Nearly everything is manufactured in China nowadays anyway.

Whats the brand?? We'd love to know :)

Haha doubt she’ll tell us.

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I toss my designer purses on the floor all the time and people go apoplectic, little purse trees and stools instantly shoved at me. I honestly don’t care that much (I don’t have exotic leathers). I’ll buy a new purse when/if needed. In the meantime, I’m using and enjoying them with not a lot of thought about preservation.

Exactly. I'm not going to buy a designer bag and throw it on a makerspace floor, then get laser soot handprints on it getting my shop glasses out of it. I'm going to get a black Cordura messenger bag off Amazon. I had a genuine Timbuk2 purple Cordura bag made in San Francisco at a sample sale. In less than 5 years of my daily handling it was getting frayed around the edges. I priced a replacement and didn't think it was worth paying that for a bag that would last 5 years maximum. I upgraded my hair care routine after I went blonde, but that means I get stuff at Sally Beauty or Target instead of whatever's cheap at Grocery Outlet.

As someone who has wealthy parents and who is with a wealthy partner as well she's basically making people feel better about themselves. The wealthy 100% have all luxury branded bags, shoes, car etc. It just means a lot less to me in the grand scheme of things.

I have been thinking about it, but I love how she put those thoughts into a single sentence!

You and me both! Oh and let's not forget the nouveau riche, shudder. Painfully true. I get second hand embarrassment every time I see such conspicuous displays of mindless consumption.

It’s a lie though. Rich people do buy luxury goods.

For some yes, for others its just personal preference

When being trained as a salesperson, I was taught that was the definition of “a sucker”, and who we should target.

Fight club

Yes, true. the hubby and I have 15 year old cars that are paid for, four year old cell phones, you get the drift. All items are is tools to get us to work and conduct the daily necessities of every day life. I have a nice purse that I occasionally use but I don't need pricey stuff.

Fught club quote

Dave Ramsey quote*

A VERY important point, and one that I think Cassandra has made in several of her videos. Also, they may be using a filter. And we should also realize that a lot of these celebrities hit the genetic jackpot. So it may not matter all that much what products they use.

And they still #nomakeup lol

Not to mention the bright light from a pro lighting rig and filters applied to the end product. We look at those videos and really still have no idea what their actual skin looks like. I doubt any of us ever will unless we stand next to them in normal daylight. Good, professional lighting is a miracle worker. A good lighting tech can literallly change your face completely and make you much more beautiful or much less attractive. Even a basic ring light will throw bright light into the shadows on your face and erase texture.

I'm sayin!! Preach, girl.

So why do you watch them?

I wish I could like this 1,000 times!

Exactly!!!

Sounds Great, but you described comfort and not luxury... The word luxury refer to items that need "tender loving care" from you or else they disintegrate, or shrink, or become poisonous.

@@lannguyen-pu1db hello, hope you are good. Yes I know what luxury means , is for that reason I start saying “for me” I know that is very different for other people. And in the dictionary this is what says ( a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense. "he lived a life of luxury") For that reason for me, having 100€ shoes are luxury, the major reason that makes luxury for me , is because when I was younger, my shoes used to cost 10€ if I was lucky. ( sorry about my English, I’m Portuguese) So meaning , maybe for you luxury is a gucci bag or a LV bag , that for me is not luxury, is expensive. ( my ton, speaking is a conversation not an argument, so take it easy) thank you

​@@lannguyen-pu1dbwhen you have grown up poor and worn hand me downs. Or just super cheap clothing that neither comfortable or reliable. Comfort is a luxury when you are able to buy something that fits your needs but also makes you feel cosey.

I'm wanting to get a small diamond set piece in white gold, earrings. I know I can get this more cheaply from a jeweller. Will get this in April, no rush.

Exactly and a lot of designers don't even bother plating it. 😅

The amount of brass jewerly that is too overpriced... Man...

HELL yeah!!!!! A friend of mine handmakes a lot of jewelry and sells at local markets and stuff, and the only metal she works with is sterling silver. She's been asked by customers at markets if she has anything in gold, and she just says that no, she doesn't. Because the price of pure gold sheets and threads/wires AKA the stuff she uses for silver, is so high that she can absolutely NOT afford it, and she refuses to do gold plating, because - and I have experienced this - it will rub off if you wear an item often enough where it touches your skin. I have a beautiful gold plated ring that I have taken care to not wear in the shower and stuff, but still, the gold plating has started to wear off on the actual band......

