Comments on: Goodbye Recessionista Glamorizers

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:45:24 +0000

Although i am not going to save the world with it i just launched a store that give a portion of there proceeds to a charity that the designer chooses while offering deep discount. I figure it can help the shopper, myself, and someone else all at the sametime. Right now everyone needs a little help
Check it out and let me know what you think. Lorick on-line now supporting The Pink Agenda http://www.cutdrop.com

By: Blue_On_Black

Blue_On_Black — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:53:06 +0000

I read this article too and I was completely ticked off. She’s complaining about making a six-figure salary—she should try making $8 an hour, like some jobs I’ve had in the past!! And buying $300 shoes is living frugally?? Talk about not being in touch with the real world. I doubt I spend $300 on my ENTIRE WARDROBE for the WHOLE YEAR.

By: White Rabbit

White Rabbit — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:30:55 +0000

I try to shop as little as possible because

1. I am broke.
2. I am sick of useless impulsive spending.

There is so much room for imagination when you try to work with what you have got. Yes, I cut back when the recession hit. I am still appalled at how much money I spent on nothing and that is what the recession taught me and I am kind of grateful for that.

So yes, I agree, using recession as an advertising to buy even more staff is pretty hypocritical.

By: honeybeflyy

honeybeflyy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:56:10 +0000

Hmmm. I agree, but disagree. I don’t like fakers, so I agree with that point. However, I disagree that there are people who don’t need to cut back. If someone has room to cut back, I think they should. I can consume with the best of ‘em. But do we REALLY need ALL of that stuff? I think the recession should teach us all a lesson to save for a rainy day.

By: Lilly

Lilly — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:59:20 +0000

Surprisingly I was not confronted with the term ‘Recessionista’ before, partly due to living in Europe I guess? But I completely get your point. Having to cut back at a still luxurious lifestyle is something completely different than fighting for everyday survival for real. Those articles must really hurt people that are troubled by real problems! Great post!
Lilly

By: Thumbelina Fashionista

Thumbelina Fashionista — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:11:07 +0000

Excellent post. I’m always amused by fashion magazine’s “frugal shopping” articles. Clearly, these women are measuring themselves against atypical high standards (if Anna Wintour is your version of living large, then scrimping on a trip to Vali is your distorted version of frugal living). But then again, fashion editors and writers don’t have a clue what real people are going through. They can’t begin to understand the real challenges so many people face. But that’s not glamorous enough to put in a fashion magazine.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:05:20 +0000

I thought the same exact thing as I read the Elle article. As someone who just lost a six-figure job and is living strictly off of the money I’ve scrimped and saved because I’d had the wherewithal to do so before being let go (including REAL frugal living), I was highly offended.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:08:33 +0000

Fantastic article. I can’t believe Elle would run that. Man.

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:43:23 +0000

“We find it extremely insulting in a time when many are suffering with real financial difficulties, from losing a home or job to choosing between paying utility bills or buying groceries, to have wealthy people use the recession as a marketing tool for profit.”

Sorry for the long quote, but you hit the nail on the head with this one. So many people are still out of touch with what’s really going on with people who lost their jobs (when they were living paycheck to paycheck to begin with) who are drowning in the high cost of health care and so on.

As she complains about having to catch the bus, there was a time when I had to chose to get up two hours early to walk to my job interview so that I can save that $3 that desperately needed.

By: midwestfashionista

midwestfashionista — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:04:20 +0000

Loved your article once again-how absolutely refreshing to read a blogger who realizes that most people do not live the life portrayed in Vogue or Elle. Also loved how you brought Nickled and Dimed to your readers’ attention. That book makes you realize how lucky most of us are!

By: Katharine

Katharine — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:34:39 +0000

So I read some of the comments in the Jezebel piece, and a few people were saying, “Well, that’s NEW YORK. Middle class IS making six figures, because the rents are so high.”

It’s an argument I’ve seen before, and I’ve wondered for a while… is that true? Surely New York must have some people who are making (what I’d call) a decent 30 or 40 or 50 grand, and yet still manage to have some kind of style and an apartment? Or is that sort of salary really only what an illegally working hotel maid or dishwasher struggles by on, in the Big City?

By: Jillian (Trendology)

Jillian (Trendology) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:39:35 +0000

This is why I love this blog.

By: fashionherald

fashionherald — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:46:18 +0000

Bravo, very well said. Jumping on the poor bandwagon by buying $300 shoes, christ!

By: Retro Chick

Retro Chick — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:28:19 +0000

God I agree with this.

I’m permanently skint, my clothes all come from Charity shops and sometimes, like Eyeliah, I can’t even afford that, as unfortunately I have to eat.

It drives me crazy to open a magazine and read about a “bargain” pair of £100 shoes.

By: WendyB

WendyB — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:44:50 +0000

Well put. “Our issue is with people who are not really suffering and don’t need to be cutting back but are, for the media recognition. ” — this is killing us in the fine jewelry business.