goodtime said:
And I wear a Timex to be different!
Date, my philosophy is clothes and our 'worldly goods' do not make a person, it's what's inside that counts. As when we are 6 ft under, none of these things matter. If we don't get the appropiate attention, its saleperson's loss.
I wouldn't get any service if MPA judge me by the way I dress at MPs.
I tag along to the high-end shopping outings for the entertainment value as I like observing people.
I totally agree with you. There was a recent interview with Kanye West one of the most stylish guys out there he said that it's the person that makes the clothes and not the other way around. But at the same time he also noted that "packaging oneself" was also important cause if you don't even know what to wear, how are people going to respect you in your activities (in his case, being a rap artist and producer he probably meant that if his colleagues can't even dress properly, which is an indication of style, there music is probabaly going be like shit). And to a certain extent it's kind of true. P.Diddy, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams ... they are all stylish guys ...
And finally yeah, I go for entertaiment too. Somtimes I like to dress up really nice in the morning for work with brand names from head to toe (maybe because I had a really nice sleep). LOL ... then I'd head to a trendy store and act like a total fucking snob ... LOL ... there are other occasionas where I dress like shit and head to these stores and pretend to not having seen money before ... LOL ... the reaction on the salesperson face is totally different. Somtimes, when you deal with salespeople, you just have act like an asshole ... LOL ...
One time, I headed to Harry's looking like shit. I asked the salesperson about the Burberry Blue Label scarf that they had on display. He showed it to me in a very rude manner etc. etc. thinking I probably can't afford it. It was listed at $298 plus tax, after taxes it was lke $342 ... even when I was paying he acted like and asshole. Then, when I pulled out my AE Platinum his attitude totally changed cause he knows that with his paycheck he can't get a Platinum ...
But yeah, this trendy stores shows you how important packaging oneself is somtimes and how artificial, realist and materialist our society is.
All in all, I ain't a brand name slut ... but occasionally I will buy something nice for myself. I wear it cause I think it looks nice not because I think others will think I will look nice in it. And finally, it's true ... expensive shit really does last longer. My daddy bought a set of LV goods, wallet, card holder with keychain 15 years ago and it's still good as new. The only defection is the zipper on the card hold/keychain, but that's it. He went back to LV and they said they'd replace the zipper for free. Now, his card holder/keychain was purchased for about $400 15 years ago. If you divide the cost up yearly, it is a pretty good deal factoring in the superior service and free replacements ...
... so, somtimes, paying a bit more for an established brand pays off. This is especially true for automobiles, watches, etc. etc. cause good shit will hold their value.