“They want a waist where God intended; they don’t want flashes in embarrassing places and are bemused by garments with three sleeves. They also want exclusivity, so most couture houses have an unwritten policy of limiting sales of any £100,00-plus garment to one per continent.” —The Times UK on couture’s customers.
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posted by guest
Jul 14, 2008 1:25PM
Maybe I'll eat my words in my richer second life but I do find the fact that certain garments costs $100,000 to be disgusting and atrocious, especially when there's people who don't have clean drinking water on this planet. It almost takes the human race down a couple notches on the grand scale of things.
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posted by guest
Jul 14, 2008 6:29PM
I wonder if they have this exclusivity because the garment costs 100K, or if it's the other way around - that they can charge 100K because there's only one.
it's basic economics. When a supply is scarce, the item is in higher demand and therefore has higher value.
posted by guest
Jul 14, 2008 11:12AM
Hahaha and so true it is.