Amy - thank you for the survey, but none of the options reflect anything for vintage/secondhand buyers, only firsthand. I understand if that's by design to act as a bellwether to brands, but a lot of people do shop 'secondhand first' now and it'd be nice for the survey to at least have that option to tick off even if the focus is on what people buy at retail.
Interesting! I just answered to cover both my new and preloved habits and then specified the preloved in the 'Other' options? If I buy Chanel preloved I still ticked it as buying Chanel... what do you think Amy?
yeah like I've been buying Bally shoes and bag but I was getting them for a literal tenner on ebay in 2022-23 (before the recent hype), I doubt that's the kind of shopping envisioned here.
I'd love to know what this means for future pricing. In past years there would be a significant year over year price hike (that didn't seem justified, purely appeared as greed) with most luxury brands. Will they now bring prices back down to get consumers spending again?
Another question about luxury shopping and seeing the decline in spending with most of the big names... Is Fashionphile experience the same type of hit? I wonder if people are over the ridiculous pricing or just over the luxury branding in general. Especially with the recent "quiet luxury" wave.
I did the survey and if I'm anything to go by, then the reason is clear... I do buy some luxury in the traditional way, but the large bulk of it I buy preloved, on Vestiare, Vinted, eBay etc... interesting to see if there are more like me!
My love for shopping IRL and wearing beautiful products is still 100% there, but it's just not a "luxury" conglomerate that's meeting that need.
I still do love to go to Bergdorf once in a while and fall in love with something, I think in part because the experience is still so fun to have a bazaar of new offerings. The major luxury brands have really demonstrated recently that they don't value the peasant customer like me, via customer service attitude, lack of inventory knowledge, waiting in line, etc. Add that to the genuine lack of quality, overproduction, and devaluation of their own products by flooding influencers with them, and I'm just not inclined to reward that business model anymore—not that they are dying for my business lol.
Right now I shop majority luxury and almost exclusively secondhand, usually online. I just can't get behind adding more "stuff" to the world unless it's that once in a lifetime piece, and once in a lifetime pieces are just as often vintage.
There wasn't really a space for this, but the primary reason I don't buy luxury is the lack of size inclusivity. I'm annoyed by it and I hold a grudge, so I won't buy accessories, handbags, or shoes from companies that don't also want to sell me (at a US size 18/20) clothes so that eliminates... an awful lot of them
I would liked to answer your survey but, my clothing is based on utilitarian use. I need good jeans, hardy shirts, good shoes for running around. Sneakers, sandals, loafers. I also realize sadly, I am not your target market. My go to stores are tractor supply, landsend, llbean, and Duluth. Purse is from Tom Bihns, well made and resale is pretty good. I thrifted a coach bag 15 maybe 20 years ago just to have a stylish blue bag. I rotate my bags.
Survey done! I'd like to see a discussion about 'better' mid-range brands, like Sezane, with price points for clothing in the $100-700 range. I think this has the best chance for growth. It's not follow-the-herd traditional luxe, but still offers upscale design and quality. You wear it for those reasons, and not to be a walking billboard for a luxe brand. I will never buy fast fashion, but designer/luxe is pricing itself out of range.
Amy - thank you for the survey, but none of the options reflect anything for vintage/secondhand buyers, only firsthand. I understand if that's by design to act as a bellwether to brands, but a lot of people do shop 'secondhand first' now and it'd be nice for the survey to at least have that option to tick off even if the focus is on what people buy at retail.
Interesting! I just answered to cover both my new and preloved habits and then specified the preloved in the 'Other' options? If I buy Chanel preloved I still ticked it as buying Chanel... what do you think Amy?
Yes, preloved can be accounted for in the write-in sections. Thank you!
Yay! I see buying these pieces as buying art 🎨 and art is often preloved 😊
yeah like I've been buying Bally shoes and bag but I was getting them for a literal tenner on ebay in 2022-23 (before the recent hype), I doubt that's the kind of shopping envisioned here.
I'd love to know what this means for future pricing. In past years there would be a significant year over year price hike (that didn't seem justified, purely appeared as greed) with most luxury brands. Will they now bring prices back down to get consumers spending again?
Another question about luxury shopping and seeing the decline in spending with most of the big names... Is Fashionphile experience the same type of hit? I wonder if people are over the ridiculous pricing or just over the luxury branding in general. Especially with the recent "quiet luxury" wave.
I did the survey and if I'm anything to go by, then the reason is clear... I do buy some luxury in the traditional way, but the large bulk of it I buy preloved, on Vestiare, Vinted, eBay etc... interesting to see if there are more like me!
My love for shopping IRL and wearing beautiful products is still 100% there, but it's just not a "luxury" conglomerate that's meeting that need.
I still do love to go to Bergdorf once in a while and fall in love with something, I think in part because the experience is still so fun to have a bazaar of new offerings. The major luxury brands have really demonstrated recently that they don't value the peasant customer like me, via customer service attitude, lack of inventory knowledge, waiting in line, etc. Add that to the genuine lack of quality, overproduction, and devaluation of their own products by flooding influencers with them, and I'm just not inclined to reward that business model anymore—not that they are dying for my business lol.
Right now I shop majority luxury and almost exclusively secondhand, usually online. I just can't get behind adding more "stuff" to the world unless it's that once in a lifetime piece, and once in a lifetime pieces are just as often vintage.
There wasn't really a space for this, but the primary reason I don't buy luxury is the lack of size inclusivity. I'm annoyed by it and I hold a grudge, so I won't buy accessories, handbags, or shoes from companies that don't also want to sell me (at a US size 18/20) clothes so that eliminates... an awful lot of them
I would liked to answer your survey but, my clothing is based on utilitarian use. I need good jeans, hardy shirts, good shoes for running around. Sneakers, sandals, loafers. I also realize sadly, I am not your target market. My go to stores are tractor supply, landsend, llbean, and Duluth. Purse is from Tom Bihns, well made and resale is pretty good. I thrifted a coach bag 15 maybe 20 years ago just to have a stylish blue bag. I rotate my bags.
Survey done! I'd like to see a discussion about 'better' mid-range brands, like Sezane, with price points for clothing in the $100-700 range. I think this has the best chance for growth. It's not follow-the-herd traditional luxe, but still offers upscale design and quality. You wear it for those reasons, and not to be a walking billboard for a luxe brand. I will never buy fast fashion, but designer/luxe is pricing itself out of range.