I've been wanting a pair of Montana Silversmith earrings foreva, they are silver right? I finally got a pair and within 2 minutes of putting them on, my ears began to burn. They aren't silver at all. The posts were stainless (which I'm allergic to, hence the desire for sterling) and the rest was silver plated. I immediately returned them and will never purchase anything from them again.

And save for retirement!

Got my first coach bag secondhand without even knowing the brand, only because i loved the quality😅. When I saw a really expensive bandbag for the first time, I was quite disappointed with the quality of product. Now I try to shop only products handmade and from quality materials. This is a luxury to me (and lets fave it, its more hard to find these products than the "branded/luxury ones"😂). Regarding the cosmetics, Im convinced the drugstore neither the luxury one is worth it. The drugstore products still have to generate a profit and often they are really including ingredients of bad quality.🙈

That's what baffles me about the channels obsessed with high end, justifying it in painfully illogical ways. And no one can tell you're wearing it! Lol tbh, as a marketing & fundraising person, I do assess people visually for wealth in some settings. I'm more often looking for those who want attention, so obvious branding, talking about trendy purchases, etc are dead giveaways. I do note the old money, and admittedly, I make contact if I can, but most old money isn't looking for new causes, you just want to approach them either with gratitude for what they've done for the community with other orgs, or in a mission centered convo that avoids any financial talk. Where I live, people are not super subtle when they get money, but quite a bit of the old money is cattle money, and some of the richest dudes have cow poop on their boots perpetually! The upper middle class new people from CA, FL, & TX are the funniest, they think they are instant 1%ers and seriously act like they are on the set of 1980s "Dallas." They think 100k ppl is tiny and that we know their house and name 😂😂😂 we are a very small city, but it's still a city!

​@@kaira4047I knew nothing about handbags (I carried a cool rectangular photographers box bag) when I worked Xmas season at Macy's. Most of the high end bags were pretty trashy (1994 btw), but I fell in love with coach. Thought I got one 2nd hand but it was a nearly perfect counterfeit and I gave it away (counterfeit bags prob ick me more than they should, irl most of the legit ones don't offer workers great lives either...)

​@@kaira4047I think you'll find most drugstore formulas are quite good since 2015 or so, they don't use the same ingredients, I've even found super cheap brands that don't use concerning ingredients & wear like high end. I'm all over the place with my collection, I got boxycharm for 20 months, so I've got a lot of very high end makeup & every drugstore price category. Brands like loreal and Neutrogena def deliver similar quality or better vs high end. Packaging & some "ease of use" elements seem to drive price more than core ingredients. And the mid range and indie brands deliver high quality too. About half my favorite makeup is drugstore, with several faves from dollar tree or big lots/family dollar, and I've had about a 75% positive experience with the lowest priced products! And I like more subtle, natural makeup, even when I go glam, I want everything to blend properly and look smooth & not see any makeup particulate. Base is the only category I've really struggled with, the cheapest tinted moisturizer that meets my expectations is Neutrogena & $20, and I'm done trying cheaper options lol.

100%. You can't go cheap with fragrances. Cheap ones smell like air freshener to me.

I was looking for this comment. I have both high end Niche fragrances and some designer perfumes. That, and good quality not necessarily designer shoes are two things I will always spend on.

I agree! I don't really care what luxury brand it is.. as long as I love the fragrance. Will I use them? Yes. But I also collect.

same. if preserved properly a high-end fragrance will last a decade. not to mention how with some of them the projection and longevity is good enough that you don't need more than 3-5 sprays. fragrances LAST, people around you admire the nice scent, and it doesn't come off as bragging since people won't even know what you're wearing. good investment.

Very. I have very old luxury fragrances and they are still great in condition

Simply tailored, unfussy outfits with clean lines are preferred and considered much more classy. You don't even have to spend a lot to achieve this look. You can kit yourself out in this style relatively inexpensively. Additionally wealthy people don't buy things JUST because of the price tag. They buy quality. Which is why I use only Korean skin care products, less expensive than European products, but that's not actually the point. The point is to buy the best, not the most expensive. And Korean stuff is thirty years ahead of European and American products, so despite the lower price point they are my preference.

