Spotted: A Fake

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 8:58AM

ahahahahahah.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:13AM

Honestly, this is just sad and pathetic. A website like fashionista.com shouldn't be criticizing what a young girl is carrying around. For one thing, you don't know that it is indeed her mothers, and if it is Sarah Palin's, then use a picture of her with it, not her 7 year old daughter. I have really lost my respect and love for this website, your postings of late have been uninspired, boring crap.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:17AM

Pretty sure it's criticizing that a potential VP nominee (or her daughter) owns a fake purse, even after Bush just signed the anticounterfeit bill - not criticizing what a young girl is carrying.

Hear, hear, Fashionista.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:19AM

I have to agree with #3, and furthermore I don't care who you are, if you give a 7 year old child the real thing you are off your rocker.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:23AM

even if the purse IS her's, anything carried by a 7 year old girl is first ok'ed by her mother, obviously. 7 year old's don't need purses period, unless it's like a barbie one or something.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:29AM

It doesn't look like a speedy to me. It looks like a different style at least. Are we sure it is fake?

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:29AM

It doesn't look like a speedy to me. It looks like a different style at least. Are we sure it is fake?

posted by mpw

Oct 23, 2008 9:57AM

Heh, I don't know which would be worse: if it were indeed fake or actually real.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:01AM

Well at least it's not a money issue. I mean, I can see why lil' Palin is carrying an LV (fake or not). She just wants to keep up with the Obama girl's school elementary tuition which is more than my college tuition.

posted by silhouette

Oct 23, 2008 10:13AM

i love it.. she's such a hypocritical scumbag when it comes to everything, why would she practice what [her party] preaches when it comes to copyrights? even if it isn't a speedy... i think i can see the LV icon.. isn't that copyright infringement? she needs to get it straight exactly WHAT she supports.

posted by TyTy

Oct 23, 2008 10:23AM

That aint a speedy.

posted by syako

Oct 23, 2008 10:25AM

I heart Piper.

:)

And I agree, it's a bit ruthless for Fashionista to go after a child.

Shameless much?

posted by elle

Oct 23, 2008 10:39AM

Honestly, I don't think Sarah knows nor cares enough about fashion to spot a fake Speedy. That doesn't mean she doesn't care about counterfeit laws, she just might not be able to tell the difference (assuming, of course, that she was the one who got in the first place and it wasn't a gift or whatever). Also, wearing non-American designers on the campaign trail doesn't mean she's unpatriotic and "doesn't care" about American talent (we're not even sure she picked out her own clothes yet!). To be quite honest, it's really unfair to judge Palin and her views based on a picture of her kid carrying a bag. If you're going to criticize her, do it on her past record and what she's actually doing and saying (or not). Don't judge her viability as a candidate on her ability to spot counterfeit bags or her knowledge of a recent law and court ruling that no one outside the fashion industry knows (or even cares) about. There are more important things to think about this election.

I love fashion, and I find the prospect of a McCain/Palin administration (or a Palin presidency?!) unsettling, but we need to stop being so petty to female candidates, otherwise we're just reinforcing nasty double standards and delaying equal representation in the government.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:39AM

are you kidding? how about how shameless it is of palin to have pushed her children into the media spotlight in the first place? seriously, i don't even know obama's kids' names, and there's only two of them. somebody's been drinking the kool-aid...

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:42AM

i think everyone here is missing the point, which is clearly NOT to attack a seven year old.

posted by Faran Krentcil

Oct 23, 2008 10:46AM

Yeah, guys, we don't care what Piper Palin looks like.

We care that her mother, who is telling America that she stands for values and all that's right and good, is endorsing child labor (or at least ignoring it) by allowing her 7 year old to carry an illegal bag produced by children in a dirty and underground factory.

She's also endorsing copyright infringement and theft by buying a faux LV bag. And on the off chance it's real, well, yeah, let's let America starve while her 7 year old swings an LV bag at the poor and the hungry. That's great.

Not that I'm surprised, I mean, Sarah Palin also endorses rape and gun violence, so why not fake bags?

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:58AM

Faran, I read Nylon/Fashionista religiously because I enjoy your views on the fashion/music/pop culture world.

