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On September 11 2005 21:10 Sfydjklm wrote:


Youre talking extremes again.
Go walk in a jewerly store in socks and underpants...

On September 11 2005 21:07 Sfydjklm wrote:


There might be a difference.
MAybe, here i am not sure, all expensive stuff is nice and comfortable.
But you gotta look some to find nice cheap stuff.
I dunno about you but i prefer to waste a couple of hours and save myself some money.

On September 11 2005 22:00 FeeLdAfuRy wrote:
I didn't read this entire thread as I felt my respect for the teamliquid community, and indeed society, being slowly eroded with each post.
I mean, honestly, caring about your appearance is one thing. It's a reflection of self-esteem, pride and can be a form of individualist expression. Then there is just plain vanity.
What disturbes me most about this thread are posts which say that $200 (AMERICAN!) is not an excessive amount of money to pay for a single article of clothing. There really is not that big of a difference, yes they look better, but not that much better.
Someone dropped a few quotes from Fight Club in this thread, and while I enjoyed that movie I found its anti-consumer rhetoric to be a little bit over the top. After reading the quantity of these posts I am begining to reconsider.
Yes people make snap judgements about you based upon the clothes you wear, and if someone is dressed like shit you automatically take a negative view. And yes, if you enter a jewelry store in a hang-ten tshirt you're probably not going to get the same service as a person in a Hugo Boss suit. But try the flipside; I consider myself fortunate that I have a group of friends and a broad social circle that would think me a pretentious fuck if I spent more on my outfit that bills and food that month. Try walking into your average pub, diner, restraunt in clothes that scream 'look at me - i have money - my life rules' as opposed to a normal, nice outfit and see the response.
I can't speak for anyone else but I can easily spot the difference between a person who lets their appearance reflect the respect they have for themselves, and those who try to mask their lack of self-esteem with expensive outfits. I'm willing to bet theirs just a few of the latter in this post.

On September 11 2005 16:32 1tym wrote:


So as usual baal, long story cut short, you're an unfashionable son of a bitch with K mart crappy wear who's jealous of people who can afford top quality products.

On September 12 2005 00:07 baal wrote:


now that was sad... sorry Dr. Phill but im not jealous of pretentious snobs, actually i dislike them, and you saying i cant afford them well... stop pullling facts out of your ass.

My sister as some of you know is a model, so she is a pretentious snob, her life is fashion, she spends probably 20 times more than you in clothes, and would probably laugh at you because you have no idea about fashion, so that makes you sad?, so i bet if you and her walk at the same time into a jewerly probably the desk girl will spit in your face. LOL.

So i CAN afford to buy $200 jeans, its just that i dont fucking WANT to, id be disgusted with myself if i spend extra $150 just because of a fucking tag that says hollister.

I can understand that girls fall into this fucking lunacy of fashion, they are raised that way, the media bombs them constantly with estetic perfection, wich ofcourse kicks back at the old age, but whats really sad is that a man, that isnt exposed to those things, volutarely chooses to be a superficial snob... its just sad, and so are you my friend.

On September 12 2005 00:07 baal wrote:

now that was sad... sorry Dr. Phill but im not jealous of pretentious snobs, actually i dislike them, and you saying i cant afford them well... stop pullling facts out of your ass.

My sister as some of you know is a model, so she is a pretentious snob, her life is fashion, she spends probably 20 times more than you in clothes, and would probably laugh at you because you have no idea about fashion, so that makes you sad?, so i bet if you and her walk at the same time into a jewerly probably the desk girl will spit in your face. LOL.
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On September 10 2005 12:27 ToKoreaWithLove wrote: Right now I'm wearing a pair of worn-in nudie jeans and a "I fucked the olsen twins before they got famous" t-shirt.

On September 10 2005 12:38 GeeyoUkNIT wrote:
banana republic mainly

On September 12 2005 10:04 draeger wrote:
What you have to remember is that a lot of people in this thread are still in high school. That generally means 2 things:

1) What you look like directly correlates to your social status.
2) Mommy and Daddy are buying those clothes for them.

When you get to college, you'll see the return of the hooded sweatshirt and you'll find yourself wearing stuff that is comfortable over outfits that cost half a grand. You might have a couple nicer outfits for when you go out on the weekends, but besides that you won't find yourself wearing anything important most of the time. In my time at college, I think I probably wore pajama pants, a hoodie, and a backwards hat to 95% of my morning classes.

Now that I'm out of college, I've noticed that I now have money to afford a more expensive wardrobe. When you go to clubs, the superficial appearance theme returns and you need a few decent outfits if you don't want to look out of place there. Beyond that, I have my casual business attire (shirt/tie/slacks) and when I'm not wearing that, I just wear your run of the mill t-shirt and cargo shorts.

On September 13 2005 11:21 artofmagic wrote:


me in highschool but i pay for my own clothing since 2 year ago.. anyway thanks for your advice..
i heard that you should bring slippers to college because of the things(you know wat) you may step in the shower room.. is that correct?

On September 12 2005 07:36 Jin wrote:
There is NO difference in quality between an overpriced pair of jeans and something you can get off the streets of China for 1/100 of the price. I used to buy name brand jeans before I realized that there is no percievable difference whatsoever. They are both made in the same place, except in China there are 1000x more styles and sizes. Buying jeans in Canada/US is a pain in the ass, the general population is way too obese and its hard to find good waist sizes.

When you buy name brand you are buying the brand.