No wonder Steve Jobs looked like your average Joe from 7/11 😂

@@FransceneJK98 that's actually EXACTLY IT. He's really, really, incredibly rich. What would he gain by displaying that all the time? It's not like literally everyone on the planet doesn't know how vast his fortune is!

EXACTLY - - I wish someone would shout this from the rooftops because it's sooo true! Whenever I see anyone walking about slathered in designer labels, like as in the actual NAME all over the place, I'm just like ew, zero class and awful taste. And clearly that person is desperate to prove something about themself to feel like they're worth something, it's really sad. And it's almost always the poorest, least educated who fall into this trap, it's pretty horrifying.

@@melloroful yup. They could of spent a fraction of the money on some plain, smart trousers, and a smart fitted shirt, and looked FAR more classy. The idea that you can BUY respect and social capital needs to go away FOREVER. Because as you so rightly point out, it is always the poorest targeted to buy this tat. The people who can least afford it. And it's a massive, massive, rip off. As Cass said, completely correctly, all of these items with tacky slogans or patterns emblazoned on them aren't even good quality 99% of the time! But they certainly are costly for the bunk you are buying. Priced at a point far beyond what the poorest can comfortably afford (despite basically being aimed exclusively at them)

Not to mention that all these freebies get added onto the cost of products the rest of us pay for.

Not ALL rich people! That's an exaggeration. It's just that the influencers and famous rich are doing it but even then, not all of them. Therefore there are some who actually buy the brands and wear them because they like it and because they are the nouveau riche types. Still I do like my Alma bag nothing can make me hate it, but I don't want to be mistaken for a brand slave.

Yep, the gratis bags celebrities receive for awards ceremonies are astounding.

@@deborahcurtis1385 Yes, some.

the bags have also dropped off in quality. the only thing i think might be worthwhile from that brand is the perfumes.

Most high end makeup I tried have worse quality than drugstore

The last time I bought anything chanel makeup (only time besides the blue de Chanel cologne) is a poppy red-orange lipstick from Neiman Marcus.. quite a few years ago. It's very nice, pigmented and smooth like dewy and semi-sheer, but it's not world changing.

Depends on the brand. I don’t think Chanel or Dior is good but I can’t find a better mascara than Clinique or more exspensive brands. The best foundation I’ve ever tried is Elisabeth Arden double wear and that’s not a cheap product.

Their shadows are trash too. I don't understand why people love it. Some high end makeup is great, but most isn't imo.

Hi can you share us more with your working experience and environment? How about their fragrance etc

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Yeah, Florence area, you mean Prato, where all the cinese people work in poor conditions. The dont go to China, they bring the cinese to Italy to work for them. Saviano documented this in "Gomorra".

@@Cyggyiggsanyone who doesn’t agree with you is now a boy? Deluluuuuuu

@@Cyggyiggs why bot?

Truth I grew up in Germany and we all use Nivea cream even on baby's. I'm 57 no wrinkles and never had a pimple in my life. I keep skincare to a mild cleanser and nivea

@@LoganStyles21well, also, you grew up in Germany. There’s no way to only use face cream in Florida and not have wrinkles. My wrinkles (and cancer) were caused by the sun before I hit puberty.

Supposedly the European version is different , and better, than the U.S. one.

@americafirst9144 the one in the tin can is supposed to be the legit one... The one in the plastic container with the screw-top lid I heard is the fake one from Mexico. I just make sure to always buy the blue tin one

@@jahbern Hope you are okay now

Back then it was limited in quantity because a skilled craftsmen would make it by hand or had a small team of skilled craftsmen to make it together by hand. The by hand part is probably the biggest reason why it was both luxurious and limited in quantity.

Honestly, that just sickens me to think about. Shame on them.

@@melloroful This is what happened when USSR failed. People were forced to be exploited by richer countries just to not die from hunger.

