Is It Wrong to Own Luxury Brands?

It's weekend and I have spare time to post another post , yay!

In my country, Indonesia, the number of middle-class and affluent consumers are significantly increasing over the time (Boston Consultancy Group, 2013). Even it is predicted that Indonesia will be 7th largest economy by 2030. Yes, of course there are huge differences between current condition and last decade. 

Indonesians are well-known for the high consumption rate. Even nowadays it is very common we found Indonesians in other countries just want to shop and hunt branded stuffs. Along with the brand consciousness in the society, the social gap among Indonesians is getting larger. However, seems that people are misunderstood about having the luxury brands stuffs.

There are three types of luxury brands consumer as I observed. 

1. People who like to show their branded stuffs off so that society will see them as the top tier of "social league"

2. People who are obsessed with branded stuffs that celebrity owns

3. People who adore the design and art of man-craft items and buy it as a reward for their hard work.

 Even though the purpose is different, mostly the society judge these people as one solid perspective "show-off spoiled people who don't care about their surroundings". In my opinion, it is a very mean judgement. Furthermore, in fact we don't have any right to judge people. There is a quote said "Every single person on the Earth has their own story. Don't judge people before you truly know them, the story might surprise you".  Despite of that, in my opinion, it is not wrong to own luxury brand. The important thing is we have to be wise. For me, a balance should be done. Wear appropriate clothing based on where you are. Don't bring your Hermes bag to a tree planting event and get mad when there is a mud on your bag. Don't over spoiled yourself, also remember that there are many people out there needs your help. As for people who like to judge people out there, don't waste your time to talk about other people. You have to use your time more wise, improve yourself, broaden your perspective and be open minded. My point here is BALANCE and WISE. 

As a bag collectors (as well a footwear collector), I like to review things I have, so that I could share the beauty of craftsmanship and design. It's not about obsession and it's not about the amplifier for the social status. I have few items coming up to be reviewed soon. Hope that you guys find it helping and can use it as reference to buy things you want :)

XOXO,

Khara 

In addition, I would like to attach this Spring outfit grid

Caption : Colorful Nude

Dress: Lanvin, Bag: Céline, Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs