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do you own any haute couture?

49 replies

southeastastra · 22/01/2009 20:25

i do obviously

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TheRealMrsJohnSimm · 22/01/2009 21:18

in my dreams I have a wardrobe full of it.....Dior, Chanel, YSL.....all classic sought after pieces naturellement......

Sadly, the only way those labels feature anywhere in my house is on make up!

janeite · 22/01/2009 21:23

I yearn for at least one Vivienne Westwood piece but don't have any. I have one lovely, flattering shirt from Armani Exchange and a Gucci handbag that I won in a competition. That's it.

Lizzylou · 22/01/2009 21:24

NO
I suspect I'd be too enormous anyway

nickschick · 22/01/2009 21:29

I have dolce and gabbana (sp) watch and sunglasses and a jasper conran handbag .....lmao im sooooooo haute couture - i lonnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg for a pair of jimmy choo boots tho

LoveMyLapTop · 22/01/2009 21:31

someone bought DS2 a YSL baby gro
and SIL gives me her posh carrier bags
take my sarnies to work in a prada paper bag!
Thats the nearest i am to haute !

nickschick · 22/01/2009 21:43

ohh designer butty bags how v posh

LoveMyLapTop · 22/01/2009 21:46

I know get me!!

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 21:50

I have a Donna Karan Original dress, which I was married in.

I suppose we wear designer stuff most of the time (I love Armani baby!) but not couture.

Like, Lovemylaptop, I also save my designer carrier bags, and then use them again. That's really rather sad, isn't it?

Lizzylou · 22/01/2009 21:50

I forgot, I have Prada sunglasses (you don't have to be a size 10 to look good in sunnies )

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 21:52

I have Gucci Sunnys... And I got DS some for skiing a few weeks ago, so if the sun is ever out, DS and I go out in our shades (DS is 8 months old)

He looks cuter than I do

Lizzylou · 22/01/2009 21:53

YOu bought Gucci sunnies for an 8mth old
Berlimey!!!

EllieG · 22/01/2009 21:57

I bought a Moschino dress to get married in, but is not couture. Don't you have to be a sheik's wife to have that?

hanaflower · 22/01/2009 21:59

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LoveMyLapTop · 22/01/2009 21:59

I think haure couture is made esp for you, anyhting else is merely designer?

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 22:01

Exactly,,, Couture isn't 'off the peg' which designer stuff is...

And, yes, my DS looks amazing in his sunnies!

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 22:02

hanaflower - I have loads of mulberry handbags, but still end up toting a massive baby change bag around with me at all times...

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squeaver · 22/01/2009 22:06

Yes most hate couture is worn under a hijab.

squeaver · 22/01/2009 22:07

haute obviously

Comma · 22/01/2009 22:07

I do I am fabulously wealthy and it is important to me that you are jealous of me.

Ronaldinhio · 22/01/2009 22:09

I wear designer but not couture

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 22:10

I'd like to know how much COMMA spends on it, each month....

It must be important for her to know how much she spends, and maybe how many outfits you get for that?

I'm sure she has that to hand....

Lizzylou · 22/01/2009 22:11

Yep, got confused (you don't get tailor made in Next/M&S)
Would I have to pay more for more fabric?
Only fair I s'spose

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 22:13

I'm sure it's all in the price!!!! I'm no Size 0 and (as far as I know) didn't get charged more for my dress!!!

samsonara · 22/01/2009 22:30

It must be amazing to have an evening dress made for you for a special occasion, the closest I got was having something made to fit at the tailors when I travelled in India! Has anyone see the lovely film "Mrs Arris goes to paris"? where the womans's life time ambition is to go to the paris fashion show and get a dress, it's a really sweet film.