@@peachesandcream22 yes it's horrible what happened. Greedy mega rich westerners exploiting people for their own gain and plundering resources, whilst claiming they're "helping" 🙈

Don’t wear makeup and you’ll never have to spend there. I don’t wear them and my skin is flawless because if it. Toxicity in a bottle is all they are

​@@BlackBeauty-yl8uq Make up is an art when not used as a mask

I worked at one popular high end cosmetic store. All that PR/marketing stuff starts as low as on sales people level. “Luxurious” brands were giving us gifts, limited edition items that were hard to get, little hint which product might be out of asortyment and on big sale anytime soon so we can put it on the side and buy it for 20% of the price later, sales “competitions” in which one could win either perfume bottle, hotel voucher, designer wallet or any other goods to motivate us to sell certain brand. I had a chance to try skincare products starting with essence, ending with la mer and I honestly will never ever spend any money on luxury skincare because it’s bullshit 😅 a looot of times I sold someone water and glycerin (two most important ingredients in moisturizers) for 500$ just because I knew I will get a designer’s bag if my team will reach the goal set by a brand. I’ve learnt how to read ingredients, I’ve learnt about sourcing, I’ve learnt about how our skin is build and which actives work how because at work I experienced that even doctors/cosmetologist very often recommend something they can financially profit from, not things they actually consider good.

@@BlackBeauty-yl8uq Do you think you are more superior only because you wear no makeup? I'm going to dissapoint you, but diseases, aging and bad health will still affect your appearance and you will never look the same like you did in your 20s. No makeup won't prevent you from natural events that mostly are unpredictable and permanent. And what do you mean by your skin is "flawless"? By todays standards, flawless skin is: no pimples, no "extra moles", no extra pigmentation, no redness, no visible pores, no visible capillars, no wrinkles, no saging, looking more European etc. If I could look at your photo, I would still find at least 1 flaw in your face. You're either a rarity or you're just simply lying right now. No one skin is 100% "flawless" and don't need to be.

Their hair care line is AWFUL!!

@@christiecruzxo2841 lol I don’t even wanna try that out. With D.E., people are paying for the stupid packaging.

At first I loved it and because I have hand tied hair extensions I have to use non sulfate etc shampoo… over time it made my hair SO GREASY because it has like nothing clarifying in it. Wasn’t good for my scalp at all. It made my scalp oily WITH dandruff. How the heck does that happen lmao 🤣. For $90 bucks too!!! 😂

I love Cerave and Olay

I feel the same way about Sunday Reilly.

Yes I do this! It bowls people over when you tell them how long you've had an item.

Same here! I have stuff that goes way back

Same, I have one black wool and one cream cashmere coats. They are used every winter. Had them for almost 20 years, still look great that they can last another 20 more years. Buy the good stuff, take care of them and you will have them forever. That's how you actually save money, not buying into trends every new season.

I bought a tan wool coat from a thrift shop 10 yrs ago that I always receive compliments on. I paid under $10 for it. The tag inside looks like it's from the 50s or 60s.

But HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT"S GOOD! I bought a Ted Baker Coat and I thought good quality was included but it was just a normal coat and the material inside the pockets pilled immediately. Did you just get lucky and realise 10 years later how good the coat is?

I tried that Lancôme makeup remover and it’s shit. I prefer Korean brands

Lancome isn't luxury. It's in the mid high end range. But it's not exactly $500 a bottle.

@@FransceneJK98it doesn’t matter if it’s shit to you. As she stated- she uses it due to irritation.

Right. My Valentino stays longer than my juicey couture lol

Most luxury skincare is not $500 a bottle.

And now the kids are shoplifting drunk elephant products because they want to fit in with their friends and TikTok influencers.

Chanel foundation with luminescence is pretty good. But then I just found roll-on sunblock with zinc oxides gave the same effect. I also mix my foundation with 50% moisturiser and with the sunblock it looks great!

I noticed a long time ago that Lancome and L'oreal cosmetics had the same scent before I found out they're owned by the same company. Then later my cousin's girlfriend, who worked as a cosmetics chemist for Lancome confirmed that they're the same and that's why.

@@limperatrice Yes, there definitely a smell that distinguishes them, as I've gotten older, while I love the enjoyable smell of scented skincare, my skin gets so irritated.

The worst thing you can do to your skin is get sunburnt or overexpose your skin to the sun. Then there is alcohol with cigarettes. If you are careful about these things, then Nivea will work fine!

So true 💯 I'm the same, I'm 45 and look much younger, but not through crazy expensive products just knowing my skin and doing the research, then finding products with good ingredients.

