Chase Amie

[danisaur]

I’m not trying to be mean here but Amie seems keen to be defined by her purchases/money. The need to show she can afford designer gear, doing her house up in a showy manner, impulsive purchases (not just once but many times over) - all seems strange if she grew up with very little money. My mom came from a really poor family and while she was successful in her career and was able to afford nice things, she still couldn’t bring herself to buy a Chanel bag. There was only so much she was willing to pay for a nice bag. I’ve seen this in many of my friends as well who had a tough time growing up and while all of them have gone on to have successful jobs and a wonderful life, buying luxury and spending money on business/first class flights is still something they don’t take lightly though they can afford it many times over. I know everyone’s different but for someone who grew up with so little, I was expecting Amie to appreciate her purchases a lot more.

I think this has more to do with individual upbringing and circumstances. I know people who grew up poor and made a lot of money later on does the exact same thing as Amie, not just buying designer clothes/bags but only the most expensive car, the most expensive and trendy restaurants, and stays only in 5-star hotels. In my instance I know men who does this rather than women, but I am limited to my understanding and social circle. I think it is more likely to occur if you grew up in a super wealthy area but you are the poorest family there, and when you are young where image and keeping up with your friends feels like the only thing that mattered and if you have really rich friends, buying ostentatious designer projects make you feel like you fit in with them.

My family are Chinese immigrants and I lived in working class areas all my life so I wasn't exposed to or interacted with wealthy people until university. Some people I know who grew up rich adjacent were awful with money and spent everything they had to keep up appearances. I suspect that Amie might have grew up rich adjacent, considering Asians place uttermost importance on their kids education and her family probably moved to a crappy house in a good school district which is usually the rich area anyways or her family worked multiple jobs to put her through private school. She did graduate from LSE, which to me indicate that she at least had access to good secondary education.

 

[MUALover]

Amie says her mom bought her a Goyard tote after her graduation from LSE. It sounded like it was paid for by her mom completely. I'm not 100% buying the fact that Amie grew up poor. Maybe not super privileged but if her family was really poor and scraping by - i.e. going to the food banks, why would they spend the money on a Goyard tote? I'm not saying Goyard canvas totes are white crocodile Hermes or anything but it's still pricey. One Goyard tote is a month of groceries money. I'm just saying...

 

[girlwhat]

Everyone has stated it on this thread before, but Amie really is the embodiment of the microinfluencer, spending far more than she brings in to give off that luxe lifestyle while the quality of everything else in her life suffers. Like others, I only started my exploration into fashion and designer in university, but I also grew up in one of those Asian families with a bit of intergenerational wealth who survived multiple communist revolutions, so we're a bit more iffy with visible wealth. Maybe it is a result of being on social media and/or growing up rich-adjacent, but for Amie, I personally assume that she actually doesn't know much about fashion and buys the "loudest" brands, e.g. Chanel, Givenchy, LV, YSL/SL. She presents the same silhouettes, poses, styles, and shapes that are, yes, sure, timeless, but also very very very much done by others, and far better.

In conclusion, she's stale bread.

 

[meowmeowbeans]

Do you think she might be exaggerating her modest upbringing? Wealth is relative, of course. Maybe there was a period where money was tight, but if her mom bought her a Goyard tote as a graduation gift, I'm inclined to think their financial situation got better over time. Her mom goes traveling and shopping with her all the time now, and I doubt Amie is funding all these trips. I wouldn't be surprised if she plays up some parts of her childhood to appear more relatable (just like she plays dumb about really odd things).

 

[danisaur]

Do you think she might be exaggerating her modest upbringing? Wealth is relative, of course. Maybe there was a period where money was tight, but if her mom bought her a Goyard tote as a graduation gift, I'm inclined to think their financial situation got better over time. Her mom goes traveling and shopping with her all the time now, and I doubt Amie is funding all these trips. I wouldn't be surprised if she plays up some parts of her childhood to appear more relatable (just like she plays dumb about really odd things).

Amie and I are around a similar age, and I remember around the early 2000s, where we would be in our teens, it was the time where rich girls were becoming (The Hill, Paris Hilton ect) the focus of media, she said that she was influenced by Lauren Conrad, and girls like her were the early template of the influencers we have today. I didn't watch those shows because they were unbelievably boring to me, but I guess for many people, that was their initial introduction to designers like Chanel and Balenciaga ect.

I don't know her specific circumstance, but when I was growing up, my family didn't have a lot of money. I never had to worry about bills, but my family didn't go on holidays or went out to restaurants or shopped much aside from the essentials. Around when I graduated from university, we became more financially comfortable, but we weren't at the point where we frequented designer boutiques. Amie's family probably had a similar situation as mine. But growing up not wealthy (because I don't believe not being able to go shopping for clothes frequently counts as poverty), taught me frugality and prioritise what is important in life. I guess she learned something else from her experience.

 

[MUALover]

Here is the thing about luxury items - I don't have any luxury items but I do have mid-tier brand items and some clothing items in the $300-$400 range. A lot of expensive designer goods are not practical for everyday wear. Silks and other fabrics need hand washing and it's a pain in the a$$. I hate dry cleaning smells. You wear your expensive clothes a few times and styles change, your life style changes, and your figure changes (aging, pregnancy, etc...), you move to a city with a new climate (i.e. even a different country such as Australia or Canada) and suddenly what you wore before is no longer practical or even looks good on you. For example, with Amie, she moved to Birmingham and suddenly all her bags and luxe items look weird there. Imagine if she was chasing after dogs and kids in Chanel and stilettos.

