Comments on: MIT says that you better look rich or your bag will look fake http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html PurseBlog reviews luxury designer handbags and accessories in a daily editorial. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sees http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-310254 sees Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:44:30 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-310254 Why do we want to look rich? For what purpose. I can understand we don't want to look cheap, but I don't get it why we want to look rich. Should clothes wear human or human wear clothes? I don't like it that one dresses to look rich for being proud and snobbish, that is also trashy. Fake or authentic, just a choice of making ourselves happy, stop misleading the readers! Why do we want to look rich? For what purpose. I can understand we don’t want to look cheap, but I don’t get it why we want to look rich. Should clothes wear human or human wear clothes? I don’t like it that one dresses to look rich for being proud and snobbish, that is also trashy. Fake or authentic, just a choice of making ourselves happy, stop misleading the readers!

]]> By: theresa http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-285766 theresa Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-285766 I think a persons fame and position determines whether of not someone believes their bag is real or not. My sister in law is a teacher and only carries authentic bags( a real birkin on her salary even can you say credit card debt...which to me is crazy) and drives a car far to expensive for her means (so people who see her think she is fairly well to do). On the other hand I have a friend from college who is shall we say loaded she could afford originals but she buys well made fakes and everyone thinks they are real. Lets face it if Victoria Beckham threw on a fake one day everyone would assume it was real. I have my mom's vintage Kelly Bag and I know when I get out of my 10 year old Toyota people assume it is fake. I think a persons fame and position determines whether of not someone believes their bag is real or not. My sister in law is a teacher and only carries authentic bags( a real birkin on her salary even can you say credit card debt…which to me is crazy) and drives a car far to expensive for her means (so people who see her think she is fairly well to do). On the other hand I have a friend from college who is shall we say loaded she could afford originals but she buys well made fakes and everyone thinks they are real. Lets face it if Victoria Beckham threw on a fake one day everyone would assume it was real. I have my mom’s vintage Kelly Bag and I know when I get out of my 10 year old Toyota people assume it is fake.

]]> By: Erin http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-276633 Erin Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:27:30 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-276633 What an entertaining article to read! I loved reading everyone's opinions here, quite interesting. while i don't "hate" the women that i see carrying fake bags, they do make me shake my head, and i just prefer not to buy a fake myself. my opinion is that its better to buy an authentic bag from a label that you CAN afford, instead of a fake one pretending to be something that you CANNOT afford. i'll use myself as an example: i love chanel but can't afford it, (at least not for now) and there's no shame in that. most people can't afford a $2,200.00 bag. but instead of buying a fake chanel, i've bought authentic coach bags, makowsky bags, a marc by marc jacobs bag and a via spiga bag, all of which i really like. they may not be anywhere near as expensive as chanel, but at least they are REAL, and i carry them with dignity, whether i'm at the mall, out to dinner or on the bus! and i know that i own good quality, well made items that are nice leather, will last for years and were NOT made in a sweat-shop by some poor child chained to a sewing machine for 12 hours a day. What an entertaining article to read! I loved reading everyone’s opinions here, quite interesting. while i don’t “hate” the women that i see carrying fake bags, they do make me shake my head, and i just prefer not to buy a fake myself. my opinion is that its better to buy an authentic bag from a label that you CAN afford, instead of a fake one pretending to be something that you CANNOT afford. i’ll use myself as an example: i love chanel but can’t afford it, (at least not for now) and there’s no shame in that. most people can’t afford a $2,200.00 bag. but instead of buying a fake chanel, i’ve bought authentic coach bags, makowsky bags, a marc by marc jacobs bag and a via spiga bag, all of which i really like. they may not be anywhere near as expensive as chanel, but at least they are REAL, and i carry them with dignity, whether i’m at the mall, out to dinner or on the bus! and i know that i own good quality, well made items that are nice leather, will last for years and were NOT made in a sweat-shop by some poor child chained to a sewing machine for 12 hours a day.

]]> By: Roxy http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-275203 Roxy Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:12:44 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-275203 I LOVE YOUR ARTICLE... I think it's a very personal choice buying an authentic or a fake designers bag, I understand that exist people who can't afford an authentic and they get a fake to fulfill....this is a fact! when I disagree is when I see people wearing an awful fake... for example, when the bag has G's intead of C's for the coach bags or when the bag has their logos right but the design of the bag doesn't exists in the collection, or even worse when the bag is PVC instead of leather material!!! This makes me angry!! Buying an authentic or a fake is a matter of pure personal satisfaction... I don't get much angry if people use a nice good replica. I realize much people this days of crisis can't afford authentic designer bag so they buy a nice replica that looks exactly as the good ones... They know designers very well and like them a lot, but their economic situation don't bring them much money to satisfied their ego and find an opportunity to fulfill it. This situation exists all over the world and I'm not saying I'm a fake buyer, I just feel that marketing is getting in every house, every mind and every body.... and designers are aware of it and they appreciate this people beacuse they are wearing their brand everywhere in parks, at the mall, in the cinema, at restaurants, in gas stations or even walking in the streets... this FACT makes brands known, they turn popular and in fashion market when a brand turns popular for everyone the people start to buy and buy and buy this accesories... Everybody including me like this pieces of art, designers handbags are now one of the most important accesories that complete what you wear everyday!... In my point of view, if you want to buy a designer bag buy a real one, if you can't, earn the money and buy it!!!!......- But if you decide to buy a fake, buy a bag that looks and feels like a good one. Don't be the ones that make experts angry when they see your fake, better be the ones that put us in doubt or even better make us happy to see your acquisition! thnxs! I LOVE YOUR ARTICLE…
I think it’s a very personal choice buying an authentic or a fake designers bag, I understand that exist people who can’t afford an authentic and they get a fake to fulfill….this is a fact!
when I disagree is when I see people wearing an awful fake… for example, when the bag has G’s intead of C’s for the coach bags or when the bag has their logos right but the design of the bag doesn’t exists in the collection, or even worse when the bag is PVC instead of leather material!!! This makes me angry!!