So stick with what you know and stay out of politics. When you say that Sarah Palin endorses "rape" you sound like a a dolt.

I'm sure you would never say that Obama endorses terrorism, even though he's associated with Ayers.

posted by syako

Oct 23, 2008 11:04AM

Oh wow. I think I'm finished with this site now forever.

Factcheck.org much?

posted by lauren9218

Oct 23, 2008 11:05AM

Wait, "Sarah Palin also endorses rape"??? I am no fan of Sarah Palin, but that is incendiary and ridiculous. I saw this post and had a very brief hope that this would be the ONE time a group of posters could discuss something related to this election logically. I cannot wait until this election is over (and Palin becomes irrelevant again).

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:12AM

Faran, I think you went to Columbia (Barnard, maybe?), which is all well and great, but you obviously know shit little about politics, which also explains why you're doing what you're doing now with your Ivy league degree. By "she endorses rape" I can only assume that in your vapid little head you mean she doesn't support abortion, which isn't exactly the same thing. And on the off chance that the big is real, why assume it's her's, why not assume it's her mother's? And if it's NOT real...I mean, who KNOWS where the bag or where the picture came from? What if the little girl is carriyng it for their Alaskan grandma who knows next to nothing about bags, real or fake? What if the little girl is borrowing it from another 7-year-old-friend who owns a fake bag?

Please, Fashionista, stay the hell out of politics. We don't care if you love Obama or hate Palin, because the only reason you love Obama is not because you have half a mind to understand what's going on in the debates, but because Thakoon and Andre Leon Tally love him, too! Like, OMFG!!!!

posted by TyTy

Oct 23, 2008 11:15AM

We are totally jumping the gun here. WHO KNOWS where Piper got that bag from. Palin lives in the middle of Alaska and probably couldn't tell a real from a fake if you spent a day explaining it to her. The bag could have been a gift, or bought off Ebay under the assumption that it was genuine (which a lot of us have done, including Faran if I remember correctly).

Timely post though.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:32AM

ok guys, i don't really care what handbags sarah palin's kids carry...but keep in mind that faran hasn't been in charge at fashionista for a really long time so her views don't necessarily reflect the site's views. i still love you fashionista!

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:34AM

I have to agree with other guests on here, The author of this post is ill informed and should be ashamed to even feature a picture of Palins child much less saying Palin endorses Rape.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:45AM

10- The Obama's shelling out their hard earned money to send their daughters to SCHOOL is admirable and not the same thing as someone buying their child and expensive purse. How could you compare education to material things? That college you go to must not have a course in logic.

posted by adristar

Oct 23, 2008 11:48AM

#14: what ARE the important issues, if not the day-to-day lifestyles of the candidates, and more importantly, her awareness of her country's laws??? whether or not the bag is real, it implies (as does the criticisms of her $150 000 wardrobe) that she is not the person her campaign is advertising her to be, or at least, that she is weak enough to allow the republican stylists to change her without palin's being fully aware of the direction in which she is being changed. this necessitates questions about palin's dedication, and capability as VP. i do, however, agree that this photo is out of context and therefore shouldn't reflect palin the way that a photo of herself carrying the bag would.

#22 "Please, Fashionista, stay the hell out of politics. We don't care if you love Obama or hate Palin, because the only reason you love Obama is not because you have half a mind to understand what's going on in the debates, but because Thakoon and Andre Leon Tally love him, too! Like, OMFG!!!"
that is the most ignorant thing i have ever read.

posted by adristar

Oct 23, 2008 11:48AM

#22 "Please, Fashionista, stay the hell out of politics. We don't care if you love Obama or hate Palin, because the only reason you love Obama is not because you have half a mind to understand what's going on in the debates, but because Thakoon and Andre Leon Tally love him, too! Like, OMFG!!!"

that is the most ignorant thing i have ever read.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:50AM

This is the most disgusting thing I have read all day. The person who wrote this should be ashamed of themselves, she's SEVEN. Leave her alone. Since when is it ok to direct hate towards children?

And Sarah Palin endorses rape? Thats got to be the most ignorant thing I have ever heard. PICK UP A BOOK, read a MAGAZINE. Use YOUR BRAIN. Your head is used for more than just holding up hats you know.

