Don't Know Much About Brands

Okay, so there I was, slouched on the bed with my lappie before me, going through my mail (the e-kind of course) and catching up on the latest offers from all them super-deals-discounts-galore websites when I realised... I don't know sh*t about luxury brands. @_@ Never did. :-/


I didn't know that Longchamp was "branded" until a couple of years ago. I kid you not. It was only in 2010 that I got schooled by Mama in church one Sunday. Haha. Before that, I always thought it was some cheapo brand ah mas and super aunties buy to go marketing with cos it's light and big enough to stuff vege and chicken into. HAHAHA. Wasn't even aware that it was "branded" enough for the Petaling Street folk to create replicas and sell. Thought it was a Petaling Street brand to begin with. =p


I didn't know Prada cost an arm and a leg (and a kidney and half a liver) until last year. Almost died of heart attack when I discovered that a simple, fabric (not even leather!) baby bag could easily cost RM4,000 and more. @_@ Who makes them with such finesse that they should cost so much anyways?! Fairies of The Enchanted Wood???


I didn't know Loewe or Givenchy were "branded" enough to sell small- and medium-sized handbags at four-figure prices. Cos seriously speaking? I wouldn't recognise a Loewe handbag or a Givenchy handbag if you carried one. Heck, I don't even know what their logos look like in the first place! So even if you spent your entire paycheck on them and purposely come up to me and lansi in front of me, it'd be wasted effort. Haha.


I didn't know Hermès was SO ridiculously expensive. Just like how I've only ever heard people talking about Birkin bags but never bothered to find out what they look like. Only found out THIS YEAR when Duh Roads noticed someone we know carrying it and mentioned it to me. Of course, at the time I nonchalantly went, "Oh issit?" and conveniently thought she was referring to a brand called "Birkin" instead of a type of Hermès. HAHA. (Note: I still had to Google to sound intelligent writing this paragraph. =p)


I didn't know Bottega Veneta sold bags that cost more than my car. @_@ I didn't even know weaved bags could cost even 10% the selling price of an original Bottega Veneta handbag to begin with! Don't our resident orang asli do the same with their mengkuang leaves and charge maybe RM10 for a big-ass weaved basket I could fit into?? :-/ What makes the Bottega Veneta weave so special? Does the leather come from flying cows? I wonder.

I have to admit, The Husband probably knows

more about branded bags than I do.

But he's not SO well-versed

with the pricing either. =p

I remember we were in London, walking hand in hand around Harrods, during our honeymoon, when The Husband turned to me and asked, "What should we get Mama?" "Get her a handbag. She likes one of the Dior bags. She show me before," I answered. "Ok la, let's get that," he replied without a second thought. So, we boldly walked right into the Dior section... and died. HAHAHA. Needless to say, Mama didn't get her Dior handbag that trip. =p

But I think The Husband is forgiven even if he doesn't know the pricing la. Cos he's a dude. It's not their thing. I'm the bigger loser cos I'm a girl who doesn't know her luxury brands or her prices. Haha. But... is that really such a bad thing?