i am a consumer whore :(

[ayabai]

i'm starting to become troubled by how addicted i am to shopping. but sometimes, some things and you are just destined to be together! seriously, almost two years ago i tried this jacket on in the diesel boutique in roppongi hills in tokyo and it fit like a dream (ie, it's the kind of ridiculously well-tailored thing that makes one look trimmer

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[cynic_in_charge]

Would you kill me if I told you I have this jacket? XDXDXD

[ayabai]

SADLY I AM NOT SURPRISED XD;;;;;

[cynic_in_charge]

We got it from this store in Guangzhou that sells stuff that they steal from factories. That's also where I used to get all my miss sixty stuff too, when I was still into it.

I'm totally into baby jane cacharel dude, since cacharel is too expensive and baby jane's shoes are so cuuuuuute. <3

[ayabai]

woman you shady! XDDDD
all my miss sixty stuff says made in italy tho D: D: D: D:

[cynic_in_charge]

"Shady" is my middle name, don't wear it out. XDXDXD

Oh yeah, it does. My dad was explaining this to me 'cos he knows the guy that runs a couple of these factories. They're made in China with the Made in China tag, then they get shipped over to Italy or wherever where the tag is removed and then replaced. So the tag itself is made in Italy. I swear, this is what they were all telling me, and I'm inclined to believe them since I got a SHITLOAD of what seems like either a) really convincing fakes (and when I say convincing, I mean, I could bring it into the Burberry store and they'd never know the difference) or b) they're real. Either way. XD

[ayabai]

dammit woman now im gonna be all paranoid whenever im at bloomingdales and barneys D: D: D: D:

[cynic_in_charge]

Sorry dude. I didn't mean to ruin your dreams and illusions. XDXDXD

Oh yeah, and a very quiet tip: Banana Republic accessories get their leather from the same factory that does the high end accessories, like bottega, prada, etc. How I found out is a secret, but really, not a surprise. XD

[ayabai]

actually im not too surprised bc my dad's best friend went to china and opened a bunch of umbrella factories back in the day and does stuff for prada, gucci, the big labels, so we've got a bunch of designer umbrellas somewhere in the house... we visited the factory on like, my only trip to china.
oh and i have a friend who used to work at banana who told me that XD;;; now she works at skechers and apparently if there's like, 1% of leather in the mix they can just label it as leather -_-;

[cynic_in_charge]

Hey, pass a Burberry one over here. It rains a lot in SG. XDXDXD

One day we will meet up in HK, shop together and spend entirely too much money before gorging on food. <3 HK food plz, the other stuff is not worth bothering with. Also, some of the vendors in the street markets recognize me, ahem. >_>

[ayabai]

sadly he did not have a contract with burberry! T^T;
aaagh yes shopping + food pls. i dunno the buffets at like the shangri-la and stuff are pretty fab. juiciest prime rib omg :O~

[cynic_in_charge]

Okay, we can do high tea. XDXDXD I think I'm becoming quite close to vegetarian these days 'cos I am eating less and less meat and more into veggies and that sort of thing now.

Not that I'm going to turn down a prime rib. I'm not THAT far gone, XDXDXD.