What you want sometimes isn't what's best for you...

So, I've come to realize that what I want isn't always what's best for me or what I need. Take dating and relationships for example... would it be awesome if I found someone who essentially let me have my way all the time? You think it would, but really, that's not what's best for you (and probably not not what you really want). The best person for you is someone who challenges you (sometimes) and complements you (as well as compliments you). Same thing goes for arm candy... sure--you may want some sweet arm candy, but it's more important to find someone you have a lot in common with and who understands you. Though, if they're arm candy in addition to those things... I really can't complain. ;)

Another tidbit, I've ordered Chanel: Collections and Creations, which seems like a pretty cool book, and is one of the Fashion stars in 8 stylish fall reads from Dallas News. I'm starting to have conflicting feelings towards high fashion and luxury goods right now, though. While "fashion is good for the soul", a new book out called Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster really put into perspective the marketing of luxury and fashion to make it for the masses. In The conceit of luxury, they explain how some high fashion goods are made for cheap in Asian countries and then sold for a huge margin (OK, remind me to buy stock in LVMH). In an article entitled, Money Bags, they described Hermes bags ($6k++) as the last true luxury,... where you go to the shop and pick out the style, leathers, stitching you want and then your bag is hand crafted and prepared on waiting list that is 6 months to a year. Now... is $6k too much to pay for something made just for me? Maybe I should learn how to make handbags.

I'd like to think that I like old school brands like Chanel because I think they are timeless and classic. I also love the thinking of Coco Chanel and what she stood for. Buying my Chanel handbag was an experience, I went to the actual store that was once the apartment of Coco Chanel on 21 Rue Cambon, in Paris. I really love the way my bag looks, the pebbled leather, the silver hardware, and the way it smells. I feel glamorous carrying my handbag, and hey, shouldn't every woman feel that way? We'll see... maybe fashion is the new smoking.

Well,... if I go the anti-luxury route, I guess I would save more cash for vacation and video games... :)