Yes, it's nice to wear nice things and if it's in your budget, you should buy nice things! I've seen people being looked down at work because they wore bad clothes and was frumpy. But there should be a limit on this - at some point, what you buy is just "stuff". What is the point of having "stuff" if you don't have chances to wear it or if it deprives you of money to spend on experiences? Right now, Amie is just accumulating stuff and I have a hard time thinking she actually is able to make the money she spends on luxury items back from youtube.

 

[Roxanaflo]

Awww she wants to prove us she’s not that poor, she’s going out to eat and she’s wearing her new Fendi clutch

 

[lurkingin94123]

Awww she wants to prove us she’s not that poor, she’s going out to eat and she’s wearing her new Fendi clutch

Lol! Thanks for visiting Tattle, Amie!

 

[girlwhat]

Awww she wants to prove us she’s not that poor, she’s going out to eat and she’s wearing her new Fendi clutch

It looks like one of those clutches you'd get for free if you spend $150 at Bloomingdale's or Macy's. Jesus wept.

Here is the thing about luxury items - I don't have any luxury items but I do have mid-tier brand items and some clothing items in the $300-$400 range. A lot of expensive designer goods are not practical for everyday wear. Silks and other fabrics need hand washing and it's a pain in the a$$. I hate dry cleaning smells. You wear your expensive clothes a few times and styles change, your life style changes, and your figure changes (aging, pregnancy, etc...), you move to a city with a new climate (i.e. even a different country such as Australia or Canada) and suddenly what you wore before is no longer practical or even looks good on you. For example, with Amie, she moved to Birmingham and suddenly all her bags and luxe items look weird there. Imagine if she was chasing after dogs and kids in Chanel and stilettos.

Yes, it's nice to wear nice things and if it's in your budget, you should buy nice things! I've seen people being looked down at work because they wore bad clothes and was frumpy. But there should be a limit on this - at some point, what you buy is just "stuff". What is the point of having "stuff" if you don't have chances to wear it or if it deprives you of money to spend on experiences? Right now, Amie is just accumulating stuff and I have a hard time thinking she actually is able to make the money she spends on luxury items back from youtube.

Precisely! These are the points I want to make, but am too snarky to get across hahaha. She stands out, and not in the good way. Crikey.

 

[lurkingin94123]

“Jesus wept.” I laughed so loud!!!

 

[ChasingUnicorns]

It looks like one of those clutches you'd get for free if you spend $150 at Bloomingdale's or Macy's. Jesus wept.



Precisely! These are the points I want to make, but am too snarky to get across hahaha. She stands out, and not in the good way. Crikey.

I would love to hear more snark. “Jesus wept.” I die.

 

[Roxanaflo]

I have one more for today
She’s proud of this youtuber inspired by her, all what I see is that weird face she does on her videos. That’s what she inspire others to do: weird faces great achievement

 

[lurkingin94123]

I have one more for today
She’s proud of this youtuber inspired by her, all what I see is that weird face she does on her videos. That’s what she inspire others to do: weird faces great achievement

Freaking clowns. Is there some algorithmic success that comes with making THE STUPIDEST THUMBNAIL
PICTURES ON YT that is linked to driving engagement? At this point, that is the only thing that makes sense.

 

[missmousey]

Awww she wants to prove us she’s not that poor, she’s going out to eat and she’s wearing her new Fendi clutch

Probably the only time she’ll be dining out. She’ll be on bread and water for the next month to afford her next naff looking bag with a shouty logo.

 

[MUALover]

I could hardly get through her last video. Her endless going on and on about the latest bags no amount of coffee can keep me awake.

 

[Inthefrock]

I could hardly get through her last video. Her endless going on and on about the latest bags no amount of coffee can keep me awake.

It's far funnier/durable when you speed it up by 1x5

 

[MUALover]

Amie's channell is turning into some version of the Shopping Channel. It's unbearable. I like shopping as much as the next woman but it's absurd. She clearly has some kind of addiction and it's unhealthy.

 

[missmousey]

Amie's channell is turning into some version of the Shopping Channel. It's unbearable. I like shopping as much as the next woman but it's absurd. She clearly has some kind of addiction and it's unhealthy.

She’s not qualified to comment on bag trends. She knows little about bags, and makes a beeline for them only when they’re either a Chanel or when they’ve got a look-at-me logo. Her shopping addiction isn’t even fringing on exciting items. I ffwed the video in 5 secs just to see which bags she featured as have more interesting things to attend to.

 

[girlwhat]

She’s not qualified to comment on bag trends. She knows little about bags, and makes a beeline for them only when they’re either a Chanel or when they’ve got a look-at-me logo. Her shopping addiction isn’t even fringing on exciting items. I ffwed the video in 5 secs just to see which bags she featured as have more interesting things to attend to.

This. She makes shopping look and feel distinctly uncomfortably and "unfashionable." I get turned off her newest purchases simply because she rinses and repeats the same euphemisms: "Investment pieces," "classic," "hold its value," "soooooooo elegant and chic." Is this a bag or a sofa, ma'am?

This may be more personal, but when I'm toting a Chanel CF, I don't really give a fig about how it holds its value; I already am well aware of its value. I want to gush over the sumptuous leather, or the fine craftsmanship, or even styling it in a way that emphasizes the unique character or shape. Don't wave a bloody Fendi pouch at me, pull on another midi-length silk slip skirt, and call yourself a fashionista.

And the hair. The hair. The horrors. All that spending on clothing and bags and shoes, and she looks like brass.

 

[Drasticactions]

Her haul annoys me. Not really sustainable if you buy stuff you don't need. No point in buying another 8 reformation skirts when you already have 20. I get she needs new stuff to link to get that affiliate money but still.