Australian Fashion Week is in full swing, and fashionistas are spilling all the tea on their most expensive fashion pieces. Even one person described their high-end purchase as a “mortgage” payment.
Everyone has that one little thing that they like to splurge on. For some folks it’s concert tickets, for others, it might be figurines. However, for fashion-loving folk who’ve come full throttle into Redfern’s Carriageworks this week, it’s all about the fashion.
Although thrifting and second-hand buying are on-trend, some people are still willing to drop a ‘yuge chunk of their pay slip on one-of-a-kind items. Heck, even the thrifted stuff is starting to get a bit exxy.
So as we battle the moody weather of Sydney’s autumn, we asked a bunch of punters what their most expensive fashion piece is and how much they dropped to cop that single, life-changing piece.
Instagram: @therealglamwhisperer / @stylishjournal
Most Expensive Item: The IG Style queen, The Glam Whisperer, casually mentioned that her most expensive item was the Chanel chain that was around her neck, describing it as a “mortgage” kind of price tag!
Name: Nikki Chowdhury
Instagram: @nikkidury
Most Expensive “I would say the Yves Saint Laurent clutch that I actually bought for my mum but I borrow it from her pretty frequently. I don’t remember much, plus I remember it took me a long time to save for it and it made a huge dent in my bank account at the time because I was working casually and like, luckily, I wasn’t paying rent at the time.”
Name: Isobel Larkin
Instagram: @isobel_larkin
Most Expensive Item: “Probably this Gucci bag that I’m wearing. I bought it secondhand but it was still a big splurge.”
Name: Charlene Davies
Instagram: @charlene_ye_davies
Most Expensive Item: “Balenciaga boots. About 20 grand.”
Name: Havana Tan
Instagram: @havanattan
Most Expensive Item: “Probably one of my bags, I would say. A few of them are quite a similar price point but I’d say around the $4,000 range.”
Name: Cynthia Taylu
Instagram: @taylu_me
Most Expensive Item: “Honestly I have no idea. I go to a lot of vintage shops. Girl’s on a budget. It may not look like it but she is!”
Name: Kim Russell
Instagram: @thekimibino
Most Expensive Item: “Probably the Louis Vuitton Spring 2001 or Spring 2000 bag.”
Name: Jessica Leahy
Instagram: @jessicavanderleahy
Most Expensive Item: “My car? Is that an accessory? I’m joking! Probably, most recently, I splurged on a Gucci Jackie bag because I really wanted it and it’s a classic, it’s timeless, and I think it’s gonna — you know — that’s what I think. If you’re gonna buy something it’s really not about how much it costs it’s really about how much you’re gonna keep it. It’s an investment piece.
Name: Lana Kington
Instagram: @lanakington
Most Expensive Item: “I don’t really spend a lot on clothing, to be honest. I try to buy a lot of things second-hand. Anything that I have that is designer my boyfriend buys for me.”
Name: Lizzie Cao
Instagram: @Cacaobean
Most Expensive Item: “I may have impulse bought, I have a vintage Dior bag that I bought from Japan because I was on holiday and I had the holiday mindset, and I was like ‘Oh money doesn’t exist in my brain.’”
Name: Eddie Riley Rainbow
Instagram: @eddierileyrainbow
Most Expensive Item: “Maybe these shoes [vintage Gucci platforms] they were $800. This [Louis Vuitton bag] would be the most expensive, but this is my mum’s. I usually thrift most things to be honest.”
Name: Aishwari Shetty
Instagram: @aishwari_shetty
Most Expensive Item: “I do own a similar outfit which is really expensive. Yep. This exact same, but it’s a bit blueish.”
