Comments on: Youth Culture, Youth Couture

By: Laia

Laia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:43:59 +0000

If you have to have couture at 11 to learn that money doesn’t buy you happiness or make you better than anyone else, then the world is screwed.

By: Shanna

Shanna — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:01:39 +0000

For the record, Emma Watson was 17 during her promotional tour for Harry Potter, not 15— pretty much an adult by UK standards.
I tend to agree with you though, it seems a little inappropriate and ridiculous for girls as young as 10 and 11 to dress in expensive couture; they are too young to appreciate it! At the same time, I get what K is saying about how it teaches girls that expensive things don’t really mean anything more than superficial happiness, and don’t make you any better than anyone else and are not worth coveting.

By: Kendall

Kendall — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:56:29 +0000

I agree that normal girls should try to pace themselves when it comes to couture – you have your whole life to work for the purchases, and grow into more mature looks and trends.
However, Hollwood is different – if you’re 16 and have to attend mutiple major red carpet events each year, then yes, you probably are going to turn to couture and designers you normally wouldn’t wear. I don’t think it says anything bad about the celebrity – I doubt Emma Watson goes to school in Chanel gowns – just that they need some nice dresses for those events.

By: K.

K. — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:43:34 +0000

I think, if anything, Marc was poking fun and being outre–that is both good and what to expect from Marc.
I also think having a lot of expensive things when you’re young can actually be a good thing because you learn much more quickly that they really don’t mean anything. People who look forward to Chanel bags kind of creep me out. And I bet those people are sad when their bag doesn’t bring them ultimate joy and happiness, or they find that they just want another bag. I think it’s better to look forward to and try to create a long happy life, or good health. And I say that as a fan of Chanel bags.

By: Laia

Laia — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:06:29 +0000

I totally agree with this, I mean, I’ve splurged on things here and there but I am not ready to commit to anything past the $400 dollar limit (even when offered to me as a gift).
This is also why I had such beef with the OC, I never watched it and then finally I decided to check it out, and Mischa was wearing a Chanel couture dress for prom. I was disgusted and changed the channel. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one weirded out by this concept.
But I don’t think the Dakota Fanning ads were aspirational at all, they were just fun and a little weird, you know, the essence of marc.