Okay, so, lemme just start by saying I’m a *sucker* for a good logo. Like, a REALLY good logo. The kind that screams “expensive but understated” you know? Fendi, historically, has nailed this. That Zucca print? Iconic. Instantly recognizable. You see it, you *know* it’s Fendi.
But lately, I’ve been seeing these… um… *things*. Fendi shoes, supposedly, that are… logo-free? I mean, WHAT. IS. THE. POINT?!
Seriously. I get the whole “quiet luxury” thing, sure. But there’s a difference between quiet and *mute*. Like, you’re paying a fortune for Fendi, presumably because you want people to *know* you’re wearing Fendi, right? Otherwise, why not just grab a pair of, like, plain white sneakers from Target and call it a day? Same diff, right? (JK, kind of).
And don’t even get me started on the whole “craftsmanship” argument. Yeah, yeah, I know Fendi makes good shoes, blah blah blah. But honestly, let’s be real here. A huge chunk of that price tag is for the *name*. For the cachet. For the *logo*. Take that away and…well, you’ve got a really nice shoe that probably isn’t worth the astronomical price.
I saw a pair of these logo-less loafers the other day. Brown leather. Perfectly nice, I guess. But they looked like something my grandpa would wear. No offense to grandpa, but he’s not exactly a fashion icon. And if I’m dropping four figures on a pair of shoes, I want to look like I *tried*, you know? Not like I just raided the elderly section at Nordstrom.
Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. Maybe I’m a walking, talking, logo-loving stereotype. I dunno. But to me, a logo-free Fendi shoe is like a pizza without cheese. Or a birthday cake without frosting. It’s… missing something. It’s incomplete. It’s just… sad.
And honestly, kinda pointless. You’re basically paying for a secret. A secret nobody knows, unless you go around telling them, which defeats the whole “quiet luxury” thing anyway! It’s a vicious cycle, I tell you!