SP endorses rape like this writer endorses incest.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:52AM

didn't bryanboy mention this on his site yesterday

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:54AM

Faran mentioned the rape thing because its common knowledge that Sara Palin had rape victims pay for their own rape kits as mayor of Wasilla. Here is an article but there are many more if you google:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/21/palin.rape.exams/

I don't know that this would be promoting rape as Faran said but one could argue that if rapist knew victims had to pay for rape kits and therefor might not even get them they may be more inclined to think they could get away with raping someone.

All that said please get out and vote early! I voted yesterday and it was great!

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:57AM

Excuse the ignorance, but where does it say she endorses raoe? and who cares, Obama will win and he's better and Sarah Palin is (in Alexa Chung's words) "sinking like a shit in the bath"
DEAL with it. It's just light-hearted. JESUS. Ooops, sorry don't com[plain about me taking his name in vain!

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 11:57AM

Excuse the ignorance, but where does it say she endorses raoe? and who cares, Obama will win and he's better and Sarah Palin is (in Alexa Chung's words) "sinking like a shit in the bath"
DEAL with it. It's just light-hearted. JESUS. Ooops, sorry don't com[plain about me taking his name in vain!

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:00PM

29 - from Bryanboy
"The Palin family supports terrorism, human trafficking, and child prostitution amongst other things from supporting the sale of counterfeit luxury goods."

The end.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:01PM

I'm going to assume that Faran was referring to how Palin made rape victims pay for their own rape kits while she was mayor. Saying that she endorses rape is a rather strange way of communicating that, but whatever.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:09PM

Go Faran! It's a blog people. Blogs are full of opinion. On fashion, on whatever. And I love that fashion and politics intersect more than you think. And Sarah Palin is the worst thing to happen to women in a long time. You can claim to be a feminist just because you have breasts? I don't think so. You also have to support policies that are good for women, and as Faran very rightfully pointed out, forcing victims to pay for rape kits isn't exactly pro-women. Plus if you spend 150k on clothes, don't pretend you are an average joe who understands how tough things are for many Americans right now. (I spend a whole lot on clothes and would never pretend that I understand what the unemployed are going through, though I sympathize and hope people like me are taxed more to help them out.)

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:23PM

#9 - I couldn't agree more.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:35PM

"Because the only reason you love Obama is not because you have half a mind to understand what's going on in the debates, but because Thakoon and Andre Leon Tally love him, too! Like, OMFG!!!!"

#22- You need to shut your mouth. To believe that this is the ONLY reason why Fashionista would support Obama must mean that you are completely ignorant about what is happening in this election.

I am glad that Faran defended herself and clearly explained the reasoning behind posting this. I agree that Palin is taking a completely hypocritical stance by allowing her 7-year-old to carry around an LV, fake or not because there are many reasons behind both as to why it isn't a wise decision as a parent or political leader.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 12:37PM

I think that the young Palin is super cute (though I wonder why she's not, you know, IN SCHOOL), but the post isn't about the small child. It's about the fact that the Palin family seems to condone the purchase of counterfeit goods. If Sarah Palin was carrying this bag, they'd post a picture of her. If Todd was holding the bag, they'd comment. No one was saying anything about the kid, they were talking about the bag and what it says about Sarah Palin.

And since someone snidely commented on the school choice of the Obama's, I'd just like to say something on that. The Obama children go to UChicago Lab School at a SIGNIFICANT discount, as Michelle Obama works for the University of Chicago. You must go to one of the cheapest colleges in the country if you're paying less than $1000 a year.

posted by Natalie Hormilla

Oct 23, 2008 12:45PM

guys! the debate on here is great, but i just want to be clear about one thing: faran did NOT put up this post, as she has not worked at fashionista since january. the post is a linked-up version of an actual e-mail i received. ok, continue.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 1:25PM

#35 -- i couldn't agree more!

and I've always respected Fashionista for expressing their views, whether I disagree or not, and I'm glad it gives me the opportunity to hear what others have to think... because people DO have different views, this is America. you've always been huge supporters of anti-copyright infringement, and it makes me just as distraught to see a potential leader disrespect something we hold so dear -- either because she doesn't care or she's just not educated/cultured enough to know the difference.

posted by TyTy

Oct 23, 2008 1:26PM

"It's about the fact that the Palin family seems to condone the purchase of counterfeit goods."

And you get that from a single picture posted with ZERO context?

posted by Kara

Oct 23, 2008 1:29PM

CNN was just talking about the LV purse (it DOES belong to Sarah NOT her daughter) and they think it is real. Which made me laugh.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 1:37PM

Natalie, why do you say Faran doesn't work there when she's talking about "we"?

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 1:41PM

Guest #21, read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html

Your intellectual bashing is totally in line with what is presumably your political party! Way to go!

posted by FashionIntelligentsia

Oct 23, 2008 1:47PM

GO FARAN! Seriously, someone needed to say it.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 1:57PM

FARAN COME BACK!! THEY NEED YOU HERE!

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 2:11PM

I think it's always interesting to see these postings where there are actual interactions and reactions to the readers of Fashionista. But before I go and post my opinion and two thoughts about the discussion, I just have one thing to say in particular.

There's been a growing trend in people writing comments about how they're disgusted with Fashionista, how they hate the site, what it's become, how they're only Faran fans and whatnot. Well I just have one question, why do you continue to read this site? There are plenty of other fashion sites that you can read. We all know that Faran's been gone for quite some time now. Go read Nylon. (No offense to Faran, I think she's amazing) You're the one that's logging on everyday but yet bantering against those that write on the site. IF you hate it like you state, just stop coming to the page. Your comments are all quite annoying now. It's old and I think we get it, you don't like the direction it's taken. So be it.

Anyways, back to the topic.
First, that's not a speedy. (I think we've all determined that fact.)
Second, I think it's interesting that everyone is saying this and that about not knowing about Obama kids, let alone Biden probably. Well, Palin was thrusted into the spotlight with her children due to her daughter being pregnant. People are focused on Palin due to whatever reason that the media focuses on celebrities, they like trainwrecks. I think we can all agree that we enjoy reading about other people's lives being more in a shamble than our own. Biden's family did a spread in Vogue, Obama has done interviews with his kids, McCain has done a spread also. Another prime example, go on Obama's site and McCain's. You see kids, now you don't. Don't say you don't know about any of the other children just cause the media is directing your attention to only one set. They're out there in the public eye and media, you're just focused on Palin's.
Third, the whole Palin shopping spree, honestly, you think the woman goes shopping like that all the time? If you want to discuss the monetary value of what it was, how about Michelle Obama's Thakoon loving wardrobe? Thakoon's not an easy penny either. Biden's wife and kids also have expensive taste in they're shopping habits. If Palin had bought a new wardrobe at Banana Republic, they're be a different outlook on that. "Oh, she doesn't know designers...Oh she's too tacky to realize there are better suits out there..etc..." Correct?
Fourth, for all the women, did you not want to trot your mother's purses as a little child? I know I certainly did. I always wanted to "be like mommy" and "grown up". Therefore I would love holding her purse, wearing her shoes...All the things we did as a little child. This girl is 7.
Fifth, I agree, the moral of carrying a fake purse is wrong. We all agree on that. But people, the woman lives in Alaska. there's no Louis Vuitton store there. I think we've all bought something on mistake that we did not intentionally mean to be an infringement. And who knows, maybe it was a stylist that had a vindictive motive. (The latter just sounds so much juicier.) If this was one of Obama/Biden/McCain's kids, we wouldn't be having this discussion. NOT because Fashionista wouldn't care, but because the American media/paparazzi wouldn't be there to photograph the moment.

Politics and fashion do mix. The statements that designers make are very prominent. The whole thing that Obama did with his online clothing store, Marc Jacobs' current windows, Michelle Obama and Thakoon, magazines doing fashion spreads with depictions of the candidates, the list goes on. I believe that we're all free to express our views. And yeah, I won't lie and I'm pretty much sick of seeing it everywhere, but it's their views and I respect that.

Instead of trying to make a "difference" on fashionista's comment section, NOV 4, just VOTE.

