(Issue 25) Label Queens

Listening to my latest favourite dance track, I feel so compel to write about Label Queens. Was I one of them or a fashion victim?

I remembered the Secondary School days during my era, many would tell you how much of a "Fashionista" we were. Jean Paul rules the men school bags and wallets while Chantal and Sonia conquer the ladies. If you think that it is overspending, you are wrong as we challenge ourselves into part time jobs or our parents wallet as things starts to get more competitive. Any Fashionista who not want to be seen carrying the same item within the same breathing space.

We actually sold our two months old Junior Gaultier bags and stop carrying bags once and for all. But Label Queenies doesn't give up that easily, we start a whole new trend of carrying paper bags instead, worshipping designers from Milan, New York, Paris and London. It was like Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park. Those were the fun and ignorance times, but a very expensive lesson especially during the rainy seasons.

Why do we worship these designers? Is it because our designer friends are as gay as we are, or did they paint an image inside our head that we can look like their models and their spokes-person on their ad-campaigns? Could it all voice down to a status recognition, if so is it important to differentiate the real from the sea of fakes?

I had someone complain that even her closest friend suggested her authentic Vuitton is from Ohina (a new country created by imitators as they Stamp the 'C' into an 'O'). Do we need a "TaiTai" / "Ah Lian" image or stick our noses high just to pull it off? And if we are going for the Design and not the Designer, does it matter if it is a Fake, after all it is going to stay in our "Collection Closet" once a new design is out of season?

The reason why I choose the Authentic beauty over the Fake copy is when it is a classic design that doesn't die out, therefore quality and workmanship comes first. Other that that, I would buy clothes or bags from non-internationally famous but still fabulous designers closer to home. I matured after realising how much more expensive were my disposable bags in comparison to the School fees I pay during my Secondary School Daze.

Nowadays, I believe fashion is more of an individualism statement; what you wear tells a story of your inner personality and character, as lesser are following the trend blindly. Most importantly, regardless whether Pink is the new Black or whether you still need to queue for a Berkin, just remember to keep it real to yourself, because you don't look good if you don't feel good.

Coming to terms with (Brand-conscious) Me, (Thinking twice before purchasing for the name of Fashion) Myself and (Keeping it Real) I.

Shaking my booty on the catwalk to: Jimmy James - ☆Fashionista☆
Everybody line up, The show is about to start
Places, the show is about to start
You have to show a look, have a look, or give a look
Faces, beautiful, No one ugly allowed


This is a clip for those crazy Vuitton Fans "Superflat Monogram" Japanese Commercial by Mamoru Hosoda. Song name: Fantastic Plastic Machine - "Different Colors".