Designer Disaster: Too much of a "good" thing.

In life and in fashion, one must know when to say "when". Excess in any form, is usually not a good thing. For instance, food and sex are great, but when you eat so much that you're morbidly obese, or when your love of making love leads you to the wrong bed....well, I'm sure you can see that train wreck up ahead. This brings me to the topic of luxury, and more specifically designer items. There is nothing at all wrong with displaying your love of your favorite designer. Afterall, Its that adoration and enthusiasm that inspired me to get into this business. But there is something very wrong and dysfunctional about defacing (tattooing) your body with Chanel's CC's, plastering the walls of your home with Gucci logo wallpaper or wrapping your car (regardless of interior or exterior) with Louis Vuitton monogram detail. If you're an offender of any of this, I have a question for you: What message are you trying to send, OR more importantly what are you trying to PROVE?

On a smaller scale, its also quite gauche to wear every designer label that you own in one ensemble (although, if you're doing this, it probably isn't an ensemble). Another example is wearing the same designer label conspicuously from head to toe: Gucci shoes, Gucci shirt, Gucci jeans, Gucci bag, Gucci sunglasses...you get the point! This is what is meant by "too much of a good thing." Basically, you're probably trying too hard. And quite frankly, enough is enough! Please step away from the closet slooooooooowly.

It may come off humorously, but what I'm really trying to convey is that designer labels should only be one small aspect of what makes you fabulous. Its ok for people to be themselves and let some of their own personal magnetism shine through. I promise you, Tom Ford (Gucci's top designer) won't be offended.