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So what about massimo? dotti

It is absolutely horrible. Go to thrift stores or shop online second hand, there is even better quality.

It sounded like you said you didn't like your calves, but in the shorter leather skirt I could see that your calves are perfect...so now I'm wondering what in the world you didn't like about your calves??

Very interesting video Anna but you can’t talk about fast fashion as a big polluter on one hand, and push people to buy fake leather on the other. Fake leather is made of PU which is basically plastic=petroleum derivative. The biggest polluting industry is anything related to petroleum. Fake leather is not only BAD for the environment to produce, it does NOT LAST the way real leather does (it will crinkle and break while real leather can last decades with care) and on top of that, it cannot be recycled.

Hi Anna. How tall are you?

Exactly! Growing up with 4 brothers and a tom boy momma, she's the big sister I needed

Yes! She seems like a genuinely nice person tbh

True

Yesss ! I noticed also.

Super true

Kozy Kalani You are right; Anna is definitely glowing.

I would love an update it looks stunning! Not like she has layers of foundation but just healthy stunning skin.

I was thinking that! I think It was from Greece

Might be pregnant lol

I was thinking that too!!!

Actually, it's really not that simple. The most common animal skin used for leather is pig skin and beef skin. These are animals that we eat. If you don't buy their leather, you are saving no animal, as those animals still get killed for food. Only, their skin ends up in the garbage instead of being reused. Leather is valuable, it is the most durable material there is for clothing and furniture. Some leather items save a lot of consumption and pollution, because if you bought items made of a different material, you would have to replace them every year whereas leather lasts at least a decade. I have a leather bag that I know will survive me. That's a lot of plastic not polluting the oceans. Also, vegan leather is actually plastic most of the time. Plastic is made from petrol. I can assure you that no animal on this planet is happy about us destroying their natural habitat by drilling for oil and by throwing the plastic in the ocean after we are done using it. Plastic doesn't save animals, it hurts them.

@@Gomba13 actually nowadays vegan leather is made with pineapple skin and hemp elements, a win for animals and the planet ,and around 90% animal leather is made in india from old dairy cows ,not good enough for meat so yeah,stopping eating meat is actually great for the planet less methane and the process of making animal leather is using child labor and unhealthy conditions, like why people use mica free makeup the same reasons

@@diociharesibelli2547 First of all, the concept of vegan leather is not even a decade old, so there is no "nowadays" as the first times it was called vegan leather was also nowadays. Second, what is called vegan leather is made from a huge variety of materials, not only the two you mention. But the interesting part is that, while animal leather almost always comes with a mention of which animal the leather was harvested from, vegan leather strangely never mentions the material it was made from, so you actually don't know what you are buying. This is how pleather is passed off as vegan leather. Test it: ask the salesperson what the vegan leather was made from, and they will hate you forever. Also, this "around 90% of leather comes from India" is bollocks. What do you think happens to the skins of hundreds of thousands of heads of cattle slaughtered in North America each year? Why would they ever dump it and then buy hide from India to make leather goods? The process of making vegan leather is in no way more environmentally friendly than animal leather. You think water doesn't get diverted for the crops the vegan leather is made from? You think those crops don't get bombed with chemicals, bombing the wildlife in the process? You think when those chemicals leach into waterbodies, they don't cause disease and death in wildlife? And where did you get the idea that little slave kids only work with cattle but not with produce? Most little slave kids work on crops, all your cherished vegan crops. If you eat bananas, you are indirectly forcing kids to work. If you drink tea or coffee, ditto. Watermelon? Soy? The cotton in your cotton pants? Oh, and by the way, some vegan leather is made from minerals, non-renewable resources, and guess who descends into the mines to mine that? Little slave kids. Next time, before trying to educate people about your virtuous vegan lifestyle, go do a little research about it. It is in no way more virtuous than an omnivore lifestyle. Only, the suffering, exploitation and damage to the environment are much less visible because you can't film fish and waterfowl dying a horrible death as a direct result of your consumption. You can always brainwash yourself into believing you are helping the planet, but that won't do nothing to save the animals dying on your account. Being vegan won't save the planet or the animals. It is only a way to stick your head in the sand. Getting educated and consuming responsibly, which starts with not consuming unless necessary (try no makeup instead of mica makeup), on the other hand, will help. That starts with researching your stuff instead of falling for the marketing. Not confusing vegan with environmentally friendly could be a start.

Agree

@@Gomba13 You can use the adverb "nowadays" precisely because we are talking about something that has been going on for a long time. What she means by her comment is that luckily today there is no longer any need to continue using animals for their fur as we did in the Stone Age.

