We all spend a good portion of our days reading and thinking about celebrities and, if you are anything like me, some of that is spent dreaming of what it would be like to be a celebrity. I dream of the attention, the fans and, of course, all the nice things I would have. Well, I am learning now that those nice things don’t always come at a price. I always knew that celebrities received gifts from fashion houses, luxury brands and consumer goods companies, but I never realized just how much they received. New York Magazine has been digging around the economics of being a celebrity (check out next week’s edition) and is estimating that “a regular red-carpet walker will receive about $100,000 in free goods and services annually”. Wow! Read on for more details..
Of course, fashion is the biggest driver of this. A friend of mine who works at Gucci was telling me once that there is a whole team there dedicated to getting celebrities to wear their clothes, accessorize with their handbags and throw on their shoes. This team is also responsible for vetting celebrities – she told me a story how a celebrity’s rep called Gucci asking for a freebie, and they said ‘no, she is not Gucci material’. (note: without giving away who this celeb is, you might be able to hazard a guess… her first name begins with a K and her last name K too.)
Now, to get you dreaming, here are some of the things NY Mag revealed that celebs are getting – high end fashion obviously (we know this from all the red carpet glamor), electronics (at Sundance, celebrities are walking away with iPads and Apple TVs), cars and even travel.
NYMag reported that “At the Golden Globes, Air Pacific handed presenters like Johnny Depp and Jake Gyllenhaal two round-trip tickets to Fiji, as well as accommodation at a five-star resort. Total value: around $15,000″. Now there’s a holiday I would like to be on! A girl can always dream…
HOLY MOLE! I gotta bust out my acoustic guitar and write a killer album. I’d love a free trip to Fiji!
And then they complain about getting photographed by the paparazzi..Bastards.. ;)
One thing that bothers me most about celebrities (or overly rich people in general) is the amount they spend on what they wear. I just can’t fathom that people are going hungry while someone is wearing a pair of $5,000 shoes. Even if I had that kind of money, I can’t ever see being able to throw it around like that. It makes it SLIGHTLY better that they must get a ton of it for free.
true that kendra
Surely that photo is photoshopped!!?? Her legs! Wtf! They’re… So… Smooth!
While $100,000 is a lot of money to most of us, these celebrities are going to salons and getting stuff done that are easily into the thousands of dollars. That paired with jewellry and a few pairs of shoes and purses, is easily $100,000.
i want to laugh about the KK mysterious celebrity! shame on her for wanting to get even more freebies even when she has duped the whole world on a certain 72 hours item! and even if it’s another KK and not the 72-hours KK, still shame on her!
“not gucci material” heck yes!!!
and you wonder why those Republicans are still saying no to tax increase!!!! wtf
Doesn’t Kristen’s last name start with a C??
Of course, a lot of the prices are overinflated. $100 watch with $5,000 name. Not being a brand ho, all I can think is… that could fund my cousin’s entire college career in Vietnam.