And one last thing, Faran, Palin doesn't "endorse" rape. Yeah the whole policy she has with rape/incest abortions are not in the same interest as yours or mine, but Obama hasn't quite been clear on his stance on it either. (And yes I know, McCain hasn't either.) But don't go bash someone for having the courage to actually have a stance on this topic. Most are scared cause of the religious voters and tip toe around the matter. Whether we agree with her or not, you gotta admit, she has some kid of balls. Now whether it's smart or stupid, that's kind of clear.

posted by Faran Krentcil

Oct 23, 2008 2:23PM

To clarify:

When you tell women to pay for their own sexual assault investigations, and say they shouldn't have a choice about their pregnancies if they're raped, that's not pro-woman, it's pro-assault. Combine that with SP believing everyone should run around with a gun, and yeah, you've got a problem.

Meanwhile, back to the fashion: It's inappropriate for a political candidate to carry a fake and illegal bag. But I think regardless of our political positions, we all agree on that, so rock on.

xo f.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 2:58PM

how many of your parents have bought you things that have been produced by horrible methods (i.e., McDonalds)? Maybe this little SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL wanted a bag, and Palin let her have it, because it made her child happy; she most likely wasn't planning on it being criticized. It's a BAG for goodness sakes.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 3:03PM

Sorry commenter #47 but not having a Louis Vuitton store in Alaska is not a reason for buying a fake good. There are luxury good websites that will ship anywhere in the world, including Alaska.

I'm so glad to see a discussion about this, but I think that people need to realize that Fashionista is not criticizing the 7 year old. Come on. It's the fact that her mother, who wants to believe that she will someday be a major leader in this nation, purchased a counterfeit good for herself or her daughter. As we all know, fake goods allow people to exploit children for free, enforce slave labor and purchase anything from bullets to machine guns in third world countries.

Don't be stupid people, this isn't something to be ignored. It's a legit situation that isn't just another stupid story that gets posted on Perez where people argue whether or not her daughter is knocked up or not.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 3:12PM

If she wanted her children to not be political accessories, she wouldn't parade them up and down at every rally and speech. Whatever, Obama will win and we will have an amazing president and a strong, smart, fashionable first lady in the White House! And Sarah Palin will go back to Alaska and we will all forget about her and her inability to form a coherent sentence.

posted by bastylefilegirl

Oct 23, 2008 3:17PM

Now Palin is supporting Organized Crime, Drug Trafficing, and even Terrorism because she owns a knockoff Louis Bag! I guess she can't say anything about Obama now right??? ahaahhaha

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 3:18PM

And maybe she's carrying around her Mom's bag. Kids do it all the time.

It's pretty sad when all people can discuss about Sarah Palin is her fashion choices (I know it's a fashion site...but all the press is covering this lately).

I know I'm pretty concerned about what she'll be wearing if she has to decide on when to push the big red button of doom....Hmmm the De La Renta or Tahari? Which is most appropriate for an armageddon?!
Poor McCain looks like he's ready to keel over, so that may be a possibility.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 4:04PM

Hello, Fashionista.

Don't worry, I saw the post for what it was worth and I intend to keep coming back. I hope I am not alone in this.

I assumed that the daughter was carrying around her mother's purse. It is fun for a girl to do that.

And I agree that Palin should not buy counterfeit goods as well as spend an excessive amount of money on a purse. I guess I also assume that you have seen the bill she ran up at NM and Saks?

But I have to ask - how, from this photo can you tell it's a fake?

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 4:25PM

re: commenter 47 ~

clearly u read fashionista if ur commenting here lols :)

yeah maybe there's a political slant but a fake speedy is a fake speedy and even if it's not meant to be a speedy its just a bad fake because LV doesn't make anything that looks like that bag she's holdin!

posted by bryanboy

Oct 23, 2008 5:09PM

To #33 - a blog commenter left that comment and that did not come from me.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 6:48PM

See what you did? Syako finally returned and now you've driven her away.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 8:27PM

Faran you just lost my respect. You should have kept your political ideas to yourself, be professional.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 9:41PM

Damned if you do, damned if you don't! Sarah Palin cannot win with the liberals. I think this post is ridiculous and uncalled for. If Obama's daughter was pictured carrying this bag, do you think you would have posted this? I don't think so.

