I do not know of any French woman who owns a Louis Vuitton bag.
I seldom see anyone carrying one in the streets where I live, except in Paris, where tourists are everywhere at anytime.
I wonder why?
Yesterday I thought of these reasons:
1. French women do not get invited to wedding dinners as often as Malaysians or Asians in general. In Malaysia, you invite everyone to your wedding, including those that you have not seen in years. But in France, weddings are for close friends and relatives. And weddings, are time to show off in Malaysia, so every lady dresses up with luxury accessorries. And LV bags are seen often. So, less wedding invitations = less show off opportunities = less need for LV bags.
2. In general, French separate their work life and social life. In this case, you do not need to bring your girlfriend / wife to company gatherings. Less gatherings = less show off opportunities = less need for LV bags.
3. In general, French women are financial independent, they do not have the mentality to marry rich in order to get the golden bowl for the rest of their life. French men buy small gifts, romantic activites to win the heart of their girlfriends. And, French women could be the one taking the step when they are interested in someone. So, there is no need to buy LV bags to show that you are genuine in the relationship.
4. French women do a lot of sport. They bike, they run, they go hiking, they swim...It goes better with a backpack than a LV bag in these situations.
5. The most importantly, showing off is not in the mentality in general in France. Less showing off = less need for LV bags.
There are of course exception.
Going for a trip. See if I can think of more reasons. Have a nice weekend!
En France , c'est plutôt , pour vivre heureux , vivons cachés ...il ne faut surtout pas montrer de signes extérieurs de richesse pour ne pas attirer l'attention du fisc ... donc pas de sacs LV .... hahaha
ReplyDeleteI think, generally, European do not have show off mentality. I know of many well off, rich people that are very down to earth, not owning many glitzy jewellery and high end handbags. very low profile people ..
ReplyDeleteHave you asked any French women why they do not buy LV?
ReplyDeleteBecause in Europe a few hundred euros bag is expensive to average income folks and they would rather spend the money on something more important. Face value to them is not important.
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