A British woman banned her nine-year-old son from buying a Panama hat from the Italian fashion house Gucci and sparked controversy online. The corresponding post appeared on the Mumsnet portal.
A woman approached community members with a request to advise her on the expensive purchase of her child. According to the heroine, her son independently saved 200 pounds (20 thousand rubles) and wanted to spend 150 of them (15 thousand rubles) on a headdress of a luxury brand “for the love of fashion.” “My boyfriend supports my child in his decision, but I think this purchase is crazy,” she admitted.
Some users sided with the Englishwoman and agreed with her opinion. “You shouldn’t encourage materialism”, “I would not allow it. This is a ridiculous idea”, “I would never allow a child to wear such expensive clothes. Why is this necessary?” – they wrote.
However, other users criticized the woman’s position. “He saved up money himself. He knows that in order to have good things, you need to save”, “I don’t understand why you don’t allow? This is a good way to teach him to take care of his things”, “If he is fond of fashion I think if he was crazy about Lego, you would not mind buying a construction set “,” I think you cannot let him have pocket money, and then control and dictate to him what to do with it ” , – users expressed their opinion.
In January, the ex-wife of rapper Guf scolded TSUM for hiding Gucci jackets from “ordinary mortals”. According to Aiza Anokhina, her manager stood in line for five hours at the boutique, and after that it turned out that the store employees did not hang the jackets into the hall. The 36-year-old has suggested that the items were bought by privileged Gucci customers even before the official sales began.