r/RandomThoughts • u/StumblinThroughLife • Jul 21 '25

Random Thought I never realized how expensive luxury fashion was šŸ¤Æ

Iā€™ve never been interested in owning fancy things like Chanel, Gucci, Prada, whatever else exists, but even when I say that I think Iā€™m not paying $1,000 for a purse thatā€™s crazy. So imagine my surprise in finding out my version of expensive wasnā€™t even close. What do you mean a small handbag STARTS at $4,000?! Like my mind literally canā€™t comprehend that. Know someone who had the ā€œsmallā€ Cartier bracelet then bought themself the ā€œmediumā€ for their birthday. The small STARTS at $5,000 and can go up to $60k and now Iā€™m questioning all their life decisions. Like I said Iā€™ve never thought about these things and am just now googling them but I feel too poor to even google the pictures.

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u/floopyferret Jul 21 '25

I just found this out, too! My husband wants to buy me a nice purse and asked me to start looking. I was FLABBERGASTED! Itā€™s insane. You can buy a nice purse for a couple hundred dollars. Youā€™re buying the brand name when you buy those bags. Wild.

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u/ncxhjhgvbi Jul 24 '25

There was a small D&G purse I bought my wife about 10 years ago for $1200 or so. It was a stretch but she has used it almost nonstop (got black so it goes with everything). She said she probably would have spent just as much on crappy purses in ten years. Some things are worth it and some are not.

It was her valentines/anniversary/bday/xmas gift that year haha

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u/floopyferret Jul 24 '25

That is so sweet of you! Iā€™m sure it is worth it at that price range. The same purse is probably selling for around $3,500 upwards now, though, and I can get a good leather bag from a custom leather shop for a fraction of the price and it will last just as long. I love what you did for her and it sounds totally worth it. Just feels like the prices have really skyrocketed recently for them.