Abathengi Abamagange Bathatha Izingubo Zokuklama zikaMargaret Lesher / U-Heiress Ongasekho Ukhokhe Isigidi Esingu-$1 Ngezingubo

Ikakhulukazi uma kudayiswa ikhabethe likankosikazi wephephandaba ongasekho uMargaret Lesher, owashona ngonyaka odlule.

Izingubo zomklami we-socialite nezicathulo, ubucwebe bemvunulo kanye nezinsiza -- zenani lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1 -- zithengiswa ngengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yentengo yazo yoqobo njengengxenye yokukhokhela ifa lakhe.

Ukuphatha ukuthengisa ama-Labels, isitolo esincane se-Walnut Creek esihlinzeka abesifazane abangakwazi ukuthenga i-haute couture kodwa abanengqondo ngokwanele ukwazisa ukuthengiselana okuhle.

Izolo, yize izulu liguqubele, abesifazane abavela kulo lonke elase-Bay Area baphume ngobuningi babo bethola ithuba lokuqala lokudayisa, okuzoqhubeka izinyanga eziyisithupha ezizayo.

Njengoba babegcwele esitolo babefuna ukwazi -- labo ababemagange ukubona kancane ukuthi ikhabethe lowesifazane ocebile libukeka kanjani -- kanye nokubi -- labo bathengi abangakwazi ukukhipha amakhadi abo esikweletu ngokushesha ngokwanele.

Abathengi abathole izimemo zomcimbi "wokuthengiswa kwangaphambili ngaphambi kokuba uquqaba lufike" babekhona kuqala. Njengoba bephequlula ama-racks ka-Chanel, u-Valentino, u-Versace, u-Oscar de la Renta noMary McFadden, phakathi kwabanye, baphuza ku-champagne futhi badla ukudla okuphekiwe njengoba umculo ovela eqenjini le-jazz lendoda eyodwa uhamba emoyeni.

Ngo-4 ntambama. isitolo sivulelwe umphakathi wonke kodwa ngenxa yokugcwala, amakhasimende avunyelwe ukungena ngamaqoqo amancane. Umugqa wabesifazane abalambele imfashini owelulelwe odongeni olungaphandle. Abanye ababekwazi ukubona ngefasitela lengilazi yesitolo esithwala izimpahla bacindezela ubuso babo kulo njengezingane ezibuka ngefasitela lesitolo sikaswidi.

“Siyaconsa futhi sinomona ngazo zonke izinto esizibone seziphuma esitolo,” kusho uTrisch Kubasek wakwaMartinez.

ULynn Hayworth, oneminyaka engu-29 ubudala ongumnikazi weLabels, uthole ukuketula umbuso ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ngesikhathi abaphathi befa lika-Lesher lika-$100 million bebuza ukuthi ubengathanda yini ukusiza ukuthengisa ikhabethe lezingubo, elihlanganisa izingubo ezingaphezu kuka-1,000, 400. amapheya ezicathulo, izikhwama eziyi-100 kanye nezingcezu eziyi-1,000 zobucwebe bemvunulo.

“Ngajabula kakhulu,” kusho uHayworth, owavula isitolo sakhe saseNewell Avenue ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili kuphela ezedlule. "Izingubo zinhle -- yonke imininingwane emincane, yonke inkinobho encane, ukuthungwa kwesandla -- eziningi zalezi zingcezu zifana nomsebenzi wobuciko kunezingubo." Njengabesifazane abaningi, uLesher wayenekhabethe -- esimweni sakhe, amakhabethe -- agcwele izingubo ezinosayizi abahlukahlukene. Eyakhe yagijima ibanga ukusuka ku-6 kuya ku-14.

"Wayeshintshashintsha ngempela, angithi?" kusho uRobin West waseWalnut Creek.

Kwezinye izimo, ukuhluka kosayizi kwakungenxa yesifiso sabaklami sokuthopha amakhasimende abo akhokha kakhulu.

"Usayizi 6 kuChanel ufana ne-American 8," kusho uHayworth.

UKarl Welm wayephakathi kwabayeni abambalwa abahudulelwa ukuthengiswa ngumkakhe. Njengoba edabula ngenjabulo ezindaweni zokuthengisa, u-Welm wema eduze.

“Umsebenzi womyeni wukuba umuntu okhipha imali,” kusho le ndoda yaseLivermore iphethe ingilazi yeshampeni ngesinye isandla nenqwaba yezingubo zikaLesher ngesinye ingalo. "Nokuba nephutha." Ngemva kwamahora amabili efikile, u-Welm wagcina ehamba nomkakhe nezimpahla zokugqoka zenani lika-$900. Wabona ukuthi uselulazekile -- wayebuyisele isudi ye-Chanel engu-$1800 ngoba yayingangeni kahle.

"Kwakuyihlazo elingaka lingangeni," esho emamatheka.

UCarolyn Campbell, umnikazi webhizinisi wase-Walnut Creek, uthenge ubucwebe bemvunulo ye-Lesher's Chanel engabiza u-$250. Wamangala, esho ubukhulu bekhabethe likaLesher.

“Bengimazi uMargaret, uyazi,” esho ngezwi eliphansi. “Saya kudokotela wamazinyo ofanayo. Futhi into ehlekisayo ukuthi konke ayengake akugqoke kwakuyizingubo zika-Levi ezimnyama kanye nesikibha esimhlophe." Izingubo zakusihlwa ezinobuciko kuphela, izingubo zamaholide ekwindla nasebusika kanye nezingubo zokushwibeka bezithengiswa izolo. Ama-ensembles asentwasahlobo kanye nokugqoka kwaseNtshonalanga kuzokhishwa futhi kudayiswe ngemva kukaJanuwari.

Eziningi zezinto zawela phakathi kwenani lokuthengisa lika-$200 kuya ku-$2,000. Ekuqaleni, ezinye zibiza cishe u-$10,000.

ULesher waminza echibini lase-Arizona ngoMeyi 1997 ohambweni lokukhempa no-T.C. UThorstenson, amshada ngemva kokushona komyeni wakhe wesibili, umshicileli weContra Costa Times uDean Lesher.

Unkosikazi wephephandaba ngokusobala wayethanda imibala egqamile, ubuhlalu nama-sequin, uboya nezimpaphe. Ikhabethe lakhe lalisukela kumasudi ebhizinisi alandelanayo kuya kwawangaphandle. Indaba: amajakhethi amane afanayo wezinsiba zentshe abomvu, oluhlaza okotshani, o-fuchsia namhlophe. Ngezigqoko ezifanayo.

Ukuthi abathengi bayakuthanda yini abakubona kuncike ekunambitheni kwabo. Abaningi bajatshuliswa ukukhetha kukaLesher izingubo zokugqoka. Abanye bakuthola kugqamile.

"Umcabango wami wokuqala lapho ngingena lapha wawuthi, 'lo wesifazane ubenambitheka kabi'," kusho uWest.

Kodwa lokho akuzange kumvimbe ekuphumeni esitolo nelinye lamavesti kaLesher anoboya.