I’m a fashion expert and there’s a common item I never spend money on – you can get exactly the same on the high street

DESIGNER fashion can be well worth the investment, but one fashion expert has revealed the item they’ll never purchase from designer brands.

Fashion expert and editor of The Frugality Alex Stedman says that she’ll never invest in sunglasses from designer brands, explaining why this is in a TikTok video.

tiktok/@alexandra.stedmanFashionista Alex says that she’ll never spend money on designer sunglasses[/caption]

Her decision on this comes from years of working in the fashion industry, and the way in which these sunglasses don’t tend to have been cared for very well before reaching the consumer.

“Generally the vast majority of designer sunglasses are made by two big companies and they’re licensed,” says Alex.

This can leave them at risk of being lower quality than other items from these designer brands, even though you’ll still be paying designer prices.

She adds: “And when I used to request sunglasses for photo shoots we’d just be sent a jiffy bag… they’d be no care taken, they weren’t individually wrapped or anything and they were never requested back.”

MORE IN FASHION

STYLE MISTAKES
I’m a celebrity stylist & never do 5 fashion sins – they’re really tacky

IN A BIND
I have DDD boobs – two things I keep in my purse in case of fashion emergencies

Alex says that from that moment on she decided that it wasn’t worth investing in designer sunglasses.

“No shade to anyone who loves them!” she writes in the video’s caption, adding: “If we called in clothes or handbags for a shoot from the same brands, the items would be sent in dust bags, wrapped carefully in tissue with so much care. 

“Sunglasses would be sent from a different supplier and thrown in a jiffy envelope with 20 other pairs.”

She argues that you are likely to get better value for your money when buying sunglasses from high street retailers.

Most read in Fabulous

PASTRY PARTY

Mum divides opinion as she shows off ‘back to school’ breakfast for her brood

TEACH THIS

I’m a teacher & I’m sick of demanding parents asking us to do ridiculous things

COVER UP

Diner forced to wear lost property scarf to cover her boobs at a posh restaurant

DRESS IMPRESSED

I’m a size 16 & bought a dress that looked VERY skimpy… until I tried it on

SOLE PURPOSE

I’m a mum, my child walks around with no shoes & I only bathe him twice a week

WORK IT

I work 3 jobs but I’ll never be able to retire – I had no idea about pensions

Commenters on the video tended to agree with Alex’s argument, with one writing: “Look for actual sunglasses brands that produce their own quality glasses.”

“This year I bought a pair of sunglasses from Lidl. The best I’ve bought so far. I’m 55 so I’ve bought a lot of glasses over the years”, wrote another.

And a third added: “I only buy designer sunglasses for cheap from TK maxx for this reason… not worth any money really.”

However some argued that they’d purchased designer sunnies that actually have lasted them, one such commenter wrote: 

Read More on The Sun

EXTRA CREDIT
Millions on Universal Credit and other benefits to get Christmas bonus

ROAD RAGE
Our street has been taken over by influencers taking selfies – we want them gone

“From experience my designer glasses have been a worthy investment. Had dozens of cheap pairs that always broke. My Celines are going on 9yrs now.”

“I have a pair of Chanel, their lens colour is amazing and now 12 yrs on they are double the price” added another.

tiktok/@alexandra.stedmanAlex says that designer sunglasses are never worth their expensive price tag[/caption]

tiktok/@alexandra.stedmanThese glasses tend to be made by a different company and then licensed, instead of being made in-house by designer brands[/caption]