I’m seriously laughing at all the people who are saying if someone has $1400 to spend on a teddy bear, they should be donating it to a shelter.

a) If someone can blow $1400 on a teddy bear, chances are they have plenty of other money to donate to charity.
b) Because you never splurge on anything for yourself? Obviously the average person doesn’t have $1400 to splurge with, but everything is relative to income.

Would I ever spend that much money on this? Heck no! But Lagerfeld is a genius, and I think it’s kind of adorable since people are always insulting him for being so “corpse-like”.

please excuse my liberal use of exclamation marks.

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darkshines, i’m sure you are not a terrible person! (and i say that as someone who also relies on happy pills to keep those self-defeating feelings at bay). it sounds like, as TOMichell said, maybe you didn’t think before you typed. we all do it at one time or another!

designing by following your “heart rather than the trends” is a really cool approach. it could even land your stuff in Vogue some day!

now, lets all have some puddin’. i’d like some vanilla, complete with that yummy skin on top, and some raspberry jam.

When working with our young musicians, who range in age and music abilities, I have come to see the world a little differently, and I offer it for your consideration.

Everyone has his or her own level of competence at everything. Furthermore, everyone has something that he or she does well. That is what we often nurture in ourselves and that is what we generally feel like doing. While everyone is good at something, it is HOW that ‘something’ is valued in which we have many of our differences, yes?

It is important to me that I look to my lesser-skilled areas as my choice as to when or whether I wish to develop them or not. I’m a person who doesn’t mind a challenge, and sometimes, I find challenge is good for me. When it doesn’t work out and/or all Hell breaks through and/or my health won’t permit it, I have friends who love me and help as best they can. I may even try that thing again later.

NOW, let’s be KIND to ourselves, let’s work within all of the rational frameworks that we can find to use, to make some sense out of our differences, our different values and different level of competence.

In my humble opinion, the bear is overpriced and Mr. Lagerfeld is being a good sport.

Because I am a fashion disaster and a lifelong tomboy, I didn’t know who he was either. The world of high fashion just doesn’t interest me. No offense to those it *does* interest; it just ain’t my thing.

“Bear” in mind that everyone has their areas of ignorance, whether it’s pro sports figures, famous rappers, classical composers, bestselling novelists or modern philosophers. Would you want to be mocked for yours?

But the photo made me laugh. Both man and bear are so DEADPAN.

I don’t think I’m better than anyone, but quite a few of the comments further up the page were quite rude towards someone who didn’t know who this person was. I don’t know who they ae either, and I was giving a reason why. Its not because I am an idiot, its because this sort of thing doesn’t interest me. I design fashion, but like following my heart instead of the trends. I didn’t want to sound self righteous or rude. I’m not better than anyone. In fact I a m terrible person but my therapy and medication help me with those feelings now. Please don’t be cruel to people who are just trying to make an honest comment.

why save the bear? He’s a devils pet LOL!

I’m with jmuhj. If someone can afford to spend $1400 for a stuffed bear, they should instead be giving the money to help a local animal shelter/animal rescue group, or to improve the lives of abused animals worldwide, like the bears (and dogs and cats) in China.

darkshines thinks she is better than the rest of us just because she doesn’t read an artistic publication such as Vogue or own a tool such as a television.

$1400 USD. Think of how many cats that money could save. I know what MY choice would be!

SPAY/NEUTER-ADOPT!!!