@@melloroful it’s not complicated and it really doesn’t need to be expensive! I’d rather save my money for other stuff.🫶🏻🤍

THIS!

Well wait- what do you use? You have to tell! LoL

I feel you. You reach to a point where everything becomes so ugly, specially that monogram...

Yeah that one is particular is sooo ugly, I've never understood the allure. Aside from what, proving you have the money to buy it? Glad you've sold em all off lol

@@melloroful It was early 2000’s and I had just moved to Las Vegas. You win money gambling then end up in Louis Vuitton at the Forum Shops. 🛍️ 😁

@@bquick3889 lol easy come easy go eh 😅 but hey least you didn't have to like save up for it or anything, no harm done esp if you got it nice resale price

Never gotten the appeal when it comes to the all over prints like LV and Gucci. It's looking tacky

I find an ordinary but powerful hairdryer works for me, but I use a shot of cold regularly while drying to prevent the hair overheating and getting damaged. I also leave my thick curly hair in several towels before drying, this wicks away the moisture and means less heat. Also you can and should separate sections as you dry. I'm aware of the Dyson but think it's largely a gimmick. You don't actually 'need' the Dyson but it saves a bit of time, that's all. IMO.

Sometimes with something expensive, you should consider "cost per wearing." If you're using this purse every day, it was a sensible purchase for you even if the initial cost was expensive. So long as you're not paying extortionate interest for it on a credit card.

If you can afford it outright that’s fine. If you have to use a credit card to buy something, that’s irresponsible

Hello 👋 may I know what beauty brands do you use

@@samathareddy8833 Hi Sam, currently, I use Korean and Japanese brands (mostly Korean due to their availabilities), but I still use some of the western brands. These are the brands I go to constantly because their ingredients list are impressive and my five must have ingredients are normally shown in the upper portion of the ingredients list. Haru Haru Wonder Pyungkang Yul CosRx Some by Mi Beauty of Joseon Purito Ample: N iUNIK Skin1004 Secret Key (an SK-ii dupe if I say so myself) Elizabeth Arden (I really can't get enough of their Ceramide Capsules. They are freaking great! I want to find a dupe for them) Frank & Body (I love their body products. They really are great and effective! Price point is great too! I am just considering whether I should try their face stuff) Recreation Beauty Bondi Beach (makes the best hair and body oil I've ever tried. They smell great and they really do soak in! The only ones I've ever tried that actually soak in very quickly). THE FACE SHOP (but I only buy very basic stuff from here like oil cleansers and facial cleanser or Aloe vera gel. Face masks are ok, but they have a relatively good ingredients list. It just isn't as good as the ones I've listed at the top. I have certain products I buy from one of the listed brands. I've compared a similar product between brands and have purchased the one that meets my needs or have the better combination of ingredients that goes well with my existing products. If you want to know what they are, let me know. These two brands below I still have products of, but won't buy again due to their price point, unless I have the money to shell out or just because I want to feel extra. But these can be replaced with just as good, if not better, products by the Korean brands I listed above. Sisley Paris (I still have some of their products but I won't go out of my way to buy them because they are absurdly priced. Moreso than Chanel. But if I have the money to spare, I'd keep buying their buffing cream, eye mask, black Rose cream and mask, and their restorative cream. I love the sensorial experience! However, if I'm looking for value for money, I won't buy Sisley at all) Chanel (won't buy due to the price, but their Sublimage La Creme Lumiere feels so good and really nourished and brightened my skin. I would come to work early with no skincare and make up and use the whole sublimage range on my skin from the clean testers. Although the ingredients list looked impressive in the ad, your money is better spent elsewhere for the price you have to shell out). I would have added the following brands below because they are great brands, but they are a tiny bit (some are a lot more) more expensive than the ones I listed above. There's a range in Pyungkang Yul that is pretty premium, but majority of the brand's products (esp their blue range) are worth it! Dear Klairs Missha (Time Revolution range) Innisfree Isntree Estee Lauder (I'll only buy their Advance Night Repair range especially their serum, but this can be duped by Missha's Time Revolution range. Even when I was working at Chanel, if I think my client would do better having a product from a different brand, I'll tell them. I try to be very honest with my clients, much to the chagrin of my employers if they find out) Clarins (I really do like them especially their double serum and multiactive moisturisers, but I think for the price point, the Korean ones are better) Ella Bache - only one product I'd love to buy from them: "Eternal Night Cream". My face felt so nourished like it did with the Chanel Sublimage La Creme Lumiere. But the two are way too rich for everyday use on my combination skin. Guerlain's Midnight Secret and Abeille Royale range. I really liked their AR range but it's so expensive. Dear Klairs fundamental watery oil was said to be a dupe of the AR watery oil. I disagree. AR watery oil was MUCH MUCH better. I also had a client who had a lot of money and compared the Platinum Range from La Prairie and she said that the one product from Guerlain (the Midnight Secret) did a better job than the $1000+ skincare from La Prairie. I have to agree. It's so good. Dior's Capture Totale Serum. I tried it, and it feels really really nice. However, the price wasn't worth it, and I think it may be the silicones that made it feel better on my skin. However, my skin felt pretty nourished, but nothing that Elizabeth Arden Ceramide capsule can't do on its own. Thanks for sticking with me in this long reply, but I really hope it helps! If you want more info, I'm happy to talk skincare!

