daddies of spoiled middle schoolers?

cat · Marc Jacobs

I have no clue who buys this stuff.

But who doesn't have an extra $230 put away incase they need hair ties. wink

Kitty · Hermes

Rich girls w/ no taste?

mz.shanzie · Kenneth Cole

I am so glad you posted those! And here I was buying $2 hair ties at Target...shame on me for not being more fashion conscious!!!!!! biggrin

HeatherLynn · Gucci

So those aren't okay? I wore the hair stuff today....

;)

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

oh people will DEFINITELY buy that. Luxury brands, especially LV, and cutesy little trinkets like that are both very popular in some cultures!

Lilykind · Hermes

so does this mean i'm going to get banned if i admit that i would totally buy the cell phone charm if my phone actually had an antenna and i had $240 lying around. wink

but in all seriousness, this is something aimed at the same market of girls buying the Dooney it bags of late. In some circles, everyone wants something with designer cache. Also, I think it's the kind of thing that does well internationally, especially in Asia.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

I am thinking it could be a way to tap into the younger crowd or not so rich crowd. A 15 year old can probably scrounge up $200 for a key ring from Louis Vuitton but can't afford the bag. I get tons of magazines at work and end up reading Teen Vogue and Seventeen on a regular basis, these items are featured regularly in those mags.

squishy · Coach

Lilykind wrote:
Also, I think it's the kind of thing that does well internationally, especially in Asia.

so sad, but so true. but i'm sure they're already selling very good knockoffs over there.

luckylily · Gucci

XtinaStyles wrote:

A 15 year old can probably scrounge up $200 for a key ring from Louis Vuitton but can't afford the bag.

If this is true, then things have sure changed since I was 15. I think my entire back-to-school wardrobe probably cost $200 at that age. Gawd, I'm starting to sound like my Mom!!

Either way, I can barely get my head around the appeal of LV bags, let alone hair thingys.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

I'd be so afraid that I'd lose one of those things! If I'm going to buy anything from LV (or any other label), my rule is it has to be larger than something a Labrador Retriever could swallow!