There are people who love certain brands and there’s no shame in it. But at what point does this brand-conscious mindset becomes too much to handle? Well, these over-priced dupattas make a good case here. Pakistani fashion brand Misha Lakhani just unveiled their line of designer dupattas for Eid.
But there’s something different about them, and people have thoughts. The price tag on these items is astronomically sky high!
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That doesn’t mean people won’t go berserk over an over-priced dupatta. Paying more than Rs 20,000 for a dupatta? Some ‘fashionistas’ might end up doing it.
AS expected, Pakistani social media users had a field day with this.
Initially, the product was met with criticism and skepticism online.
https://twitter.com/SenatorSameer/status/1258781732326825984
Soon enough, people were trying to figure out alternative uses of the clothing item. They want to justify their price tag after all.
The Pakistani textile industry has laid off hundreds of people during the coronavirus situation. Perhaps this partly explains the public anger over the inflated price tags.
https://twitter.com/Snoopy_Lame/status/1259573980555612164
https://twitter.com/UtopianRj/status/1259161992071278592
https://twitter.com/theLahorewala/status/1258784715504521217
https://twitter.com/hsebkhn/status/1258791629500157953
https://twitter.com/monjozx/status/1258857792397611019
https://twitter.com/ZubairMohal/status/1259124836636516353
Come to think of it, these dupattas might be fit for Bollywood, given how unbelievable and over the top they are.
https://twitter.com/__mamamia___/status/1258839802021117953
https://twitter.com/R0adside_M0nk/status/1259019213861089282
https://twitter.com/R0adside_M0nk/status/1259019438021472257
https://twitter.com/nayhajayart/status/1258783053972996097
Or maybe these are from when Harry Potter props were auctioned. In that case, we march to Narnia.
https://twitter.com/RajaAza55844380/status/1258789650245857282
https://twitter.com/NotVeryFunny511/status/1259050150695104515
People then questioned if the dupatta makers at Misha Lakhani got their target audience mixed up.
https://twitter.com/DrNoorrr/status/1258899164202700805
https://twitter.com/Shobbha2/status/1259052550419968001
A debate rages on
The purpose of brands that produce locally is affordable clothing, but that memo got lost somewhere in all that fabric. Some people tried defending the price tag with arguments this paying for the wages of daily workers.
https://twitter.com/AwaisKhanAuthor/status/1258942319522451458
https://twitter.com/sugandhwafai/status/1258827164050432000
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However, some folks pointed out how the price tag is for the brand name, not the effort put in by the workers.
https://twitter.com/namitaj68/status/1259077181692497920
https://twitter.com/fmkhan213/status/1259266543432732672
What are your thoughts regarding these scarves from Misha Lakhani?
