Archive — February 14, 2008
Originally published on The Luxe Mix, May 2007. Recovered from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine).
“Luxe” defined by Dictionary.com: luxury; elegance; sumptuousness: accommodations providing luxe at low rates. After talking with some people about my blog I realized I have never really defined what “Luxe” and the “Luxe Mix” is all about. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t even sure if the word “Luxe” existed in the English language. I’ve seen it used here and there in fashion magazine and such and I pretty drew my own conclusions of the meaning. My own take on luxe… “Luxe” — something that is luxury in style and essence. This is not constrained to luxury goods in my mind. I believe something that looks or feels “luxe” can be regarded or perceived to be luxury and does not necessarily mean it has to cost a lot of money. The “Luxe Mix” — a strategy I use in my personal styling. I don’t believe an individual has to spend exorbitant amounts of money to look “luxury.” There are some key goods that I firmly believe require quality investment such as handbags, shoes, certain jewelery and some beauty products. But other than that there’s so much great fashion and lifestyle products that come at incredibly affordable prices these days (see Luxe for Less). You can see a huge shift in the fashion industry towards what’s referred to as “disposable clothing.” Thanks to retailers like Forever21 and H&M, everyone can afford to look great. I must caveat that my take on fashion and lifestyle goods works for me but wouldn’t suit others — especially my friend who I call “iRobot”. iRobot shops much less frequently than me but anytime she makes a purchase it’s a life long purchase and she typically only buys the high end designer goods f’sho!! I on the other hand crave new things all the time. I get sick of things pretty quickly so it doesn’t make economical sense to purchase luxury goods at luxury prices. So stay tuned to the Luxe Mix as I continue my quest for the life of Luxe without going for broke! Technorati Tags: discount fashion, fashion, fashion blog, fashion retail, forever21, h&m;, luxe, luxemix, style, the luxemix