When I was browsing vintage stores in the Marais district of Paris, I realized that there are actually two types of so-called “substitutes” – either buy fast-moving consumer brands to create a look, or find imitations with solid craftsmanship.
Last year, I bought a replica DIOR 30 Montaigne from lxybags·ru. I took it to the Saint-Ouen market and the stall owner thought it was a vintage product and insisted on buying it. In the end, I found out that it was a replica.
The old French man was so angry that his goatee trembled: “Have you Chinese even applied for a patent for the aging technology?”
My lawyer girlfriend’s operation is even more amazing. She specializes in buying super-A-grade goods for negotiations. Clients stare at her “Hermes” and think they are taking on a cross-border merger and acquisition case.
Once, the partner of the other law firm suddenly praised her Kang Kang bag for its exquisite lock. She calmly lied: “This is a defective product I auctioned at Sotheby’s. The money saved is enough to give the assistant team a half-year bonus.”
As a result, after the deal was concluded, the other party secretly inquired about the “auction channel”
You see, in the jungle of the workplace, the real value of a bag lies not in its leather, but in the class narrative it can help you create.