Is your PRADA is a Prado?

I was going through the glove box in my car yesterday and found an old relic.  A wallet from college that was given to me by a friend.  Simple, black, nylon, Prada.  Prada?  Wow.  Nice gift, right?  No, not exactly.  This Prada is a Prado.  I have evidence of this as the wallet's signature triangle logo is currently falling off.  Wow, not chic.  Super glue or garbage?  I'll let you guess.

I don't understand knock-off bags.  Well, I do.  The idea is to score a designer look without the designer price tag.  But, so many of them are just plain awful.  Colors, fabrication, design... wrong, wrong, wrong!  You don't feel very good about yourself when your designer label falls onto the floor as your trying to pay for your coffee.  Ooops.  That was embarrassing.    

Don't be that sad little person!

Instead of carrying a knock-off bag, why not look into more affordable options like designer / box store collaborations?  Example... Phillip Lim.  Who is Phillip Lim?  Well... he is a designer who makes exquisitely beautiful handbags that normally run just under 1K.  "How does this apply to me, Karla?  I can't afford a $1,000.00 handbag right now.  Or ever."  If you would let me finish... I was about to say - last fall Phillip Lim decided to bring fashion to the masses in the form of a collaboration with Target.  Target!  I effing love Target!  Every time I go into Target I end up leaving with way more than what I went in for.  Every. Single. Time. Food, furnishings and now fashion!  Brilliant! What Mr. Lim did was bring high style to the Target shoppers at an affordable price.  Very affordable.  You may want to sit down for this one.  His infamous Pashli handbag was redesigned a little and made of faux leather.  The price tag?  $54.99.  That is a savings of $945.01. 

The $1000.00 Pashli by Phillip Lim

 

Crazy right?  Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

The $54.99 Pashli at Target.  Amazing!

The best part of designer collaborations... The bags are not fake!  No Phillipe Lime here.  Those people who were able to score one of the hottest deals in handbag history  - they have a real bag!  No knock-off or imposter.  It's the real deal.  And what does that mean?  It means... they can SELL IT.  Yes!!!  CHA-CHING!  "But couldn't they sell a fake Phillip Lim?"  NO.  Flat out no.  Online resale is not cool with fake bags.  Try to sell a Prado and you're looking at banishment from the site, fines or possibly JAIL TIME.  Jail time?  Yes, jail time.  And I don't care what they say, orange is so not the new black.  Ew.

YELLOW CHANEL?  Don't mind if I do.

If you're a little more anti establishment, you can also try the cool ass tote bags by THURSDAY FRIDAY.  The company makes really fun tote bags with images of designer bags printed on the canvas.  So whether you're telling the lady carrying the Birkin to suck it, or you're couture crazy on a budget  - there's something for you!  Best part is, most run under $50.00 so you can get 2.  Woo-hoo!

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