Abathengi abanomdla bathatha iWadi yoMyili kaMargaret Lesher / uHeiress ongasekhoyo uhlawule i-1 yezigidi zeedola kwimpahla

Ngokukodwa xa kuthengiswa i-wardrobe ye-heiress yephephandaba elingasekhoyo uMargaret Lesher, owasweleka kunyaka ophelileyo.

Iimpahla zomyili weSocialite kunye nezihlangu, izacholo zesinxibo kunye nezincedisi -- ezixabisa i-1 yezigidi zeedola -- zithengiswa ngesinye esithathwini sexabiso lazo lokuqala njengenxalenye yokuhlawulwa kwelifa lakhe.

Ukuphatha intengiso ziiLabels, ivenkile encinci yeWalnut Creek ebonelela abasetyhini abanakho ukuthenga i-haute couture kodwa banengqiqo ngokwaneleyo ukuxabisa i-bargain elungileyo.

Izolo, nangona imvula igquba imvula, amakhosikazi aphuma kulo lonke elaseBay Area avele ngabaninzi ukufumana ithuba lokuqala lokuthengisa, eliza kuqhubeka kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezizayo.

Ukuxinana evenkileni babenomdla wokwazi-- abo babelangazelela ukubona ukuba injani na ikhabethe yomfazi osisityebi-- kwaye inzulu-- abo bathengi babengakwazi ukufumana amakhadi abo okuthenga ngetyala ngokukhawuleza ngokwaneleyo.

Abathengi abafumene izimemo kumsitho "okuthengiswa kwangaphambili phambi kokuba abantu abaninzi bafike" babekhona kuqala. Njengoko babekhangela iirakhi zeChanel, iValentino, iVersace, i-Oscar de la Renta kunye noMary McFadden, phakathi kwabanye, basela i-champagne kwaye batya ukutya okuphekiweyo njengomculo ophuma kwi-jazz yendoda enye ihamba emoyeni.

Ngentsimbi yesine. ivenkile yavulelwa uluntu ngokubanzi kodwa ngenxa yenyambalala yabantu, abathengi bebevunyelwa ukuba bangene bengamancinci. Umgca wabafazi abalambileyo befashoni bayolulelwe eludongeni lwangaphandle. Abanye ababenokubona ngefestile yeglasi yepleyiti yevenkile ethumela izinto bacinezela ubuso babo kuyo njengabantwana abajonge ngefestile yevenkile yeelekese.

“Siyavuza kwaye sinomona ngazo zonke izinto esizibone sele ziphuma evenkileni,” utshilo uTrisch Kubasek waseMartinez.

ULynn Hayworth, umnini-Labels oneminyaka engama-29 ubudala, ufumene amanqaku kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo xa abaphathiswa be-100 yezigidi ze-Lesher bebuza ukuba unomdla ekuncedeni ukuthengisa i-wardrobe, equka iimpahla ezingaphezu kwe-1,000, i-400. iperi yezihlangu, i-100 handbags kunye ne-1,000 yamaqhekeza ezinto zokuhombisa zesinxibo.

“Ndavuya kakhulu,” watsho uHayworth, owavula ivenkile yakhe yaseNewell Avenue kwiinyanga ezisibhozo ezidlulileyo. "Iimpahla zintle - zonke iinkcukacha ezincinci, iqhosha ngalinye elincinci, ukuthungwa kwesandla - uninzi lwezi ziqwenga zifana nomzobo kuneengubo." Njengabafazi abaninzi, uLesher wayene-closet-kwimeko yakhe, i-closets-ezaliswe yimpahla kwiisayizi ezahlukeneyo. Owakhe wayebaleka ukusuka kwi-6 ukuya kwi-14.

"Wayeguquguquka ngokwenene, akunjalo?" utshilo uRobin West weWalnut Creek.

Kwezinye iimeko, umahluko wesayizi ubangelwe ngumnqweno wabayili wokuncoma abathengi abahlawula kakhulu.

"Ubungakanani be-6 kwiChanel bufana ne-8 yaseMelika," utshilo uHayworth.

UKarl Welm wayephakathi kwabayeni abambalwa abatsalwa ekuthengisweni ngumfazi wakhe. Njengoko wayehamba ngolonwabo kwindawo yokuthengisa, uWelm wema kufutshane.

“Umsebenzi womyeni kukupha imali,” watsho umfo kaLivermore ephethe iglass yechampagne ngesinye isandla ephethe inyanda yempahla kaLesher ngesinye ingalo. "Kwaye ukuba kuphosakele." Kwiiyure ezimbini emva kokufika, uWelm ekugqibeleni wemka nomfazi wakhe kunye nempahla ye-$ 900. Ucinge ukuba uphume lula -- ubuyisele isuti ye-Chanel yeedola ezili-1800 kuba ibingangeni kakuhle.

“Ibiyintloni kakhulu ibingangeni ndawo,” watsho kuye encumile.

UCarolyn Campbell, umnini-shishini waseWalnut Creek, uthenge i-250 yeedola ze-Lesher's Chanel jewelry costume. Wamangaliswa, watsho, bubukhulu bewodrophu kaLesher.

“Ndiyamazi uMargaret, uyazi,” watsho ngelizwi eliphantsi. “Saya kugqirha wamazinyo omnye. Kwaye into ehlekisayo yeyokuba ekuphela kwento awayenokuyinxiba yayiziingubo zikaLevi ezimnyama kunye nesikipa esimhlophe.” Iigawuni zangokuhlwa eziphucukileyo kuphela, iimpahla zasekwindla nezasebusika kunye nempahla yokutyibiliza ebezithengiswa izolo. Ii-ensembles zasentwasahlobo kunye neengubo zaseNtshona ziya kukhutshwa kwaye zithengiswe emva koJanuwari.

Uninzi lwezinto zawela ngaphakathi kwexabiso lentengiso ye-200 yeedola ukuya kwi-2,000 yeedola. Ekuqaleni, ezinye zazixabisa i-10,000 yeedola.

ULesher warhaxwa kwichibi lase-Arizona ngoMeyi 1997 kuhambo lwasenkampini no-T.C. Thorstenson, awatshata naye emva kokusweleka komyeni wakhe wesibini, umpapashi weContra Costa Times uDean Lesher.

I-heiress yephephandaba ngokucacileyo yayinomdla wemibala eqaqambileyo, iintsimbi kunye ne-sequins, uboya kunye neentsiba. Iwodrophu yakhe yayisuka kwiisuti zeshishini ezigcinayo ukuya kwezo zangaphandle. Umzekelo: iibhatyi ezine zentsiba zenciniba ezifanayo ezibomvu, eertyisi-luhlaza, ifuchsia namhlophe. Ngeminqwazi ehambelanayo.

Enoba abathengi bayayithanda kusini na into abayibonayo kuxhomekeke kwincasa yabo. Abaninzi bavuyiswa kukhetho lukaLesher lwempahla. Abanye bayifumana igaude kancinci.

“Ingcinga yam yokuqala xa ndingena apha yayisithi, ‘lo mfazi wayenencasa embi kakhulu,’ utshilo uWest.

Kodwa oko akuzange kumthintele ukuba aphume evenkileni ephethe enye yeivesti zikaLesher ezinoboya.