Buying an authentic or a fake is a matter of pure personal satisfaction… I don’t get much angry if people use a nice good replica. I realize much people this days of crisis can’t afford authentic designer bag so they buy a nice replica that looks exactly as the good ones…
They know designers very well and like them a lot, but their economic situation don’t bring them much money to satisfied their ego and find an opportunity to fulfill it.
This situation exists all over the world and I’m not saying I’m a fake buyer, I just feel that marketing is getting in every house, every mind and every body…. and designers are aware of it and they appreciate this people beacuse they are wearing their brand everywhere in parks, at the mall, in the cinema, at restaurants, in gas stations or even walking in the streets… this FACT makes brands known, they turn popular and in fashion market when a brand turns popular for everyone the people start to buy and buy and buy this accesories…
Everybody including me like this pieces of art, designers handbags are now one of the most important accesories that complete what you wear everyday!…
In my point of view, if you want to buy a designer bag buy a real one, if you can’t, earn the money and buy it!!!!……- But if you decide to buy a fake, buy a bag that looks and feels like a good one. Don’t be the ones that make experts angry when they see your fake, better be the ones that put us in doubt or even better make us happy to see your acquisition!
thnxs!

]]> By: Mrs. Y http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274885 Mrs. Y Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:57:31 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274885 Ya, you are right... But Cannot afford Means CANNOT AFFORD :) Because some people couldn't afford but they want to show off. Ya, you are right… But Cannot afford Means CANNOT AFFORD :)
Because some people couldn’t afford but they want to show off.

]]> By: ganar online http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274819 ganar online Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:32:41 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274819 I cannot believe this is true! I cannot believe this is true!

]]> By: Oyinade http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274769 Oyinade Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:50:46 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274769 Me tooooo Me tooooo

]]> By: Oyinade http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274768 Oyinade Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:41:50 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274768 I'm a FT student with a Pt job & 2 kids. I love handbags but would NEVER buy a fake if I can't afford the real thing. What I started doing is to treat myself at the end of every semester... if I get all A's I buy a nice bag I've been watching & saving up for. In the end I always get good grades cus I want me a designer bag. I’m a FT student with a Pt job & 2 kids. I love handbags but would NEVER buy a fake if I can’t afford the real thing. What I started doing is to treat myself at the end of every semester… if I get all A’s I buy a nice bag I’ve been watching & saving up for. In the end I always get good grades cus I want me a designer bag.

]]> By: Oyinade http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274767 Oyinade Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:27:26 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274767 Oh my! you read my thots! Oh my! you read my thots!

]]> By: Soho Doll http://www.purseblog.com/in-the-news/mit-says-that-you-better-look-rich-or-your-bag-will-look-fake.html#comment-274315 Soho Doll Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:16:22 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=18687#comment-274315 I don't see the necessity of publicly hating on those who cannot afford the real thing and decide to buy a knockoff! It's a personal choice and you just have to respect other people's decisions! Whether they're supporting an illegal trade or looking ridiculous, that is their problem! If I like the Stephen Sprouse LV and want to buy one just like it and pay a fraction of the price, I am free to do that, and I take full responsibility in looking ridiculous if I chose to ;) I have bought authentic small clutches for over $600 and I admit the quality is by far better and they've lasted me over 6 years now, nonetheless I can still rock the fake Gucci and I care less if I'm hurting Frida Giannini's bottom line, or your eyes if you're offended by knockoffs! I don't complain about people sporting sweatshop garments or fur or python purses, if that is the statement you want to project kudos to you, and if you care to hear my opinion then I will give you my two cents. I don’t see the necessity of publicly hating on those who cannot afford the real thing and decide to buy a knockoff! It’s a personal choice and you just have to respect other people’s decisions! Whether they’re supporting an illegal trade or looking ridiculous, that is their problem! If I like the Stephen Sprouse LV and want to buy one just like it and pay a fraction of the price, I am free to do that, and I take full responsibility in looking ridiculous if I chose to ;)
I have bought authentic small clutches for over $600 and I admit the quality is by far better and they’ve lasted me over 6 years now, nonetheless I can still rock the fake Gucci and I care less if I’m hurting Frida Giannini’s bottom line, or your eyes if you’re offended by knockoffs! I don’t complain about people sporting sweatshop garments or fur or python purses, if that is the statement you want to project kudos to you, and if you care to hear my opinion then I will give you my two cents.

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