Thanks for the boot love, ladies. I LOVE them.

Jules said it perfectly. HIGH FIVE. Great to see you again.

Tabitha, good point. Colette just confirmed that these boots are made by Marc Fisher - that's probably why they are fab. (Although the info Anna linked to about him is disappointing).

Janet, Suz, Joy, Staysfit - if you mean Ivanka Trump - I'm with you. I can't support her items either, despite the fact that she makes a good product.

Gentle Reminder: YLF is not a political forum or a place where we bad mouth celebrities.

Put me in with Janet, Suz, Joy, and Staysfit. I don't support brands when I recoil at the person who has his/her name attached to the product. I understand the arguments others put forth about supporting job creation,good products, and business acumen, but I think all of these can be accomplished without buying from brands and companies which put me at odds with my beliefs.

Brand snobbery, though, is an entirely different issue in my book.

Agreeing that brand snobbery, or finding the celebrity attached to a brand 'not your thing' is very different in my mind then when the money the brand makes goes towards something you see as quite dangerous.

The first is very personally subjective and has to do imo with life-style branding and perception. The second is highly political, and tends to create long-lasting antipathy or support for good or ill. Although there have been many examples of (usually family owned) businesses making the choice to enter the political arena and take a stand on controversial issues, either with donations made by the founders/owners, or public statements.

The booties look lovely.

I am in the camp with Suz, Staysfit, and Angie--I would buy Kardashian themed things, but not Ivanka Trump. The marketing and the politics are very connected in that case, as she's used explicitly political events as marketing for her own clothing line: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/.....onvention/

Even though I've seen appealing Ivanka dresses in the past, I simply refuse to look at them now. It's really too bad. She has rather good taste in clothing.

For me celebrity endorsements don't really bother me. However what does bother me is blatant disregard in copying an original design and designers losing the rights to use their own names. It is proof of what a great forum YLF is, that there have been no snarky comments about celebrities.

Add me to the list of folk who are IT averse. For some reason, not a MK fan - that logo is big, heavy and in shiny gold.

I erased a line about avoiding Ivanka Trump merchandise and am glad there were bolder people than me to say what I was thinking. These are interesting times indeed.

Unfortunately, I have to agree about IT items. I cannot purchase them, despite me often liking the style and finding them well made. However, with most celebrity endorsed lines, I will give them a chance before dismissing them out of hand. I am very glad these boots worked well for you, Angie, despite the brand. They are great looking boots.

I have been disappointed to see that a few things I liked at Marshalls were a certain aforementioned brand, one poncho really caught my eye. But I refuse to buy that brand.
In general though.. if I like it I am ok with the branding. I feel worse about the working conditions of those making the products.

Though I don't believe in letting brand snobbery get in the way of a quality purchase at a good price, I'm with those who have passed by some beautiful IT shoes. The events of this year have made supporting her brand impossible for me.

This interesting topic seems to have become a backhanded way of endorsing candidates. I highly appreciate YLF as a politics-free zone, unlike other social media.

There are entire stores I never shop in for personal reasons, so it's no problem for me to bypass a brand that doesn't represent my "brand." To this day I don't go to Exxon stations because of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in 1989. I guess I'm just a judgy gal rather than a pragmatic one, but a girl has to have her standards, in my mind.

@Xtabay --My husband made me fly united rather than delta for years because he had a 10 year beef with northwest--which no longer existed.

Ha, bj1111!! He and I would get along great. Sounds like we both tend to carry grudges and have long memories!

I agree that we should avoid companies that make us mad. For example my recent visit to Talbots in which none of the SAs recognized my existence. I was specifically looking for the black velvet jacket that was on their website. I didn't see it in the store, and since no one offered me any help, or really anything, even a hello, I left. I ended up ordering one from Macy's. I know lots of people here hate Macy's, but it kind of reminds me of Costco. You never know what you'll find.

I hate Continental Airlines. Once, on a flight from Houston to San Francisco, in which we needed to switch planes in Denver, the pilot inexplicably diverted to Colorado Springs. It was not weather related. Everyone on the flight except for one or two people missed their connection. We were stranded in Denver with a little baby. It was really awful. This was over 25 years ago. I never forgave them.

Queen of the white boots.

I cannot move past or support somethings and that is okay.

It's like when my beloved Tom Cruise divorced friend in my head Nicole Kidman . It took me years to forgive poor Tom. Lol

Angie you are absolutely correct.

have seen some K/K stuff at Saks off 5th, they look rather nice
personally I am not swayed by the name issue one way or the other.

It will succeed on what it has to offer I think,

@JAileen

regarding Talbots, why not ask for help with the jacket? I would if I was interested.
these stores are so eager to bother the shopper the minute one steps in the store, so why not actually make them actually do something for the customer

Chadya, that's happened twice now at Talbots. The previous time I ended up buying two dresses that I really like. This time I didn't even see the jacket. I just wanted to try it on. The online reviews mentioned how tight the sleeves were, just like Angie's post today. So, I guess I don't care. It's too bad because their clothes seem to be nice quality.

@JAileen

good to know, there will be other jackets :=)

There are times I look past the brand-

• I will purchase a good quality product in a cheaper/budget store happily. In NZ The Warehouse would be a good example.
• I will purchase from stores aimed at younger or older women than myself, or even menswear eg Dotti
• I will purchase from stores whose image I don't particularly relate to - I see this is Angie's situation here. To be honest this does not happen much as I tend not to look, however I would consider it should I chance upon something.

J'aileen, that sort of treatment is definitely reason enough for avoiding certain stores. I used to find it difficult to get service at our local Talbots, too--then they went out of business! Have you tried substituting Ann Taylor? The merchandise is similar in look and quality, and I've always found their sales assistants very helpful and pleasant.