So Jeffrey Campbell, eh? Are we sick of those shoes yet? The chunky hipster platforms with a high cuban heel, hanging off the skinny legs of every scene girl from London to Tokyo. After ten years of escalating trade, the JC brand only continues to ascend astronomically, despite being a small family business, run directly from Jeffrey's garage in Los Angeles. But, my god, WHY are these things so goddamn notorious?!!
Combining vintage throwbacks with trend led fashion and urban street-style, the footwear constantly innovate and evolve whilst maintaining that identifiable structure, as seen upon the lookbook masses... But I mean, let's be honest, they are VULGAR and less elegant than an hippo scratching its arse against tree, so why oh why do millions of fashion fazed girls ironically see past the offensive style and jump straight into a herd of conforming, clumpy footed sheep?!!
I, myself (being the biggest hypocrite to grace planet earth) am in no fit state to explain the Jeffrrey Campbell hysteria. The best i can do is merely justify my own magnetism to the hype because... I have a confession to make (it's pretty obvious by now)....ok, ok, ok...I've jumped on the bandwagon a teeny weeny bit....well, kind of.
In partial protest to the frenzy, i have committed a moral crime by purchasing a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Lita look-a-likes from ebay. And yes, yes, i know copy-cat and counterfeit goods are a veritable detriment to my beloved fashion society and do threaten the future growth of the industry. However, more important to me than the bread and butter of a designer is the potential for complete inclusiveness within the fashion community.
If you're not familiar with the Jeffrey Campbell brand, you will come to note that, even more obscene than the style of the shoe, is the exaggerated price-tag hanging from the side which immediately disconnects half the customer base. Despite being targeted towards the "everyday woman", this elevated price makes them inaccessible for "everyday" people like myself. Personally, I can neither physically nor decently pay $165 for shoes that cost a fraction of that price to create and it is especially unfair to deny ourselves the opportunity to integrate when a mass manufactured version is readily available at around £25. I refuse to be excluded from the world that i embrace just because i'm bloody broke!
As a consumer, i find myself bombarded with messages endorsing individuality via freedom of choice in fashion, yet as a rotten dichotomy, too many of us are excluded by prices that say more about the rich getting richer whilst the poor stand behind a window wishing.
(my fake litas)
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Combining vintage throwbacks with trend led fashion and urban street-style, the footwear constantly innovate and evolve whilst maintaining that identifiable structure, as seen upon the lookbook masses... But I mean, let's be honest, they are VULGAR and less elegant than an hippo scratching its arse against tree, so why oh why do millions of fashion fazed girls ironically see past the offensive style and jump straight into a herd of conforming, clumpy footed sheep?!!
I, myself (being the biggest hypocrite to grace planet earth) am in no fit state to explain the Jeffrrey Campbell hysteria. The best i can do is merely justify my own magnetism to the hype because... I have a confession to make (it's pretty obvious by now)....ok, ok, ok...I've jumped on the bandwagon a teeny weeny bit....well, kind of.
In partial protest to the frenzy, i have committed a moral crime by purchasing a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Lita look-a-likes from ebay. And yes, yes, i know copy-cat and counterfeit goods are a veritable detriment to my beloved fashion society and do threaten the future growth of the industry. However, more important to me than the bread and butter of a designer is the potential for complete inclusiveness within the fashion community.
If you're not familiar with the Jeffrey Campbell brand, you will come to note that, even more obscene than the style of the shoe, is the exaggerated price-tag hanging from the side which immediately disconnects half the customer base. Despite being targeted towards the "everyday woman", this elevated price makes them inaccessible for "everyday" people like myself. Personally, I can neither physically nor decently pay $165 for shoes that cost a fraction of that price to create and it is especially unfair to deny ourselves the opportunity to integrate when a mass manufactured version is readily available at around £25. I refuse to be excluded from the world that i embrace just because i'm bloody broke!
As a consumer, i find myself bombarded with messages endorsing individuality via freedom of choice in fashion, yet as a rotten dichotomy, too many of us are excluded by prices that say more about the rich getting richer whilst the poor stand behind a window wishing.
(my fake litas)
(thestyleplaylist.blogspot.com)
So,? Where did you buy the knock offs? Im broke too :)
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Haha! I love this post...I've got to say I'm a major Jeffrey Campbell supporter. I fell in love from my first pair of 'Mary Roks' wedges. But you are too right about the ridiculous price tags fashion brands set...I agonized for months over whether I should make the purchase or not. But finally I took the plunge. I must say they have been one of my favorite pairs of shoes. But still, in this economy, the masses just don't have that kind of money. I'd definitely buy a pair of knock offs if I saw them! ^___^
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Loved this post, I totally do not like them but I fell in love with the comfort and height. Still didn't buy them, or the cheap look-a-likes. I don't have a problem with things that look extremely similar as nothing is original, but I hate fakes. There's a difference, so yours aren't knock- offs, they're simply an alternative version.
ReplyDeleteI need a pair in my life.... at least one!
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