It feels like everyone is feeling the pinch of a looming recession that has lasted for what seems like a thousand years. No industry, besides maybe the fast food guys at McDonalds and Wendy’s, is safe. Maybe it is getting a little better, but some members of the fashion industry continue to act like people can still afford thousand dollar price tags. During the Great Depression, a great deal of clothing and accessories sprouted up made from less expensive fabrics. Burlap became a huge tool to designers, due to it’s low purchase price. Well low and behold, burlap and recycled fabrics walked this past season’s runways. The only difference is instead of lowering the prices of the items in exchange for the low cost of fabric, they have not changed a thing.
Do you want to pay thousands for a dress right now? What about one made from a potato sack? This answer is probably not, and it’s a bit of a ridiculous question.
Some examples are Fendi’s Karl Lagerfeld has created a raffia Peek-a-Boo bag for $3,770. Miu Miu’s Miuccia Prada introduced a distressed linen V-neck dress for $2,015. Okay…maybe both of these items are cute. Sure, I like linen dresses and peek-a-boo bags. I pretty much like anything these two famous designers come up with. But give us all a break. It makes me wonder why they can’t just drop their prices.
If I see someone on the street wearing one of these items, I might just have to ask them what they were thinking.
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