How much would you spend to impress?

A knock off LV bag sighting is as common (and tacky) as your coworkers extra long acrylic nails. Though this trend is thankfully on the wane in Toronto, it still seems many of us would rather shell out for a fake bag and have the illusion of wealth than buy a better quality one that doesn't announce its name brand when you enter the room.

Catching on to this trend are the bevy of new websites cropping up that allow you to rent the designer bag of your dreams by the week or month. For the cost of a set of full highlights, you can impress everyone around you for an entire month with the real deal. The days of fumbling through Q+A on the authenticity of your tote at every turn are over. Let them inspect the stitching and hardware with all the meticulousness of a CSI. Now you can proudly flash those luxury logos at your public without feeling like a fraud. You, your wallet, car keys and lipstick have never looked more important.

However, like Cinderella, when the clock strikes midnight after your month of material bliss, the bag disappears and with that, a sizable chunk of your visual net worth. You'll have to sign on for another month to get that back... but lucky for you, the fashionable bore quickly and will soon start carrying the latest one from Marc Jacobs. And pretty soon, so will you.