Boring Boring Boring………being told to buy low ticket items that look expensive is old hat, and the adage that no one will never know is complete tripe… Why because you know and when you know, we all know. How you carry yourself when you are wearing an amazing dress, and amazing bra and knickers is definately different to how you hold yourself when you are wearing something that is almost, not quiet and done on the cheap and in a rush.
Everyday we make choices, and those choices impact every experience as a result. Making shortcuts never pay in the end and if you take the time now it often saves you in the future. So unite in one thing this week
Give Frugalista’s the Flick.
So when someone suggests you trade down, politely refuse, for trading down is not a solution to saving the economy. By not spending, not spoiling yourself is denial on all levels. What the world loves the most about a woman is the ability to make the world believe in beauty, in love, in glamour.
The world loves glamour, and its interesting that Brands such as Aquascutum are reaching back to regain their postion in the market that was established in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s when Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant and Sean Connery used to wear Aquascutum coats.
Derek Rose tapped into the idea of Glamour last year when he created the world most expensive dressing gown bringing glamour back to male bourdoir attire. Selfridges sells this dressing gown for £15,000. Bespoke well made items are all about getting it right the first time. That is why the larger luxury brands are investing heavily in marketing going back to glamour going back to bespoke and going back to value.
The Derek Rose dressing gown is woven from extremely rare wool from vicuna, which are cousins of the Llama produce small amounts of extremely fine wool, which is so expensive because the animal can only be shorn every two years. The animals are endangered in the wild but live in captivity in the Peruvian highlands.
Selfridges knows that there is always a market for a fashionista that demands quality and are clearly confident that the luxuriousness of vicuna wool will tempt some buyers.
The Telegraph newspaper in the UK spoke with Gareth Scourfield, fashion editor of Esquire magazine, and was quoted saying : “It seems a ridiculous price, I know. But this isn’t bling, this is understated luxury that will appeal to some people that really appreciate rarity value. “Vicuna wool is incredible. It is like a cashmere silk mix – very warm, but also very light.” The dressing gown is the latest example of retailers offering very high-priced items.
Here at Harlette the Harlette Housecoats are in production and a sneakpeak is above, Harlette is bringing back Glamour with luxurious gold lurex and lashings of silk chifon and this piece soon to be finished is called MIDAS TOUCH.
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