https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:24:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785621 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:47:59 +0000 Aziraphale 785621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Distressed leather tote"? No. No. Understatement. I think the word they are looking for is "destroyed". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785609 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:31:20 +0000 JR 785609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm offended by the price too.</p> <p>But I'm very old school when it comes to distressing. If you haven't worn it out yourself, you're just posing, as far as I'm concerned. That is probably a prejudice from my teen years, when we sneered at people who bought ripped jeans. We proudly wore the ripped jeans, but we just wore them till they got that way.</p> <p>It's interesting how they have to rename trends each time they come around. First time it was ripped jeans. Then destroyed jeans. Now it's distressed.</p> <p>Last year, I saw jeans for sale that were not only distressed but also paint-spattered. Neither effect looked natural. So now people are paying to wear fake old clothes that have seen fake work. At least they weren't expensive, so they didn't hit maximum on my derision metre. But they came close. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785548 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:38:39 +0000 catgirl 785548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, my cat or dog would be happy to distress something for free. </p> <p>The price is what's most shocking to me! Who doesn't have a scissor handy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785059 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:50:10 +0000 goldenpig 785059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so polished that this is making me squirm. $450 for a ripped and shredded bag? It's like paying extra for premium "pre-torn" jeans. I can't wrap my head around the concept. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785050 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:33:11 +0000 ManidipaM 785050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Um, I think rather than a regular RATE person, this actually needs to be carried by someone otherwise uber-polished or at least quite tailored for real impact. Else it will look simply bedraggled rather than tongue-in-cheek...which I sure hope is the intention? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785029 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:47:54 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 785029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Call me weird but I like it. To my eye, it is not deconstructed but rather unconstructed. Looks like the big untrimmed scraps from the buckskin pile at the leather shop I like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-785007 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:36:08 +0000 rae 785007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deconstructed? It doesn't even look like it ever *was* a bag. I love distressing, but only when it looks natural. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784954 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:44:40 +0000 Suz 784954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It would be almost as big a conversation starter as that Yoko Ono wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784946 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:38:24 +0000 Jaime 784946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to be open minded but this one really makes me wonder if someone is making fun of the customers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784939 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:24:52 +0000 Debora 784939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I'm surprised it doesn't have some silly description to go along with it. You know...vintage, reclaimed leather from hand-fed Andulusian goats. Now THAT would justify the price! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784934 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:11:04 +0000 Ariadne 784934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...wow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784854 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:29:59 +0000 annagybe 784854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny the one review says it wasn't jagged and ripped enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784852 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:28:05 +0000 Raisin 784852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like everything would just appall out the bottom! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784847 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:18:39 +0000 Mochi 784847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a big proponent of RATE, but this sort of looks like a bag that got steamrolled over or something. I'm offended by the price. I mean, I guess you pay for design but this looks like anti-design. Maybe I'm just cranky today. It's certainly a different look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784846 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:17:35 +0000 Caro in Oz 784846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get your cute hound to DIY one for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784844 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:16:18 +0000 Janet 784844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. Taking the deconstruction trend to a new level.</p> <p>I had a roommate with a cat once who could achieve this very look on any given garment or home furnishing. Who knew that someday one could pay good money for the privilege?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whoa-talk-about-a-rate-bag#post-784841 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:01:15 +0000 catgirl 784841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is truly post-apocalyptic: DIY destruction?</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepeople.com/Ridge-Ripped-Tote/?cm_mmc=GAN-_-Affiliates-_-Shopping.com-_-Primary" rel="nofollow">http://www.freepeople.com/Ridg.....-_-Primary</a> </p>