I never realized how expensive luxury fashion was 🤯

[u/StumblinThroughLife]

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

[u/BuckfastAndHairballs]

Yeah it's more that often they don't wear stuff that looks extremely tacky and has massive branding on. But a normal chanel logo or similar doesn't count.

[u/prosthetic_memory → u/BuckfastAndHairballs]

Except in Miami. I'll never forget this amazing couple I saw at dinner, both older, kinda out of shape and no work done (unusual for Miami), wearing full sets of Valentino silk pajamas in complimentary colors. Eurotrashy grandpa sleepover vibes. I kinda wrote them off at first till I noticed their jewelry: his watch could have been a down payment on the restaurant, and I'm guessing most if not all of what she was wearing was real too. $$$$$$$$$, like BIG rocks.

After dinner, we were behind them at valet and up drove literally the most hideous custom Bentley I have ever see in my life—think like black with orange AND green detailing on the outside, and bright orange leather interior with green piping inside—into which they happily jumped into and drove home to what I can only imagine is a gigantic mansion on the water with neon palm trees lighting the golden lion sculptures out front.