Secret labels the Royals love revealed: It's time to nab an incredible bargain in the sales, says fashion editor ALICE HARE
We all have that one dream item we'd rush out to buy if we received an unexpected windfall. First on my list if I get a winning lottery ticket? A Gucci Bamboo, currently £3,120 - and that's the almost-microscopic mini version too.
According to HSBC, the average price of personal luxury goods (hello, designer bags) has risen 52 per cent in Europe since 2019 alone. The result? Once aspirational, 'if I save I could treat myself' purchases are now four-figure pipe dreams. Luckily, between the two extremes of Prada and Primark, there sits an anti-fashion, pro-style bracket of brilliant brands committed to specialised production of just one thing.
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