To faux or not to faux leather?
I am looking to fall in love…with a leather hoodie – SO BAD, that I’m willing to give up the rest of my shopping days for the next three months. Of course I don’t want a leather hoodie to break my bank, but I feel like I need it so bad and the prefect one will. I feel like I’ve been cornered in and the choices are cough up the dough or go faux. Say What?
Before anyone calls me outrageous, ridiculous or stupid – hear me out. I put some thought into this. Yes, I do think the prefect leather hoodie is supposed to made out of 100% leather – cow, sheep, etc. etc. I feel the quality is worth the price. But it seems like I’ve been informed after many hours of research that faux can provide just the same.
Is this what it has come to? I have to start being a fake budget fashionista? Okay – I admit it, I’m not the most fashionable person ever. But the only reason excuse I have so far is because I don’t have the extra cash to spend on pretty fashionable things. But when has “pretty” become the synonym for “expensive”? I know that cannot be true because I’ve seen some of the ugliest purses ever and they were worn thousands. My Burberry Chester fell apart in two weeks after purchasing it from a retailer and that was worth a little over $600. Thank goodness for a return policy.
But back to whether to faux or not faux leather. The things stopping me? A couple of rules I have when it comes to shopping for clothes and personal style.
- Never, ever buy a counterfeit, inspired, knock off or fake anything and everything. You just look cheap and you’re mocking the authentic ones.
- Do not wear tights or leggings (because those two are different!) as pants. Please cover your crotch and butt at all times, thank you.
- Learn to splurge and learn when to save! Don’t buy junk to save money because in the end those bad investments wear and tear and you’re out to spend again. Bras-splurge, Colored jeans-save.
- If you can’t wear a bra with it – don’t wear it at all. I like to keep my girls covered most of the time.
Will my only option of going faux leather break my rules? But wait, faux leather is not a fake leather jacket of another brand or it is inspired … unless it is but it’s not. It’s not like I’m going in and buying a fake Mike & Chris jacket in Chinatown. I’m going into a store and buying a real faux leather jacket from say…Zara or Asos. So number 1 is taken care of. And God forbid me break number 2 and 4 with just a jacket. I’m iffy on number 3. I should make this into a good investment right? Because it should last me the years to come…
Too bad I sworn off of Forever 21 clothes. But now I look back, my black go-with-everything cardigan did last me through a good two years. How can I call that quality cheap? But I want a leather jacket that will last me through the cold winters and years to come. It might be a trend for this year, but it’s classic that’s going to in-n-out forever, like pea coats. They have the perfect faux leather (actually come to think of it I think it was made out of something and cotton…) hoodie ever. It’s a bit thin but I can layer it up. I don’t want it to fall apart and I don’t want every single girl on campus to have it neither.
This is so frustrating. I blame The Shopaholic series and Sex & The City for my shopping habits. I do not want to be like Carrie Bradshaw when I’m older and have only $700 in my savings account but have $40,000 worth of shoes in my closet. But I feel like if I don’t splurge now that I have the money – later when I don’t I can’t. But if I splurge now – I might not even have a tomorrow.
This is all too silly. I think I’ve made up my mind. Expect me to change it at least 10 times before I make final decision. Stick around – see what I end up purchasing it.
