Designer Discount Club

Designer clothes are one of the most covetable purchases for anybody who value any sense of fashion at all—which could broadly mean just about everybody. Ask any person off the street if they would want to own a Gucci or a Burberry or even a Bulgari and they would jump up and down with glee, shouting “yes!” But as these same number of people if they are willing to purchase these same items, and probably more than half of them would answer you with a depressing, “no.”

There’s nothing wrong with having designer clothes whatsoever, but the main turnoff for people is obviously the large price tag that these clothes and accessories come with, ranging from hundreds or even thousands of dollars per item — a stiff price to pay in this economy, indeed.

But some people are willing to get these selfsame designer clothes no matter what it would cost them, bordering on the ridiculous to the impossible. Hence, some of these people could be called “fashion victims”.

Fashion victim is a slang term that defines a person who does recognize fashion boundaries and are inclined to consume (or more correctly, to purchase) designer label goods with no regards for these boundaries.

For many people, these boundaries mean, “sense of style”. While having a “sense of style” may seem subjective and subject to the whimsy of how other people see us, it is generally agreed that people who habitually buy and wear designer labels for the sake of it being a designer label is a fashion victim. In short, fashion victims no longer care if the clothes look good on them or not. So long as they have it, and they have it first, then it’s pretty much all there is to it.

Another “boundary” that fashion victims normally cross is the boundary of the practical. Let’s face it: not everyone can afford to keep up with the latest trends from Milan and Paris. Not everyone can have access to these clothes on a regular basis, simply because of the high prices that these designer labels have.

And while the prohibitive price is actually one of the paradoxical charms designer labels have, it serves no practical purpose to bankrupt one’s bank account in order to keep up with the season’s latest fashion trends.

One way for people to get off the fashion victim bandwagon is to have a common sense, both in style and financial sense.

If the latest cardigan off of DKNY doesn’t really match with anything that you have, it doesn’t follow that you have to buy the whole ensemble just to make everything match. Worse, is if you really want to get that same cardigan—or whatever—but you know, deep inside, that you look absolutely horrendous in it, then there really is no point in purchasing it in the first place.

Get someone close to you whom you trust to help you out with your shopping. If you really have to buy the latest accessories and clothes, then at least try it on and show it to your friends and ask their opinion if you look good in it. You’d be surprised that you really didn’t have to buy that new scarf after all, and that you look just as good without it as in it.

Invest in designer discount clubs. If you absolutely have to get the latest fashion accessories, then at least purchase them on your own financial terms. It’s a great way to save and probably one of the fastest ways for anyone to acquire those designer clothes that have just come off the racks from Paris or Milan. Some designer discount clubs offer discounts of their clothes from 30-70% off: that is a really huge savings if you add it all up.

Fashion need not be expensive at all, and you should make an effort to have those designer wear work for you—not the other way around.