LUXURY lovers are ready to ditch their high-end goodies after learning the real price of their sought-after Dior items.
Many fashion fans said they “can’t wear their designer bags anymore” after the revelations and several shared their thoughts online.
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Designer shoppers have recently been rocked by revelations about how much it actually costs to make Dior bags.
Now some are complaining that they don’t even want to wear the high-end items that they originally forked over tons of money for.
A Wall Street Journal article revealed that the Christian Dior brand found a supplier willing to assemble a €2,600 handbag, equivalent to around $2,816, for just €53 a piece, which comes to about $57.
That doesn’t even include the price of the materials to make it.
“To keep up with the strong demand for their goods, some high-end brands rely on independent workshops to supplement their in-house factories,” they explained.
According to Yahoo Finance, a Milan court named LVMH owned Dior and Giorgio Armani brands.
There products were made in sweatshop-like conditions in Italy, with their workers being exploited.
PUBLIC OPINION
People are expressing their outrage in different ways with some taking their concerns to Reddit.
Redditor Ok-Development3752 was among the group of outspoken style enthusiasts.
“I just can’t help but think whenever I use my bags ‘This is actually $57,'” they said.
They admitted in a post that it’s really “throwing them off” because they paid thousands for a bag that only cost $57 to make.
“It just doesn’t feel luxurious to me anymore,” they added.
What really impacted them was the treatment of the workers making the luxury pieces.
“I had no idea the workers were treated so bad, and I just can’t get over it,” they said.
ONLINE OUTRAGE
They asked others on the social media platform if they felt the same and a good percentage of people agreed.
“I understand. The $57 cost to make doesn’t bother me as much as the artisan’s horrible and unsafe working conditions,” another Reddit user commented.
“If I am paying $2,500 for a bag that cost $57 at minimum, I expect the artisans to be well compensated in a safe and healthy work environment.”
“The labour exploitation is atrocious but truly did anybody actually think that the bags were actually ‘worth’ anywhere near the price tag?” someone else chimed in.
“Like especially the book tote. It’s the most simple design and construction there was nothing ever complex about it.”
“I’ve been saying this for years. It is absolutely ridiculous people still believe that a high price automatically equals quality or a better treatment of staff,” a Redditor replied to them.
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