No such thing as perfection! But I fell victim to the sales tactics by luxury beauty, so many times, and I want other people to at least have information to make the right decisions for themselves! ❤

Appreciate youuuu ❤

Really good point, Anne Frazer!

Same here! All “cheaper” drug store skin care. Except for my lip balm 😅 I’m guilty of using Laneige every night. I know I could just use Vaseline, but i just love the smell and everything.

I really wanna know which lip balm it is

@@summersucks1579 me too!

I want to know the lip balm??. I think the $18 Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Kiss (yellow tube - looks like a glue stick) is still the #1 best I have ever tried. Better than Drunk Elephant Lippe, Fresh, Laneige, and the new Fenty Lux Cherry Lip Balm. Please let us know.

@@bquick3889I swear by the Sol De Janeiro lip balm as well!

Lolll I feel this on an emotional level ❤

Goood morning! And thank you for being here!! ❤

I agree but then there is definitely group think within this channels community as well you just won’t see it because you think it doesn’t exist here.

@@pattycarljackson I can see that too! I don’t agree with everything she said. Ironically I’m a Chanel Beauty (the cosmetics particularly the limited editions) collector but it brings me a lot of joy. I know their products and formulations are quality… like with any other channel eat the fish, spit out the bones and keep the rest that applies to you! I appreciate the fact she’s speaking on issues most others won’t touch with a ten foot pole. Group think exists EVERYWHERE dear Patty.

Apprecaiate you being here and your dedication to learning ❤❤❤

I soooo appreciate that you think critically and question me! I’m happy to share my opinion soup with you hahaha❤ thank you for being here

@@CassandraBankson thank YOU for being here for us! You and your work are highly appreciated, even in Romania😁 I love the fact that you use your voice, your research, your experience and I want you to know that we hear you, you make our day better, you give us confidence and make us use our brains😊 YOU MATTER! I hope you remember this on the days when not everything runs smooth😘

What a wonderful comment, Barbara. I would have never thought of doing that with a bottle of perfume and a point-in-time in my life. This is fantastic. I love this. Sort of similar to, but not exactly...whenever I smell Estee Lauder's Youth Dew I am overcome with memories of my grandma. Now that I am older, I associate that scent with her. During Christmas, whenever I was in a department store, I would swing by the Estee Lauder counter and spray myself with Youth Dew. It made me so happy to shop with that scent of my Grandma. I completely understand what you are talking about with your Guerlain. A scent can really take you back. I get you.

That’s a beautiful take on it!

Nostalgia definitely plays a part in all of this. I have worn Coco Chanel for 35 years and I still love it. I believe items like this are worth it. I'm guessing your Chanel No. 5 makes you feel a certain way that nothing else does. You cannot put a price on that! Am I right, Maureen?

The real luxury brands would be ones like Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli, Brioni, Max Mara, etc. Typically the lesser known but still extremely expensive brands from Italy

I only knew two from what you wrote - Max Mara and Brioni (this only from romance book because author made her homework about real luxury brands for the plot).

Bedding. There's luxury. Talk about spending thousands on a set of bed linens. Nobody hears anything about Pratesi, Matouk or a $25,000. Frette Eider down comforter.