Thank you for the tip

always go for natural fibres but try to avoid fast fashion try to buy from second hand shop or thrift shop you never know what you will find

Exactly, Mango and Uniqlo are the only two fast fashion brands that I still opt for

I have pieces from zara and mango lasting me years. I don’t think they are bad quality as she describing

@@hollyholly9458 yes. I have jeans and a sweater from Mango that I've had for 5 years

Mango is at the higher range of my budget.

Zara has really gone downhill i used to always find things there here in London and since last Winter i see the same stuff being circulated and no new attractive pieces. Mango this year looks even better but was also nice over this Summer.

Why exactly should she?

Wow I can’t believe y’all actually appreciate this horrible content. This lady just making unreasonable conversations. I don’t even have to tell y’all, be more open minded. Actually listen to the things she says...

@@tripz223 haha she's talking about clothes and how to look better in them! what are you talking about? please, if you don't like her content, then don't comment things like this

Agree

@@valentinagelatina wow you dont even listen to what anna says she gives horrible old-fashioned advice and she can comment whatever she wants on an open platform

I was thinking that too. Apperantly we are just poor

@@hollyholly9458 we are on the way to make our future much better never gave up darling ❤️❤️

Yeah in middle east it's luxury thing 😂😂😂 lc or defacto is the mid range

Same here. 🤷🏽‍♀️

For me it also was expensive in Kyrgyzstan 😄😄😂

I think Anna would say Massimo Dutti, Reiss and Cos. Also Max Mara is borderline mid range/ high end. Edit: Max Mara coats are their most expensive item, I am talking about some Of their other items such as their shirts and skirts which are about £200- not too dissimilar from Reiss’s prices :)

omg i literally asked same question

@@scarlieava well a coat from Max Mara F/W collection is like 850€ so I would not consider it mid range

I like & other stories, Aritizia, Uniqlo, ralph lauren (factory)

@@JenniferManifests This is a bit redundant but okay, she already noted mid to high. Of course, coats will be on the higher end. There are other articles of clothing that land in midrange, also.

Definetly😁👍

Yeah lol....😂😂

Yes I know my most expensive clothes comes from Strauss ... I mean the work clothes company, My best jeans are goodies jeans as they fit so well like any other i know and are just 20 euro, so I'm no sad if they fade, and I don't give a damn about being “high-class woman” I'm not going to looking for prince charming, Come on, how many of you can someone from Royals. I can change a bulb myself, I can drive a care I can fix almost everything at home and I make furniture and decor in my free time. And don't want to think of such details when we have a pandemic time

I was planning on having a shopping spree to Zara but now ...... 😂😂😂

@@PaniCalla you dont have so bitter. maybe you just live alone for too long

Agree!

Yes! So we get a perspective of what it looks like on.

Not creepy at all. And you are right.

Agree. I second that! :)

I will also like it ☺

Such a good point! I never thought about that but it makes sense! ❤️

Exactly! One of the most important things to look out.

How do I look out for that?

@Peaches ForOne thanks a ton!!

I feel like your eye has to be really trained for something like that.

Don't be so sad. My country doesn't even have H&M, Zara or Mango. But we have some good fashion houses. Elegant ladies in our country mostly choose fabrics and later a make dresses by tailors.

@@etiquettefanatic5985 thank you for your comment. I’m not sad I’m simply stating facts. I think it is great that you go to Tailors and design whatever you like. We have tailors down here but I find it easier to go shopping at the stores. PS. I can’t afford high end brands anyway 😉

@@etiquettefanatic5985 that's a very good option.getting clothes tailor made.

High-end boutiques only exist where a costumer base exists. I'm from Germany, so not exactly a poor country, but even here boutiques only exist in the biggest cities (and most of them don't even have A-line/catwalk items in stock).

@@cupcake86eg oo I am curious, where are you from?

Omg I have bought one blazer from them and the lining fabric was so such bad quality, I had to get it fixed by the tailor twice in different spots, it was tearing apart... (I bought the appropriate size for my figure) I should’ve just replace the entire lining in the first place, so disappointing by the brand.

&other stories is just overpriced H&M so just go to H&M

Yess please!!! Its my go-to store, would love to see a review of their clothes.

@@Sleepy_Crabe Sometimes it's just bad luck. I have a beautiful wool coat by Feraud, which retailed at almost 400€ (bought it on sale, of course) and the lining started to come apart at the armholes after just one winter of regular wear. I can fix stuff like that, so it was no big deal, but yeah...it's pretty annoying. Otherwise it's a beautiful coat though and still looks basically brand new, after several years. So I do believe, the issue with the lining was just a fluke.

