For those who have more money than brains

moonshadow · Post by **moonshadow** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:52 am

Found this whilst surfing the web today. No I don't plan to lay the money down, in fact I'm hooked on four dollar specials. But gheesh....

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/oscar-de-la ... tback=1282

Two thousand, two hundred and ninety dollars.... but it does have free shipping! (of course!)

I can buy about 570 skirts at a thrift store for that! That's like buying out about three stores worth!

Talk about "puttin' on the Ritz"!

r.m.anderson · Post by **r.m.anderson** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:15 am

Probably could go to Neiman Marcus and get it for a 10% surcharge more - at this point you could buy out the Thrift Store !

renesm1 · Post by **renesm1** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:00 am

That's two dollars for the skirt, the rest for the brand!

JeffB1959 · Post by **JeffB1959** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:30 am

renesm1 wrote:That's two dollars for the skirt, the rest for the brand!

Bingo! You're buying the name tag, plain and simple. A skirt similar to that you can find at Ross, Marshall's or Burlington Coat Factory for one half of one percent of that price.

Kirbstone · Post by **Kirbstone** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:20 am

Aaw Shucks!....They don't have one in my size. Otherwise I'd have rushed straight in and ordered a couple

Tom

dillon · Post by **dillon** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:55 pm

Nor my size. And not my style, anyway...so three reasons not to buy one...

Caultron · Post by **Caultron** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:07 pm

Nothing can make this skirt physically worth $2,290.00, even with the free shipping.

However, it probably flatters someone's ego that they can afford it.

The trick is to drop, "This? Oh nothing, it's an Oscar de la Renta," at just the right moment.

skirted_in_SF · Post by **skirted_in_SF** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:17 am

Heck it:
1. isn't even 100% silk for heaven's sake
2. isn't available in my local (San Francisco) store.
If they don't sell it in this extremely affluent city, where do they sell it?

JohnH · Post by **JohnH** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:47 am

For those prices Nordstrom should have custom sizes and not just a handful of stock sizes. There are other clothing items also with the outrageous prices.
John

Post by **Oldhilly51** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:03 am

I have this vague recollection of skirts like that, something about the "rock & roll era" way back when I was young. Didn't think much of them then, would not pay close to $3,000 Australian for one today. Anyway, they haven't got my size.

skirtingtoday · Post by **skirtingtoday** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:09 am

Caultron wrote:... The trick is to drop, "This? Oh nothing, it's an Oscar de la Renta," at just the right moment.

To which I would say "WHO?"

JeffB1959 · Post by **JeffB1959** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:11 am

By the by, while I've broadened my skirt wearing horizons by adding prints, plaids and patterns, polka dots like this rather pricey example doesn't move the needle for me.

partlyscot · Post by **partlyscot** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:03 pm

I bought a nice skirt Wednesday, $7, on half price day, so $3.50. I don't have it to hand at the moment, so I can't give you the brand, but it's a very luxurious looking thing in a mix of silk and wool. I would estimate it originally listed at $300-$400. I'll have a better look, but it appeared to be perfect, hardly worn.

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