And for those of you who are looking down on Sarah for her shopping ''spree'' at Sak's and Neimans, you need to do your research. She is auctioning off her purchases for charity. Case closed.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:01PM

it's a fake Josephine, which was made a good few years ago ONLY in mini monogram (which is similar to the current mini lin.)

and to the people who might say..well it could be a special order monogram canvas LV bag..

the "feet" on the bag are pretty heinous (the Josephine had feet, but they were square and said "LV" on them)..

t.y.

posted by guest

Oct 23, 2008 10:13PM

im not an LV enthusiast and nor do i own one
but even from a picture with this resolution i can tell that it's fake..
sadsad

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 1:26AM

this is petty.

but it's also wonderfully amusing, and a nice little bit of fuel to let the palin hat continue burning.

this is just the pretty hairpin on top of her coif, which contains, among other things, rape kits, gun laws, teen pregnancy and horrid ideas on foreign policy. we all know it was bound to collapse.

it doesn't matter if 'she didn't know' or 'it was a gift' or 'there is no LV in Alaska' because honestly those are not good reasons and insufficient justification to warrant someone of Palin's calibre to carry (or have anyone in her family carry) a fake bag.

firstly, she has to be extremely daft not to know. that aside, even if she 'purchased it online', anyone who did so would probably make some attempt at verifying the bag's authenticity. there are many useful links online to do this. in the event that she was duped, any self-respecting woman would deign to carry the bag around.

secondly, what kind of friend buys you a fake LV?

thirdly, even though i find the link between incidentally touting fake designer ware and supporting child labour etc. rather tenuous, i definitely agree that her designer clothes (fake or otherwise) stands in direct opposition to her facade as 'one of the people'. obviously any politician would try to portray that, but we can tell that she really goes the extra mile to relate to the middle-class, something that an LV bag would really get in the way of.

sure, the obamas wear pretty expensive threads, but at least that is congruous with their beliefs. if we want to hate on that, we can do so on an individual basis, and attack them for their penchant for flagrant spending.

palin seems rather divided on this account, since her fashion has been confounded with her politics, to a most unhappy end.

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 1:28AM

but it's also wonderfully amusing, and a nice little bit of fuel to let the palin hate* continue burning.

apologies for the typo, lest you think i'm the new-clear sort

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 1:52AM

I'd just like to say that I live in Alaska, (Bristol Palin went to my high school for a few months after Palin was elected as governor) and yeah there's no LV store, but that doesn't mean she hasn't possibly picked up a real or a fake LV bag on one of her many trips that we, as Alaskans, have to pay for. I think it's horrible either way. I'm sorry if this comment sounds crazy and a bit indecipherable, I'm home sick with the flu.

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 8:20AM

Quite frankly, I think the issue isn't whether the bag is fake or not. It's the fact that either Sarah or her daughter is campaigning around with a Louis Vuitton bag. If Sarah is going to relate to the "real Americans", how many do you think are carrying around Italian design duds? The hypocrisy of calling someone an elitist and then spending $150,000 of campaign money on clothes from places like Neiman's or Saks is both contradictory and stupid.

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 11:45AM

I just want to say, I will be voting for Obama BUT this post is spewing a passive aggressive sort of hate that is so much harder to detect than the kind Republicans are known for. And therefore it is accepted and it shouldn't be.

Someone mentioned that if one of Obama's child were carrying this bag, this would be a nonissue - an I agree that people out there have such double standards. I think everyone should take a moment and think about their own values. Is this about the fake bag and what all that means? Or is this just an another way to hate on Palin? People be honest about what you care about.

If Palin endorses rape because of her decision on rape kits than Obama endorses terrorist because of his strong links to terrorists. I am way to intelligent to believe either. And I thought the average American was too.

posted by guest

Oct 24, 2008 11:55AM

Obviously Palin isn't as well-versed or informed as she needs to be. But I agree with previous post that she is amazingly brave for standing by what she believes. Even though it is such an unpopular belief system. Our country is facing some challenging issues and this bag is what CNN is discussing. Even though I am a liberal at heart, I am disgusted with how tasteless my counterparts can be. All those people hating fake bags because they promote child labor, better check where and how all their favorite vendors get their products made! You’d be surprised. I think it is ignorant to cherry-pick when you will care about this issue and when you won’t. It’s deceitful at the very least.

posted by mmr421

Oct 24, 2008 2:40PM

hilarious! great post

posted by GiGiG

Oct 24, 2008 3:12PM

Ha! I thought this post was funny. I totally got it.