I second that!! 🥰

Thank you for sharing!❤️

@@molchkrote3141 You're welcome

I would only ever air dry all my clothes, I think a dryer would wear them out.

@La Fa , I live in Tasmania, and most of the year we can use outdoor clothes lines, otherwise I dry things indoors on a rack. I do have a clothes dryer which I use only for towels, or flat sheets. I don’t like using it . I find things dried outdoors naturally -smell nicer, fresher! Each to their own. I’m lucky to be able to.

I bought the grey version last year. I rarely wear it because of the material, I feel very sweaty in it and it shows pit sweat when I wear it, keep in mind I wear antiperspirant and that only happens to me when I wear very poor synthetic fabrics. Or maybe here in the Balkans we get poorer quality items, compared to other parts of the world. That often happens with cosmetics, even thou it’s around the same price range. 😓

That's a great question!!! I'm sure there's and overflow at some. They should have some nice pieces at the consignments stores in the more... affluent neighborhoods

Yes! This would be very helpful.

You do realize thrift shops in Europe don’t compare to the ones in America right? Wake up! In Europe they don’t even look alike and the prices for second hand clothes are in the mid-high range! Ain’t no charity prices here :(

@@MsSisi9898 There's plenty of charity shops in Europe. Sure, some like Oxfam are pretty overpriced but there are cheaper ones.

Inspired by still, it’s nothing compared to what Americans are expecting. Like a 20$ vintage Chanel coat. No. It does not happen here 😆

I do believe that is how cleaners operate. Great comments.

Shes proud Dia 😂😘

Καιι εγωω ελληνιδα!!!μπορεις να μου πεις μηπως τα μαγαζια;;Ευχαριστώ εκ των προτέρων!

@@christinagk9519 Έλα ρε πατρίδα 😂😍 σου στέλνω τα links από κάτω, ένα λεπτό

Κορίτσια είμαι και εγώ έδω !! Αγαπάμε Άννα 🤍

@@nickydevereux και νόμιζα πως ήμουν η μόνη Ελληνίδα εδώ.. 😂

I love it to 💗

I loved that too 💓

dance4technolife as a mostly vegan eater I believe it is a good suggestion from Anna. Since God intended for us to eat animals (fatted calf & fish sound familiar?) at least we can refrain from wearing animals.

@@dance4technolife speak for yourself ❤️🙏🏻

@@dance4technolife I am vegan 🤍

Yes please 😊

Great idea, an affordable capsule by Anna would be a treat.

what are these mid-range fashion brands? Do you have an idea? :D

Not where, but when, brands now, any kind of brand make items for a few times only, time ago items where made to last forever

Thanks for sharing very interesting point

ya you are right but i live in india as i am an indian and i wear more made in india clothes as compared to made in france or so but i faced absolutely no problm with the clothes made in india .. maybe it just depends 😕😕😑😑 MAYBE YA .. BCAUSE PERSONALLY I NVR FACED ANY PROBLM AS SUCH WITH THOSE

@@trinity4827 I DEFINITELY .. AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS YA

Excellent point!

Expensive not always means quality

Not worth buying these cheap items. You can buy quality things for a fair price. These things will degrade rapidily and require replacement.

Expensive doesn’t equal quality. But 95% of the time, quality equals expensive. Get ready to spend.

Also, heap clothing always imploes cheap/abusive labor practices. If we slow down how often we shop, we can afford better quality and reduce our environmental impact.😊

quality clothes are not always expensive

This was an underappreciated line😂😂😂

I'm so glad someone commented on this. That was extremely underrated!!! 😂😂

Same here. I hate using polyester stuff! They stink.

OMG I thought I was alone

omg agree !!

it's because polyester "traps" the bodily odors, it hardly lets the skin breathe!

I stop purchasing polyester like a year a go and only opt for natural fibres if possible!

I totally agree! And I'm totally guilty of spending a little too mucg when it comes to the quality of clothes. Indian wear in good fabric just hits different💯💯💯 Also, if you're indian, khadi is a super great fabric to experiment with❤️

@@khwahishjoshi8789 yup, totally endorse good khadi too for formal wear.

@@sriya9788 can I know which brands you prefer for Indian wear

@@sai-lm8vh if it is about brand I prefer Soch and W. But I go by the material Paavani. My go- to are chanderi silk, good quality cotton, liva and pure silk. Satin to an extent, although not my preference. Hope that helps.

