I read about the Birkin Scammer online last week. I didn't really give it much attention because a) I don't belong to high society, b) I had no idea who these people were and c) scams are so normal nowadays.
But I read it again in Fashion Pulis and I got curious because there was a photo. I clicked on the link and found out the scammer's name and what she looked like. I am sorry to say that she didn't look high society at all. Without the trappings, she was just an ordinary woman. True, she was slim and tall but there was nothing striking about her at all. Even her skin didn't look that good.
When I read the story first, all I thought was: poor scammer. She must have been very insecure that she had to lie and scheme in order to fit in. I am not judging her as there are indeed people who aspire to be high and mighty even if they cannot really afford to. But what is sad is that she ruined not just herself but her whole family. She has children and a husband, after all. I'm not sure about the "unaware" husband (apparently he was supposedly into expensive suits and shoes, too!) but I think the children are innocent. If she took them all with her to the U.S. where she is purportedly hiding, then they must have been bewildered and shocked. And for sure, they will also hear of what their mother did in due time. It will hurt them very much, I think. They might even get bullied or ostracized because of her actions.
To honest, I cannot fully comprehend the need for designer stuff. If I was rich, yes I would buy them all in a heartbeat. But since I am not, I don't lust or long for it at all. I only imagine myself having one but that's all. I will not cheat or lie to people simply because I want to be one of them. (Because really, she wasn't one of them. She was a woman who worked for an art gallery who later became an industrial partner-meaning her service is her contribution/capital) Besides, I don't hang out with the rich and famous anyway. No one will care if my bag is a knockoff or brandless because it won't matter much. It's usually in the way you carry yourself and how you mix and match clothes and accessories. I'd much rather wear rags than wear clothes, shoes and bags that aren't even rightfully mine.
But I read it again in Fashion Pulis and I got curious because there was a photo. I clicked on the link and found out the scammer's name and what she looked like. I am sorry to say that she didn't look high society at all. Without the trappings, she was just an ordinary woman. True, she was slim and tall but there was nothing striking about her at all. Even her skin didn't look that good.
When I read the story first, all I thought was: poor scammer. She must have been very insecure that she had to lie and scheme in order to fit in. I am not judging her as there are indeed people who aspire to be high and mighty even if they cannot really afford to. But what is sad is that she ruined not just herself but her whole family. She has children and a husband, after all. I'm not sure about the "unaware" husband (apparently he was supposedly into expensive suits and shoes, too!) but I think the children are innocent. If she took them all with her to the U.S. where she is purportedly hiding, then they must have been bewildered and shocked. And for sure, they will also hear of what their mother did in due time. It will hurt them very much, I think. They might even get bullied or ostracized because of her actions.
To honest, I cannot fully comprehend the need for designer stuff. If I was rich, yes I would buy them all in a heartbeat. But since I am not, I don't lust or long for it at all. I only imagine myself having one but that's all. I will not cheat or lie to people simply because I want to be one of them. (Because really, she wasn't one of them. She was a woman who worked for an art gallery who later became an industrial partner-meaning her service is her contribution/capital) Besides, I don't hang out with the rich and famous anyway. No one will care if my bag is a knockoff or brandless because it won't matter much. It's usually in the way you carry yourself and how you mix and match clothes and accessories. I'd much rather wear rags than wear clothes, shoes and bags that aren't even rightfully mine.
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