Thank you for getting everyone's undies in a bunch.

posted by guest

Oct 25, 2008 2:48PM

Piracy funds terrorism Palin should know that as much as she accuses Obama of paling around with them.....Look people Mcsame picked Palin because she's a so called pretty face (not to me but who am I). Mccain loves the ladies he cheated on his first wife he picks a pretty woman his wife Cindy is always around when Mccain is w/Palin Cindy knows what's up just look at her face she always has her eye on them. It's a wrap for Mccain he going to lose a Black man will be president Obama 08 get used to it and quit complaining about this website showing a fake Louie that a little girl is holding it's fashion and it's news. People who donated to the rnc probably didn't want the vp nominee spending 150k on clothes makeup and fake louie

posted by etoilee8

Oct 26, 2008 2:31AM

Oh dear. Syako is gone. Whatever will we all do? Mass hysteria. Great post Faran. Thanks for calling it, as it is.

posted by guest

Oct 26, 2008 10:58PM

NO! If your 7 year old is fascinated by LV, you take the girl to the store, let her play with your own purses, explain that you dont get LV til you're of appropriate age cuz the kid doesn't want to be tacky, and then you give her your old LVs when she's 13

posted by guest

Oct 26, 2008 11:01PM

First off, I don't see the harm of this post. It's pointing out valid facts.

Second, #49 - No. You don't just buy a 7 year old a fake bag because she asks for it. You explain to the child why fake bags are bad, let her play with your actual bags, and then maybe give her a real Louis Vuitton bag when she's old enough for it not to be tacky. A smart kid would understand that and not be upset.

posted by guest

Oct 27, 2008 10:54AM

I don't understand why everyone is so up in arms about criticizing a political figure. They are putting themselves in the spotlight and are fully aware of what is to come. It happens every four year.

Furthermore, what makes a Palin supporter more qualified to bash Obama, than an Obama supporter not agreeing with Palin?

posted by guest

Oct 30, 2008 7:11PM

About all these charges of being "UnAmerican" because a person purchased something made by a foreign designer - may I remind you that all the popular "American" designers have their products manufactured oversees.

What a shameless double standard to complain about a LV bag.

Ask yourself this - when was the last time you picked up a Ralph Lauren Polo shirt and it read "Made in USA"? OK, how about a pair of Nikes? OK, how about Calvin Klein? Alright, enough of that - you get the point.

So please don't complain to anyone about Americans who buy a product that's made on foreign soil unless you're ready to first go through your own closet and toss out all that "American" product made in Peru, Cambodia, Mexico, Honduras, India, etc.

posted by guest

Oct 30, 2008 10:19PM

How in earth can you know if its fake or not?
Why do you complain about her buying LV´s
when most of you do?
Oh please dont go bashing on seven year olds.

posted by guest

Mar 23, 2009 5:11PM

!!!!!GRRRR FOR STUPIDITY!!!!Okay, is it just me, or is the whole world missing the obvious? First off, "American Designers"??? Louis Vuitton IS NOT AMERICAN!! FRENCH, baby, FRENCH! And....for the sad little "fashionistas" out there who won't wear leather but are ALL about authentic designer bags...do any of you know ANYTHING about Louis Vuitton's parent company, DeBeers? Sure, they ARE the diamond industry...they're also the DEVIL. They're a family owned cartel, er, business out of South Africa that has not only systematically overly-inflated diamond values to ridiculous and astronomical levels (by hoarding 90% of the world's known supply in warehouses, refusing to put them on the market, so they can continue to perpetuate the myth that diamonds are rare), but they also financially supported the Apartheid movement in South Africa for 30 years, in exchange for carte blanche authority to treat their factory and mineworkers worse than slaves, and KILL them on sight if the poor desperate people get caught pilfering anything from their employer. Yeah, THAT'S WHAT YOUR BIG DESIGN SENSE GETS YOU. You ALL are a bunch of sheep. At least have the sense to investigate these so-called businesses--you might well be shocked at what you discover.