Help Me Understand – the October Edition

For those not entirely familiar with The Princess (and really, who is?),  occasionally we encounter what are euphemistically dubbed IFCs, “Intellectual Fashion Challenges.” It is at these times that we need you most. As always, we plead for your wisdom, your counsel, your insight, and your answers as we ask you to “Help Me Understand.”

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One little detail: when doing the HMU we are frequently forced to discuss the “M” word, as the cost, sometimes perceived as an investment, factors into our horrified response addled thoughts.

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It is items such as this that provoke so much confusion on our part:

Hermes Plush Horse

In case you were unfamiliar with this, we share a friendly, furry creature for your little one; the Hermès plush horse. Stuffed animal. It is a stuffed animal. This fine fellow comes in three sizes, the large (shown here) for $890, the smaller size is a mere $490, and the oh-so-economical petite is $370.  Of course one could purchase all three sizes and have a veritable herd to look after. Imagine that.

As we are on the topic of little plush creatures, let us examine this:

Karl Lagerfeld Courtesy Photo

This is from Steiff, a firm we generally adore. This is a limited edition thank god for small favors, and they have been on sale almost a month, so if the little guy strikes your fancy you may have to hurry to Neiman’s or Bergdorf’s. You were wondering what precisely one receives for their $1500 investment?

• 14.5″H bear with jointed limbs, constructed of the finest alpaca wool.
• A miniature outfit designed in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld, including black denim jeans, flannel jacket, white shirt, Swarovski® crystal-studded silken tie, leather belt with Swarovski® crystal-studded KL buckle, and tailor-made leather boots.
• Miniature sunglasses in the style Karl Lagerfeld himself wears.
• Special black-and-white gift box with KL and Steiff logos.

And how does Mr. Lagerfeld feel about being immortalized as a Steiff bear? According to W Magazine:

“Lagerfeld calls the Hamburg company’s longevity “incredible,” but he’s hardly surprised the toymaker dialed his number. The designer of Chanel, Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld collections has already been immortalized in a video game and as a lead figurine and plastic toy.”

(Full disclosure: TP finds the creature to be cute. We apologize, but we do. No fears about us adding him to the family, but we just cannot lie.)

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Our next amazing item, on that triggers a severe case of Logophobia. We mean severe. And it’s chronic. Also unrepentant. Behold the Louis Vuitton Farandole Hair Clip:

Louis Vuitton Farandole Hair Clip

Of course, there is always a plethora of designers eager to bank your pin money in exchange for providing them with free advertising, in this case D & G, aka Dolce & Gabbana. Here we have the D&G Script Logo sunglasses via eLuxury.

And to wrap things up, a look at something Posh, er, someone who used to be named Posh, Victoria Beckham with husband David Beckham. The couple was promoting their new signature double-fragrance line at Macy’s when the photos were taken a few weeks back.

Ray Tamarra/Getty Images

Naturally you would like a closer look at the thigh-high PVC boots.

PHOTOS: Splash News & Getty

The Antonio Berardi boots with very high heels are 5-1/2″ off the ground… except there are no heels. That is the best way we can describe it. The boots would run approximately $5,736 and are available by custom order only. To be fair, we remember reading somewhere that Ms. Beckham actually found the boots to be fairly comfortable, and the lack of the heel is what she felt made them bearable. Regardless of comfort, they make quite a statement…which is the hoped-for outcome of the whole exercise, don’t you think?

We say “G’bye for now!” and leave you with our final items, the Gucci logo bags.

Discreet? Understated? We think not.