Why designer purses are so expensive: the making of the Marc Jacobs Stam bag (video)

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By Joanna Douglas, Shine staff

Sometimes the price discrepancies between affordable mass retailers and high-end designers seems massive, but there IS a good reason for the monetary gap. Fancy and sometimes rare fabrics and materials are used, and people are trained to craft many designer goods by hand, as opposed to cheap synthetics going through a machine assembly line. The items are then tested for quality, so you'll never buy an irregular item with inconsistencies. Want to know what makes the Marc Jacobs Stam handbag so expensive? Check out these videos, courtesy of Neiman Marcus, to get an inside look on how one of the most popular designer "It" bags is made, from idea conception to finished product. (We like the last part best.)







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