Comments on: Rich but still not young and definitely insane

By: andrea

andrea — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:57:49 +0000

I have one word for you: out-of-touch-with-reality. ok, that’s five but counts as one if you hyphenate it or spell it as C-R-A-Z-Y! i must say, i don’t think i’ve even ever owned anything that cost more than $500! i mean, isn’t that like saying you dropped a grand on some bolivian marching powder? really? don’t you (the “royal” you) have anything better to do with that kin dof money? even before i had kids i had better things to spend it on that fashion (which, of course goes a long way towards explaining why i look the way i do but that is another blog)… must go dye my hair now OUT OF A BOTTLE!

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:40:21 +0000

I think you ought to copy this blog piece & send it off to the editorial dept of the NY Times (or wherever you make witty & to the point comments about crap they’ve written). That article is so incredibly out of sync with the world today. Having been both a fashion designer AND a stylist myself I can say with absolute certainty that most designers & stylists have no idea what the hell “average” people would wear let alone what they can afford.

By: Aviva

Aviva — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:38:58 +0000

i had the exact same reaction–initial excitement at the “holy grail” of fashion advice, then disgust to find that it was all ridiculously unaffordable. but we should have known from the first column where the writer asks: would women who buy Prada suddenly embrace Theory? I could never afford Prada! and frankly, Theory is on my high end as well. so… value of article? none.

By: cat

cat — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:14:59 +0000

And yeah, back then the ripped Warhol-print off the shoulder T shirt was something I could pay for with baby sitting money, not what is now my Nanny’s weekly salary!

By: cat

cat — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:09:40 +0000

Steph, this is hysterical!
I actually had to call my mom long distance from a store last week to tell her that I was POSITIVE that 3 of the dresses I’d just looked at had actually been in my closet 20 years ago!
I finally understand why, when i was young and would go shopping with her, she’d look at something in exasperation and say “Oh my God, I HAD one just like this in the sixties!”