I've been following her for a while now, as I'm also latina I have a lot of stuff to share here.
A 20 something years old Mexican influencer that allegedly has a closet full of Hermès / Chanel bags / all sorts of designer items AND ....
she actually wears them?
I have no words to explain how weird this behaviour is.
Let's put it this way: wearing a designer item in certain areas
makes you a target immediately. Usually, even if you own designer items, you don't wear them very often as you're putting your life at risk. This is not an overreaction, even if you live in the
"wealthy areas" of your country.
Yes, there are certain scenarios where it's quite normal to wear your stuff, nonetheless, you will not spot your colleagues flexing a different bag every other day or so.
This whole
"I work hard and save money" speech,
is just impossible. Here a quick link:
https://datosmacro.expansion.com/mercado-laboral/salario-medio/mexico - the avarage Mexican salary is 5.677 € (ANUALLY).
Let's imagine that she actually got a good position as her family
"comes from money", she may be making 10.000 € (again - ANUALLY) and she will be automatically positioned as part of the top 1% of Mexico's population immediately.
Now, there's people part of that 1% - who are they?
- Dirty money: all types of shady business practices that you could imagine
- Politicians
- CEOs and their wifes / daughters
- A small niche of professionals that are the top tier of their industries.
- Artists / Celebrities
-"Old money" - which usually goes alongside "dirty money".
- Bitcoin / crypto guys (funny but real, I know some of them)
The style of designer items that they may choose is not the
"latest trendy Chanel bag" neither a Birkin, it goes more along the lines of a LV Alma bag and monograms, which actually Lou has so...
her "boring" selection somehow makes a lot of sense to me, as this is the style that you usually find there.
Now, there are a few really bold moves in terms of the stuff she has been buying and wearing.
If you are not worried about your safety wearing a Birkin (even a good replica) in Mexico,
you probably have security in your building and in most places you frequently visit, which is a reality that only a small minority of the Latin american / Central american population can live. Nonetheless, even having top tier security, flexing is not the smartest thing you can do.
About her Hermès journey.
She mentioned that as the demand in Mexico is not as high as in other parts of the world such as Europe / USA, their waiting list is actually "easier".
What she fails to mention, is that the stock that the flagship store sends to their smaller branches it's also not as "trendy" neither as massive as what they send to more popular stores.
The Hermès situation in Latin America / Central America it's quite complicated at the moment. Mexico City has 3 stores, but 2 of them are in the same area which leads me to believe that is just some type of weird tax strategy going on there, I wouldn't expect massive differences in terms of the stock that those 2 stores have.
I know that sadly, there's a Latin American Hermès store that does not even have Hermès packaging such as orange bags for all their customers. This is the type of stock level and challenges that a luxury brand trying to make business on third world countries / developing countries may face.
So... this whole "I just been offered the most coveted bags almost immediately with almost no purchase history", smells fishy.
The only plausible explanation could be that as she has a well known surname, the SA actually knows that her family as a whole has a high purchase history, hence making sense for them to continue offering them their wishlist items. I would assume that they don't know that she's trying to be "independent" or even having her Youtube chanel.
For other types of items, I would have believed her story 100%.
Those smaller stores are perfects for homeware and weird findings such as ready to wear or even non-trendy but special leather goods. Those of you that may have had the chance of visiting those stores may know what I'm describing.
All I'm saying here, is that this girl story and "reviews" are fishy, her story does not make ANY sense for a latina.