Here. Here.

Oh really? I did not even notice🙈😋

Where from in Europe? Slovakiaaa🇸🇰

Same here, I'm from Latin America, Mango, Zara and others are considered expensive but at the same Time Is ridicuolous how some people could fight for a piece of clothe on those places.

I’m from Mexico and Zara is considered more expensive than mango yet the quality of mango is better

in USA Zara can be very expensive. Wish I could afford more pieces from Zara

@@lucianabreceda3787 tengo dos pantalones de Mango, si tienes buen ojo puedes encontrar muy buenas cosas, es cuestión de paciencia y evitar el Rack de ofertas.

Check out Justine Leconte, she talks a lot about fabrics

@@polinaracheeva9163 thank you, I will :)

I think the likely culprit was that the pattern was placed on the material to get the most of the material and not according to the selvedge or bias; the ill-effect is the seams twisting. I see this a lot in "factory store" garments.

or and other stories

Off topic here...how do you pronounce your name?

Massimo Dutti is very expensive in the US :(

@@zainaromero4178 Zéina

@@stargirl33343 I know it's pretty expensive here in Greece too, but I realised that we're too poor for cheap stuff. You might as well save up, buy a quality piece and have it last you for years and years than constantly buying and and wasting your money on the same cheap quality clothes.

Absolutely

@@brucecadmus4841, holy crap. Quit spamming the comment section. You’re annoying.

Meh. A sewing machine, practice in mental spatial manipulation, and being good at thrift store hunting will get you some good wardrobe pieces. I’ve been converting men’s cotton dress shirts into fitted blouses. It’s great. The fabric is better quality and thicker. Seriously. The women’s section is all polyester shirts with partially see through material. And the material is itchy!

yes expensive doesn't mean quality like she thinks

nope you're not alone! I also find mango and zara are expensive. I can't remember when was the last time I enter the store, probably 10 years ago?? h&m can be low to mid range but ngl mango and zara has slightly better quality for fast fashion level. I opt for uniqlo and muji nowadays since it suits my personal style. it still expensive but for me it's worth it since I like their minimal style :)

Perhaps pricey, but for the quality. In psychology, it's Buyer's Remorse, wherein you have high expectations for something you find expensive and thus you cannot be satisfied. The opposite can be true, too; buy something less expensive and your expectations will be much lower, so that thing has a chance to impress and surprise you, making you value it more. When buying true quality that you agree meets your expectations, then the price wouldn't make you feel disappointed.

H&M has become so low quality, both in fabric and tailoring. I'd rather vintage shop than go there.

Here in Europe, Mango is at the same level of Zara or the expensive line of H&M, however in the Americas I've see that Mango is considered top-top 🤷🏾‍♀️

theyre a bit higher quality, but still very average. Mango is not an ethical brands (so the extra doesnt go to the workers) and most of their materials are cheap synthetics. The same for Zara. If you want better quality for simmilar fast fashion prices, go for HM Premium and look for high quality materials. You can get e.g. a classic 100% silk shirt for about £70.

Tell me about it! Luckily, most shops offer a long returns time, so I usually buy an item in two sizes if I’m unsure and just return the one that doesn’t fit right

She's not wearing a mask, so irresponsible

@@nle4703 she is not gonna wear it in a fitting room, but she was wearing it when she was shopping

Making a comment about Ana not wearing a mask is not something an elegant lady would do. Please watch more of her videos and make a beautiful transformation in yourself.

Agree! I buy from those brands too

Check out the Higg Sustainability Index (essentially the industry standard for measuring the environmental impact of fabrics). Cow leather is listed as the second least sustainable material measured, only behind alpaca wool, and worse than even plastic. Of course plastic is awful too, and other plant based leather alternatives are preferable. I have a wallet made from "leaf leather" for example that has lasted about six years so far and still looks great. Hopefully more companies will indroduce more of those options as time goes on. Tannery effluent used on animal skin leather can contain many pollutants too.

Also very uncofortable, and rather unhygienic fabric 😅

I find that mango runs large, though.

This is so true. I’m short AF and mango never fits me well 😂😂😂 I made the mistake of ordering their jeans and it felt like an ant trying to put on an elephants jeans

Good to know since most sleeves are too short on my long, skinny arms

I’m the exact opposite. Zara tops and bottoms are too long, nothing a tailor can’t fix; but Mango’s tops and bottoms are longer and bigger. If I took a Mango trousers/dress/shirt to the tailor; he’d have to take it in and shorten it.