THRIFTED LUXURY DESIGNER GIFT GIVING GUIDE! Christmas Gift Ideas 2021 

tbh it seems like her problem is with getting gifts for specific occasions? like if she doesn't have to think about when to give it, she has no problem picking stuff out, but the pressure of christmas makes it harder to decide on things. i'm the same way.

@@ravenofroses I agree, but the way she phrased it made me laugh as she always gives her friends great gifts. But yeah, finding gifts for christmas is harder 😅

That’s a beautiful tradition and a thoughtful idea

How cool is that? I think they do similar in Thai culture too.

Was her name tryphena bowers? If so she's also my great great great great grandmother ❤️

@@tuneinwithtrixie359 does your family still keep up with that tradition? 🥰

We have kinda the same tradition here in Denmark

I agree. Of course you can get neutral gifts if you aren't sure but if you get them something that clearly shows you listened its even more special. it's like how I got not just colorful socks with cats on them. it no those cats look kind of like mine and they are mainly green in the background which is my favorite color. Somehow they managed to find not just the weird socks I like but also took extra care to hit those other very specific parameters.

so lovely to know! I never heard about this! Thank you! 💖 Have a great winter holidays 💖

In the horse business and farm life, this would be unfeasible. We use leather items until they fall apart. Leather here is used from animals that are fully processed. As In every part if them us used for something. No waste. As a farm hand, I see no issue with leather and fur use when the entire animal is processed. Keep in mind what material you are purchasing. It's not wrong to purchase modern leather and certain new furs.

This!!

@@SwitchbladeSue if it’s used like that that’s wonderful but people who buy a fur coat to never wear it are horrible. But yes for horse riding f.e. leather is still very much needed and used and that’s fine, you usually know how it’s sourced too :)

@@SwitchbladeSue oh absolutely agree, I have no issues with leather in general, and certain furs are a-ok. I see leather as, by far, more sustainable than “vegan leather”, especially for shoes, bags, and applications where materials have to put up with lots of daily abuse, where cared-for leather will significantly outlast most other materials. My comment is mostly aimed at those who specifically avoid leather (and fur/wool to a degree) in their daily lives for sustainability reasons. The speed at which vegan leather breaks down and requires replacement, and the contribution of synthetic fibers to micro plastics making their way into the environment just does not make them a sustainable alternative.

Also as an extra note, but rabbit fur felt Akubra hats were made from rabbits taken from rabbit population control schemes in the 80's, 90's and even early 2000's. So they were making use of an otherwise waste product, and if you think of it that way, you are really helping the environment. :)

Aw, that’s so sweet! No, we just have our echidnas 🦔

she told me she really likes it, she expected it would look bad and she was really surprised that it suits me hahaha 😂

@@PrettyPastelPlease 💜

I was just thinking the same thing. Wild rabbits are a massive problem. Better that all parts of them are put to good use than just culling them and letting the resource go to waste. In the long run you have to prioritize the local flora and fauna over an invasive species brought over by Englishmen way back when.

I also love her bold red lips!

Because everyone gets gifted them and nobody wants them 😁

I agree completely, however, the vegan community doesn’t see it that way. They don’t want anything to do with meat byproducts, which IMO is not being sustainable because we could use it or let it go to waste.... I love leather jackets& other leather items!!! FYI I’m vegan!!!!

Leather isn’t a byproduct unfortunately. There is a huge demand for leather and there are cows killed purely for their hide. I fully support buying second hand fur/leather but buying brand new is 100% still supporting a cruel industry and perpetuating the death of innocent cows.

"The leather industry really isn't evil, most if not all of the leather is leftover from the huge meat production industry." 1. That's not true. It is an industry run on the abuse, torture and killing of animals. It is not "leftover". It matters to the individual animal whose skin you are wearing. 2. You realize that by buying the flesh of animals, you are directly financing the killing of the animals and the industry as a whole? 3. Industries that exploit animals are one of the leading causes of global warming, as it requires lots of land/water/waste/feed/transportation. There's a lot more steps involved in raising animals, feeding them, having waste runoff, transporting them from multiple places, the larger amounts of land required to do it, etc than it takes to create plastic. It's not just the end product that has an environmental impact, there's a whole process required just to get the animals in the first place....and that's not even getting into the torture, abuse and killing element.

The thing for me to still use leather products is the durability. Plastic PU which is misleadingly labeled as 'vegan/eco leather' is just a cheap plastic that within 1 to max 5 years always starts to peel and the garment needs to be thrown away - no way to salvage peeling material... Leather is different - I own a long cow hide leather coat given to me by my grandma. She bought it 50 years ago!!! and i just cleaned it gently with a damp cloth and conditioned and it is like brand new! My mum also gave me her old pig hide boots - she worn them 30 years ago and they look great too. I own my own few pairs of leather boots (I'm a minimalist so my closet is not much) and i have most of them for 5-10 years and they all look like brand new. Leather is crazy durable, but I would never buy fur as for me fur is closer to animal abuse and not just a byproduct of meat production.

Best practice for buying leather is either second hand or buy local